Hannah's Bretzel

Great experience here. I explained that I’m very sensitive and the manager made my sandwich with ingredients from the back. My food was delicious—I had the porchetta verde, which is seasonal. The salt and pepper chips were also awesome.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings

• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions
• Staff will clean kitchen space or change gloves if asked

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

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

— Excellent

Their new gluten free pretzel bread is AMAZING! Although the spoons used down the line are the same as used for gluten aged bread, the staff is very careful with changing gloves and using their special gluten free knife and I’ve never gotten sick! Hannah’s Bretzel is my go-to sandwich shop in Chicago, and I’m pretty obsessed.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

They recently changed their GF bread, it’s leaps and bounds better! If you’ve tried it before and we’re unimpressed, go try again. One of my staples now

All sandwich ingredients are gluten-free, so anything can be made on gluten free bread. The bread was kept separate and the worker changed his gloves and made a good effort to keep everything clean.

Any sandwich can be made with a gluten free baguette for $1 more. They are already expensive to begin with but for a quick decent sized sandwich, very good! I'm not celiac but they asked me if I needed then to change their gloves. Nice!

Again, avoid this place if possible. GF products are really bad - cold, stale (even in morning when other breads you can see cooking) ,and really don't enjoy eating clumps of cold butter with my sandwich. Policy (not negotiable) is they don't heat their sandwiches. Poor servers- really have no knowledge of their products or their ingredients. Very, very sad. I did really want to like this place....but nothing redeemable.

Nice to be able to get a gfree baguette but nothing to write home about. Cool restaurant concept though...very organic / green. Maybe better if they would warm the bread a bit? Make sure you ask them to change gloves!

Sandwich was pretty good on GF bread. Place was a little pricier than I thought. Almost $30 for lunch for 2.

Awesome gf sandwich options! One of my favorite loop spots. Healthy, unique, deliciously gluten free!

Best gluten free sandwich in Chicago. Had the sirloin gf baguette and didn't disappoint. Bread was incredible like regular pretzel roll. I am OK with cross contamination but they still went extra cautious in the preparation changing gloves and using separate sheet to avoid contact. Will be going again!

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Very

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

— Excellent

Other Characteristics

• Good for kids
• Good for lunch
• Good for takeout
• Offers online ordering

We were at a show in Navy Pier and when my husband decided to purchase a sandwich, I was very disappointed, as I knew I wouldn't be able to have one. But I was WRONG. I had the best gluten free parma sandwich I ever had, in a gf pretzel baguette. I asked them to heat for a little longer as I love a warm sandwich. I have been coming back every week since then.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Somewhat

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

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

— Excellent

Other Characteristics

• Good for dairy-free
• Good for takeout
• Offers delivery
• Offers online ordering

I got a gf baguette sandwich with prosciutto and truffled goat cheese on it. It was amazing! Really good bread. They changed their gloves but almost started spreading the cheese from a shared spreader onto my gf sandwich. I quickly intervened and asked that they get a new spread and knife, which they did, but be careful. I thought the sandwich was a pretty good size, others might not. Either way it’s a really great option to have and I wouldn’t discount them for this. The gf bread was amazing.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Somewhat

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

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

— Excellent

When I walked in, the employee grabbed the regular pretzel bread to get me started. I told him I want staying with that, I'm gluten free and it's an allergy. He changed gloves, got a new piece of paper and the gf bread. It looked a little overcooked but tasted great! I was really glad to have a pretzel taste that was gluten free! There's a choice between chips or almonds. They have Justin's cups as a dessert option and I think there were also chocolates.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings

• Staff will clean kitchen space or change gloves if asked

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

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

— Excellent

Other Characteristics

• Good for lunch
• Good for takeout
• Good selection of healthy options

The GF bretzel bun was AMAZING! Tastes practically the same as a regular pretzel bun. GF chips are also included in your order! A little pricey but they try their best with CC and you really can’t put a price on an authentic tasting GF pretzel bun

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Somewhat

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

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

— Excellent