Gluten-Free at Chick-fil-A
Fast Food Restaurant
Chick-fil-A offers gluten free grilled chicken nuggets and many locations have dedicated fryers for fries. Check with your location if cross-contamination is a concern for you.
I eat here about twice per month. Grilled nuggets, fries, kale salad, diet lemonade. Never have had a problem.
Fast service and I followed the websites suggestions. I got a Kale crunch side salad and 8 nuggets. I appear fine.
about a week ago i ate here and got my usual - grilled nuggets, fries, and frosted lemonade. i’ve eaten this meal multiple times a week for months and never had an issue, but this time i think i got cross contaminated. i experienced stomach cramping that night and itchy skin for the next day or two. this was the only thing i had eaten all day long. i did order through the app and didn’t have the chance to disclose my allergy, though, so that was my mistake. this is the only negative experience ive had at this location since going gluten free.
Grilled chicken is safe, GF Bun available & the waffle fries are in their own dedicated fryer.
dedicated fryer, grilled chicken, and option of GF bun or lettuce wrap
Menu had gf bun swap listed. Great gf experience for a fast food chain. Burger bun came in plastic bag and we assembled the burger ourselves.
Get food from here often. Grilled nuggets, fries. No reaction, safe and reliable.
So there are not a bunch of options but you can still grab a bite here & not get glutened. Fries are in a dedicated fryer. Grilled chicken nuggets or a grilled chicken sandwich..they now offer a gf bun. All the sauces are safe. Hope this helps 🍗🍟🍔
I asked the person at the register to verify that the fries are GF and cooked in a fryer separate from the other foods. She couldn’t answer this question and the shift manager couldn’t either.
I've eaten here for over 4 years never gotten glutened and they do have a gluten free buns now which maybe good to try sometime.
For GF fast food, Chick Fil A is the only place I reasonably trust. This location is not one of those. I ordered online for a grilled chicken breakfast bowl that is ordinarily GF. I spoke to the drive thru assistant and notified them of my celiac and asked for all steps to be taken for CC.
I got home and began to eat my food and found regular chicken nuggets in the bowl mixed in with the grilled chicken. I only noticed it after eating a piece of the breaded chicken. Subsequently, got symptomatic and have been sick for the last 36 hours.
I understand that fast food is notorious for being scary for celiacs but ordinarily I feel relatively safe at CFA. This location didn’t take responsibility when I notified them of the error and I do not feel comfortable eating here again.
Dedicated fryer at this location, so the fries are gluten free.
One of the only gluten free options at the Houston airport. Being a fast free place, there's always a possibility for cross contamination... But at least there's a place I can go to to get a gluten free chicken sandwich or breakfast scramble.
Ordered the grilled chicken with GF bun and fries like I have in the past. Major cross contamination happen somehow. It feels like I had a regular sandwich.
Only food that you can get if ur GF is grilled chicken or fruit bowl.
No issues here just ate and no reaction
Great place with delicious food. They have gluten free buns although they are sometimes old and stale. The shakes are delicious but not all of them are gluten free. You have to ask.
Fries everything in the menu in soy oil, so it isn’t safe for that, but cleans all utensils before handling gluten free products and attempts to eliminate cross contaimination.
Frier and grill are dedicated gluten free. Our cashier seemed new and immediately went and found a more seasoned employee to make sure our order was entered correctly and that employee also went back to the line to ensure gloves were changed.
Love this chick-fil-a location specifically. The staff are great, and they have a specific button (as do all locations) to alert cooks of an allergy. I eat here almost every other week and have never gotten sick!
What can you say about CFA. Sadly, when you are GF there is only so many items you can get. And for some, they don’t do the salads because of space, so that decreases the options even more. But when you need a quick bite, this is my GoTo place. I didn’t have any issues, although, I was worried that I would have just because of the setting. But alas, all was good.
Ordered my usual breakfast item, grilled chicken hashbrown bowl. The hash browns and fries are in their own separate fryer.
Ordered a vanilla milkshake. The manager brought out my order and asked if I was celiac (she saw gluten allergy noted on my order). I said yes, and then she let me know that their milkshake mixer machine is used for all milkshakes and is wiped down between shakes but not thoroughly washed. I thanked her for telling me and said I’d just give the shake to my sister. She said are you sure? You can do that and also I can give you a refund since you’re unable to enjoy it. So thankful she knew to check if I was celiac!!
Love eating the fries here! Only thing that I can eat here is the fries and lemonade, but so good! Just make sure to ask them whether or not they use a dedicated oil and fryer for their fries
Had a salad with their grilled nuggets, fries and chick fil a sauce…. all GF. Several choices of dressing that was GF also.
Fries are in a different fryer. Never had a reaction from this location.
They will get your order wrong. And if you go inside to correct it, there is a good chance it will still be wrong. These workers don’t know what they are doing.
run away as fast as you can. We have eaten at many Chick-fil-As over the course our GF and now celiac experience. Each one has been wonderful with the exception of this one. They put celiac and gluten-free on the receipt and still gave us the breaded nuggets. When I spoke with someone at the restaurant, they said that they have three points of contact and wanted to blame the guy who took the order. They have zero clue. Team lead could not be bothered to address the situation.
This is my most trusted CFA location. Every time we have ordered here our need to be gluten free has been taken seriously, the food comes out marked as gluten allergy, and we've never gotten sick. I always feel safe here.
fries are gf in their own fryer, grilled nuggets, grilled chicken sandwich with gf bun, and all sauces gf.
A mi hija le encanta este restaurante. Es franquicia, pero siempre le ha sentado muy bien el menú de pollo a la plancha y las patatas fritas. El pan sin gluten te lo dan empaquetado para que no se contamine.
We called ahead to ask about allergy procedures and all the right words were said, but when we arrived and ordered we were served fried chicken nuggets instead of grilled. We took them back and the manager apologized and took control of remaking the order, and it came out w fried nuggets again! We got our money back and left, we can't recommend this location for safety.
Fries are in their own dedicated fryer
Edited: I had to go back the next day because it was my only food option that morning and the workers put the gluten allergy on my order this time, and I didn’t feel sick either day.
Original review:
Maybe it was an off day but I had a bad experience at this Chick-fil-a. I ordered the hashbrown sausage bowl and asked them to put a gluten allergy alert to my order and to change gloves. Got up to pay and they had no idea what a gluten allergy was and didn’t put a note on the order, and when I asked if they had changed gloves she said yes immediately even though it’s highly unlikely. Crossing my fingers I don’t get sick. Proceed with caution and double check when you order in the drive thru on the allergy alert.
I only ever get fries and a sweet tea but never had an issue. They are always so helpful to make sure it’s in a separate fryer. They change their gloves and if someone I go with isn’t gluten free I always ask to pack my fries separate and they always do!
Called and confirmed they still have a dedicated fryer for French fries all the way across the room away from the nugget frier!
The key ordering here is to tell them you have a gluten allergy.. this allows them to flag your order and alert the staff to be cautious in prepping. I got a grill chicken sandwich with a gluten free bun that was packaged separately and waffle fries. Great experience and I have not gotten sick from this location.
Just keep in mind it is a fast food chain though so your risk will always be higher for cross contamination.
Staff was super knowledgeable and sweet! I got 2 large fries and they have a dedicated fryer. My food was allergy flagged and bagged separately. Food was safe I had no reaction!
Never have problems with mistakes or cross contamination. Been eating here for years
The cashier told me after she confirmed with the staff, that the fries are in their own separate fryer.
The fries are made in a separate fryer but are handled with the same gloves as everything else (no, they will not make a new batch with new gloves for you unless you come in during a slow time which is very very rare at this location). There are no measures to prevent cross contact with anything else
Been there several times, and never had any problems
They were very helpful when I asked about their waffle fries,dedicated fryer, and canola oil. The person who brought my meal even helped me out when he mentioned Carmel coloring and natural flavors in BBQ sauce.
Celiac here....ive reacted 2x to their waffle french fries, which they state are cooked in a separate frier. Likely kitchen cross contamination
They did a great job making sure my food was gluten free. Red flagged it for glove change etc. Thanks so much to them!
This location has closed and moved to:
1539 N Loop 1604 W, San Antonio, TX 78232
I was able to confirm that the fries are fried in a separate fryer and do not contain gluten. On the Chick Fil A website they list what they can guarantee is gluten free because it is prepackaged and separate. The website goes on to list what they call is “gluten friendly” because despite it being gluten free they cannot fully prevent cross contamination. The fries are one of the items listed as “gluten friendly” despite having a separate fryer.
I am currently eating a bacon, egg & cheese breakfast bowl. I can confirm or deny safety within 36 hours.
Waffle fries have been safe, the grilled nuggets, grilled chicken filet have been ok. Fruit cup is refreshing. If you need to avoid milk apparently the nuggets have dairy in the preparation. The bag of chips are good, too, though pretty salty.
Grilled Chicken Sandwich was delicious! The Gluten Free bun was ok.. but the chicken is the star so who cares! I was so excited to learn they fry their waffle fries in canola oil NOT peanut oil like their chicken!!! I was throughly pleased with my meal!
Gluten-Free Features
- Allergen List
- Bread/Buns
- Chicken Fingers/Nuggets
- Fries
Categories
- Fast Food
- Kid Friendly
