My Hometown: Tucson, AZ
Surprisingly, Tucson has done a very good job in recent years of getting some good gluten free options and several safe kitchens. We now have 3 dedicated gluten free restaurants/bakeries and many of their products can even be found at other restaurants in town.
By Area
Northwest
- Gourmet Girls Gluten Free Bakery
- The Melting Pot
- Flemings Steakhouse
- *Blanco (La Encantada)
- North (La Encantada)
- El Charro link to my review
- Sir Vezas link to my review
- Red Robin
- Saffron Indian Bistro
- Acacia
- Zona 78
- Wildflower
- Tucson Tamale Company
- Harvest
- Truland Burgers and Greens
- Contigo Latin Kitchen
- Firebirds Wood Fired Grill
- Claire’s Cafe
Northeast
- Renee’s Organic Oven
- Tucson Tamale Company
- Eclectic Cafe
- Jonathan’s Cork
- El Charro link to my review
- Zinburger
- Cafe Torino
- Harvest
- Prep & Pastry
- Flying V Bar & Grill
Central
- Dedicated (Previously called Got2B Gluten Free)
- Outback
- Lotus Garden
- Old Pueblo Grille
- Zayna link to my review
- Zona 78
- Blue Willow
- Zinburger
- Goodness
- Vero Amore
- Graze Burgers
- Mother Hubbards
- Blue Willow
- Twigs Bistro and Martini bar
Downtown and University Area
- The Tasteful Kitchen (limited hours, make reservation)
- Core Plus at the UofA Park Student Union
- Prep & Pastry
- La Cocina
- El Charro link to my review
- Boca Tacos y Tequila
- Diablo Burger
- The Fix Mac N’ Cheese
- Charro Steak
By Cuisine
American (and eclectic or local)
- Gourmet Girls GF bakery/bistro
- Dedicated (Got2B Gluten Free)
- Outback
- Eclectic Cafe
- Boston Market
- In N’ Out
- Diablo Burger
- Red Robin
- Wildflower
- Blue Willow
- Dakota Cafe
- Harvest
- Prep & Pastry
- Graze Burgers
- Mother Hubbards
- Firebirds Wood Fired Grill
- Twigs Bistro and Martini bar
Health-Focused
- Goodness
Chinese
- P.F. Changs
- Lotus Garden
- Pei Wei
Indian
- Saffron Indian Bistro
Italian
- Renee’s Organic Oven
- North
- Zona 78
- Sauce (beware of cross contamination)
- Cafe Torino
- Vero Amore
Mediterranean
- Zayna link to my review
Mexican
- El Charro link to my review
- Sir Veza’s link to my review
- Tucson Tamale Company
- Boca Tacos y Tequila
- *Blanco
- *Chipotle
- Old Pueblo Grille
- Charro Steak
- Contigo Latin Kitchen
- Blue Willow
- Flying V Bar & Grill
Vegetarian
- The Tasteful Kitchen (limited hours, make reservation)
List of Restaurants:
Gourmet Girls Gluten Free Bakery/Bistro
- Dedicated Gluten Free
- I recommend the breakfast sandwich or breakfast quesadilla
- Now open for dinner Friday & Saturday, breakfast and lunch until 3 pm every other day
Dedicated (Previously called Got2B Gluten Free)
- Dedicated Gluten Free
- GF menu
- Corn tortilla tacos, quesadillas, salads
- Use caution when dining here. I had a very bad experience 1/31/14 with incredibly disappointing staff training and the manager (Angel) also had a lack of knowledge. Info I got today completely conflicted with what I’ve been told in the past.
- Today, I was told the chips were fried in their usual dedicated fryer, but they added churros to that fryer. The manager said they would stop doing this – but just be careful and ask questions.
- Dairy: The roasted chicken is not DF (cream marinade), but the baja is. The rice has dairy due to all the butter,
- Gluten: The Award Winning BBQ pork tacos are not GF, French fries are fried with beer-battered shrimp so not gf, chips have always been in dedicated fryer in past, but not today.
- Breakfast & Brunch options, as well as dinner
- Gluten Free identified on menu
- Almost everything is gf with corn tortillas except boca balls, fried items, and some fish. Avoid pasta salsa.
Core Plus at Park Student Union (at the U of A)
- Dedicated gluten free restaurant serving omelets, stir fry, quesadillas, fajitas, and salads!
- Make sure you ask that this is still true; it could change at any time.
- Gluten Free options identified on menu
- Dog Friendly
- Amazing burgers. GF Buns from local Gourmet Girls GF Bakery
- Everything is gf except ranch and non-gf buns
El Charro (3 locations)
- GF Menu
- One of the best flans in town
- My review can be found here
- GF Menu
- Beautiful outdoor patio
- Made to order, almost everything can be made gluten free with different, gf breading
- GF Pasta (I believe made in-house)
- GF Pizza, sandwiches (gf bread), hummus.
- I recommend the marinara melt with chicken
- GF Menu
- Udi’s GF buns, corn breaded gf fried chicken, gf chicken tortilla soup, gf wings
- Dedicated fryer for fries
- I have had better experiences at the speedway location
- My review can be found here
Tucson Tamale Company (3 locations)
- Most of the tamales are gluten free and made in their own facility
- Menu is marked with gluten free
- GF Menu
- My review can be found here
- If you call ahead they will go out and buy gf bun for you! Otherwise, wrapped in lettuce. Dedicated fryer for sweet potato fries, but ask for reg. fries to be fried in there too.
Zona 78 (2 locations)
- Gluten Free items marked on menu
- GF Pasta
- GF Pizza
- Pizza crust can also be made into flatbread for hummus appetizer
- Cooked in separate area
Chains:
- GF Menu
- GF Menu
Chipotle
Chili’s
Boston Market
In N’ Out
- Lettuce wrap burger, fries in dedicated fryer
- They will provide an iPad and you can input whatever food allergies you have
- Find the interactive menu here
- Gluten Free Buns
- GF/ Allergen menu
California Pizza Kitchen
Chick-Fil-A
Five Guys
- Lettuce wrap, dedicated fryer for fries
- Fries are NOT GF, but they have GF Udi’s buns
Grocery Stores:
- Whole Foods
- Sprouts
- Natural Grocers
- Trader Joes
- New Life Health Center
- GF Sections in Bashas, Safeway, Fry’s
Click here for my complete list of gluten free in Tucson (note: this list is no longer updated regularly).
*Be cautious as not all restaurants are good about cross contamination or have separate gluten free menus.
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