Review of Cowell & Hubbard

We came here prior to a show at Playhouse Square for date night. The place was busy. Had looked at the menu prior and was excited that there could be some options for our gluten and dairy food allergy restrictions. The reality was far from ideal. No gluten substitutes except some basic store bought loaf bread - no pizza or pasta alternatives. There was gluten and dairy hidden in almost everything - and it must not be a “from scratch” kitchen, because they couldn’t make any alternatives. The worst part was that our waiter didn’t know his menu - I ordered two different meals only to have him come back and say there were allergies in them and I finally had to settle on a super basic hamburger and French fries - so much for date night specials. My husband wasn’t so lucky, the waiter thought his meal was dairy free only to have it come to the table an hour later and find out there was cream in the base. We had to send it back with only 30 minutes to spare before our show started. To their credit, they had a replacement almost immediately and took care of the cost of his dinner and drinks. It was the least they could do...needless to say, we won’t be going back as I wouldn’t trust that menu for our dietary needs again. Could you scrape together a gluten-free meal? Yes. But in my experience, just barely.

Celiac friendly?

No