Outings guide
Plan celiac-safe outings
Eating out can be risky.
Summary
- ✅ Restaurants with a dedicated gluten-free prep space (and, if applicable, fryer) can be safe.
- ⚠️ Always ask the questions below at the restaurant before ordering, even at places with a gluten-free menu.
- ❌ Cross-contamination in the kitchen is the real danger; a gluten-free menu option alone is not enough.
- ❌ Pizza places, bakeries, and sandwich shops: avoid unless fully dedicated gluten free.
Questions to ask the restaurant
QIs there a separate preparation space for gluten-free food?
QIs there a dedicated gluten-free fryer?
QDo you wash your hands, change gloves, and change aprons between preparing regular and gluten-free food?
Risky places to avoid
Pizza places — Almost never safe due to airborne flour and shared surfaces.
Bakeries — NEVER safe unless the entire bakery is dedicated gluten free.
Sandwich shops — Unsafe unless they have a completely separate gluten-free prep station.
Warning signs
If staff use the same utensils for both regular and gluten-free food — for example, using the same knife that buttered regular bread, or the same tongs that picked up a cookie — it's not safe.
Safe restaurant map
Map coming soon — verified celiac-safe restaurants near you