Lucky's 13 Pub

When our family travels across North Dakota, we have to stop at Lucky's 13. They not only have gluten-free options (like buns), but they also have the Juicy Lulu. It is the best burger we have ever had. Melt-in-your-mouth. In fact, my mouth is watering just thinking about it. Let me back up a little, and wipe the drool off my face...we walked in, were greeted by friendly staff, and were taken to a seat (booth, hightop, or bar). They bring out popcorn! A lovely, light snack! Our server was very attentive, heard our concerns about gluten contamination, answered our questions about which sides would be gluten-free, and when serving us, made it a point to keep our (our youngest son's and my) food separate from my husband's and our oldest son's. Three of us had the Juicy Lulu, one had a hamburger (he is dairy-free also, poor kid!) They were all cooked to perfection, with incredible flavor. Here I go, drooling again. I had the coleslaw, which is made fresh, and is the only coleslaw, in a restaurant, that I can eat without having tummy issues within an hour! (I love coleslaw and I am bit by every place except Lucky's!) One kid had fruit, and the other two had fries, which, according to them, tasted amazing (I smelled them—they smelled heavenly, too!) The other two also shared the tots, which were a mixture of potatoes, cheese, and other yumminess that I could only smell and drool over. (They are fried in a fryer that also fries items with gluten, so they (and the fries) are not safe for my tummy.) While I would love to go on about how amazing everything was, including how clean the bathroom was, but, I need to go hydrate now that I have drooled all over myself! 😆

I’ve been to Lucky’s three times first two were last year and it was great, this time was awful. My dinner tasted like a wet dish rag(potato steak bowl) , my partner got the bison burger and it had zero bbq sauces it was so dry he had to choke it down, we also asked about gluten free options for apps and made our choice and yet they didn’t come gluten free. the only redeeming thing we got was drinks. , the drinks where great! Our waitress was great I didn’t bother mentioning all the problems but I did have to mention my meal because it was that bad !(I’ve never not brought my leftovers home) She kindly comped my dish. If you are gluten intolerant please don’t come here , I don’t think anyone knows what gluten free means (and I don’t mean they have separate oil, I mean they will make what’s gluten free with gluten, even when asked to make it gluten free ) we were given no alternative except a gluten free bun.