Everything is gluten free except the chicken, frozen margaritas (they have beer in them) and flour tortillas! The nachos, chips, tacos are all gluten free and they are all yummy! I love that you can get queso or guacamole as a side. They have several kinds of margaritas and they are very good; but, stick with the ones on the rocks. I am pretty sensitive and eat at Taco Mama regularly with no problems.
— Very
— Most/All
— Excellent
DO NOT - I repeat - DO NOT eat here if you are celiac or gluten intolerant. They talk a big talk, but my husband has been CC twice here. Because they have such high safety reviews we thought the first time he was “hit” was a fluke & decided to give them another shot. Horrible idea. (I hope my review brings the rating down so no one else gets “hit”) Upon arrival, we alerted management, asked specifically that one person prepare his food and PLEASE change gloves & clean prep station. IDK what of that ask was ignored - IF ANY….. it could be that the food “toppings” are crossed. At any rate, we will not be going back.
— Not at all
— No gluten-free information on the menu
— Not Much/None
Most of the tacos are gluten free on corn tortillas. Be aware of words like marinated (so avoid the chicken) and I avoided the tuna just to be sure I didn’t ingest any soy (soy sauce with gluten-that is). I’m pretty sensitive and the chips caused no issue. Queso, tomatillo salsa and margs were great too!
Excellent service. Friendly staff. Prices a little high.
— Somewhat
— No gluten-free information on the menu
— Some
— Good
Staff was very knowledgable and food was great!
— Very
— Most/All
— Excellent
Manager was awesome and honest about potential of cross contamination with chips and hard shells. Recommended soft corn tortillas for beef tacos and the rice. No signs of gluten exposure following meal!
— Very
— Most/All
— Excellent
The chicken is NOT gluten free, but every other meat is. Make sure you tell them you have celiac! In Gardendale specifically- they know what it is! When I tell them, I don’t get sick. I always order the nachos with ground beef and almost everything on it. I don’t ask for anything grilled just because I want as little to touch the grill as possible!
— Somewhat
— Separate gluten-free menu
— Most/All
— Excellent
They are very knowledgeable. You can only get a bowl if your are cross contamination sensitive. Been a 3 times and never been sick and able to change it up each time
— Very
— Some
— Excellent
The cashier at Taco Mama was SO knowledgeable. I guess I had looked at the GF menu of a different Taco Mama so I said I had celiac and wanted the Nachos and she immediately corrected me and said that this restaurant is the only one in the chain that has a shared fryer so the chips are not gluten free. I ordered the chicken tacos and she made sure I got the chicken NOT cooked in beer. When she put in the order she said “ok let me go tell everyone to change their gloves” without me asking her to. So sweet! I have very sensitive celiac and didn’t have an issue.
— Very
— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu
— Most/All
— Excellent