El Merkury
$$ • Restaurant
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They advertise very heavily as being dedicated gluten free but they make wheat flour churros here and offer flour tortilla tacos for catering which they cook on the same griddle as everything else. I tried to eat here and definitely got glutened and it was obvious why.
Almost all of their savory food is gluten-free. Excellent food and great for catering!
Amazing food and tremendous customer service!
Only menu item which is no gluten-free is the churros
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Never gotten sick eating here after a couple of years. The churros aren’t gf but they’re apparently done in a separate fryer
The food is delicious. When we went there we asked if the whole menu was gluten free which the (only one working) employee said yes. However later we asked (the same employee) if the churros were definitely gluten free and were told no. From what I could gather the menu is naturally gluten free but the churros are not and possibly are fried with other items. Not sure that training is given to make sure the food is celiac safe.
Yes, it is as good as the reviews state. Really tasty food and confident in the cleaning and separation process.
My son ordered the taquitoes and our whole meal was gluten free. Not highly concerned about cross contamination there as it seemed everything on the menu was something he could eat. The food was delicious! Service was excellent!
Everything but the churros is GF, and the staff says the corn taquitos and tostadas are fried in a separate fryer from the churros. Taquitos were delicious and caused me no problems! The pupusas were really good, though far from the best I've ever had - but it's GF pupusas so you won't hear me complaining!! Recommended, I will be back.
Knowledgeable staff, dedicated fryer, insanely delicious food with no reaction from me or my (also celiac) partner. They were also accomodating of my dairy free need as well. Highly recommend the dobladas, chicharron pork pupusas, and tostadas.
Everything but churros gluten free. Also incredibly clean, wonderful atmosphere and great music!
My absolute favorite. All allergens clearly listed on the menu, almost everything is naturally GF! Also fantastic price point.. what’s not to love?!
Pupusa was amazing! Staff was knowledgeable and immediately told me that they were gluten free.
The staff was incredibly knowledgeable, the second I said I had Celiac she told me that everything on the menu but the churros is gluten-free. Plus, the churros have a separate fryer and are prepped in a separate area. She immediately knew what she was talking about and made me feel really safe. On top of being safe, the food is unbelievably good! Pretty reasonably priced and truly delicious! It’s my new happy place!
Delicious and offers delivery, we enjoyed our meal and drinks in the comfort of our Airbnb
Ordered from here after seeing all of the great reviews. Everything is GF except the churros. Soooo so good.
El Mercury is awesome!! Really delicious food, almost everything is GF, maybe only churros aren’t. Woman owned restaurant, excellent food. I am a frequent customer - can’t recommend more highly!
The vast majority of the menu is gluten free, and they are very knowledgeable about cross contamination. The only non-GF menu items are the churros, which are prepared in a separate fryer. The food is delicious and by personal experience celiac friendly. Pretty sensitive and have eaten here multiple times.
Fan-freakin-tastic. Taquitos, something we’ve never had, were delicious and the cheesy rice side was awesome.
Really good food. Friendly, knowledgeable staff. Only the churros contain gluten and they keep them separate from the other food. Never had a problem when I’ve eaten here and the food is delicious!
Good food. Served fast and online menu clearly labels GF food.
Everything gluten free except churros. Lots of options and also delicious!
Amazing Guatemalan food. Unlike any other food I’ve had in Philly. Everything savory on the menu is gluten-free and made in its own fryer. Tons of choices for me as a vegetarian as well, and the food is filling - no more boring grilled vegetable salad bowls for me now that El Merkury is in town!! Everything tastes fresh and high quality, including the Guatemalan chocolate. YUM.
Everything except for the churros (which are fried in its own fryer) is gluten free and made toOrder!
El Merkuy provides Central American Street foods. They have Toquitos, Pupusas, and Tostada's, salads, and sides. The chrros are the only thing not gluten free.
