Yanni Bistro is truly a hidden gem in Matthews, NC.
I’ve been here a few times before and always loved their food—especially the salads, which are consistently fresh and flavorful. And let’s not forget the gingersnaps. It seems like every time I visit, they’re generously offering complimentary gingersnaps.
Today, I stopped in on a whim during my day off and ordered a lavender latte with almond milk and a gluten-free BLT. I decided to sit outside, soaking in the minimalist decor and letting the sound of birdsong become the soundtrack to my morning.
Then something unexpected and lovely happened—the owner brought my BLT out to me personally and struck up a conversation. What started as a quick meal turned into a 30-minute, soul-filling talk about food, wellness, and the importance of clean ingredients. I learned that everything on the menu is sourced locally from the farmers market next door, and I could genuinely feel his passion and care behind every bite.
Yanni Bistro gets 10 out of 5 stars for their incredible customer service, peaceful atmosphere, and commitment to healthy, locally-sourced ingredients. They also offer fantastic gluten-free and vegan options, which is a huge plus.
If you’re in the area—go. Take yourself on a breakfast date. You might just leave with more than a full belly.
Elena is so very kind and welcoming. We love it here. The food is delicious--highly recommend the Bavarian cream crepe made soft (add banana & Nutella for extra deliciousness) and the El Rancho - made crispy! We love coming here and recently celebrated our first wedding anniversary by having breakfast here and Elena made sure we felt extra special by bringing out our food with a surprise dessert. P.S. they have gluten free crepes that are divine!!!
I can't believe I have not been here to eat before. I'm so excited to see all of the gluten-free options available. I'm really looking forward to ordering the French toast one day. The eggs, bacon, and grits I had today were amazing. Great coffee and love that they brought a carafe for us.
I am leaving this review to give a very specific shout out to Janae - I have an allergy to wheat (Celiac), so when I found out that Mod offers safe pizza options I couldn’t wait to get my hands on one! Janae took my allergy extremely seriously including changing gloves, and even washing dishes before serving me. Her knowledge of my specific allergy was awesome and something I’m not used to. The pizza was SO good! I’m so excited that I can indulge in one of my favorite foods safely. Thank you Janae!
Overall great experience. It was our anniversary dinner with my wife and 2.5 year old. Service was great and so were the drinks and the food. They catered to my wife's gluten intolerance as well. We started with drinks, the Heatwave Martini was SO good (and spicy), as was the Strawberry Rose Sidecar. We ordered the Mussels Josephine for an appetizer- delicious. For entree, my wife got the Sea Bass and added a lobster tail, which was incredible. I got the Filet Mignon and added a lobster tail, also good. My son got fish sticks from the kids menu. For dessert we got the gluten free brownie with ice cream. I definitely recommend coming here. It is a chain, but better quality food than most.
Initially I was going to order burger with fries and a drink, until the very polite cashier told me my total was just short of $25. For a burger, fries, and drink! I told her nevermind the fries and drink, and paid the $16 for the gluten free burger with a cup of water. When my food came out, the bun fell apart in my hands, so I ditched the bun (which I paid a few extra dollars for) and ate the burger by itself. It tasted amazing without the sawdust GF bun. But I definitely left feeling like I got ripped off.
I used to get a gluten free pasta trio at Carrabbas that was delicious. I was a little disappointed that this option was no longer available on menu and not many actual gluten free pasta options.
I got Chicken Marsala but there was no gf pasta with it. The food was good just minimal gluten free options.
If you're going to offer gluten-free items, it'd be great if you could offer more than one flavor. Pretty frustrating to go all the way out to a place I would never go to normally because I was told they had GF options, only to find it's only a single item. And it's not even a normal flavor; what the heck is chocolate chip cake?? Just do a normal vanilla or chocolate if you're not going to offer any of the nice flavors you have in the regular stuff. And before you come at me for being picky - GF items are anywhere from 15-40% more expensive than typical foods, so I am not spending all that on something that isn't good. This diet ain't an option for some of us.
At lunchtime, I had their brussel sprout salad with grilled chicken! Yummy!!!!!!! They have more than burgers here. Just about everything I've ever ate here has been good. They also have gluten free buns which is always a plus for me.
Very nice, there is no one that comes to your table your order at the counter but that was very ok. The guys where very knowledgeable about what they offered and helpful. Super polite.. my food was excellent. My margarita was topshelf.. I will definitely be eating here more often.. gluten free and fresh..
2233 Matthews Township Pkwy, Matthews, NC 28105, USA
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Fernanda Gaytan
I visited sweetFrog last night and had a fantastic experience. The staff was incredibly friendly, and the customer service was exceptional. We had a question about whether a flavor was gluten free, and while the employee wasn't sure, he went above and beyond by offering to call his boss to confirm. The shop was spotless, and overall, it was a wonderful visit. Highly recommend!
Food is delicious. Edit: There has been some misunderstanding I’m sure. I believe all the other orders have been gluten free. So when they were telling me when I was trying to order recently my usual that it wasn’t gluten free, it made me feel betrayed and confused. I wasn’t able to think at the time as I was hungry. After some time, I believe they were tired and was thinking of a whole different roll than I was, I just wish that if they have realized that, that they could of just mentioned or laughed it off and said something in the line of “ Oh, I was mentioning a whole different roll”
First time here and will definitely be back. The food was delicious and our server Hailey was attentive and took caution with my order having to be gluten free which I always appreciate.
The steaks tonight we're impeccable...there were ten of us and not one of us had to return our steaks for being cooked wrong...with that said, it's a good thing we didn't have to return any one of them because our service was awful... I waited half of my meal to just get sweetener for my unsweet tea...and being a server myself, one of the cardinal rules is to ask if the customer would like desert...we were promptly given our chks, so that told us it was time to go... also, we had someone with us that had a gluten allergy and the server seemed perturbed about the questions she was asking about the menu....we will go back but if we see that it's the same guy waiting on us..we will ask for a different server...
So happy with the service! I have celiac disease and can’t eat bread so they let me choose a sub and they made it into a salad for me. So accommodating!!
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Alana Stillitano
Honestly from the moment we walked in, The Loyalist Market blew us away!! The people are just lovely, the charcuterie board was unique and delish. Cant wait to come back and try the rest of the menu. So many great offerings. Highly recommend!
Even did great with gluten free
3122 Fincher Farm Rd #600, Matthews, NC 28105, USA
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Brooke B
My favorite sushi place in Charlotte! They have a ton of gluten free options and super affordable! The staff is very friendly. One of my favorite places!
I brought my family here for dinner tonight and we loved it!! My dad is super picky and my mom has celiac, so it can be difficult to all agree on a place, but all the food was incredible. All of the staff were super friendly and the atmosphere is lovely.
There were plenty of GF options already designated on the menu, and they made sure to check about the specials as well. They were super accommodating. The head chef Johnny came up to check in with us too which was lovely.
We all ordered mocktails (pictured) which were fresh and delicious.
The food specials were awesome. We got the beef satay (pictured along with the salmon) and the duck with mushroom risotto (pictured). Delicious!! The duck was tender and the risotto was wonderfully flavorful.
I also highly recommend their salmon dish (pictured) and their Brussel sprouts. The flatbread was great too!
I can’t wait to come back and try their cocktails and more of the menu. Highly recommend!
First time stopping here because it was near a work meeting. The weather was so nice so I sat outside on the patio. I love that they have gluten free crusts. I had the BBQ chicken gluten free pizza and it was so good! They also served me the best margarita I’ve had. It was extremely tasty.
I would definitely come back and check out more items on their menu.
Excellent. I’m gluten free (celiac) and went for lunch with a vegetarian friend. They were very accommodating and friendly! I had “the godfather” sandwich in a romaine wrap and it was delicious! I bought a bunch of gluten free pastas as well. Great shop, great deli, excellent people.
Love love love.
What a comfortable place to stop by and enjoy some coffee. Plenty of outdoor space! Cappuccino was perfect, and the breakfast treats were all delicious. They’re gluten-free pastry of the day was very good.
Jersey Mike's is always a great place for a sub. No matter what state you are in your sub with always taste the same. Also they offer Gluten Free rolls for my wife.
I've been here a few times and it's amazing every time. Service is always great. I had the Dragon Fruit the first time and the Lychee tea. So good.
This family never disappoints. They also have a Poke no.1 and it's my favorite. So of course I have to check out the boba. I get something every time I go to the pet store so it's close by. Gluten and dairy free options available. Highly recommend.
Chicken salad and Reuban are sooooo good! Everything's great! Gluten free bread option for my hubby was fantastic, not dry and awesome! Thank you, we will be back!
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