Kite String Cantina
$$ • Bar, Mexican Restaurant
Reported to be dedicated gluten-free
Most Recent Reviews
Good location and setting to chill after work. Pretty embarrassing with lack of food choices though. It’s only a few different taquitos - being someone not picky I’m not sure if I would take someone here b/c of the menu. But it does taste fine
Dedicated GF
Great vibe, lots of gluten-free drink options and delicious taquitos.
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GF Menu Items
- — Beer, Cider, Taquitos
Other
- — Good for oat-free
Safe but just a dark bar with takeaway taquitos.
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Tips
Grab what you want from the freezer and then pay at the bar, they will heat it and bring it out. Alternatively you can buy them frozen and heat them at home in an oven or air fryer!
More Reviews
Appreciate that everything is gluten free! Not a ton of food options in general but great place for drinks and snacks.
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Really tasty gluten free snacks
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The entire food menu is gluten free except for one cookie that is made off site. They have taquitos and chips with dipping sauces that are all celiac safe.
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Everything is gluten free except some of the beer. They have a lot of dairy free/vegan options as well. Everything I tried was delicious! Love the casual environment.
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Other
- — Dinner
- — Vegetarian options
- — Good for dairy-free
- — Takeout
Such a fun place! All of their taquitos are gluten free and they have some desserts from Defloured.
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100% dedicated gluten free kitchen with dairy free, nut free and vegan options. I’m pretty sure the only thing with gluten in the whole establishment is beer at the bar. One of my favorite places in all of Chicago for the vibes and unpretentious bites. It’s taquitos and dips, super simple but done really well. They also have sweets from defloured. I ended up having my small wedding reception here and it was a wonderful experience, highly recommend if you’re looking for a place to have a party. All of my guests said it was their favorite part of the night. They did a build your own nacho bar which was super fun. The owners and staff are great! Vibes are immaculate.
Totally safe for gf but taste was meh
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Everything is gluten free (except the beer)! The cookies they sell are now from a dedicated gf bakery (ingrained) but had oats so I avoided them because I’m super sensitive. Super convenient taquitos and chips to go! There were three flavors in stock when I was there, and only one without dairy. It was vegan but still very filling and tasty. I also got a dairy free nacho cheese sauce for my chips which was delicious as well. They are also nut free.
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Other
- — Good for dairy-free
- — Takeout
- — Good with other allergies
Hidden gem!
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Is there a gluten-free menu?
- — Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu
Cute corner bar that serves taquitos and chips & salsa. 100% gf kitchen - they even have a few wrapped defloured desserts at the register. The bar has regular beer but all the food, which is handled in the back, is gf. The taquitos are incredible - highly recommend the turkey enchilada, herb cheese potato, and chipotle bean and cheese (although they’re all great!). There are four vegetarian options including two vegan options (out of six total, at the time of this comment). The kitchen is also nut free.
Dedicated GF
Other
- — Dinner
- — Online ordering
- — Vegetarian options
- — Good for dairy-free
Dedicated GF kitchen! Everything i’ve had from here is delicious.
The perfect neighborhood bar elevated by their 100% gluten free snacks. I highly recommend the taquitos + chips and salsa. You can eat them there or grab to go!
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After trying this place for the first time, I was addicted. I’ve probably been here 5 times this summer already! The whole kitchen is gluten free and celiac safe. I’ve tried a few different taquitos and they’ve all been amazing! To top it all off, the margaritas are tasty and strong.
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Whole menu is gluten free! The taquitos and homemade salsas are a great bar snack. Completely safe for celiac.
(This is during a pandemic so this might be different from normal) there’s a fridge full of different flavors of taquitos that are all gluten free. They also have some vegan and vegetarian options. They are in foil containers so you can take them home and heat them up at home, have them heated up so you can work around and eat them, or have them heated up so you can eat them inside the shop. They were really good-I highly recommend
The entire menu (except for a cookie made off premises) is GF. Chips and taquitos were great, and I love a place that has a GF beer on tap.
Kite String is perfect for those with celiac disease—dedicated fryer with outstanding food. Great tequila and mezcal selection that rotate regularly. Great staff, service, and owners.
If I could marry this place I would. The one non-gf item comes in a package. We ordered the whole menu for $20 and then ordered more of what we loved. The Cubano and the pork taquitos are our favorite. Go here!!!
My celiac wife has never had a problem here. We go as often as we can. Their entire menu minus one dessert is gluten free. Oh, the food just also happens to be AMAZING. Their incredible chef hand makes everything (besides that one dessert) on the menu down to the chips. I love this place: great music and atmosphere, a Mrs Pac-Man machine, awesome drinks and friendly bartenders. It's our most favorite bar in the whole city!
Everything except the dessert is GF. The taquitos are INCREDIBLE and it is so nice to know everything is safe to eat. This is one of my weekly stops, and if you are vegetarian/vegan they have amazing options!
