Review of JT's Creamery and Cafe

This is not a typical gluten free restaurant. Nor is it much of a cafe at all. in fact, I'm surprised that this place is allowed to operate with the many health code violations that I have witnessed in only two visits. They do not even operate with a grill. They seem to only have an oven and stove-top. Much of the food is created off-site and brought in by family and friends. How could this be safe, clean, or fully gluten free? They do not have multiple cutting boards to prevent the cross contamination of gluten to non-gluten product. So be very very careful if you have celiac's disease. My order had taken over 15 minutes and I was the only person in the cafe, at the time. I would not want to be at this tiny cafe if they ever happened to be busy. There is little to no parking available. If you choose to sit outside to eat, be mindful that the owners smoke cigarettes like chimneys and the smoke will find its way to you, as they do not care to walk 15 feet from the building to smoke their cigarettes. Not only that, I had witnessed one owner smoking with their apron still on. Then they returned to the kitchen(ette) in the same apron. They do not use hair nets or hats while cooking, so do not be afraid of a few stray hairs n each meal. One of the brownies that I had ordered had several strands of blonde hair throughout it. I showed this to the owner and they did not seem to care, did not offer another brownie, nor had he cared to refund to me the cost of the hair entangled brownie. Please get a qualified food code inspector into this building. Perhaps its proximity to a salon was not the greatest choice for a cafe? Even the cook had mentioned to me that they dont have a thermocouple to temp the meats they prepare. In my 10 years of food service, I've seen many cooks let go for not temping meat product for minimum serving temp requirements to prevent causing illness to customers. This review would have been easier to list the good things than the bad. Let's see... good things... unique shakes, maybe? but they've already increased the prices of their shakes. Lets face it, the owners are careless and not considerate of others. The restaurant is tiny and inconvenient in many ways. And they do not practice food safety properly, or at all, in a few instances.I would not recommend going here. Stick with Yum Yum's! they are much larger, much more friendly, much more safely operating, lower prices, and just overall a much better option.

Celiac friendly?

No