Mamacita's
$$ • Mexican Restaurant
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Their gluten free menu isn’t really gluten free. They list French fries, but they are fried with other things. And they list Cesar salad, but the dressing isn’t GF. It made me very wary of the other things listed. I pointed this out to the manager and they agreed to bring it up at their next meeting. I guess we’ll see how that goes.
Gluten free menu is not accurate as the steak fries are cooked in a shared fryer(but on the GF Menu). They were not aware that would be a contaminate for gluten. On my visits to Kerrville I have had the same conversation with several managers and each were surprised and told me they weren’t aware that a shared fryer was not gluten free. I have loved mamacitas in the past, but can’t trust gluten allergen knowledge to feed my son.
There are about 5 or 6 options on the gf menu. Our waitress was sure to inform the kitchen but really didn’t seem to “get it.” Manager brought the box of chips out for me to check ingredients. I appreciated that but it does seem like they don’t get this question a lot. Had the carnitas and they were DELICIOUS!! And super yummy Mexican martinis 😋 Feel fine a day later so all was well.
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I was told the chips were in a dedicated fryer.
There was a very small selection. See picture of menu. I had the chicken salad, it was decent, but I’m a food snob, especially Mexican food. The chicken was okay, the lettuce was the shredded stuff you would find on a taco. The chips and salsa were good, the green salad is a weird color green because of the sour cream but the taste was good.
My gluten full family had the beef and cheese enchiladas. Again, we are food snobs so these enchiladas were average. But it seems to be a hit with the locals and the building/decorations are outstanding.
Came because someone said the waiters would work with you on the menu. Our waiter, while very kind, was firm in the stance that their separate menu was all they had. When I tried to order a salad off the gf menu, I was given all the dressing options, but when I asked which were gluten free he first told me all the dressings had gluten. I asked why the salad would even be on the gluten free menu, so he went to the kitchen to check. My choices ended up being fat free ranch or oil and vinegar. I ended up ordering a side of charro beans. I’ve never struggled like this at a Mexican restaurant before so I just wanted to warn anyone else passing through that this place is definitely a tricky one if you can’t order directly off of their gf menu.
They have a gluten free menu, but other items are gluten free if you talk it out with them.
The chicken fajitas can be made gluten free if you ask them (cooked separately).
The rice and refried beans are also gluten free. I’m not sure why they’re not on the gluten free menu.
The corn tortillas can be gluten free if you ask them to be (they cook them on a safe part of the grill and not the area where the flour tortillas are made).
The chips are NOT gluten free.
Also my meal was enough for TWO people. It was awesome to have enough food for dinner one night and lunch the next.
And I am VERY sensitive to cross contamination and didn’t have any issues.
Limited gluten free menu, but... Safe chips! Safe green sauce and salsa! Safe beans and rice! Just make sure to let your server know, of course. I have Celiac and was able to eat here. No side effects so far.
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I am gluten intolerant. They do not have a gluten free menu out at gluten free options. The host & server I had did not have any knowledge at all about gluten intolerance or celiac.
When we arrived, I immediately noticed a small table stand menu with gluten free items listed, which is nice. There were 5 items listed (none of which were kid-friendly, and my daughter has a severe wheat allergy as well). When we asked if those were the only gluten free items available, they said those are the only 5 items they can guarantee will be gluten free and that everything else is subject to cross contamination. With that response, we thanked them kindly for their honesty and left.
I’ve been to too many Mexican food restaurants to have felt safe with that response. I would’ve then had to ask about seasonings, sauces, fryers, ingredients in corn tortillas (some places add wheat flour for texture)… and it just didn’t seem worth it, because I honestly wasn’t impressed by the place to begin with. I also feel like when someone says “we can’t guarantee no cross contamination” before you’ve even ordered a drink, it’s a way of saying “we don’t want to deal with this,” and no precautions will be taken. I write this review to say: visit at your own comfort level.
Really cute little Mexican place my friend recommended for me when she noticed most of the menu was gf. Waitress was awesome at answering my questions about gf. Had the signature salsa and chips to start. Salsa really good! I ordered carne asada it came with rice and side salad and fresh pico over the steak. Everything was so well done the dressing on the salad was amazing my friend and I both bought a bottle for home.
On the table in the little stand they have a GF menu! Also anything can be done with corn tortillas. Had the chicken tacos al carbon and they were pretty good!
Many gluten free options. My kids are celiac and have never had issues eating here
