Review of Ottavio St Leo

They are not kidding when they say they take gluten free seriously! Upon hearing I was celiac, they immediately took away my napkin, utensils, and water glass. They replaced them with a different type of glass and a new set of utensils wrapped in a color-coded napkin (red is for celiacs and for allergies they use blue). I ordered garlic bread (which I haven’t seen anywhere else), pasta and the beignets. The garlic bread tasted pretty good and I got the real garlicky taste from it. The pasta (alfredo) was decent and the real winner was the beignets. They were denser than I thought they would be but they were delicious and I have wanted gluten free fried dough since I was diagnosed with celiac and now I can say I have had some!

Everything came out on a red plate and when they brought the pasta out they even brought a red container of cheese so they could sprinkle some on my pasta. They have red clear water pitchers for celiacs and regular clear ones for non-celiacs and they make sure to only fill up the correct glasses with their pitchers. I am pretty sure I even saw they have a red pizza oven as well as a regular pizza oven and they have gluten free soap in the restroom. They also carry their ultra dedication over to leftover containers, as the container (and bag!) I was given for my leftovers both had “celiac” stickers on them. Literally anything you could think of (and some you might not have thought of) was accounted for. It was truly an amazing experience just seeing how all of the staff are trained to take celiacs seriously and ensure all they can in order to make sure we can eat out safely. We are only in the area for a few days but you can bet I would be a regular if I had one near me!

Celiac friendly?

Yes