Punch Bowl Social

Ordered the nachos which are “gluten free friendly” but definitely not safe for celiacs. Delicious, but toxic. Don’t get glutened here folks.

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

— Not at all

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main 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?

— Poor

I was excited to go to the Stapleton (Denver, CO.) location for the second time. First time I had been, I had been informed that this new location had dedicated gluten free fryers. AWESOME! On that first trip, I had FRIED CHICKEN!!!It was disappointing, kinda bland, but, still, I walked away happy, didn’t get sick and I’ve been jazzed to go back again soon. Finally made it back today. I was more than disappointed when I learned from the server during my “I have Celiac disease, can you feed me safely?” conversation, that they no longer have dedicated gluten free fryers. I was so bummed, but I was with my family and didn’t want to just not order, so I ordered the Knockoff burger with a gluten free bun and a side if beans, since I couldn’t have the fries. Luckily I had my trusty Nima tester with me. I Tested the bun, burger and the side of beans. The three minutes it took to test my meal felt like forever, but eventually the test finished. It was positive for gluten. I had the server take it away and asked to have the meal removed from the bill. She was very apologetic and said we wouldn’t be charged. A few minutes later the manager approached and asked about what was wrong with the meal I sent back. I explained the situation and he also was very apologetic. He asked for a chance to make me something else, but by then my family was almost done eating and we had plans, so no time to let them try again. The manager then offered me a gift certificate to come back and try again later. If it weren’t for my Nima, I would have said no thanks, I I have a one strike rule when it comes to gluten exposure at a restaurant, but with my Nima I can always verify the safety of my food. Sorry didn’t mean for this to turn into a Nima review, but it really makes me feel so safe and empowered! Anyway, I’ll post an update when I go back and use that gift cert.

Celiac friendly?

No

Went because of the mirage promise of gluten free fried chicken only to hear the hated words "oh I'm sorry it's gluten FRIENDLY if you have real allergies let me recommend ____". 😢😢😢 even advertise gluten free chocolate cake that looked amazing in the case next to their "regular carrot cake".

Hard to hate when the staff is so passionate & nice, but DO NOT promote this as gluten free when all of the precautions aren't being taken.

Celiac friendly?

No

That GF fried chicken is legit.

Gluten Free Fried Chicken. Need I say more?

No gf pretzel bites! The menu has changed. Only SP fries are gf now. But the place is still cool and has one cider

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

— Somewhat

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?

— Poor

Lots of Celiac safe options. One of the shift managers is Celiac and he came over to help us out. Dedicates frier for chips, fries, and other items. Most breaded items are not GF. They were super flexible with my picky kiddo and dis the shrimp tacos bit over toetilla.chips since he didn't like corn tortillas. Online mene says the the Pretzel bites are gluten free but they are not

One downside is the menu is not well marked for GF so you need a knowledgeable server.

GF desserts too.

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

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings

• Dedicated gluten-free space in the kitchen
• Dedicated gluten-free fryer
• Other dedicated kitchen equipment (oven, toaster, pots, pans, utensils, etc.)
• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions

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 Characteristics

• Good for dinner
• Good for lunch
• Good for takeout
• Good pescetarian options
• Good vegetarian options
• Offers outdoor seating

Gave me gluten-full dish, server was ignorant but apologetic. Ordered shrimp tacos, altered to be on corn tortillas. Waiter correctly repeated my order back to me right after ordering and when he handed me a dish. (I was with a group and our dishes were ordered at the same time, but came out in small waves, and which certainly did not help. I had never been here before and trusted him to be able to tell dished apart. He handed me a plate of breaded, deep fried cauliflower tacos on flour tortillas. I took a bite, immediately knew something was wrong, and began looking around for our waiter. It took another waiter to come over with my correct dish for him to come back. (This all happened at my friend’s birthday party, and completely tainted the experience)

TL;DR- gave me wrong dish, waiter had no clue. Will not be going back.

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

— Not at all

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main 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 Characteristics

• Good vegetarian options

Not a great experience. Staff not knowledgeable. Got glutened although I was told what I ate was gluten free. CHIPS ARE NOT GLUTEN FREE.

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

— Not at all

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?

— Poor

As an employee I can tell you that they do offer GF options. However I know for a fact that there’s so much CC that goes on behind the scenes. If you are highly sensitive or have celiacs I would not recommend going.

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

— Not very

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