The Grill
$$$ • American Restaurant
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The food was really great. Our waiter was very attentive and relayed questions back and forth to the chef. FYI there is no longer a dedicated gluten free fryer — this note also appears on their updated menu
The fella in charge, JoJo, knew what was up. They have a whole system for allergens here. I was clear about my celiac-ness with the waiter. Then he informed the MoD (JoJo) who then checked with us about any and all allergies, to make sure none were missed.
Hell grill you, lol, so be sure to tell him the whole truth.
Seriously some of the absolute best service IVE ever had.
I got the crab cake and the steak lunch. Even the fries can be safe. The crab cake is GF by design!!!!
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Fantastic food, lots of options. Pricey though.
Fantastic choice for those with Celiac! When I asked the host if they had a marked menu or separate allegen menu the manager said- don't worry, we've got you and he was true to his word. Great choices, especially for the kids (GF fish and chips) and when they couldn't verify from the manufacturer that the ice cream was gluten free they brought her out a complimentary flourless chocolate cake. Best experience in DC and this is a city where waiters actually know about cross-contamination, which I haven't found anywhere outside of Rome, Italy.
Great service. Wait staff ensured chef was aware of allergies and asked chef what were best menu options to avoid cross contamination
The food here was wonderful! The items that were gluten free on the menu were marked clearly. They do state on the menu they DON’T have a separate deep fryer for gf only, and they do have a shared kitchen space. However! I have celiac and I didn’t get sick when eating here. Try the grilled cheese as an appetizer!! You won’t regret it!
Food was so outstanding we went back the next day. Ate lunch one day and dinner the next. They are super knowledgeable and accommodating. Flourless chocolate cake was amazing. The manager even recognized us on the 2nd day and treated us to desert. Excellent ice cream as well. You can tell it's locally made.
Very conscious staff, they don’t have a separate gf menu but there a number of gf options and their food is delicious
Excellent lunch. Dedicated fryer. Bartender was more knowledgeable about GF offerings than the server. Beautiful location on the warf. Reservations recommended.
Great restaurant! Not a ton of gf options (or maybe I’m just picky..), but staff seemed very knowledgeable and I felt safe eating there. The grilled chicken was good plus plenty of great dessert options. Always up for flourless chocolate cake!
Gluten-free crab cakes. Do I need to say more? If you get them without the sauce, which they don’t need at all, they are also dairy free. Same with the Spicy Tuna Bites: GF and DF. They were both fantastic! I am not celiac, so I asked the GM about safety practices, and they can and will prepare anything in a separate clean skillet. And they grill their bread on a separate grill.
It was a smooth experience order and items were clearly marked gf on the menu. Only complaint is the process of paying was a little slow
Excellent food and service. Crab cake was delicious
Went here last night, waiter was fantastic and knowledgeable about celiac and gluten free for me son, separate fryer for fries and the food was delicious.
Service was not good, but they did have gluten free options marked on the menu. No GF buns. But she toldme the fries were fried separetely. Ver pricey for what you got.
Food was good, service was great. The server seemed familiar with allergies and when I asked about the fryer he said only fries were done in that fryer, that it was separate. Had the ribs with fries and it was good.
Our server was very helpful and clarified lots of questions about CC (fries are fried in own fryer, they have calamari that is in a different fryer, but if there was another gF fried dish, they would fry separately in new oil. Also, the house potato chips are baked. I had fish and sweet potatoes. Also accommodated our sons nut allergy with equal caution. The manager came to speak with us as well to clarify our allergies. Food was tasty and no reaction from me.
FANTASTIC experience, the waiter knew what celiac was and explained that the fries were in a shared fryer, but had the chef and manager come out and said they will cook my meal (including fries) completely separate with clean everything. When the meal was ready (very quickly) the manager came out and ensured that the food was cooked completely safe and away from everything else. Even brought us free ice cream. I had no reaction and the food was delicious
Dedicated GF
Had the crab cake, baked cheese, and oysters. Great food but pricey. Items are marked GF and waiter asked about allergies.
Ate here based on other's reviews and I would say it was a mixed experience. We had a new waiter and he was great about going to the kitchen to ask questions/confirm if items were gluten free. I asked about the fryer and he said it was shared, I questioned him based upon reviews here and he double checked with the kitchen; only fries are made in the fryer. We had lamb skewers as an appetizer and I ordered a burger with no bun. Lamb was great but unfortunately the burger came out with a bun. Staff was very good at getting it remade (after I clarified I couldn’t just remove the bun) and were very apologetic. They brought me a small salad to eat so my date wasn’t eating alone and gave me free ice cream for dessert. I would go again but be very clear on things being gluten free.
The best gluten free meal I’ve had in a long time!!! GET THE BAKED CHEESE. REPEAT. GET. THE. BAKED. CHEESE. you will die a happy death. We loved it so much we even ordered it again for dessert. We had the bites for appetizer then the large crab cakes and sweet potato fries that were HUGE! All three of us are gluten free and we didn’t have any negative reaction. I would dine there again and again if I lived here. It’s not cheap. It’s a nice restaurant but we wore jeans and fit in fine. Go here!!!!!!
Lots of GF options marked on the main menu, had crab cake, fries and eggplant salad all very tasty
Delicious!!! Wait staff was very knowledgeable. The gluten free crab cake was to die for. The gluten free herb fries were worth it! Celiac did not get sick.
My husband and I ate lunch here. I was able to see which menu items were gluten-free, vegan (so no dairy concerns), etc… I ended up ordering a la carte the salmon and roasted sweet potatoes, and didn’t have a reaction.
Ate at this restaurant this weekend. Although their menu labels things that are GF, when I told the waitress I had a gluten allergy she said that most of the things labeled GF are actually fried in a shared fryer. They were very knowledgeable and I didn’t get sick…but I was really disappointed by how many things were labeled GF that were actually not safe (almost all of the starches … twice baked potato, grilled sweet potato, fries…). It was frustrating to pick a restaurant based on the wide variety of GF good, only to find out it wasn’t safe!
FRYER CHANGE: fries no longer cut in house and the fryers are now mixed (fried with calamari and chicken tenders). That said, our waiter worked with us extensively to create a safe menu. Obviously, I'll update after eating it.
Had a stellar steak and eggs brunch. Staff was exceptionally knowledgeable- eg when i said no wheat, clarified if allergy or celiac, followed up with dairy free options as default.
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