Cowbell Burger & Whiskey Bar

Ordered a burger with GF bun. After eating it, I got sick, so either I received the wrong bun, or there was a lot of cross contamination. Honestly you could probably find better burgers in Charlotte but if I had to go back I’d get a salad or something.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Not at all

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Below Average

Gluten free bun is an option for all their burgers. Our waitress, Barbara, was really knowledgeable about gluten and cross contamination. Since I am a Celiac, she told me to not eat the burgers because they cook them on the same surface as the toasted buns. I went with a southwest salad with vinaigrette dressing because she said that was the only gluten free one. So not a lot of choice but I appreciate when my server has my best interest in mind. They have a hard cider on tap that is gluten free too.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Very

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Good

I was really excited to try this restaurant after a long week at the convention center. They have a gf bun, but the burger I wanted said best served naked. The fryer is not dedicated so I did a side salad (FYI - they serve almond slices in their side salad). Unfortunately I didn’t get to eat much because I’m severely allergic to tree nuts. I had a few bites of burger before leaving. It was my fault, I should have read menu better! If you have multiple allergies, make sure to note this with your server. They were extremely helpful.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Somewhat

Safety Feature Ratings

• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much

Other Characteristics

• Good for dairy-free
• Good for dinner
• Good for lunch
• Reservations recommended

Tired and hungry at the end of a long day at a convention, wanting a GF option close by.

This place is so great! Toasts their GF buns and cooks their fries separately from anything containing flour.

The Elvis burger was delicious and scratched a craving I’ve had for months!

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings

• Dedicated gluten-free fryer
• Other dedicated kitchen equipment (oven, toaster, pots, pans, utensils, etc.)
• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Ordered a burger on gluten-free free bun and crouton free salad. Similar to the other reviewer waitress seemed knowledgeable, but they all came out on one plate with croutons.

We asked for burgers to be pink in the middle and both came out with no pink.

We visited on a Saturday afternoon and it wasn’t that busy.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Not very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Average

Other Characteristics

• Good for dinner
• Good for lunch
• Good for takeout
• Offers outdoor seating

Had the salmon sushi roll and edamame. They brought out Gluten free soy sauce and marked my food for an allergy. Delicious!

Server was knowledgeable, and said she communicated with the kitchen about my needs, and I was excited. Ordered a bunless burger and side salad with no croutons. I ate about 1/3 of my burger when I noticed that there were croutons on the bottom layer of my salad (super close to my burger). So frustrating because I specifically said “croutons can never touch my salad.” Server was embarrassed and very apologetic. Took my plate, comped my meal, and asked if I wanted anything else. Um, hard pass. It’s been a few hours, so I don’t think I’m not going to be super sick, thank goodness. 2 stars because they didn’t gluten my celiac daughter.

Celiac friendly?

No

One of the best burger places in Charlotte. Most sides are safe to eat minus the fries and tots. I have never had an issue with their burgers, I order mine as a lettuce wrap, have not tried their gf bun before.

I called in advance to ensure they had gluten free buns and was told yes. However after waiting to be seated and order I was told they ran out of gluten free buns. I was very disappointed and the wait staff did not seemed concerned at all. Would not recommend.

Best GF buns I’ve ever had, bar none. Soft and pillowy. You won’t believe it doesn’t have gluten!