TaMolly's Mexican Restaurant

I felt safe eating at Ta Molly’s in Texarkana. My food was brought to the table separately from the meal with gluten. Mine was hand delivered by the manager. My meal was perfect. There are several menu items marked gluten free. I feel like the restaurant understands what gluten free means and takes steps to follow guidelines. I will definitely return.

Safety Feature Ratings

• Dedicated gluten-free fryer

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

This is the only restaurant I trust 100% not to get me sick in Texarkana. They have Celiac Disease trained staff with a separate area for gluten free food. My food comes separately from my family by a manager with black gloves. My food always has a gluten free stick in it. I eat here once or twice a week.

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
• Staff will clean kitchen space or change gloves if asked
• Food comes out flagged or marked gluten-free

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?

— Excellent

Other Characteristics

• Good for dinner
• Good for kids
• Good for lunch
• Good for takeout
• Good selection of healthy options
• Good vegetarian options
• Good with other allergies

Amazing place! They mark everything they can make GF on the menu with a little “gf”. There’s a note that their staff are certified / trained in “NFCA” methods or something. They really seem to know what they are doing! I went here twice on my trip to Texarkana. I mean when do I get to have safe enchiladas and Chile rellenos? Yum! You need to ask for the items to be made gf (my fiancé assumed his fajitas would be made celiac safe when he ordered - he is not gf but gets his food that way so we can share! - they brought him flour tortillas). Tortilla chips are not listed as gf on the menu - I asked both times we ate there and were told they were safe so I ate chips and salsa.

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?

— Some

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

— Excellent

I ordered a single order of the steak and chicken fajitas and were shared between two people. Ask for corn tortillas!! They were delicious and the waiter was knowledgeable. The chips are not gluten free, but the rice, beans, guacamole, and salsa is gluten free.

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

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings

• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions
• Staff will clean kitchen space or change gloves if asked

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 Characteristics

• Good for dinner
• Good for kids
• Good for lunch
• Good for takeout

Actual good tasting gluten free options.

Good Mexican food that I trusted was gluten free. Waiter was very knowledgeable. They took my order on a separate ticket to be prepared separately. Great experience.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

So excited to see several menu items that could be made gf, including brownies for dessert. Cheese enchiladas were delivered to the table by the manager wearing gloves and tasted great.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

We eat at TaMolly's in Bryant, AR all the time. We had a great meal here in early May 2016. They have a gluten free menu. They take a lot of care with the gluten free items. They put little gluten free marked toothpicks in all the gluten free food and someone different wearing gloves brings it out. Our celiac daughter had no problems that night and it was really, really busy. We waited of course a little while but we didn't mind...the key to us is safe food. Their procedures from one location to another are the same which I like. We will eat here again.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Very helpful staff! Kenny was very knowledgeable and friendly. We have multiple food allergies and all questions were answered with a smile. Highly recommend!!!

Celiac friendly?

Yes

My son also has a soy allergy. Halfway through his plate of food, the manager rushed over to tell us that the cheese sauce on his enchiladas had soy in them. So my son got sick after all. They try but not hard enough. Very frustrating experience to get contaminated food after all our precautions.

Had menu. Service. was excellent as for Roman.Food was good. and so was presentation.

If you have a bad experience, please let someone know! :-)

Our experience was bad but I am hopeful. Hostess was surly. Staff seemed uninformed. Manager said that they sometimes fry GF foods with floury foods. However I contacted the NFCA and CC'ed TaMolly's. I received a personal email from Bob Strate in which he vowed to correct the problem (which may not have been actual failure of kitchen protocol but the manager's ignorance of it) and I know that NFCA is following up with them. I got emails from two folks at the NFCA and a personal phone call from one of them. I have renewed faith in GREAT Kitchens.

I'm willing to believe that our experience was just a bump in the road and look forward to giving them another try.

The chips are all we ate (based on a server's assurance; FWIW, they tasted good and were light and crunchy. What we learned from the manager led us to believe that they were likely cross-contaminated. One of the things that Bob assured us is that two out of their five fryers are dedicated gluten-free and 20 feet from the others.

My 3-star rating reflects hope more than the actual experience and balances our initial, substantial disappointment with impressive response from corporate. Time will tell.

Wonderful chips and salsa! I had lunch special enchiladas! Nice to have choices. Easy to read gf menu. Good food!

Ate here with my husband yesterday and had a great experience. Highly recommend, service was fast, food was good, and price was excellent! I also have a severe gluten allergy, and I felt safe and they took care of me. GLUTEN FREE! Thank you! I am gluten free and they take allergies very seriously here. I felt completely comfortable. If you are gluten free or celiac, you can go here with peace of mind.

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

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?

— Excellent

I have Celiac and am quite concerned about getting cross contamination at restaurants. We went here on our drive home from Texas and was very impressed. They totally understand about celiac and assured me that the kitchen has dedicated areas and fryers for the gluten free food. The enchiladas were great, the chips were gluten free and delicious. 3 hours later and my tummy is still happy!! Highly recommend this place for Celiac persons.

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?

— Some

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

— Good

Every time we’ve eaten in the restaurant, we’ve had a really great experience with the kitchen staff be cognizant of a gluten allergy and proper precautions.

I did recently have a bad experience with the restaurant where we had a pick up order during a busy day (right at a holiday) and had requested the entire order to be gluten free and we were given flour tortillas. This made me nervous that the rest of the order wasn’t prepared gluten free. When I called to ask about this, the person who answered the phone said the kitchen staff was too busy to answer questions since the restaurant was busy due to the holiday. When I pressed the issue saying that there was an allergy and I needed to know if the food was prepared with this in mind, the girl on the phone left for about 30 seconds and then got back on and said that they rung it up as gluten free so the kitchen staff “should have” made to gluten free.

It’s certainly made me weary of this location. I think I will stick to eating in the restaurant & avoid busy times.

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

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 Characteristics

• Good for dinner
• Good for lunch

Very tasty Tex-Mex food and Gluten-Free items are marked on the menu. The manager brought my food out separately and it was marked with a gluten-free tag. No reaction so I assume they took good care with it.

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?

— Some

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

— Excellent

I love TaMolly’s. The manager delivers GF orders which are prepared in a special area. The food is great and I always feel safe. Highly recommend!

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?

— Excellent