Rascal Modern American Diner & Bar

There are literally almost no meals nor appetizers, nor dessert that are suitable for gluten free, nor for vegans or even vegetarians. I am GF and my friend is vegetarian and another non dairy and the options were almost nothing. I was able to eat the pepper appetizer. The first one was good and mild so we ordered another and the second was so hot that no one could eat it. The tuna I ate off of the tuna nachos was very good. I asked not once, but twice for my soup to be gluten free and it came with the croutons anyway. Thank God I am not celiac. I didn't have time to ask for a new one as the main course was already coming out by the time I could have. So I just picked them out. But that's not OK when I asked twice for gluten free. My steak was wonderful, but I did order the most expensive steam on the menu. The mashed potatoes were great too but for the price my side of potato's was a few tablespoons and my side of carrots was 3 mini carrots. Delicious but barely enough to pair with the 18oz steak that I got. So it left my longing. My friends got the smaller steak and, unfortunately it was so small that they all also felt dissatisfied. But those were the only 2 steak choices on the menu. My friend was so excited for the strawberry shortcake. But there was a ton of dry biscuit and literally no strawberry sauce. There was a bit of whipped cream and a few slices of strawberry. My friend said it was very dry and lacking. I had the creme brulee and it was an astounding upper layer and the lower layer was also amazing in consistency and sweetness. But I would have loved something dun added to it. I saw one made with homemade almond tequila somewhere... things like that. Also of their food was very bland. All the people with dietary restrictions left feeling left out. The food that was acceptable basic was very good for what it was. Nothing unique about the potatoes or steak but they were very nicely done. So kudos for that.

I asked, "Do you guys have a gluten-free bun?" The bartender guy responded by saying one word; "Bread" "Im sorry," I said, "I was asking if you have a gluten-free bun." Again, the bartender responds with a single word, "Bread." Confused, I repeated myself for a third time, "Im asking if you guys have a gluten-free bun." At this point, it's become awkward, so he finally decided to grace me with more than a one word answer. "We have gluten-free bread, like toast," he finally said. "Ohhh, gotcha, I understand now. I'll just have no bun, thank you." I said. Why is this so hard? Why does it have to be like pulling teeth to get simple information? This was at 9am on the 4th of July. If you need help, obviously, the appropriate response is, "No, we dont have a gluten-free bun, but we do have gluten-free bread, like toast." What's hard about that? You can't formulate a complete sentence even after being asked the same question twice? Extremely rude. I get it. You dont have to try because you're mostly getting tourists who you'll never see again. That's fine. I've been coming here for literally years, and I'll probably be back because nothing is open in Sedona past 9. I'm happy to change my review if you can get it right next time.