Review of Flying Monk Noodle Bar

Bad experience! They have a menu with posted ‘veg’ and ‘gf’ menu items. I ordered an item that had chicken and rice and a variety of veggies and a cilantro sauce. The menu item is clearly marked ‘gf’. It does not say ‘can make this item gluten free….if that were the case 80% of the items would have the gf mark’. I ordered the item and then just happened to say ‘you can skip the fortune cookie….I wont eat it, since I’m gluten free’. And he came back with ‘oh…if you are gluten free you will only get chicken and rice….not veggies or sauce’. I said ‘why does the menu item say it’s gluten free then’. And he said ‘it is …if you leave off the sauce and veggies’. I pointed to another menu item that did not say gluten free and said ‘but if you left those items off of this one it would be gluten free too and it isn’t marked. You should not mark items as gf if they aren’t’. And then I said I was leaving because I’d he nuts to pay $13 for chicken and rice. I wasnt rude and he wasn’t rude. Then a coworker asked why he was picking up the silverware and he told her and she made an incredibly derogatory remark about me….as she was turning and walking away. I went up to her and asked her to repeat it. Of course she cleaned it up but then kept saying ‘I dont know what your problem is’. It is disappointing. They had their menu posted outside and I actually went to the park for 30 minutes until they opened. I was the first customer of the day so I couldnt blame the rudeness on a bad work day.

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?

— Average