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The Gluten Escape

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$$ • Bakery
dedicated gluten-free badge Reported to be dedicated gluten-free
Reported GF menu options: Bagels, Bread/Buns, Breakfast Sandwiches, Cookies, Cupcakes, Dessert, Muffins, Wedding Cakes
7255 S Havana St
Centennial, CO 80112
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Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


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

— Good

Other


Other Characteristics
  • Good for dairy-free
  • Good for takeout
  • Good vegan options
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Overall Rating

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


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

— Average

Updated 2 years ago read full review

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They have been great for me, baking to my specific GF needs. Little pricy for special orders, but worth it. šŸ‘ā£

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


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

— Excellent

Other


Other Characteristics
  • Good for breakfast/brunch
  • Good for dairy-free
  • Good for kids
  • Good for lunch
  • Good for takeout
  • Offers online ordering
Updated 2 years ago read full review

Reported to be dedicated gluten-free and celiac friendly. However, since menus and staff can change, please verify before visiting!

Gluten-Free Features

  • Bagels
  • Bread/Buns
  • Breakfast Sandwiches
  • Cookies
  • Cupcakes
  • Dessert
  • Gluten-Free Menu
  • Muffins
  • Wedding Cakes

Categories

  • Bakery
  • Breakfast
  • Brunch
  • Corn-Free Friendly
  • Dairy-Free Friendly
  • Egg-Free Friendly
  • Kid Friendly
  • Lunch
  • Online Ordering
  • Soy-Free Friendly
  • Takeout
  • Vegan Friendly

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I heard great things about this bakery and was super excited. We got the cookie sandwich, wedding cookie, chocolate cookie with chocolate chips and four cupcakes. None of the cookie had a flavor. They were dry and chalkie. they all went to the trash. We then tried vanilla cupcake and it was so dry it crumbled. The chocolate was like coco powder. Neither one of the frosting were good at all. Went on to the red velvet. Before we could lift it out if the box the top pulled off and you could see how dry it was. I tried it anyway and yes, yes it was that dry. I spent $36 on trash.

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


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

— Below Average

Updated 2 years ago read full review

Overall Rating

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


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

— Excellent

Updated 3 years ago read full review

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Service was excellent and establishment was nice but the food was very sub par everything is gluten free but it is mediocre and wasn’t worth the drive

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


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

— Average

Other


Other Characteristics
  • Good for breakfast/brunch
  • Good for kids
  • Good with other allergies
Updated 3 years ago read full review

Celiac

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Buns were hard as a rock and difficult to bite into, really dry, and pricey. I have had better from the grocery store that were cheaper. Sorely disappointing šŸ˜‘

Updated 3 years ago read full review

Celiac

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All gluten free

It is all gluten free. However, the products are sub-par to other GF items. I appreciate their dedication, but the quality needs to be improved greatly.

I really wanted the products to taste better. They had good variety, but messed up the custom cake I ordered and it was too late when I realized it was vanilla and not coconut. The other products I bought were dry and lacked flavor.

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


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

— Average

Updated 3 years ago read full review

Overall Rating

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


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

— Poor

Updated 3 years ago read full review

Celiac

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Had the gluten free French toast. Toast was large with a berry cream cheese spread inside with fresh fruit. It was very good!

Celiac friendly?

Yes

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Symptomatic Celiac

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Everything was good and gluten free.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Updated 4 years ago read full review

Celiac

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I finally made it to Gluten Escape today and now I wonder what took me so freaking long! This place was awesome. It is a little underwhelming when you walk in, but don’t let that fool you. The food is amazing. We bought a variety of items and everything was delicious, even my gluten eating family found everything delicious. I had the best bagel I have ever eaten, including pre-Celiac gluten-y bagels. The vanilla donuts were wonderful and the toffee muffin was ridiculous. If you haven’t gone yet, go! But go early, to my understanding, they sell out quick. We were there at 8am and I got the last bagel.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

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Celiac

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Brownie was so good, lots of choices!

Celiac friendly?

Yes

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Celiac

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Not bad but the texture bugs me -

Celiac friendly?

Yes

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They have some great options but from what we have tried we have mostly been disappointed with the textures or flavors. Fully dedicated GF kitchen and shop.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

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Gluten Intolerant

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They were very nice and helped me work through multiple allergies. Their bagels are wonderful!

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Dedicated facility. FABULOUS texture to all their items. We visited a couple years ago and my husband still compares every bagel he tries to the ones at this bakery. So far no one has surpassed them.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

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Celiac

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Celiac friendly?

Yes

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Brownies were amazing!! Didn’t like there biscuits.

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Worth the two hour drive and every penny. They were able to accommodate our corn free kiddo and can do even more with a special ahead of time order. Black Forest and Red Velvet cupcakes were wonderful. The best was the scones!

Celiac friendly?

Yes

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Asymptomatic Celiac

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The blueberry muffins were UNBELIEVABLE. They didn’t look great, but holy cow. They also made a cake for my sons’ birthday and it was delicious. I was not very impressed with the scones or cinnamon rolls.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

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Celiac

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Nice and safe, of course, but we were kind of underwhelmed by the taste/texture of the products. :-/

Celiac friendly?

Yes

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Celiac

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Celiac friendly?

Yes

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Celiac

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LOVE the Gluten Escape!! Great baked goods for any (or no) occasion. Love everything I've ever tried here and the folks who run it are so helpful and friendly, and I've never had an issue (I'm highly sensitive). Highly recommend them!

Celiac friendly?

Yes

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Love the selection and variety. We get several things and freeze them.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

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Symptomatic Celiac

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My absolute life saver! I am a very sensitive celiac, so not getting sick when eating any where outside my house is a gift!

Celiac friendly?

Yes

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Gluten Sensitive

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Celiac

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Celiac friendly?

Yes

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Can’t say enough good things about this bakery. They are amazing and food is totally safe and tasty!!!!

Celiac friendly?

Yes

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Celiac

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Celiac friendly?

Yes

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Celiac

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Not much seating, but delicious food. Dedicated gf and dairy free, so order everything with confidence. It is expensive, but gf food always is.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

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Celiac

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Good variety. Perfectly clean facility. Kind of small portions for the price

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Celiac friendly?

Yes

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Gluten Sensitive

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not much savory foods or seating and pastries were dry, but service is super friendly.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

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Dedicated GF! Visited on a trip to Denver. Cinnamon rolls and cupcakes are delicious! Bought bread to try later.

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Fantastic gluten free brownies and cupcakes!

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Celiac

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they have a lot of gluten and dairy free items. i have gotten bread, cupcakes, cookies and even ranch dressing. everything is very good.

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The store has a lot of variety so picked several items. The pretzel buns were flavorful but incredibly dense and crumbley. The vanilla cupcake itself tasted more like corn bread with a gritty dense texture. The chocolate cookie sandwich was described to be like an Oreo which was kind of accurate. While it's amazing to have a dedicated GF bakery to choose from, all of the baked goods were lacking in some form.

Updated 7 years ago read full review

Celiac

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In Denver this is the only 100% GF bakery that has ever been worth going to. They are expensive and could do better but I'm just excited to have a safe place to get some carbs!! I love their bagels and scones and I used get my bread here. They seem to do better at savory. The sweets are hit or miss; the cakes are tasteless bean flour topped with sickening sweet, crystalized icing. But their cinnamon roll is perfect! I love the owner and the staff is very sweet! I hope they continue to grow and improve! I wish they used better eggs and dairy and expanded their meal choices to something worth eating. I work down the street; I'd be there everyday if they served a good GF sub!!

Celiac friendly?

Yes

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Celiac

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The cake pops are a new favorite! Really nice staff and lots of variety.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

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love the variety. being gluten/dairy free, I was in heaven with options. great place to pick up a sweet treat!!

Celiac friendly?

Yes

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more like a negative 5

our bakery goods are hard as rocks (I prefer sift cupcakes and cookies), they are tiny, and EXPENSIVE. Drive to Colorado Springs And get fresh food, larger portions, for a decent price.

And, just as an FYI to the owners, if you want to run an allergy friendly restaurant, you might consider having a few more nut free items.

waste of time, waste of money

and, it is merely a bakery. When I read breakfast, I think bacon, eggs, hashbrowns, etc

OMG this is AWFUL. Not sure what they grind for flour, but my guess is dirty rocks. RUN from this place

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Not impressed with the cake at all it is too dense and tastes like corn bread

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Symptomatic Celiac

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Very knowledgeable and helpful. Everything is gluten free. Brownies are the best in town!! Even has all the stuff you need for Thanksgiving!

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Just tasted their GF apple pie - Better than mom used to make. I didn't know that was possible!

Celiac friendly?

Yes

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Celiac

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I have been gluten free for quite some time and frequent GF bakeries. Was not impressed at all with the Blondie and brownie. No taste factor at all. Maybe other products such as breads and pastries are better but unfortunately I did not like the items I had.

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Celiac

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Food was not very good.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

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Celiac

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What a great GF bakery with Celiac safe kitchen. Lots of options here ranging from cupcakes, cookies, 5280 award winning brownies, cakes, breads and grab and go items plus bagels, cinnamon rolls, donuts and more.

I'm Celiac and have been going here last 2 years with no issues. Everything is delicious and made from scratch with only the best ingredients. If you're anywhere in Denver, its worth the trip!

Celiac friendly?

Yes

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