Review of Earls Kitchen + Bar

Tonight was my second time going to Earls - the first time was in Vancouver, and the second time was in Vancouver Island. I found my first time to be great - they have a separate fryer for the fries, so I was happy to see that I could eat the fries. However, tonight, their fryer was broken, so everything fried was fried in the same oil, in the other fryer that they use gluten. I ordered a salad and specified that it had to be gluten free, however I was sad to find a crouton in it, after I had already eaten some of the salad. I sent it back, the waiter felt bad, and apologized. They then came out saying they would make me a new one that was clear of croutons, and that they could not give me the tortilla chip bits on the top of the salad like they normally do. They are normally fried in the gluten free fryer, however since it is broken tonight, they fried it in the same oil as gluten. This meant that they fed me something that had cross contamination, even though I specified that this was an allergy. Normally it should be okay, but they just didn't think it all through now that the gluten free fryer is broken. Luckily, I do not get sick from cross contamination, although it could have been much worse with someone else. They were generally very knowledgable and the food was very good, however they did have issues tonight. Make sure you double check all of these factors before ordering.

Celiac friendly?

Yes