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TLK- by Tigerlily Kitchen
$$ • Takeout Restaurant
Reported to be dedicated gluten-free
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My favorite restaurant in NY! Everything is gluten free and delicious! They are in a tiny ghost kitchen in the lower east side while they look for a more permanent place. Be sure to support them in this transition phase!
Dedicated GF
GF Menu Items
- — Noodles, Fried Rice
Other
- — Reservations recommended
- — Takeout
- — Online ordering
- — Dinner
It’s DELICIOUS. Unfortunately, it always makes my stomach hurt, but I don’t have my class glutening symptoms, so I think it’s something else. MSG maybe? I’m not sure. But SO YUMMY
Dedicated GF
GF Menu Items
- — Noodles, Wings, Dessert, Cider & more
Everything on the menu was gluten- and dairy-free and delicious! The korean fried chicken and spring rolls were particularly good, and the staff was very friendly :)
Dedicated GF
Other
- — Good for dairy-free
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My husband found this place for us. They are operating as a pop-up now and you need reservations. It’s tiny. It is also delicious and amazing. The service was great. We had the green mango salad and then I had fried chicken with gogujang. The portions were big…couldn’t finish it. I ordered coconut rice and it had fresh shaved coconut on the top and throughout. My husband had a curry chicken that was equally as large and delicious. Probably the best meal we had in NYC this trip and that’s saying a lot. Highly highly recommend. All items are gluten free.
Dedicated GF
Delicious food and lovely owners! Safe for celiac.
Dedicated GF
Absolutely delicious food. Especially good to get a bunch of plates and share with friends! Even had first gluten free beer here!
Dedicated GF
GF Menu Items
- — Dessert, Cocktails, Beer, Tofu
The food was excellent, as were the drinks
Dedicated GF
Love TLK - 100% GF and all dairy free outside of one dessert (currently the other desserts are from Sixteen Mills!!). I love the tiger fries, brussel sprouts (new!!), tofu bites, spring rolls, peanut noodles, spicy noodles (they are actually spicy) - everything is great with food portion sizes. Make sure to check their website and make a reservation as they are transitioning spaces.
Dedicated GF
GF Menu Items
- — Pad Thai, Salad, Noodles, Spring Rolls & more
Other
- — Reservations recommended
- — Takeout
- — Good for dairy-free
- — Healthy options
Amazing places, incredibly friendly owners, highly conscious of allergies (so many options for my partner who has a nut, shellfish and gluten allergy). For any questions call ahead of time and make a reservation!
Dedicated GF
GF Menu Items
- — Wings, Beer, Fries
All GF! Tasty, inventive and exciting flavors. The menu is small but there’s something for everyone.
Dedicated GF
Other
- — Takeout
- — Good for dairy-free
- — Good for wheat-free
- — Dinner
Food was so delicious and staff was very friendly too. I wanted to keep ordering more food it was that good. Good heat from the food too! Can’t wait to go back
Dedicated GF
GF Menu Items
- — Spring Rolls, Dessert, Cocktails, Beer & more
We ordered pickup, and chose a variety of things—coconut rice, tiger fries, salmon skewers, yellow lemongrass coconut curry, and vegetable chow fun noodles. All was delicious, and with 2 celiacs in the family (and one is vegetarian), this really hit the spot. The salmon was cooked perfectly, and the accompanying sauce had a nice balance of spicy and sweet.
Dedicated GF
GF Menu Items
- — Noodles, Fries
Small and lovely place with very attentive service. Every item was GF (except some beers). I enjoyed crispy tofu, noodles for main course and some ice cream for dessert.
Dedicated GF
GF Menu Items
- — Ice Cream, Dessert
Very excited to eat at a dedicated GF restaurant, so relaxing! The waitress mentioned that the staff bringing in their own food for breaks is not even allowed to bring items with gluten. The menu was interesting, food we chose was tasty and the service was great.
Dedicated GF
GF Menu Items
- — Noodles, Spring Rolls
Great food and service
Dedicated GF
GF Menu Items
- — Noodles, Wings
Delicious, and wonderful that everything is gluten-free!
Dedicated GF
GF Menu Items
- — Cider, Beer
The entire kitchen is dedicated GF and the bar staff is very aware of cross-contamination and careful with beer. They also don’t use dairy in their cooking. My partner is a very sensitive, very symptomatic celiac and also lactose intolerant and we had a wonderful time. I even called ahead and spoke to the chef who reassured me we’d be safe, and we were. Highly recommend the peanut street noodles and glazed crispy shrimp!
Dedicated GF
GF Menu Items
- — Noodles, Spring Rolls
Other
- — Good for dairy-free
Ive gone twice. Every dish blew my mind. The quality is so good for this price point. HH on food and drinks 4-6.
Just go! Bring friends. I live way North on the West side and will not be able to patronize frequently, but this place NEEDS to stay open.
Dedicated GF
GF Menu Items
- — Beer
Other
- — Good for dairy-free
Good markers and very tasty!
Dedicated GF
Other
- — Good for dairy-free
This is one of my favorite GF spots in the city, and I don’t think we’re talking enough about it. TLK has amazing brunch and dinner options, including daily happy hour.
The food is inspired by Asian street foods. It’s eclectic, savory, and vibrant. They offer a wide array of cocktails and mock tails, and the interior really is a vibe if that’s your thing.
It’s 100% gluten free and absolutely worth your while checking out.
Dedicated GF
GF Menu Items
- — Noodles, Wings, Dessert, Cocktails
So delicious, great happy hour!
Dedicated GF
GF Menu Items
- — Noodles, Spring Rolls, Wings, Dessert & more
The food here tastes amazing & it's 💯 gluten free. Friends took me here for my bday bc I have celiac. Service is great too!
Dedicated GF
This restaurant is 100% gluten free -- the waiter even asked if I was celiac! The food is incredible; I had the peanut noodle dish abd lemongrass wings. The service is great -- this is my new spot whenever I visit East Village in NY!
Dedicated GF
GF Menu Items
- — Noodles, Wings
This place is good — I had an incredible mocktail, and my husband and I loved the spring rolls and tamarind eggplant. But, hear me out: I think some things might be a miss! The noodles were a little over cooked, with a peanut sauce that tasted a little more like what you’d find in a jar at Wegman’s. I’m eager to give it another try, though; perhaps it was an off night. And it is really so great to have more dedicated gluten-free restaurants in the city.
Dedicated GF
GF Menu Items
- — Noodles, Spring Rolls, Cocktails
Such good 100% gf food
Dedicated GF
Food is very yummy, exceptional cocktails AND mocktails, and fabulous service. It’s an absolute win that this is dedicated GF! The spring rolls were so incredibly good, I honestly can’t wait to go back for them. They do brunch on the weekend, though it’s all savory. Dessert menu isn’t on the website but they have some really lovely options, I uploaded a photo of it here.
Dedicated GF
GF Menu Items
- — Noodles, Spring Rolls, Cookies, Dessert & more
Really good food and cocktails!! Especially the noodle dishes. Great for family style to try a little bit of everything! Our waiter said “welcome home” to me when I said I had celiac and I almost cried. Definitely would recommend!!!!
Dedicated GF
Why would you not go here? Fantastic service, amazing food, and drinks. Always feels good to be able to order anything on the menu and me and my family tried to order the entire menu!!! 😂
Dedicated GF
GF Menu Items
- — Noodles, Dessert, Cider, Beer & more
would lay down my life for their peanut noodles with chicken. truly think about it daily
Dedicated GF
The food was amazing!!
Dedicated GF
GF Menu Items
- — Dessert
Drunks were delicious, Came here with my Family, who have a variety of preferences, every one found something and left happy and satisfied. GF persons were very happy!
Dedicated GF
GF Menu Items
- — Cider, Beer
Really tasty - great for sharing.
Yucca fries are awesome.
We also had tofu, peanut noodles, and Chinese broccoli- all great!!
Excellent service.
Dedicated GF
GF Menu Items
- — Noodles, Dessert, Cider, Beer & more
This place is so good! I went with several non gf friends and they all loved the food as well. And of course I love sharing with friends, it’s rare!
Dedicated GF
Other
- — Good for dairy-free
I love everything on the menu here. I’ve come for brunch and dinner and brought many non-GF guests too. The peanut street noodles and crispy tofu bites are my favorite menu items. They also have a robust list of NA cocktails for those who don’t drink.
Dedicated GF
fantastic place, 100% gf and so many choices. i am the only one in my family with celiac but everyone else loved the food as well. definitely get the spring rolls and spicy peanut noodles.
Dedicated GF
Ordered this for delivery last night and oh my gosh, those peanut noodles are insane. I will be dreaming about those until I can order them again. I was a little confused by their website as to whether or not the kitchen is 100% gluten free, but I had no reaction. I’m excited to try more of the menu!
Dedicated GF
Tiger lily kitchen holds a special place in my heart. Fabulous cocktails and incredible safe food galore. Catch their happy hour bites deal - the wings are INSANE. Just thinking about them at 9am I could house a whole plate. Zero cross contam, ate everything in sight. I caught hoisin on the menu and was like even this is safe and he’s like yep! But I still avoided it cause, trust no one. Anyone brave enough to do that dish? Can’t recall it. Anyway this place is heaven
Dedicated GF
Super friendly staff and quick service. I had the peanut noodles and they were pretty good. I would definitely come back!
Dedicated GF
Great food & drinks. Attentive staff.
Nice decor. Street block not the nicest.
Tables are too small for shareable dishes. Takes away from dinning experience.
What we had - From liked the most to least, but all good:
Tofu bites
Peanut noodles
Fried rice
Tiger fries
Eggplant
Will go back & recommend trying.
Dedicated GF
We had an amazing experience here and would highly recommend it for a date night. We made reservations late in the day on Saturday but ended up being hungry earlier. We showed up about an hour before our reservation and were able to sit at the bar. The bartenders were super nice, attentive, and personable. The atmosphere was great for an intimate date night with the right level of background conversation and music. In terms of food, we ordered the mango and papaya salad, Chinese broccoli, eggplant, peanut noodles, and a special (chow fun noodles with fried chicken). The broccoli and chow fun were excellent and the clear stars for us. The eggplant was a little disappointing (maybe not marinated enough?) and the peanut noodles weren't quite hitting. We ordered several cocktails and non alcoholic drinks, all of which were very tasty and prepared quickly. Overall a great experience.
Dedicated GF
Other
- — Reservations recommended
- — Good for dairy-free
- — Vegetarian options
- — Dinner
Cute cozy gf restaurant walked by it one night and it happens to be a dedicated gf restaurant that never skips on flavor
Dedicated GF
Delicious Asian cuisine! My (non GF) and I went here for the first time this weekend. They were booked solid for a few hours but the bar area is first come first serve. When you walk in they have a coat check and take your coats, which is super convenient. The atmosphere is stunning. The bar “stools” were velvet and actually very comfortable. They have hooks under the bar for shopping bags and purses etc. the owner John was actually our server/bartender. He was so nice and caring/had some conversations with us which was great! The food was excellent. Not huge portions, but very delicious flavors and will definitely be back ASAP
Dedicated GF
Other
- — Reservations recommended
- — Takeout
- — Good for dairy-free
- — Vegetarian options
Amazing amazing food! Will absolutely be back
Dedicated GF
Great variety of options, tastiness mixed. Some very good, some a bit bland. Still a good place.
Dedicated GF
Great place! Little and easy to miss but food was delicious and 100% gf!!! Staff was great too. Gf fried shrimp was SO GOOD! Must go!
Dedicated GF
Appreciate that the menu is entirely gf with some things that are often hard to get gluten free (fried spring rolls, for example). But the food just isn’t that good! Aforementioned spring rolls were tasty, as were the peanut noodles. But everything else my table tried was weirdly one-note sour and either over or undercooked (eggplant: too firm; ho fun: too mushy). My friends agreed. Nice cocktails and cute, buzzy vibe. I’d maybe come here for fried bites and drinks, but I’d say skip it for bigger meals.
Dedicated GF
Other
- — Reservations recommended
- — Good for dairy-free
- — Healthy options
- — Vegetarian options
Just to update earlier reviews, we just ate again at TLK (Tiger Lily Kitchen). The food is marvelous, beautifully done, with a lovely presentation. The staff continues to be very warm and attentive. I highly recommend them. Another update November 2023: still fantastic.
Dedicated GF
Other
- — Takeout
- — Good for dairy-free
- — Healthy options
- — Vegetarian options
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