Top 15 Gluten-Free Grab & Go Spots Across Iowa

Laura Boenish

Best keto/gluten free food I’ve had!!!

Adriana Della Pietra

Kindred is a casual café with delicious breakfast, brunch or lunch 100% gluten free. As celiac, it is rare to have the possibility to choose anything from the menu without cross-contamination. This is the only place in Iowa city with a 100% GF kitchen. Additionally, I loved the vibe of the place: young and casual.

Lori Ingebritson

Kue’d is our favorite restaurant in the Waukee area. We have eaten inside but we usually get take out. We always are pleased with the quality of food, the accuracy of the orders and I’m especially happy with all of the gluten free choices!

Jon Popham

Friendly, upbeat staff work well together to deliver great service and great food. Prices are fair and Noodles delivers a good value. Fresh, natural ingredients meld together well to produce a flavor explosion in your mouth! I noticed some pasta offerings that were good for those who are gluten sensitive. Also, they offer ribbon sliced zucchini as a pasta alternative. Protein choices include grilled chicken, Parmesan Crusted chicken, steak, and others. It's not my cup of tea but they even have a plant-based 'chicken.' Overall I was thoroughly impressed and I'll be going back for more.

linda sull.

They have gluten free bread. I was able to get a sandwich and it was delicious

Sooj S

We go to a lot of different Culvers for their gluten free buns, and this location somehow made it taste the best. The bun was piping hot when it came to us, and it was so soft and moist. It held together until we finished the burgers which wasn't our experience in other locations. It was during the lunch rush but the service was super fast through the drive-thru.

Jacob Miller

Attention Celiacs! A Hidden Gem for Fresh, Gluten-Free Eats After a trip to Colorado, I was craving the perfect grain bowl—and I stumbled upon this place. Think of it as a guilt-free Chipotle! I ordered the Fiesta Bowl, and my wife got a similar dish. Everything was fantastic—the portion sizes were generous, the ingredients were fresh, and the flavors were spot on. I’m honestly surprised I hadn’t heard of this place before, but I’ll definitely be back!

Jodi Allen

I placed a pickup order at 5:16pm and app said order would be ready at 5:30pm. Arrived at 5:45pm and it took until 5:50pm to get assistance. Teenager at register stated it would take 10 minutes. He then confirmed with cook that 10 minutes was accurate. Cook looked at ticket and said with 2 gluten free sandwiches it would be a while. Grill started to be cleaned at 6:05 pm and order was started at 6:10 pm. Let me point out that while standing there waiting I watched the counter fill up with other pick up orders and people walk in put in their order and receive it while I was there. Someone obviously made a conscious decision not to fill my order in a timely manner because of the gluten free sandwiches. Jasmine attempted to give me a cookie and I refused because of allergies at 6:20pm. At 6:23pm more than an hour after my order was placed I received my order finally. My specific instructions in my order were to write names on the sandwich package and to bag the gluten free separately. Neither instruction was followed. Jasmine gave me 2 coupons for 3 sandwiches and I told her i should receive 3 because our order was due at 5:30pm. She said no and that we could leave and didn't need to return to the store. Not once did she apologize or provide an explanation. I was not happy and yelled going out the door thanks for not saying I'm sorry. I would have been happy with the 2 coupons and an apology. Jasmine lacks the skills to be a manager if she can't apologize to a customer for a decision she probably made. I feel that Jasmine was discriminatory in her actions because of the food allergies and her overall actions. Jersey Mike's as a company has practices in place to accommodate customers with food allergies but this employee seems to have decided to not provide your typical great service becsuse of it.

Jennifer Marcus

This isn't a fancy style reseraunt but for something quick on the go that has non dairy and wheat free options, this is a nice place to stop. I enjoy eating the pad Thai with rice noodles since I don't eat wheat or gluten. Low cost for a good portion size and tastes good.

sadie magnusson

My daughter has Celiacs. They knew exactly what to do and were so accommodating. The food was great.

Virginia k Schwartz

Excellent food and service. Gluten free buns available.

Samantha Kreek

We had a horrible experience with this Jersey Mike's location. We went here due to the reputation for being decently celiac-friendly. My husband and one of my four children cannot have gluten. The staff was rude and hesitant to answer any questions. One staff member just blankly stared at us numerous times. The wait for the gluten-free sandwiches was 20 minutes, versus the regular sandwiches which were almost instantaneous. They prepared the gluten-free sandwiches in a special area, as they had told me. However, they also used that area for the online orders, and the staff member rudely told me she had to clean it up before she could prepare our food. My husband's order was completely incorrect. We ended up getting glutened and it made for a rough trip. Avoid.

Scott Johnson

My son and I have celiac, so eating out is a luxury! When we ordered the lettuce wrapped burger, they asked if it was preference or allergy. Told them about having celiac, it went on our order and IMMEDIATELY gloves were changed and they made sure all was separate and safe!! Awesome staff and AMAZING food!! We'll be back!

Island Ewert

Great experience on a quick stop! They had vegan options and gluten free options which was great for our whole party. We sat outside and the staff even brought out some water for our pup. Would recommend anyone stop through for good pizza.

Tesha Sederburg

Had it to go. The gluten free chicken nuggets are the best! Staff was wonderful!

Laura Millar

I can not have gluten and eating out can be a nightmare because of cross contamination. When I went in and asked for the gf bread they made sure everything they used was completely wiped down, changed their gloves, and put the bread on paper to make sure no cross contamination could happen. Definitely going back!!

Jill King

First time to Smash Park & rented one of their party game rooms. Our party enjoyed great gluten free appetizers & had lots of fun with all the games & on pickleball court. The staff was friendly, timely, had great recommendations for planning our catering. I would recommend for your next party!

Amber Schmidt

Great place to go for gluten free meal.

Gretchen D

Good service and good food. Also offer gluten free buns. Which are delicious.

NoszerO Xray

I eat at Culver's rarely because I am not into yogurt. Also the burgers are so greasy that the bottom bun is soaked. I don't like that. Not today. It was dry and I loved it. My GF was able to get gluten free food also. She liked hers sandwich. It would be nice if they had more than one toilet. One sit down is it. Not enough. People travel and dine in and it holds about 50 people. Yep a line. Not fun. Other than that it was great. I would go back there.

James Travis

Chick-fil-A has always been safe for me: the fries, grilled chicken on gluten-free bun, nuggets, and their milk shakes! Sometimes the gluten-free bun is dry, but the sauses help.

Barb Fletcher

Gluten-free was handled amazingly

Peggy Boone

Gluten free price is right

Jonathan Alaniz

Food is great. Place was clean. Only mishap is that my wife's fríes were swapped with mine. She has a gluten sensitivity, so part of her fries touched my burger, so she couldn't eat them.

Beth Linde

Wonderful food with such an awesome variety of options! Vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, ect.

Linn Krafjack

Did you know Culver's has Gluten Free Buns? So happy about that! As for the young people that were working, they all were great, but a Shout Out to Alexis and Maddox for helping me!

Kate Perman

I have a very severe allergy to gluten and eat at chick-fil-a often. I went here and requested a gluten free bun as well as them to change gloves, wash hands, etc. I was then given a glutinous bun and no refund. Will never eat at this location again.

Casey McKenzie

Great service. Great food. And Gluten Free Buns!

Private

My gluten free bun completely crumbled apart, looks like the recently changed brands. I was also disappointed because something is wrong with their chocolate custard. It tasted like vanilla with chocolate syrup and didn’t have the classic texture and taste I expect from Culver’s. Friendly staff and clean restaurant

Karen Janko

Everytime we have visited, my daughter has celiac and has to do a gluten free sub. They are always professional and sanitize before they make her sub. Thank you, so much.

Brandi Bruce

Jill Vanderhoef

Love it! Burrito in a bowl is my favorite and it is gluten free!

Emily Bashus

Love the gluten free options

Jane Burt

Pretty impressed that Culvers offers Gluten free buns and provides a Celiac safe process for preparing my food. The staff was very helpful in helping me decide and did a great job by being so professional and courteous!

Cassidy Murray

Went in at evening rush yesterday to order some grilled nuggets. As someone with Celiac, it always makes me a little anxious to go at peak hours due to risk of cross contamination. Manny quickly put me at ease! His fabulous service and personality made my whole day. Thank you, Manny!! He took the time to quickly check and get answers to a few weird questions I had. He didn’t make me feel bad or like a burden to ask and took time out of his busy day to make sure I got the answers I needed! The whole team was fabulous as always, Manny just deserves an extra brag!!

Ja K

No bacon on sandwich. Otherwise good. No gluten reaction, gf bun.

Areli Cardenas

Asked for the spicy grilled chicken and gluten free bread, they gave me breaded chicken with no toppings and gf bread… not only is that logically incorrect, but that is the most frustrating thing I’ve ever.

Jean SH.

Was bust but love it as per Gluten Food..

Cheryl Hertz

So nice to have a healthy fast food place! Great Gluten- free options, too, even wraps!

Courtney Sutherland

Let me start by saying the pizza is absolutely delicious. We got the Cubano and the white pizza, both in gluten free. Both were fantastic. However, there was definitely either cross contamination or something containing gluten that I was unaware of. I started reacting within half an hour and it's gotten progressively worse as the night goes on. If gluten isn't an issue for you, I definitely recommend. Again, it was delicious. If you have any type of gluten sensitivity or celiac especially, I suggest you don't take the risk.

Eric Thayer

Love that they have gluten free buns but the staff are always friendly and the facility clean. Aiden in particular went above and beyond today for my celiac allergy.

Alexander Goreham

Due to celiac, we asked them to change their gloves. This was the first time we have seen Chipotle staff members change the actual utensils used to serve our food. Thank you so much for your concern and knowledge of cross-contamination! Highly recommend this location if you have celiac on a concerned about cross-contamination! Thank you!

Carol Soto

Jacob Miller

This place does an excellent job with the gluten free options (I’m Celiac and never have issues with Jersey Mikes in general). However the last time I ate there the GF bread used was definitely stale and dry. Very disappointing. Overall they are polite and not too pissy when you ask them to change gloves.

Shan B

Gluten free option for bun, and the staff changed their gloves.

Nathaniel haines

I like the food but so busy sometimes it's crazy you would believe they are the only place around in the five mile radius anyways I do like the food over priced for sure but good food and the have gluten free options which I would like them to somehow expand on stuck to grilled chicken or a 14 dollar small salad

Shalen & Tiff DeBrower (Tee)

They were accommodating & knowledgeable about my children's celiac disease. We aren't able to eat many places, so this was a special treat! The atmosphere was very clean & classy. The food was presented beautifully & delicious!

Michelle Cook

It's Culver's... need I say more? Love that they fry their French fries separately from breaded items. Making them truly gluten free.

Jason Silcox

I'm gluten-free and tried their gf noodles and wasn't impressed (undercooked), but tried the doodles (zucchini noodles,) this time. Phenomenal!!! Next time, i,'m trying it with shrimp.

jprowant 13

Knowledgeable about gluten free options.