Original Joe's
$ • Restaurant
Most Recent Reviews
Asked for gf burger. Waited 25 minutes, then was told they were out of gf buns. Offered a lettuce wrapped burger. Not a great substitute for a 12 year old with celiac. The rest of the meal was average. Fries are cooked in same fryer as gluten items.
I ate here and got sick. I ordered a burger and was told they are making it off the line to avoid cross contamination. The manager delivered it and assured me it was GF. My husband said “looks too good to be gluten free” so we asked them again before eating it , they assured me it was gluten free. Half way through the burger I got sick and I got very sick that lasted about a week. I had the exact same meal at another location and never got sick, but I couldn’t remember what the bun looked like. I back tracked all my meals (and I made them all myself except this one)…. found out they served me the wrong bun. They served me their regular bun instead of the gluten free bun.
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My main place to go is now Original Joe’s and they seem to really understand celiac. I always order the California Cobb Salad or the grilled chicken burger with gf bun. I love their sesame rice as a side. My order is always clearly labeled that it’s for a “gluten allergy” for take out which I appreciate and the staff are always so friendly.
The Butter Chicken entree is delicious and one of the only celiac safe items on the menu. They do not have a dedicated fryer, so all of the items marked “GF” are not actually GF. They do have a GF Cheesecake with blueberry compote, which is delicious. This restaurant is located adjacent to the Rosedale on Robson hotel in Yaletown, so very convenient for hotel guests.
Told server I was gluten free, he told me what items were gluten free, Ordered the ACE burger, Caesar salad, and mashed potatoes (you get 2 sides) when my order came and I was part way finished , I noticed there was a French fry on my plate, I looked closer and you could see that there was many fry crumbs on the plate. Seems like they forgot that it was gluten free and wiped the fries off. I told the server that this was quite serious for some people, that I would likely be ok, but the kitchen needs to know that much gluten could hospitalize some celiacs and they need to be more aware. I am unsure if he told the kitchen or not.
Ordered the pulled pork sandwich on a GF bun with Caesar salad (no croutons). It was delicious and no reaction. They also had GF beer (Glutenburg)! They brought out my meal separately and marked GF.
They have a reasonable number of gluten free menu items, Glutenberg beer, gluten free buns and the staff are all pretty willing to modify menu items for people with gluten allergies
