Red Mesa Grill

1 week ago

The staff here is wonderful! The chips and corn tortillas are GF and they have a full menu of all the GF options. Even have a chocolate GF cake. They really make you feel welcome with a sign saying they welcome everyone — GF, DF, or any other allergen.

Celiac friendly

1 month ago

Absolutely delicious! Had the Brazilian Steak and The Ancho Cake. Best Ive had in a long time.

1 month ago

Wow...so many options and absolutely delicious!!!

Celiac friendly

2 months ago

Great food. Lots of options!

Celiac friendly

6 months ago

Cool atmosphere, dedicated to GF--wonderful service and experience! More like this please🤞

Celiac friendly

7 months ago

Awesome gluten free menu. Delicious food!

Celiac friendly

8 months ago

This place is amazing! The food is absolutely delicious and an amazing Celiac menu! They take being celiac very seriously. Love this place!

8 months ago

Understood GF, great food

Celiac friendly

9 months ago

I am Celiac and I am always skeptical about going to restaurants, especially any of witch don't understand the concept of what GF is. Red Mesa Grill in TC, Absolutely Nailed It!! I was Ecstatic to see that I got a separate menu titled 'Celiac Friendly'. I ate their chips, salsa, guacamole, and the three sample enchilada platter. Our waitress was Absolutely Amazing!! I wasn't sure about the chips, due to the menu stating 'We can not guarantee our chips are GF, but you're more then welcome to bring your own chips in and we will gladly hand over our salsa for dipping.' (Along them lines) I asked the waitress about the chips and she was pretty sure they were GF. She even offered to go double check and of course I asked her to. When she came back she said 'Our chips are GF and they are fried in a separate fryer.' I enjoyed my meal, as did my family. We will be back, for sure!! Thanks Red Mesa Grill!!❤

Celiac friendly

9 months ago

They have a specific celiac menu which is amazing! They have a dedicated fryer and our waitress was very knowledgeable. It was nice to eat here and feel safe.

Celiac friendly

9 months ago

Has a dedicated Celiac menu and the food is amazing. Staff well trained and big menu

10 months ago

great food and a huge menu! you can even get the chips!

Celiac friendly

1 year ago

I've been wanting to try this place for a long time and now I am going to have to drive over at least once a week to eat here. They have a separate "celiac-safe menu" and it's priceless! I tried the Jack Stuffed shrimp and substituted the beans and rice for veggies and garlic green chili mashed potatoes. It was ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS! The chips are fried in a separate dedicated fryer and the salsa is very unique & delicious - unlike any I've ever had, and I've lived in the southwest for the past 12 years! The bartender Matt was very knowledgeable about celiac & all of the staff is very conscientious of a celiac's needs. I give this place 10 stars out of 5! A northern Michigan MUST for celiacs and GLUTEN allergy sufferers. Im celiac with GLUTEN allergy that's off the charts.

Celiac friendly

1 year ago

The food was amazing and lots of celiac options. It was awesome to have choices. Waitress was very knowledgable and friendly.

1 year ago

Red Mesa offers a specific menu dictated to celiac disease. There were many different options. I had to clarify with the wait staff due to a disclosure they had written on their Menu but the waitress ensured communication to the cook and line staff regarding my meal.

Celiac friendly

1 year ago

Separate "celiac" menu is great. Chips are GF at this location. Had a surprising good meal (tacos on corn tortillas) here!

Celiac friendly

1 year ago

every time I'm in town, I stop in for every meal I can! Never disappointed!

2 years ago

Dinner here tonight and even telling my waiter, and saying my gf order twice and once again when my food came if it was gluten free and safe for me to eat.. I'm so so sick. At least my hotel room has a nice bathroom.. :(

Celiac friendly

2 years ago

Delicious food. It was so nice to see a sign that says celiac safe! Large selection of safe food

Celiac friendly

2 years ago

I had a small scare at the beginning when, after our waiter told me the chips were corn and I could eat them (so I did), I read on the menu that the chips were not gluten free. I asked the waiter again and he confirmed with management that at the traverse city location the corn chips have a dedicated fryer and are safe to eat. I ordered the taco combination with hard corn tortilla shells which are also fried in the dedicated fryer! The steak was a little under seasoned in my opinion, the pork was my favorite. The food was good and I didn't have any problems! I would definitely eat here again!

Celiac friendly

2 years ago

Very good food, great selection, and very friendly and knowledgeable staff. They steered us away from a couple of items with dairy that wasn't obvious, and had the kitchen modify an item to make it safe for me. I'll definitely be back!

Not celiac friendly

2 years ago

If I could give a negative I would. They brought a flour tortilla to my daughter after she ordered off the gluten free menu, and we trusted them that it was corn. As soon as she eat a bite she said "oh no - that is flour!!" I got the waitress and she came and say yep that is flour let me fix it. What??? Too late. Do not eat here! The food is not even good. We left almost everything on our plates after that, we can not trust this place. I don't care if the owner is serious about celiac, your staff is not!

Celiac friendly

2 years ago

We just got guacamole and bean dip for takeout. Was good! Their chips are not GF, but you can get GF tortilla chips at the Bayside Market next door.

Celiac friendly

2 years ago

Salsa is flavorful. Rice and beans need more seasoning, very mild almost bland food.

Celiac friendly

2 years ago

fabulous restaurant. great gf and veg. menu. kids are gf for us and they adapted the regular menu to create a meal for them. great staff. great stop in traverse city.

Celiac friendly

3 years ago

Celiac Friendly! A GF, Celiac, Vegan menu is available. Many options and, according to our waitress, chips are now celiac approved. Ate there 24 hours ago and have had no issues. Salsa is AMAZING! Roasted tomato flavor with just the right amount of heat. Hubby and I shared the combo faitas that were plenty big for two. Plenty of toppings to make about 5-6 good sized tacos. Margaritas are delicious as well. Overall a GREAT place!

3 years ago

excellent food, celiac friendly menu and they do ask if you need one when you come in. The menu is actually a good sized menu and not just 2 or 3 options that are safe.

Celiac friendly

4 years ago

This restaurant has a lot of GF options but they need to be more clear what is GF and not GF. We were told the chips on the table are GF - but it would be nice to see that listed on the menu. Our waitress told us that fries were GF but then later came back to tell us she was mistaken. If they have a dedicated fryer - I don't understand why they could make fries in that GF fryer. Some food was tasty. Anyone who got steak in their tacos/enchiladas didn't like the steak because it was lumpy and chewy. For dessert, they offered 2 GF options. We ordered one of them but then noticed that this option was not on the GF menu (like the fries weren't). The waitress insisted that the dessert was GF - she said she has worked there for 4 years and should know (but she didn't know the fries weren't). We were nice about it and chose to have the person with Celiac to just eat the ice cream (which came in a separate dish) but had the non celiac person eat the rest. We didn't complain. We have just been burnt by unknowledgable servers in the past at various restaurants and the consequences are too great. What I didn't like is that the waitress kept coming over to try and convince us that she was right - to the point of embarrassment in front of our friends. She even showed us that it listed as GF on the bill.

4 years ago

Go here if there is any question, when you walk in the door they ask everyone if they want a vegetarian menu or a gluten free menu, I had the steak...bomb, lots of gf drinks

4 years ago

I was recently in Traverse City and was very excited to learn a place I had eaten at prior to GF was very GF friendly. I have to say I was disappointed. The menu stated the chips served table side were not guaranteed to be GF. That was severely disappointing. I was not helped at navigating the menu at all. They had great priced happy hour eats but the server did not offer any help on anything even though I was holding a Celiac menu. I got the chicken and it was just ok. Tasted like it had been previously frozen or something. It was just ok. We spent almost $70 with tip and left pretty disappointed.

Celiac friendly

4 years ago

Awesome menu. Very friendly staff that are knowledgable. Too bad it's not a chain!!!

4 years ago

Definitely a great place for folks who need to be GF. Dedicated fryer and knowledgeable staff are the big bonuses. The food was good, but I wasn't overly impressed.

Celiac friendly

4 years ago

I have been here twice now and love it! The waitstaff is knowledgable and the menu is celiac-friendly. I plan to come back again next time I'm in TC.

5 years ago

Awesome food for Celiacs and Wheat intolerant. Servers are knowledgable. Fast friendly and delicious!

5 years ago

Many wonderful choices for gluten -free dining. The pulled pork was a bit spicy for our 9 year old but she was so excited to have her own menu she ate it all!

5 years ago

Whole family loved the meal! Best gluten-free restaurant meal I've ever had. Excellent menu and wonderful margaritas too. Highly recommend.

5 years ago

Staff is very knowledgeable, extensive gluten free menu and the chips have a dedicated fryer. The food was delicious and we'll definitely be going back!

5 years ago

One of the most pleasant GF dining experiences I've had in a while. I felt safe ordering off their "celiac-safe" menu and the staff was very knowledgeable.

5 years ago

The most extensive gf menu I've seen. Owner has Celiac, so staff is well trained. They even offer gf desserts from a local gf bakery that were delicious.