Top 12 Gluten-Free Asian Spots to Explore in Little Rock

C Schaefer

Stopped in during our road trip. I was impressed by their gluten-free options. The Kung Pao chicken was excellent, we ordered one to-go. Server was Vaden, super friendly dude.

Liz Cohen

We normally love Kemuri and have long trusted it as a safe place to eat gluten- and dairy-free without incident, but today we had an uncharacteristic experience that I feel needs to be shared. We had a reservation for 8:00, and when we arrived the restaurant was full except our table and very busy. We were seated on time for our reservation and our waiter quickly came to take our order, but everything after that went a bit sideways. We knew what we wanted when we sat down - edamame and a gluten- and dairy-free Kemuri Platter - and ordered when the waiter came by to get our drink order. He was up front with us about not knowing much about what ingredients are and aren’t gluten free but made sure to note it on our order and told us he would trust us to tell him if something wasn’t right. It took over 30 minutes just to get our edamame, and around an hour to get the platter. When the platter arrived, there was tamago nigiri on the plate, and the two rolls had multiple ingredients containing gluten (tempura, eel sauce, and crabstick), which we did not catch until I took a bite of one. Our waiter didn’t come back for a while after, so eventually we each took a turn to try to go find him to no avail. When he did come back, we let him know about the rolls, and he immediately informed the manager. The manager came to our table and was very apologetic, pointed out that the tamago was also not gluten free, and said she would have the head sushi chef remake our rolls. The new rolls came out very quickly, but were obviously very hastily thrown together. One was filled with so much cucumber that it was comical - there were some pieces of the roll that had double the cucumber compared to the amount of fish. One of the rolls also came on a bed of seaweed salad, which is not gluten free. We were given two extra pieces of nigiri as well, which we appreciated, but my wife could only safely eat one of the rolls due to the cross contact with the seaweed salad. We had been there far over an hour by that point and just decided not to worry about it a second time, and I ate the roll she couldn’t eat. At the end of the meal, we expected to maybe have something taken off the bill for the inconvenience, but ended up paying in full. It didn’t feel worth arguing over the price of the bill after everything. I also want to note that we noted on the reservation that it was our anniversary, and it was not acknowledged at all - no one asked if we were there for a special occasion or anything and did not mention the anniversary part of the reservation. We did not leave feeling good about our visit or future visits to the restaurant during busy times.

Donald Hyden

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Abbie Key

Samu is my family’s favorite habachi/sushi restaurant! Fish is always fresh, beer is always cold, and smiles are always given! Super tender steaks, juicy chicken, and perfectly seared salmon for your habachi!! Let’s not forget about their vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free options! There is truly something for everyone to enjoy! I would definitely recommend Samu to anyone looking for a new favorite place to get their bellies full!

Danielle Williams

Excellent sushi and hibachi . Plenty of food and options. Amazing price for the quality and amount of food you get. Service was fast . Servers are sooo nice ! Restaurant and restrooms are extremely clean ! Gluten free options if you talk to your server!

Angela Flemming

Douglas Rudd

Darla Burrill

Michael Bowen

Larry Williams

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