Nopalito

16 recent ratings
$$ • Mexican Restaurant
Reported to have a gluten-free menu
Reported GF menu options: Tacos
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14 ratings

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306 Broderick St
San Francisco, CA 94117
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Delicious and very safe! I have been many times and have always had a positive experience.

Updated 13 hours ago read full review

Overall Rating

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Delicious, discussed GF concerns well, and no negative effects.

Safety


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

— Very

Quality & Quantity


How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 1 month ago read full review

Celiac

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Son is celiac. They were accommodating. All the menu minus one item is gluten free. Food was great and he felt fine.

Safety


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

— Somewhat

Quality & Quantity


How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 1 month ago read full review

This establishment is NOT a dedicated gluten-free facility and may not be safe for those with celiac disease. Please contact the establishment directly to inquire about safety precautions.

Gluten-Free Features

  • Reported to have a dedicated fryer
  • Gluten-Free Menu
  • Tacos

Categories

  • Allergy Friendly
  • Dairy-Free Friendly
  • Delivery
  • Dinner
  • Healthy
  • Kid Friendly
  • Lunch
  • Mexican
  • Online Ordering
  • Outdoor Seating
  • Restaurant
  • Takeout
  • Vegan Friendly

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Overall Rating

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Delicious and safe! The friendly server knew right away when I asked about gf, and he pointed out the 2 items on menu that have gluten. Menu is also marked. Server noted that the mole sauce contains gluten, but otherwise none of the sauces or marinades they use contain gluten (he said that their carnitas used to be marinated in beer, but not any longer). All tortillas are corn except the one flour one clearly marked on the menu. Cute place, fast service. I've been here twice now with non-celiac friends and everyone has loved everything they ordered. Highly recommend if you're in SF.

Safety


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

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings
  • Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions
  • Dedicated gluten-free fryer

Quality & Quantity


Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Other


Other Characteristics
  • Good for dairy-free
  • Good for dinner
  • Good for lunch
  • Good for takeout
  • Good selection of healthy options
  • Good vegan options
  • Good vegetarian options
  • Offers outdoor seating
Updated 2 months ago read full review

Celiac

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yum, yum, yum!! almost the entire menu is GF so i could try a couple menu items with no fear!! highly recommend!!

Safety


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

— Very

Quality & Quantity


How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Good

Updated 2 months ago read full review

Symptomatic Celiac

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I ate here with my family and it was great! I called ahead to check about gluten and they knew exactly what I was talking about. They said there are only two items on the menu that contain gluten and to tell my server about my allergy and they would make sure to clean everything. They only serve corn tortillas and they also have a dedicated frier.

I like to minimize my consumption of animal products so I had the tacos dorados de camote, chilaquiles rojos (contains eggs), and vegetales a la plancha all without the dairy and a tepache to drink. Everything was yummy but I'm sure it would have been even better with the cheese and wished they had a plant based substitute. I would still recommend if you are vegan and need somewhere to go with a group but the plant-based options are limited. I'm not allergic to dairy so didn't ask about if they can accommodate someone sensitive to milk cc. The best thing I had was the tacos dorados, they are crispy tortilla rolls with soft sweet potato inside, so good! I didn't have any reaction afterwards.

Safety


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

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings
  • Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions
  • Staff will clean kitchen space or change gloves if asked
  • Dedicated gluten-free fryer

Quality & Quantity


How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Other


Other Characteristics
  • Good for dinner
  • Good for lunch
  • Good vegetarian options
  • Offers outdoor seating
Updated 2 months ago read full review

Symptomatic Celiac

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Very good Mexican food. Great Birria taco plate

Safety


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

— Somewhat

Quality & Quantity


Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Other


Other Characteristics
  • Good for dairy-free
  • Good for dinner
  • Good for lunch
  • Good for takeout
  • Good selection of healthy options
  • Good vegetarian options
  • Good with other allergies
  • Offers online ordering
  • Offers outdoor seating
Updated 2 months ago read full review

Gluten Intolerant

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The item are marked for any allergens and you can add notes to each item you order. The food was delicious. Got the Quesadilla Roja con Chicarron, with a side of beans and rice. Amazing meal.

Safety


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

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings
  • Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions
  • Dedicated gluten-free fryer

Quality & Quantity


Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Other


Other Characteristics
  • Good for dairy-free
  • Good for dinner
  • Good for lunch
  • Good selection of healthy options
  • Good with other allergies
  • Offers online ordering
  • Offers outdoor seating
Updated 4 months ago read full review

Wheat Allergy

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Top tier every time. Worth the wait in person and incredibly flavorful options for delivery. Allergens listed where they exist and most items are gluten free. Where they are not, it’s clearly marked. The salsa macha is insanely delicious on everything.

Safety


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

— Very

Quality & Quantity


Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Other


Other Characteristics
  • Good for dinner
  • Good for takeout
  • Good selection of healthy options
  • Good vegetarian options
  • Good with other allergies
  • Offers delivery
  • Offers online ordering
Updated 5 months ago read full review

Celiac

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Most of the menu is gluten free and the drinks were refreshing. We got the carnitas quesadilla and it was MASSIVE. Only 2 items used flour tortillas but everything else was made with homemade corn tortillas.

Safety


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

— Very

Quality & Quantity


Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Other


Other Characteristics
  • Good for dinner
  • Good for lunch
Updated 11 months ago read full review

Celiac

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Yummy food and definitely celiac safe. I am super sensitive to cross contamination and I didn’t get a stomachache. The chips are safe too because everything that goes in the fryer is GF! The servers are knowledgeable about celiac and will tell you which items (a small select few) that are not gf.

Safety


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

— Very

Quality & Quantity


How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 1 year ago read full review

Celiac

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Review


many gluten free options, very good food

Safety


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

— Somewhat

Quality & Quantity


Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Good

Updated 1 year ago read full review

Overall Rating

Review


I went to the Broderick st location, and the food made me incredibly sick. I tried the Totopos con chile and pork quesadilla (quesadilla roja). I asked the waiter multiple times to cook mine in a separate pan, he didn’t really understand about cross contamination so kept going back to the chef, but eventually came back and said they cook the corn tortillas separately. I don’t know if that’s true. I got so sick that it feels like this was probably more than just cross contamination. Disappointing because it was really good, but I won’t be back.

Quality & Quantity


Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Good

Updated 1 year ago read full review

Celiac

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Cool and casual indoor/outdoor dining with super friendly and knowledgeable staff. All the dishes, including the GF items, were super tasty!!!

Safety


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

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings
  • Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions

Quality & Quantity


Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Other


Other Characteristics
  • Dog friendly
  • Good for dinner
  • Good for kids
  • Good for lunch
  • Good for takeout
  • Good selection of healthy options
  • Good with other allergies
  • Offers delivery
  • Offers outdoor seating
  • Reservations recommended
Updated 1 year ago read full review

Celiac

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I saw the reviews here and got very excited for so many options but felt disappointed when I tried to order. I should say I went to their main, dine-in restaurant on Broderick Street and not the to-go window on 18th. The menu is different at the dine-in restaurant. Many of the dishes I expected to be gluten free (because they often are naturally gf) were not. I was advised that most of them could not be made gluten free which I appreciated the waiter saying but also felt surprised because swapping out flour for corn tortillas seemed like all it would take for some of these dishes. Some of the dishes I expected to be gluten free that weren’t included mole poblano, carnitas (and all dishes containing it), some tacos, and flan. I ended up getting a quesadilla they made with a corn tortilla filled with cheese, chiles, and chicharrónes. They were the crispy kind (like the store-bought kind, fried pork rinds) rather than the Colombian style (sort of like a super thick piece of bacon that’s been fried). I’m not a big fan of crispy chicharrones. So, I didn’t love my meal either.

I had really high expectations when people said almost everything was gf. And that just wasn’t the case at the actual restaurant. Maybe it is at the to-go window. Either way, I felt disappointed.

Safety


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

— Somewhat

Safety Feature Ratings
  • Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions

Quality & Quantity


Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the 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?

— Average

Other


Other Characteristics
  • Offers outdoor seating
Updated 2 years ago read full review

Celiac

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The menu is almost all gluten free, however they have an item with a wheat Tortilla they put in the main grill. I was told this in Oct 2021. I asked them to make my quesadilla separate, so they made it in a pan. Make sure to ask about this, it is a possible source of cc. Food is really good.

Safety


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

— Somewhat

Quality & Quantity


How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 2 years ago read full review

Symptomatic Celiac

Overall Rating

Safety


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

— Very

Quality & Quantity


How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 2 years ago read full review

Celiac

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I’m extremely sensitive celiac, and don’t take any chances, but I felt comfortable eating here. The entire menu is gluten free, except for the mole sauce, which they keep separate. I asked the server to still warn the chef about celiac and cross contamination (change gloves, clean pan, etc.). I will say that you order online (at least during Covid times), so you have to annotate that warning in your order as well. I’ve been here twice - the first time, the manager who I spoke with was honestly quite rude about me asking him to talk to the chef and give a heads up. It took a lot of back and forth to finally get him to. That being said, I did feel safe eating and had a good meal with no issues after the fact. The second time I ate here, the server was incredibly kind and immediately went to tell the chef. Disappointing treatment first go around, but the second time was great.

Safety


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

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings
  • Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions

Quality & Quantity


How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Other


Other Characteristics
  • Good for dairy-free
  • Good selection of healthy options
  • Good vegan options
  • Offers outdoor seating
Updated 2 years ago read full review

Symptomatic Celiac

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Our go to place for a really nice, reliable gluten free dinner. The food is delicious and the menu is almost entirely naturally gluten free. The staff are incredibly knowledgable and accommodating. Update as of 2020, their carnitas no longer contain beer making them a delicious new gluten free option. We're fans and have never had any issue here with cross contamination.

Safety


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

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings
  • Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions
  • Food comes out flagged or marked gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Other


Other Characteristics
  • Good for breakfast/brunch
  • Good for dairy-free
  • Good for keto
  • Good for lunch
  • Good selection of healthy options
  • Good with other allergies
  • Offers online ordering
  • Offers outdoor seating
Updated 2 years ago read full review

Celiac

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My server was able to show me on the menu which items were safe for GF (none of the pork dishes are safe because they cook the pork in beer). Plenty to choose from, including totopos, and the food is delicious.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Updated 6 years ago read full review

Celiac

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Updated 6 years ago read full review

Celiac

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Most is gluten free. No gluten free menu.

Updated 6 years ago read full review

Celiac

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Relaxing environment. Great natural light. Lots of naturally gluten free menu items. Most utilize corn. Reasonably priced. Two for lunch came to $36.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Updated 7 years ago read full review

Celiac

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Great good and service! Spicy flavorful food.

Updated 7 years ago read full review

Overall Rating

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They use corn tortilla's for most of their dishes, great gluten free options.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Updated 7 years ago read full review

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