Top 7 Gluten-Free Spots for a Delightful Lunch in Santa Clara

mollybitters

Nice vegan and gluten free options, in both sweet and savory. I really enjoyed my French Affection crepe. The coconut cream was decadent. Nice atmosphere, and seems like a true small/family business.

Tara Popli

We were served by Amanda and she was amazing to take care of our Gluten allergies. Loved interacting with her and her appreciation of the allergies! Great server!

Vicky H

blown away by the service and food here I want to give a massive shoutout to Issac who truly went above and beyond during my visit. I have celiac disease and often find dining out stressful, especially when staff don’t understand or make it awkward. But not here—Issac handled everything with total grace and professionalism. When I casually mentioned I had celiac while asking about ingredients, he immediately understood what I meant—no loud questions, no awkward explanations, and definitely no judgment. Instead of brushing it off or making me feel uncomfortable, he double-checked every ingredient and made sure to avoid cross-contamination. He even changed his gloves, got fresh containers from the back, and scooped everything safely—just for my bowl. That level of care is incredibly rare, and honestly, it meant the world to me. The whole team.There is very nice and accommodating And let’s talk about the food— Their poke is consistently fresh, flavorful, and fun. They always have exciting new options, like unique fish selections and tons of house-made sauces, many of which are gluten-free and clearly labeled. The miso soup is delicious, the nigiri is top-notch, and they’ve recently added more sushi and Spam musubi to the menu. This place checks all the boxes: incredible service, outstanding food, safe for gluten-free folks like me, and a welcoming atmosphere. I’ll absolutely be coming back again and again. If you’re anywhere near this spot, do yourself a favor and go—you’ll be glad you did

Robin Hahn

Ike's has such a great variety with great gluten free rolls. Also, serves vegetarian, vegan and Halal options. I'm never disappointed!

Melva Mack

Every single time we eat at Chicken and Rice, it’s fantastic. Plus they have a HUGE gluten free menu. And they are honorable about it. Eat here! You won’t be disappointed. I never have been.

Denis Parnovskiy

NOT GLUTEN FREE! Beware. They handle bread then handle ingredients for your gluten free pizza with the same bare hands

Nicole Willard

My sister and I regularly frequent this Mendocino Farms as it's on my way home from work and they have some really great gluten free options. We always get quick service and have been pretty fortunate to never have a mistake on a pick up order which doesn't happen often these days. Yesterday, when I got home with our food I noticed my gluten free sandwich was definitely the wrong order. Frustrated I called the restaurant ready to take out my "hanger." The manager John happened to answer the call with lots of care and compassion noting the frustration that comes with not only a wrong order, but with not having the option to eat at all since it wasn't gluten free. I feel like a lot of the times I have issues with take out orders in other restaurants as I've been brushed off, but John was willing to make the situation right. When I went to pick-up my new sandwich there had been a manager swap, but even then the manager on duty (I failed to catch his name in the rush) was quick to provide me with my new sandwich and have me on my merry way! Can't recommend them enough.

Vilma Peccin

Had a lunch with a friend on the tables outside. The weather was perfect. Great atmosphere. Sensation of freedom and privacy. Good service. It has a few options of gluten free meal but they are enough for those as myself looking for gluten free meal.

Elmer Monaghan

Alex Yu

Fantastic experience! I informed the server that I was extremely allergic to soy and gluten and the general manager Elisio Solis personally checked every ingredient used in the various mixes and sauces etc. in my pizza and came out to confirm that I could eat them. That was very nice and not something I had requested. :)

Andrew Q

Best Gluten Free Rice Crust pizza around!

Stacy Hackner

So tasty! Not many vegetarian options, but the ones I had were so flavorful and delicious. Clearly marked gluten free items, including pad Thai. Anchan rice was surprisingly delightful. Very quick service.

Jireh Huang

I had an excellent experience working with Tomas and Mayra to cater the City Light Bible Church church lunch in November last year. They were very responsive and clear in communication, and were actively helpful in providing everything we needed within our budget. We placed a large order of 300 servings, including gluten-free and vegetarian options, and everything was on time and ready for us to pick up on Sunday morning as scheduled. Everything was well-packaged and organized for us to pick up, set up, and serve. The food quality was consistent, and I received a lot of positive feedback from those at the lunch. Would highly recommend as catering for your event!

Amit Tamhankar

Creamy garlic chicken pizza is good. Many vegetarian options along with gluten free base

Aaron Montoya

Salhein Hassan

Gluten friendly pizza, the dough is not fresh. If I can give less than zero Star I will do it. Never stop here again.

Ryan McNeely

Food is excellent! I'm vegan and gluten free. Loved the Rice Flour Roti w my tumeric potato dish!

claire steward

Fantastic Italian! Very slick service (John was great). Took care of our gluten-free guest too. Reasonable prices. Would recommend.

Tasha Makovskaya

This is the best, quick spot to get a tasty and fresh plate of chicken shawarma, falafel or a stuffed pita! Amazing sides of waffle fries and always a smile there to greet you... and if you're not full by the end of the meal, definitely try the baklava (now also have a gluten free version). I couldn't recommend this wonderful restaurant more for quick grab and go experience (very fast service) and they even have a mobile app to order in advance!

Vachik Armenian

A great hostess!!! Very welcoming. Family owned (I believe) Try their wide variety of gluten free dishes Thank you for three awesome service

Yariv Medved

Excellent meat restaurant. Celiacs have many gluten free options including beer.

Alyssa Siddiqui

Taichi pot shabu shabu has AYCE Japanese style hot pot. Been going here for years, and it’s nice that they have halal beef options. You have to work with the waiter as they have halal Creekstone beef and Australian lamb. The hot pot is delicious and it’s nice that there is an AYCE restaurant that offers halal in the South Bay. In regards to other dietary restrictions, they also accommodate gluten allergies and vegetarian. We had to request for a vegetarian and gluten free broth for our order.

Lior Seidel

Erica Fleniken

Delicious food, warm atmosphere, and incredibly friendly service. This has quickly become our favorite Chinese restaurant. While not marked on their menu, they do offer gluten free options upon request and were very accommodating.

Eden Lane

Their menu has gotten a revamp. I loved their tacos and tortilla soup. Gluten free and light and delicious.

Claire Wemp

I'm gluten free, so the fact that everything other than the ban mi is over rice or rice noodles is great. I particularly love the cold noodles with chicken.

Bobby L. Meneses

Gluten-free Everest was baked to crispy yumminess. Clean spot with helpful staff. Nice to have another great pizza option in the Old Quad.

matt Kyler

Awesome sandwiches, online ordering makes it convenient. They make really good gluten free sandwiches. My wife has celiac and does not get sick.

Brittney Wheeler

The food is great! They are very careful with allergies (I can't have gluten). They also seem very friendly even though they are always packed and trying to be quick!

Bobby L. Meneses

Great pizza, solid every time. Gluten free pizza is yummy.

Eri A.L.

We literally went here every week in winter and it's great for summer too because they have boba! The pho is delicious and obviously good for gluten free diets since they use rice noodles.

Jenn Peterson

Great greek food in an elegant and warm setting. Heidi was a great server, pointing out all the gluten free options and making sure we had a great meal. No corking fee for your first bottle of wine - so grab something at whole food next door on your way in. Lettuce wraps were yummy and light - chicken with pineapple and jalepeno and tsatziki. Interesting and yummy.

Sarah Stice

The best place to eat in this area. The food is fairly priced, and they do not skimp you on ANYTHING. Great portions of meat even if you order a small bowl, super friendly staff and extremely fast even when it’s busy. I always opt for extra rice instead of macaroni salad due to a gluten intolerance, and none of their sauces/seasonings on the food bother my stomach (note: I have an intolerance, NOT Celiac’s - I can’t speak for them being celiac safe and I also never get soy sauce due to inherent gluten content). Love this place so much.

Jacob Salvia

Fast, friendly. Gluten-free options available (lettuce wraps)

Arthur T

Great spot to get some filipino food! I've been to the Campbell location, but since moving, I'm down the street from the Santa Clara location! Two of us weren't too hungry, so we shared a combo 1: -pork sour sinigang soup -crispy pork belly lechon -garlic rice -scoop of ice cream (gluten free) Soup was super sour and piping hot. Very good. The pork belly was crispy and melted in my mouth. Garlic rice was fine. Scoop of ice cream was really tasty, since I'm lactose intolerant, it was good to have an ice cream to finish off the meal that wasn't too sweet. You can't pick, so it is whatever they have that day. I believe mine was a rocky road. Karan was serving us and cooking as well, hopping back and forth. He was friendly and attentive. There is an added 4% cost of living allowance added to each bill. Large parking lot with pretty tight spaces. Excited to be a regular here!

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Wholefoods offers a fantastic, wooden-feel, minimalistic and easy going seating area with plenty of options which are mostly sourced from local companies or made in-store. They have a great facilities area with microwave and water refill station as well as compostable water cups. A solid lunch haul always and they also have an awesome range of all dairy free milks and their bakery contains a plethora of delicious tasty goodies to cater for all tastebuds as well as vegan and gluten-free options. This is the most pleasant WFM coffee bar I've had and a truly awesome grub experience with some remote flexibility in a comforting and clean space.

Monica Demarinis

I loved how they have a bunch of Onigilly gluten free options. The gluten free salmon one is delicious.

Rob D'Arezzo

From out of state. Orders the gluten free spinach garlic and chicken pizza. It was delivered hot by a very pleasant person . The pizza was astounding.

Samir Jain

Clear gluten free and halal labelling

Rian Pike

Tasty Mexican takeaway food, very casual. Great gluten free options.

Lori bridges

Meat actually cooked to perfection per order. Medium is medium. Tender, juicy, Smokey, perfect over the hickory coals. Mom says the best burger she's ever had at 75 years years young! We had burgers because they're 1/2 off on Friday until 4:00. Can't wait to try more menu items! Awesome battered onion rings, potato salad, best fries.... tastes like real potatoes! Flexible menu, add on items... or ala carte... gluten free or whole wheat oat buns, or comes with potato bun! All sturdy enough to hold your burger together. SIX choices of cheese! Loosen your belt! So many choices... Daily Specials.... burgers, ribs, brisket, tri tip, pulled pork, chicken, Turkey, even salads! Puts Famous Dave's to shame. 12 choices of sides and 5 more choices of "premium" sides! 4 choices of Family Style Platters. Highly recommended! It looks like a bar from the outside. Don't be fooled.

Nora Ismail

Best pepperoni gluten free pizza

Erin Moore

Great service, delicious food. Unfortunately no gluten free substitute options for pasta or sandwich bread, but the naturally gf dishes were great. We really liked the chicken tortilla soup!

Shay H

i'm vegetarian and gluten-free and my boyfriend is a carnivore and we both love this place. Food is delicious and service is great. Definitely a cut above your usual chinese takeout.

Heather Fisher

Great sushi! The atmosphere is great too. It's an authentic Japanese restaurant. They were also really good about letting me know what my the gluten free options were for me.

Chris Schmidt

This place is Fantastic for a Celiac. The staff is very knowledgeable and helpful and they made sure that I was able to eat something that was entirely free of Gluten, while still being Ramen 😋

Lenore Swan (Gilyard)

I placed an online order, which was ready when I arrived. The Kale and Quinoa Salad was exactly as it looked on their website. I added ahi tuna and subbed out for the spicy Thai vinaigrette. The salad greens and toppings were über fresh. The vinaigrette was just spicy enough, and the portion was HUGE. It had to weigh close to a pound. The price was right, too. The salad, added ahi and cucumbery-mint agua fresca plus tip $25! I'm glad I stopped in. There is a square bar with a very nice bartender, who so politely refused my request for a frozen paloma to-go. [I'll have to try it on my next visit.] Their menu is large enough with a good variety of burgers, sandwiches, and salads. AND hotdogs, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free offerings. A Kids' menu. Literally something for everyone. Tons of free parking and plenty of outdoor protected seating. This may be premature but I love this place.

Rima Das

Good service, food and gluten free fries for my food allergy child