I used to love this Italian restaurant for the gluten free pasta, but it has definitely stopped paying attention to cross contamination. I’ve been glutened the last two times, so I won’t be returning. Probably fine for those who aren’t celiac like me.
I am a celiac and used to be able to eat some of their gluten free menu here. It had been a couple years since I ate there, so I confirmed their potato soup was still gluten free, with a dedicated pot and utensils. Sadly, despite only eating that, I still got a fairly severe reaction that lasted for weeks. If you are celiac, do not trust their gluten free menu! People who are less sensitive might be ok.
I ordered the faux Chicken Parmesan and I was underwhelmed. All of it tasted pretty bland in my opinion. The chicken doesn’t have gf breadcrumbs and so it’s only grilled chicken with cheese and sauce on top with very little seasoning or salt in the sauce or chicken. Although I wouldn’t get it again, it’s not terrible and it would probably be good for a kid or a picky eater with it being so plain. There is a gf menu but no gf appetizers, pizza, or desserts. Waiter asked if I was celiac when I asked for the menu and made sure to tell me my dish was indeed gf when he sat it down for me.
This was very good! Pasta was great!
This location frustrates me. They “sometimes” have gluten free pasta. It seems to just depend on who’s working. My server this evening went to check and see if they had the gluten free pasta today, and fortunately they did. I asked if there were any sauces or meats or anything else I could have, and he said red sauce, spicy marinara, lemon butter, or meat sauce. But no meats or proteins or anything other than the meat sauce. So I had gluten free pasta with meat sauce. It was fine. Not great, but not terrible either. Meh.
No GF Menu Staff states have GF pasta and meat sauce ok for GF allergies.
I basically had a chicken parm. (it had a different name)with grilled chicken This was the worst gluten free paste. They had lots of choices on the gluten free menu. I felt fine after eating what little I ate.
Excellent experience. I had a very knowledgeable and polite staff named Maria. I ate with a group and they brought my food separately. They also communicated to me that they would cook my pasta separately due to my allergy. They had great communication between the waitstaff and the servers. Generous portions and some more unique options than chain Italian style places. I had the artichoke pasta and it was excellent.
I ordered the gluten free pasta with spicy marinara. I was assured they take every precaution to avoid cross contamination. When I received my meal, there was regular spaghetti mixed into the bottom of my noodles. Unfortunately I had already taken three bites before I saw them. Definitely do not recommend if you have Celiac or a wheat allergy. Their "precautions" clearly didn't do much
So many options and the food was delicious. I told them I was gluten-free and asked if I had an allergy. My plate was a different color than the others in my party, so I assume that was to signal to the kitchen to be careful. No complaints!
They do not have a gluten free menu, and lacked knowledge on allergies.
Server brought a gluten free menu with about 15 options. I ordered the rosemary lemon chicken. Our food came out very quickly. It was the best gluten free Italian meal I’ve eaten out to date. Prices were reasonable. I highly recommend this restaurant.
They have a very nice Gluten Free Menu. I had the Shrimp Scallopini and it was very good. Salad was great too! Enjoyed my experience!
Hands down one of the best gluten free experiences I've had. The portions were HUGE. Our waitress seemed very knowledgeable about everything. There's a whole menu of just gluten free stuff. Plenty of options. Did I say the portions were huge? I swear my husband's leftovers weighed 40 pounds. Prices weren't bad either. Prices aren't on the menu but our meals were around $18. Highly recommend!!
Very delicious and safe place for those with gluten and wheat allergies! Pretty decent amount and variety of options on a separate gluten free menu! Not many Italian restaurants offer gluten free options where I am from so I was super excited to have some on vacation! I had the gluten free spaghetti with meat sauce and their sausage as a topping! VERY big portions by the way - pictures don't do it justice! No reaction! Would highly recommend!
Nothing gluten free. Staff was inattentive took 10 min to acknowledge us after waiting at the greeting counter. They never heard of gluten free, that person asked another worker they never heard of it then they went asked the manager took 10 min and said they might be able to do a grilled chicken with veggies. I did not feel safe to eat anything.
Very limited gf options, only 2 entrées on menu. Too pricey for a small bowl of pasta with watery sauce. No gf bread. No choice of noodles.
Johnny Carinos in Wichita Falls has removed their gluten items as of Jan 2024
Decent gluten free menu with lots of gluten free spaghetti options.
Revising my review after ordering gluten free pasta explicitly and having regular pasta delivered with a smile. When I told the waitress it was not gluten free, she asked if I wanted her to take it back and redo it with gluten free. We left and went to another restaurant.
One of my favorite restaurants in Pigeon Forge!
All red sauce is gluten free. Pair with gluten free rotini. I had house salad with vinaigrette and 5 meat Rotini. It was delicious. They don't have a dedicated gf menu, but are very accommodating. All in all, excellent experience. I have Celiac. No reaction after this meal.
They do have a gluten free menu and the waiter was knowledgeable about celiac. The food was just okay however. It may have been what I ordered but it was pretty bland.
I've ordered several items from the gluten free menu and have never had an issue with cross contamination. They use separate utensils when preparing gluten free foods.
Food was good...nothing special. Waitress was very kind. When I had eaten about 1/2 of my pasta, I found a cooked fettuccini noodle mixed in with the gf spaghetti. Sigh. :(
Enjoyed my experience here. Pasta was delicious.
Food was decent. There was a lot of variety in the GF menu. I got the grilled chicken parm. The chicken was delicious but the pasta was bland. Server was obnoxious. He was loud and did a radio announcer voice the entire time.
The waiter told me they do not cater to gluten free at all. Said there was nothing there safe to eat. With having Celiac, the cross contamination would be am issue.
Ate here despite the low rating because I haven't eaten at Carinos in so long and I missed it.
Our waitress was friendly, but robotic. She didn't really listen to what we said, didn't write it down, and even though we ordered a meal to share she didn't offer an extra plate, much less being one.
My boyfriend loved the bread and oil and had two loaves. 😯 Men in food prep area not wearing hair/beard nets. The one with the beard appeared to be preparing the salads/cold stuff. We didn't have any issues with stray hairs, but.... seems unsanitary.
Ordered a spicy romano chicken with gluten free pasta, and bleu cheese dressing on the side of the salad (for my non gf boyfriend)
Iceberg salad came already dressed with bland Bleu cheese (likely bottled). Pasta meal was NOT gluten free. Chicken was rubbery (very weird), the large pieces of artichoke were pre-marinated (clashed with the dish) and difficult to eat, but the sauce was tasty.
I would avoid this place all together. They have NO idea what gluten is nor could thy have cared less.
Would not recommend. We came here today to attempt to eat bc we read several things about gluten free options, manager wouldn’t even come to table, I was told “red sauce was safe and there was gluten free penne” but that was all that I was told. It wasn’t the servers fault but highly disappointed and opt into going somewhere else because I did not feel safe. The sever told me he felt I was making the best decision not eating bc he couldn’t guarantee anything about kitchen either.
We visited last night. I asked for a gluten free menu since I couldn’t find anything online and we hadn’t eaten there in a couple years. They sent the store manager to speak with me and she told me that they have done away with the gluten free pasta etc because Carinos was unable to safely keep things separate. She was very friendly and said they could offer broccoli in place of pasta and their fries are listed as gluten free.
Asked if they could prepare gluten-free for a celiac.
Told yes. Made a to go order.
On the road found a what crouton on a salad box markes "No croutons." Eating the pasta with artichokes found a wheat linguini noodle.
Sick afterwards.
I got a house salad without croutons and GF pasta with Alfredo sauce. They cooked it in a separate pot with separate utensils and everything. We even heard them double checking with the cooks to ensure they took precautions. Didn’t get sick and it tasted great!
The gluten free pasta I got was disgusting and felt sick afterward. Not a huge fan! Not many options :(
We asked the server if the had gluten free pasta, was told they did. Ordered, got our salads and then was told they have no pasta. So my husband ordered a Ribeye, didn't have that, then we said we would just get wings, NOPE didn't have that either. So we ended up getting chicken with vegetables. Just not a great experience. DO NOT RECOMMEND.
Called to see if they had gluten free options and girl that answered the phone was rude. She told me that they had gluten free rotini pasta but none of the sauces were gluten free and then hung up on me.
Previously, there were more GF options on their menu. I was excited to come back for them. Their “bread” was really pre-made pizza crusts for the GF pizzas that they warmed up, but it was still delicious. The divine flourless chocolate cake has also been removed.
Staff is still super friendly and willing to accommodate requests, but I am very disappointed in the recent changes.
No hate against restaurant. Got the gluten free spaghetti and it wasn’t great. Maybe they were supplied with the cheap pasta.. not sure. Soggy and starchy. Service was great!
Best GF Pizza I’ve found in SF. Waitstaff very knowledgeable. Been back a couple times.
GF pasta was cooked right, added meat sauce. No gf Pizza available. House Italian dressing was very good on side salad. Didn't get glutened, I would go back!
When i was almosr done with my meal i Found a noodle in my gluten free salmon dish. I got very sick.
I had a gf penne Alfredo w chicken, I would say Alfredo sauce was watery dish just ok, I wouldn’t return!
They no longer have GF pasta. Today is 3/19/2022
Good food! I really like the lemon rosemary chicken!!! -update: the chicken Marsala is pretty good too
Few items are gluten free. Be very cautious here. Don’t order pasta at all
Will never eat at this establishment again. Too risky for cross contamination. Not Celiac friendly at all!
I submitted a review online to their wesite. the manager of the local Johnny Carinos called me and apologized profusely for me finding regular pasta in my GF pasta. He expalined how they take Celiac and GF seriosly and explained to me their process for keeing us safe. He then let me know he was going to reeucate the staff on the peocedure for preparung GF products. I was upset but he made me feel heard.
Absolutely the best gf pasta I've ever had. Kiddo had spaghetti, I had a grilled chicken thing with lemon/olive oil and veggies... OMG. Fantastic.
Previous review: I ate here twice for lunch in past 6 months with no problems. Had spicy ramano chicken and shrimp with GF pasta and house salad no croutons. Chicken shrimp dish is very flavorful. Took my own GF bread. Update: visited again a year later and got same thing with no problems.
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- Italian
- Kid Friendly
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