Peppers Family Restaurant

I always loved coming here for the gluten free chicken parm. As someone with celiac disease, I have never had a problem with the entree only one other time than today & that was 3 years ago, was takeout, and was a misunderstanding with the waitstaff. I was taking out my granddaughter for lunch & this time, however, the entree came out & it did not look like the gluten free version like I had previously. The waitress said she would double check it & she did. She came back saying that it was gluten free. Because I was hungry & bc that waitress has always been good to us, I ate it. Three hours later, I started getting sick and have been since (3 more hours). I realize that Peppers is not a gluten free establishment. I get that cross-contamination occurs. I have dealt with cross-contamination before and it ends up showing up as little blisters on my fingers. This was obviously a more blatant “glutening”. So either the waitress did not double check with the chef (doubtful, as she has always been great) or the chef said it was gluten free bc s/he didn’t want to remake it. I even paid extra to have this prepared gluten free…almost $30 total for the meal. So my celiac friends, don’t trust it. I’m not going to ever again. As a local small business owner myself (& an advertiser on Peppers’ tables), I will continue to recommend this place to friends and family. Just not for anyone that has celiac disease.

My partner and I love coming to Peppers after a long day at work. I always get the wings—the skins are perfectly crisp and the blue cheese is chunky! The chicken in the chicken Philly is juicy and tender and their fries are delicious. Service is super friendly and warm and food is served quickly even when they are busy! They offer Gluten free options too! We love Peppers. It’s a great local hotspot! Very affordable as well.