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The 10 Best Kid-Friendly Gluten-Free Spots in Forest Park Southeast

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Updated Jul 2025

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Eat DuckBill

Eat DuckBill

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4501 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA

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Sarah Gould

Amazing fried chicken and fries with dedicated fryers!! They also have plenty of GF sauce options. I’ve never gotten sick after eating here

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Songbird

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4476 Chouteau Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA

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Madeline Erdman

I’ve lived in the Grove for about two years, and I’m walking distance from Songbird. This means, most days I’m up at 7 am walking my dog past this place to smell all the smells. Great smells, and all for free. I like to think my dog thinks the same, bc he will usually stop and take extra sniffs by this place. Fantastic place to smell, first and foremost. Okay, you want to know about the food. Yeah, I’ve gotten take-out from here, PLENTY a times. And it’s always going to be the same effing thing. THE COMBO SANDWICH! Please! Cmon! Insane to the fricken membrane! Never gets old! Perfect sandwich, and please know I come from the land of breakfast sandwiches (new jersey) and this place knows how to do a breakfast fricken sandwich. Freshly toasted sourdough, thick bacon, incredible cheese, and that EGG! 😫 With salt and honey on top, please. 🙏 Any time I get this to-go, it’s always warm, egg perfectly cooked, and so easy to order through their user-friendly website. Shoutout whoever does their web-design BTW - love it. Okay, now you want to know the dine-in vibes. Such a cozy, lovely, well designed interior. It feels like you’re eating at your down-to-earth rich friend’s house who definitely is a NPR contributing member. So like, good vibes. Love the hand-painted designs all over, and the color scheme is not overwhelming, it aids in your eating experience. One bathroom - small, and does the job well. Great bathroom. Every detail of this place is so well thought out, to the cookbooks on the bar, to the little figurines on the sill of the mirror. Also, always love a purse hook! Which there are a plenty of! The wait staff here - they are professionals. Like true, real deal professionals. My dad still references this phrase someone used - “How was your first chew?” I mean, how does one even think of such an original sentence? Thank you for inspiring thought and critical thinking. I’ve sat at the bar and at a table. Both spots had excellent back support, and how enjoyable to place my feet wherever I so choose when we sit. Perhaps I swing them! Love the choice. And the open-kitchen concept for the drink making, love it. How fun to watch espressos and kombuchas and teas and delicious alcoholic morning beverages be made!! Okay, now you want to know about the dine-in food experience. As much as I love that OG sandwich, I was recently diagnosed with a random autoimmune disease that restricts some foods I can eat, including gluten, so I was so happy to see they have a gluten-free option for their combo sandwich! I’m really not supposed to eat a lot of food, but the thing is the quality of ingredients is so incredible, I never have a poor reaction to their meat, dairy, or butter. I love they have partnerships with lots of local businesses, and you can really taste the quality. Okay, so I know I raved about the combo sandwich, but their menu is so full of variety and they have the best seasonal specials. My dad loves the Kale Frittata, and I’ve also enjoyed their Sprouted Grain English Muffin, and their grits are so yum! Please try everything once, you won’t regret it. Also always get the combo. lol. Now - the drinks. You might be saying, why is this tiny little Songbird latte $10? Yeah, I wonder that too. I think it’s because of inflation, and also because the quality of house-made syrup, cruelty-free coffee, and delicious milk varieties are just worth it. But hey, don’t want to spend that much? Get one of their insanely delicious teas, matchas, or juices. But don’t sleep on that kombucha. I won’t lie, it’s a bit of a small amount for the price point, but again, you get what you pay for here. My boyfriend tried their Coffee with a Kick as well, and he got a SUBSTANTIAL amount of liquor in that jawn 🤣. Very pleased. I know it’s a long review, but I must address one final thing. All of you weirdos are always complaining about the wait, and being “pushed out.” Go work in a restaurant once in your life. Please. Learn patience. It’s worth the wait.

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Sauce on the Side

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4261 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA

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Tammy Rae Bartley

Loved that they had gluten free options!

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Vincent Van Doughnut

Vincent Van Doughnut

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1072 Tower Grove Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA

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Hope Cober

I called this place around 0957 this morning and asked to have GF donuts put back behind the counter for me and my mother in law who can't have gluten. Mind you im visiting and its the first place I saw with GF donuts and I thought it looked nice. I called and the lady on the phone said she'd put atleast two behind the counter for me and when I show up 22 minutes later because I had to drive there I go in and tell the lady that I was the person who called about the GF donuts and asked them to put them back behind the counter for me. She immediately said Oh ya some guy just came in and bought the last five and left. How about don't tell customers that you will save something for them behind the counter and then NOT follow through and do it. Will never buy donuts here or waste my time driving that far for GF donuts ever again. Completely rude and Unprofessional to tell someone that you'd save them two donuts and then you didn't.

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Everest Cafe & Bar

Everest Cafe & Bar

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4145 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA

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Jessica Foley

Love this place. I eat here a couple times a month. Most of their main dishes are gluten free! Food is always flavorful and well made. Buffet is awesome and for a very fair price. And the people who own / work there are so friendly and really make you feel taken care of! I love the sagaar paneer, the chicken tikka masala, papadum, and garlic naan.

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