Gluten-Free at Johnny Carino's

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.

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

— Very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the 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

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.

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

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings

• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free 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?

— Below Average

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.

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

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings

• Dedicated gluten-free space in the kitchen
• 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

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free 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

Other Characteristics

• Good for lunch
• Good for takeout
• Offers online ordering

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. :(

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

— Not very

Enjoyed my experience here. Pasta was delicious.

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

— Very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free 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

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.

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

— Somewhat

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free 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?

— Below Average

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.

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

— Not at all

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much/None

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

— Poor

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.

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

— Not at all

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the 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?

— Average

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.

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

— Not at all

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much/None

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.

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

— Not at all

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much/None

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

— Good

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.

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

— Not at all

Safety Feature Ratings

• Food comes out flagged or marked gluten-free

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

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!

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

— Somewhat

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much

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

— Good

The gluten free pasta I got was disgusting and felt sick afterward. Not a huge fan! Not many options :(

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

— Not at all

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much

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

— Poor

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.

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

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

— Poor

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.

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

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.

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

— Somewhat

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much

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

— Good

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!

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

— Somewhat

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much

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

— Poor

Best GF Pizza I’ve found in SF. Waitstaff very knowledgeable. Been back a couple times.

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

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!

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

— Somewhat

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much

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

— Good

When i was almosr done with my meal i Found a noodle in my gluten free salmon dish. I got very sick.

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

— Not at all

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much/None

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

— Not at all

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much

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

— Poor

I had a gf penne Alfredo w chicken, I would say Alfredo sauce was watery dish just ok, I wouldn’t return!

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much

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

— Poor

Other Characteristics

• Good for dinner

They no longer have GF pasta. Today is 3/19/2022

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

— Not very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much/None

Good food! I really like the lemon rosemary chicken!!! -update: the chicken Marsala is pretty good too

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

— Somewhat

Safety Feature Ratings

• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much

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

— Excellent

Few items are gluten free. Be very cautious here. Don’t order pasta at all

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

— Not at all

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much

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

— Average

Will never eat at this establishment again. Too risky for cross contamination. Not Celiac friendly at all!

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

— Not at all

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much/None

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.

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

— Somewhat

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much

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

— Average

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.

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

— Very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free 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 dairy-free
• Good for keto
• Good for kids
• Good for lunch
• Good for takeout
• Good selection of healthy options
• Good with other allergies
• Offers online ordering

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.

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

— Somewhat

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

Ordered the gluten free pasta and got sick. The restaurant was understaffed and we waited over an hour for the food. The food came out mixed up which is a problem because only certain items were ordered gluten free.

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

— Not at all

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much

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

— Below Average

I told the girl on the phone I had to have gluten free wings. Gluten allergy. I get home already took a bite and realize they are wingless and look breaded. I called to ask the manager and they have gluten. I’m sick for three days. And when I ordered I told him I had two separate orders on two separate cards and I get there and they are charged on one card. I think three different people make mistakes here. The manager was nice and said she would remove the cost of one of my orders. That’s simply not enough when you’re sick for days. My throat actually swells from it. Gluten could kill some people

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much

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

— Average

All pasta dishes (except for things like ravioli), can be prepared with gluten free penne. They also have a gluten free pizza which is placed on a separate tray in the oven. I had the pizza with no adverse reactions.

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

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings

• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions

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 kids
• Good for lunch
• Good for takeout

They offer one type of gluten free pasta (penne). The waiter was clueless about gluten free ingredients or cross contamination in their dishes and had to take back two dishes we had ordered. Finally got the manager who knew something. Ended up having a burger with lettuce wrap and a chicken dish with gf pasta. In the end they were very apologetic and comped us the meal.

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

— Somewhat

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much

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

— Below Average

Went and asked for gluten free and waitress was unsure and ended up getting extremely sick from gluten.

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

— Not at all

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much

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

— Poor

Ordered the angel hair artichoke pasta, asked server to have it made with the GF spaghetti pasta instead. 15 minutes into the meal had a very bad reaction. Not sure if normal pasta was used or it was cross-contamination. Definitely not eating here again.

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

— Not at all

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much

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

— Average

Walked in the door and the manager said that they had gf noodles, but he had worked in food service since 1993 and had never heard of cross contamination or that gluten could be in sauces or spices etc. Used to go here a long time ago with no issues, not sure what happened to the staff training lately. Didn't stay due to the lack of knowledge.

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

— Not at all

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?

— Average

They had a very nice gf menu with multiple choices. I opted for a shrimp scampi pasta dish using gf spaghetti. It was wonderful! My waitress was very knowledgeable about my needs, and seemed to communicate that well with the kitchen staff.

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

— Somewhat

Safety Feature Ratings

• Dedicated gluten-free space in the kitchen
• 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

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

Other Characteristics

• Good for kids
• Good for lunch
• Good for takeout
• Good selection of healthy options

As of February 12,2021 they do not have a gluten free menu due to covid.

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much/None

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

— Average

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

— Very

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 lunch

They don’t have gluten free menu however they are knowledgeable about gluten free dishes when requested and they have gluten free options

After returning though I don’t recommend the place. I asked for a new salad without croutons because of an allergy and they just took the croutons off with bread crumbs showing. Won’t be returning unfortunately since when they do make the food gluten free it tastes good. However I no longer trust that the food is indeed gluten-free

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

— Not very

Safety Feature Ratings

• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions

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

Inquired about the gluten free selections multiple times prior to ordering GF Chicken Parmesan specifically from their gluten free menu. Shortly after eating became profusely sick vomiting and diarrhea for four hours.

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

— Not at all

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much

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

— Average

This restaurant is closed, permanently

This place was delicious! Great gluten free options! I had grilled chicken parmesan and gluten free pasta,amazing! Ceasar salad without croutons, very fresh! For dessert they a lava cake, it was too rich for me but was good. My husband (not gf) had the 16 layer lasagna and said it was really good and he had some mozzarella sticks and said those were delicious too!

Celiac friendly?

Yes

The staff seemed to care about making sure the dishes were made properly and made sure to double check which items were gluten free. We ordered over the phone and the lady who took our order was super friendly and made sure to check the gluten free menu to double check that the sauce on the dish I ordered was safe. I don't know how extensively they train their staff on gluten free protocols, but this experience gave me hope!

They have a whole gluten free menu at the restaurant, but it isn't posted online unfortunately. They can switch out the pasta on most dishes for gluten free pasta and for a lot of dishes that is all that needs to be done to make it gluten free. I got the Chicken Scaloppini with gluten free pasta and I couldn't tell the difference from regular pasta! It was a bit softer, but the taste was the same to me. Very happy with my dish and I can't wait to try more! They also offer a gluten free flourless chocolate lava cake and it was good, but extremely chocolaty! Which is ok if you like that sort of thing!

The staff was very friendly and made sure to help us navigate the gluten free options. We had to call in our order instead of ordering online because the online ordering doesn't list gluten free as an option. The staff we spoke with seemed to be well informed as to what had gluten or how to found out if they didn't know.

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free 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 takeout
• Good selection of healthy options
• Good with other allergies
• Offers online ordering

I was just there in July 2020 and they do it currently have any gluten free options because of Covid. I ended up getting the appetizer nachos, which was hoping was mostly gluten free.

They do have gluten free pasta at this location. I ordered the jalapeno alfredo chicken. I would order alfredo again but not with the jalapeno. It was so spicy it took away from the dish itself. The service was super slow which was surprising coming off of being unopened for months... i would come here again just hope the service will be better next time.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

I had a gluten free pizza here and it didn’t taste very good and I also felt a little sick to my stomach after. I definitely wouldn’t eat here again unless I got a salad with basically nothing on it because they don’t seem to take CC very seriously

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

— Not 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?

— Average

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

— Somewhat

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

There gluten free menu is very limited. I ordered their gluten free version of GF Chicken Alfredo. It was horrible and tasteless. The noodles were hard as well. We will not be going back there.

I’m at this restaurant now and there is NO Gluten Free menu ☹. Hard to trust your app these days 🤨

Celiac friendly?

No