Review of EZ THAI Restaurant

First things first, I did get sick. This place was not safe for me at all, however, my celiac partner who ate with me felt mostly fine afterwards. The first time we came here, I ordered a bubble tea, and we ordered three appetizers that we were surprised could be made gluten free. However, our waitress assured us they were fine. For our mains I ordered pad Thai and he a fried rice. When our appetizers came and we dug in, our waitress all of a sudden came to us and said “stop eating.” She took our appetizers back and said they contained gluten. We were shocked and terrified. The manager came, personally apologized us and said that they, as a restaurant, would do better from now on. We got our pad thais to go.

I ended up getting sick, but my partner did not. Since our pad Thais were good and he was fine afterwards, we came back again. Surprisingly, when we got to the door, the gluten and vegan friendly sticker was scrubbed off. We were shocked, and thought about not coming back, but we did anyways. This time we ordered the same thing but without the appetizers. I again got glutened, he did not, even though he tried some of my pad Thai.

Since my celiac partner was fine with his food and mine, I am curious as to what could have caused the difference in our reactions. Perhaps it was the bubble tea that was not gluten free, since some types rarely contain gluten. Either way, a kitchen should know which foods of theirs are gluten free or not, especially if they have GF options and a sign on the door that USED TO say “GF and Vegan Friendly.”

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?

— Some

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

— Good