Review of Kirin Court

Things to know- they rush around and don’t give you time to talk to them and ask questions. So when you arrive, let every person you talk to know that you are gluten free. Circle and star (GF) on the paper menu, and talk to them about if the GF marked items need modifications. They do not have gluten free soy sauce or oyster sauce. Our young waiter also didn’t know what gluten was and had to ask the kitchen about everything.

I visited last night. I ordered the Chinese broccoli with oyster sauce, sticky rice in lotus leaves, pork and peanut dumplings, BBQ pork fun rolls and mango pudding. I asked about the oyster sauce just to double check (since I couldn’t talk to anyone before then) and they said it is not gluten free. They gave me sweet and sour sauce as a replacement. I ate the pork and peanut rolls and sticky rice, but they brought the BBQ pork fun rolls covered in sauce. I had to check what sauce it was and it was soy sauce. I didn’t eat that, and he apologised and removed it from our bill. Luckily, I didn’t get sick at all from the food I did eat so what I ate must have been gluten free, but I did feel a little uneasy about the items I ate since they were unclear about their options and what “GF” meant for them.

So eat here at your own risk… bring your own sauces (soy sauce, oyster sauce, hoisin sauce), or get it to go. The food tastes really good if you have sauces. And I was excited to eat dumplings in Dallas! But they aren’t the best at customer service or knowing how to help people with food restrictions.

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

— Not very

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?

— Below Average

Other Characteristics

• Good for dinner
• Good for lunch
• Good for takeout