Top 24 Gluten-Free Mexican Spots to Explore in South Carolina

kenzie crissman

Highly recommend! The manager personally takes allergy orders and notes them on a large red slip, making sure they’re handled with care. There are so many gluten-free options available, way more than you’d typically find at most places. And did not get sick. These are the (small) nachos with grilled chicken. Super yummy.

Kekentia Grant

Out late on a late night date w the hubs in his hometown and looking to NOSH!! This place was recommended by our rickshaw driver strolling down King street. This place is SUPER CUTE!! We actually had passed by it and didn’t even notice!! 😵‍💫 Accross from the Apple Store; with kitschy-modern vibes we loved it as soon as we walked in! 90s tunes wash over us as we enter and we are taken back to simpler days; when we were young and without the cares of kids and adulting. Our server Katie greets us as we sit down at our cozy little booth - she is Super Cute and upbeat! We love her energy! And she knows her Sh*%#! She thoroughly explains how things work in her world, and we know exactly what to expect and respect how much she loves what she does! She educates us on the freshness of the E back bar ingredients? As well as that we should expect the highest of quality Ingredients in the tacos and such as well! We also love that these tacos are served street tacos style and explains that each will be 2-3 bites. This is very helpful in Gauging how many we should order! We decide to get a little of everything! The cucumber salad and sliced cucumbers came first. Then came the Korean Beef Bulgogi Bowl - The Baja fish tacos - in CA they are usually grilled. But here they are fried. I was skeptical but when I added the jalapeño sauce and took a bite MAN!! So lite and flaky!! Fish was tender and the batter was melt in your mouth! Not at All great! And not breast either! Katie explained later that it is a tempera rice batter and that it’s gluten free. Super lite and DELISH!! The addition of the slaw gives it just the right vinegar mayo kick as well YUM 🤤 The mushroom taco is very light and mild. Bits of mushroom; they tasted like shiitake or even just an umami mix including some king mushrooms even had a very mild and meaty texture and mild flavor. I added the rojo sauce for a bit of a kick. The given tortilla adding the perfect nuttiness. The crispy shrimp taco uses the same lite tempura batter. This batter has a little kick to it. Not sure if they add something else to the batter to make it slightly different than the fish but it’s slightly spicier. Which I Loved. We eat a lot of spicy foods and I loved this one. I ate this with the cucumber salad as well for more of a crunch factor. The pork belly taco had a bit of a crunchy pork skin bite to it, and the porky goodness that you can ONLY get from pork belly!!! This one was next level taco yumminess!!! We ate this one with the Happy Habanero sauce and let me tell you - NO. This one you hafta taste for yourself to believe!!! PORK BELLY. NEED I SAY MORE??? Now we had also ordered the Seared Ahi Tuna Taco but we had forgotten about it and the kitchen had also forgotten about it , so by the time they brought it out we were so stuffed we didn’t get to try it before my review. I’ll try to update this tho once I try it! It looked awesome, and I will include the picture! The only thing the hubs wasn’t too impressed with was the bulgogi bowl. The bees was sliced too thinly he said and was a bit dry. He expected more juiciness. Especially for bulgogi and I hafta agree on that - having had a LOT of bulgogi in my lifetime lol. I LOVED the kimchi and spinach in the bowl tho and helped him to polish those off. 😝 Oh!!! We also tried some agua fresca - the Berry Colada which was FANTASMIC I cannot say this enough. This drink tasted of fresh coconut water, blueberries and fresh squeezed grapefruit juice. Not sure if that’s the mix but that’s what it tasted like to me. It was so refreshing and didn’t make me feel light headed like fruit juice normally does. The hubs has a Tito’s n Grapefruit juice which he absolutely LOVED. We were really impressed with Bartaco! Late night nosh as its finest! And Thanks again Ms Katie!

Ashley K

My mistake was ordering over the phone, the order was messed up. But worse I told her gluten free and I was severely glutened:( though the menu has GF items there is a disclaimer to eat at your own risk- don’t just don’t risk it not worth it, and the fees are outrageous, I do NOT recommend

A D

I chose this restaurant while I was in town specifically because I have celiac disease and they had items on their menu that were clearly labeled as gluten free. What I was able to eat was delicious, but their gluten free labelling on the menu is incredibly misleading. I asked our server if the tortilla chips (labelled gluten free) on the menu were fried in a fryer that also fried foods that contained gluten and was told they are. So not gluten free. I asked if their corn tortillas for the tacos were warmed on the same surface as their flour tortillas and was told they were. So they're not gluten free. This sounds like an insane distinction if you aren't familiar with celiac disease, but I have had tacos make me sick this way in the past. Our server asked the kitchen to warm them differently and it was fine. And again, my tacos were delicious. I appreciated that the server communicated with the kitchen to warm my tacos. But if I had trusted the menu (or I guess just ASKED if things were gluten free vs asking specifics about how items were made) I would have spent tonight very ill.

Lior Seidel

Agnes Yarber

sarah rikert

Cantina is always my go to restaurant especially in the city! The roasted chicken tacos are always my favorite! They have so many gluten free options too! The service at the bar or if you are sitting at a table is always amazing! The manager was very informative on higher shelf tequila and helped our group out tremendously! I will always recommended cantina! Can’t wait to visit again!

April Evans

The food is fresh and excellent, the service is prompt and friendly, and the atmosphere is energetic and upbeat. We have a family member who has Celiac disease and Chuy's was able to prepare a truly gluten-free meal for him. Many places are unable to accommodate those with specific dietary restrictions, so this was a much-appreciated service that allowed us to celebrate together. We love Chuy's and cannot recommend them highly enough!

Russell Vickery

Great place to eat, food great and service great!! They have alot of gluten free optiona and staff is knowledgeable about the allergy.

Palmetto Meg

Delicious food, strong drinks, and fun (romantic, but also family-friendly) atmosphere outside under the lights. We had both a diabetic and celiac in our group, so we can be tricky, but there were plenty of healthy options and gluten-free options while never sacrificing great taste. We didn't have reservations, but we were lucky to get in with only a little wait. I recommend making reservations, because it is popular!

Brian P.

Tasty food and drinks served quickly. Endlessly customizable options. Yummy chips and salsa. Gluten free available. Maybe not kid friendly menu. Can be loud. Indoor and outdoor seating. Usually can find free parking in the back lot.

Marc Sing

Stumbled onto this restaurant while driving across the state and so glad we did. My wife has celiac and they were great keeping her food separate and were very knowledgeable! Everyone here was great! The food was phenomenal! The sauces were flavorful and not overpowering! If we are ever in the area again we will definitely be back but so glad we found it and chose to stop here.

James Peebles

DJLEERC

Waited 2.5 hours for a table on a week of Florida spring break. The service was excellent; thank you Garren. But the food was mediocre at best, though it was the end of the night. Their house beer was excellent. Our family member who ordered a gluten free dish, which was assured to be so, was cooked in the same fryer as products containing gluten. It's understandable they don't have a separate fryer, but it was assured that the chef takes it "very seriously".

Andrew Cooper

The food was mid, service was okay, atmosphere was dead, food take almost an hour despite being THE ONLY in the restaurant. We had to listen to foul language beside us the entire time we Waited on our food. Menu said gluten free options and as you may come to expect we in fact did not receive gluten free options. Thank you so help me GOD.

Walter Kane

Ada Dunn

Courtney Williams

Carol Hoebel

Finally found a Mexican Restaurant with flavor! Everything was delicious…. And the menu states gluten free options!

Courtney Watts

Best food, atmosphere, and service. Seperate fryer for tortilla chips, which means nachos for someone like me that has celiac disease. They are very accommodating and have lots of allergy friendly foods. I can't say enough great things about this Taco Boy. Just bring your sweater if sitting inside.

Jana Powers

Billy Thompson

Carolyn Grubb

Alexander Richards

Linda Shand

Grace Dawson Beatty

Absolutely amazing. I have gluten and dairy intolerance. The staff were amazing in terms of thinking ahead and also educating me how food is prepared so I felt safe in my choices. 10/10. The steak and chicken fajitas were superb. Loved the margarita. Absolutely will be back. Thank you Ben and Peyton for an amazing experience!

Katie Glaze

Great food and the staff was nice. It's very clean and they were great at answering questions. It was very off putting however to hear 4 of the staff members in front of me while making the food openly insulting and bashing previous customers, while we all have our views of others it 100% should not be on the line while still speaking to the people in front of you. Other than that this is a pretty decent place to get some good food, with gluten free options as well.

Benjamin Stubbs

Lauren Freeman

Ruth Kirksey

Michael Neely

Maria Fahlsing

The food is fabulous here, especially the taco bowls. We really appreciated the music selection as well. Great place to stop for lunch on a road trip! I was absolutely FLOORED that there are 2 gluten-free desserts on offer: a crispy rice treat and a brownie.

Alex Gabbard

Deborah Kelly

Alma Holland

Paul Collado

Colleen Stutzman

Courtney Williams

Maddie Post

Although Gluten Free is not marked on the menu, every waitress is knowledgeable and the ensured that everything was gluten free and they brought it out separately. My daughter has celiac.

Mavis Litteral

Elinor Lister

Aryana was wonderful! So helpful! Whole menu was labeled with gluten free items. So great!! Will definitely be back!

Robin Vines

Latoya Moore

Adrian Burrow

Lindsay Gibson

Always a great experience when we go! The service is always amazing and they are always super accommodating with my gluten allergy.

Earl Lyons

Anne Simmons

Great food! I have a gluten allergy and they really helped after I ordered and came to tell me the bbq has gluten in it. Very thankful for the staff and great food. Best corn shell tacos!!

Ida Hazzard

Kate MacDonald

We ate at Tortuga’s multiple times during our recent trip to Edisto. Their food quality is great and they have a variety of gluten free options which is wonderful and quite rare for the area. The real issue with Tortuga’s is their service approach, especially for the menu variety and price point being offered. We found their service to be a bit impersonal and cumbersome with it being 💯 kiosk driven for ordering. Our real hesitation in recommending Tortuga’s to others is that they charge you for water. Any restaurant offering dine-in services should offer tap water complimentary. At almost $20 a plate we had to do a separate transaction for water each time we visited as it wasn’t apparent that you need to do this at the kiosk during our initial order. Each time we asked for water with our meal and were directed to buy it, a separate purchase for a plastic cup & tap water. This is poor service and shows poor care and interests in their customers who are often coming in often on bikes, etc. in a hot beach town. Again, the food is good however for the price point their dine-in service offerings need to catch up.

Dora Roussel