Good food and detailed allergy menu. You pick what you want for your bowl. I’m allergic to dairy as well and passed on the pickles because they had chunks of feta in it (someone obviously used the same spoon in feta first). All the other options a had their own spoon.
— Not very
— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu
— Most/All
— Excellent
I ordered a build-your-own bowl with GF ingredients and did not get sick. A notable plus is that the food bins each have their own tools, so you shouldn't have someone who just grabbed a pita putting their gluteny gloves on your lettuce. Some ingredients are not GF so definitely check the online allergen list first.
— Somewhat
— Some
— Good
Serve celiac, majority of their menu is naturally GF just make sure you read the labels and don’t get pita bread and build your own bowl to ensure you choose all GF ingredients
— Somewhat
— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu
— Most/All
— Excellent
I’ve eaten here a few times and I haven’t gotten sick. The food is delicious, and the back of the normal menu marks what is gluten free. A few of the meats contain gluten so I just get the chicken which is good and then everything else except like the pita are good to go. It’s like a chipotle layout.
Yes
NO NO NO. The food looks absolutely delicious. We saw people sitting on the patio while we were out shopping, and I had heard the one in Charlotte was fabulous for Celiac folks. We went into order, my daughter told the cashier that she had Celiac, well I will just say that no one behind the counter was really sure what that was. They thought it might have something to do with gluten, so they all began searching for the gluten-free menu, found it, and then started questioning each other about it. That’s when we told them thank you but we’re going to pass. It was obvious that they had not been trained by management on how to prepare or handle food for those with Celiac.
Cava is a similar set up to chipotle in the build your own manner but they use spoons for all ingredients so there is less worry about cross-contamination. Everything is gluten free except for the pita, falafel, and sides but other than that it’s all safe. The website has a downloadable pdf with all food restrictions laid out which was super helpful. Delicious food and no reaction so far! My only issue with them is that the staff can be rude about the safety precautions, so be prepared to fight a little in order to have safe food.
— Somewhat
— No gluten-free information on the menu
— Some
— Excellent
I love their food and there are many GF options, but you have to be careful of you are very sensitive to cross contact. They keep pita bread right next to the rice and they are tossing bread around a lot. If you are very sensitive, I would recommend asking if they can get fresh rice from a backup container and change their gloves.
— No gluten-free information on the menu
I love coming to Cava!! They make sure to change their gloves and get new bowls when I mention Celiac and almost everything is gluten free (just not the pita or falafels). They also gave me my bowl for free once!!!
— Most/All
— Excellent
I came here when I was visiting Austin and got a bowl that was delicious! The falafel is sadly not gluten free but a lot of their food is and they have a detailed allergen menu. I told them I have a gluten allergy and they were very good about it - they changed their gloves and answered all my questions. There is definitely some risk of cross contamination cuz they do pitas also, but from what I saw the serving spoons don’t touch the pita.
Me and the other celiac person I came with both felt good after eating here!
— Somewhat
— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu
— Most/All
— Good
great greek place! they have bowls that you can get and if you tell the workers you have an allergy they automatically get new ingredients from the back. the only gluten containing item here is pita!
— Very
— Most/All
— Excellent