Review of Santa Hierba Jalatlaco

They have a separate display case of beautiful gluten free cakes, tarts, donuts, etc. They tend to be on the healthier side (for example sweetened with fruit rather than sugar).

UPDATE: I would still go there for tea and cake (the tres leches cake is great, for example), but I have since been for lunch and was not impressed. Two reasons. One was that when I ordered and said I was Celiac, they modified everything I ordered, which was all already marked GF, without asking me first. They were trying to be helpful by removing all ingredients that were not labelled GF, as they were concerned they couldn’t guarantee there would be zero cross contamination. But by doing this they made their already-bland food more bland by removing sauces, nuts, etc. The second reason is that the food veers too far into the “trying so hard to be healthy that it’s no longer tasty” category. The yam “fries” were the worst I have ever had, just barely-cooked, still-hard, fresh sliced yams with no oil or salt.

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

— 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?

— Most/All

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

— Good