Golden West Cafe
$$ • Cafe
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Golden west seems to really care about trying to make sure that their patrons can eat without being made sick. I’m not in love with the food offerings there because I don’t eat sugar and their gluten free buns are full of it, but this is a great place to take a large group of people with a variety of food allergies & dietary restrictions. It isn’t a gluten free restaurant so you have to be very specific in your communications about what level of allergy you have, cross contamination is an issue with most fried foods offered, but this place really tries hard to give every diner a positive dining experience in regards to dietary restrictions.
Went for a brunch on a steamy day! The good: incredibly friendly and knowledgeable staff, obviously care a lot about gluten allergies and Celiac. The bad: the GF menu does not always indicate all cross contaminants. It’s currently online, and about half were fried items that would be in a gluten fryer. This really limits your options. Just be clear with your server, and know that if you have Celiac’s, you’ll be fairly limited. Still a really nice experience.
They did not have a gluten free menu at the restaurant but said we could scan the QR code and look at the GF menu online. They also said they could make just about any regular meal gluten free. Ordered the GF Nacho Salad with grilled chicken. Was huge and delicious. No issues. Only issue was it took a long time to get!
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Not much on the menu for Celiacs. Felt ill afterwards too. Nice venue but might stick to just coffee next time.
I've been going here for years, and it's very good. The staff is knowledgeable, and there is a GF menu. My main complaint is that they've been paring down their menu in the last couple of years, and they've dropped a significant percentage of the dishes that were easily made GF. They also don't have GF bread/buns, so if you get a burger, it's going to be a knife and fork job. But there are always choices there, not just Here's A Salad if you know what I mean, and the food is good.
They have a gf menu but it’s better to just talk to the staff to fully understand your options. They are very knowledgeable and are always really nice about it. I have never gotten sick.
Some items were marked GF that were not celiac safe, but there were celiac safe options. Waitress was knowledgeable about options and necessary precautions.
Great selection of gluten free, knowledgeable about cross contamination risks and they let me customize my bowl so I got the best combo of what I wanted!
While Golden West does mark GF on their main menu, they still have a specific gluten free menu that you need to ask for. That's because the gluten free menu specifically calls out trace contaminations! Whereas the normal menu does not. The wait staff is well aware of this and will mention it if you do not.
They had an entire GF menu and my meal was delicious. It had a good amount of variety on it.
They have gf and vegan menus. The gf menu warns of possible cross-contamination, so be sure to warn the server that you need to be gf. That said, they must be pretty careful! The waitperson usually asks you if you are allergic or gluten intolerant. Because in the past 10+ years we have eaten there I have only once wondered if my misery was their fault. We eat there several times a month. They serve breakfast all day.
