Jul 22, 2009

Chipotle: Gluten Free Fast Food

I am moving next week and will be back in August with regular posts. Recently, Chipotle has become my choice for fast food. In fact, the other night, the employee at Chipotle remembered me, washed her hands, and changed her gloves before I even made the request! Now, that is impressive considering I have only been to that location about five times. I like a combination of the spicy chicken and the sweet pork with rice.

According to their allergen chart, all items are gluten free except the flour tortillas. So, where will I be moving? I am moving about 10 minutes away from where I live now, across the street from a Chipotle. That location seemed a little confused about changing gloves, but I will certainly have them in the routine soon!

5 comments:

Chris said...

The fact that Chipotle's food is predominantly gluten-free is true. The one thing to watch out for is the ladle's that are used to pick up the beans and meat are constantly coming in contact with the flour tortillas (and then back into the beans and meat again).

I personally have not had any issues with Chipotle, but the chance of contamination is still there.

Karen said...

Thanks for the link to the Chipotle site!

Anonymous said...

We got SO glutenated from eating at Chipotle tonight when they promised everything was gluten free, except the flour tortillas. Me and my 9 and 12 year olds are miserable.

Anonymous said...

I am gluten intolerant I had the carnitas, pork and veggie taco and got very sick here at Chipotle in South Portland Maine I think there is a marinade on one of the meats? Soy sauce? Will not return again My small intestine is killing me

marylandceliac said...

Sorry to hear this. Make sure you request that they change gloves before making yours. I personally skip the toppings like cheese that could be cross-contaminated. Or, you can request that they get cheese from the back.