Review of Happy Bellies Bake Shop

If you ONLY need gluten-free, this is a wonderful option since it is a dedicated gluten-free bakery and their baked goods are incredibly delicious.

If you need to exclude other allergens, as well, BEWARE! While they have made efforts to have dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free options available, they were not diligent in helping us select items that were egg-free on a recent visit and my daughter got TERRIBLY sick.

We walked in and clearly indicated we needed egg-free and nut-free items. The person helping us said all the blue and yellow tagged items were safe. Despite this, as an extra precaution, we then went through one-by-one with each item we picked confirming that each one was ok and we were told they were. At one point, the person even asked, "Do you have to avoid dairy, too, or just eggs?" (So we know she clearly knew we needed to avoid eggs.) We confirmed our allergies were just to eggs and nuts, not dairy.

So, we happily left with 6 cupcakes and 3 doughnuts and, a bit later on our drive, we each ate a cupcake. Within minutes of finishing her cupcake, my 16-year-old daughter said her stomach hurt. As it got worse and worse over the next half hour, I called the bakery and they confirmed that the cupcake my daughter ate did, in fact, contain eggs.

She endured 8 hours of vomiting and severe diarrhea all because someone wasn't careful to ensure they were giving us accurate information. I hate to imagine the even more severe outcome had this occurred with her allergies that are anaphylactic. Seriously so disappointed. They didn't even apologize on the phone.

Celiac friendly?

Yes