Pick Up Stix

1 rating
$ • Asian Restaurant
Reported to have a gluten-free menu
8025 Fletcher Pkwy
La Mesa, CA 91942

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I have celiac & have to be very careful whwn going here. They do have a few things on the menu, but make sure you ask questions & stress the level of sensitivity you have.

Always enjoy my food. ;-)

Updated 10 years 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

  • Gluten-Free Menu

Categories

  • Asian
  • Dinner
  • Restaurant
  • Takeout

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Celiac

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Food is good. There are 4 GF options and they are freshly wok cooked. Have not had a reaction. You have to be careful and tell them what you need, or they will just stick wontons on your rice. Most times, I'll order the Mongolian beef with brown rice. My family can eat the wontons, but I have Celiac Disease. Service was okay - it can be slow because it is made per order. I don't recommend phoning in your order because they may not understand what you need as far as no cross contact. You have to physically tell them that.

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
  • Staff will clean kitchen space or change gloves if asked

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?

— 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
  • Good for takeout
  • Good selection of healthy options
  • Good vegan options
  • Good vegetarian options
  • Offers delivery
  • Offers online ordering
  • Offers outdoor seating
Celiac

Overall Rating

Review


Delicious!

Safety


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

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings
  • Staff will clean kitchen space or change gloves if asked
  • 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?

— 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
  • Good for takeout
  • Good selection of healthy options
  • Good vegan options
  • Good vegetarian options
  • Offers delivery
  • Offers online ordering
Symptomatic Celiac

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Review


Three GF items on the menu (plus steamed rice), but staff on the day weren’t really knowledgeable about the dishes, and whether there could be cross-contamination. No adverse reactions today though.

Safety


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

— Somewhat

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?

— Some

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

— Average

Celiac

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Review


You gotta thoroughly explain it to them. Look the sever in the eye and tell them because otherwise they are very lax about it.

Safety


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

— Somewhat

Safety Feature Ratings
  • Other dedicated kitchen equipment (oven, toaster, pots, pans, utensils, etc.)
  • Staff will clean kitchen space or change gloves if asked

Quality & Quantity


Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much/None

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

— Good

Celiac

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Review


First of all, the food tasted good (bourbon chicken specially) and I do not blame the resturaunt itself for the problems I had. However, the employee serving me was lazy at my expense. I started out by asking if there were any gluten-free options, as I do at any restaurant. Without skipping a beat, he said no. I responded something along the lines of, "Oh, my bad. I had read online that there were." In response to this, he turned his head and looked at the allergen sheet on the wall RIGHT NEXT TO HIM. Upon actually reading the sheet, he found that there were, in fact, three options (bourbon chicken, white rice, and a vegetable something). I asked for those three gluten-free things. Now here was the second problem. He misread the allergen sheet. Instead of giving me the gluten-free vegetables, he gave me the teriyaki vegetables, which do contain gluten.

The moral of the story is that this is a good restaurant, but you should take the employees' word with a grain of salt.

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?

— Excellent

Other


Other Characteristics
  • Good for dinner
  • Good for lunch
  • Good for takeout

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