Top 24 Gluten-Free Dining Spots to Explore in West Des Moines

Maddy Turpin

best place in town to get a gluten free burger :) love how close this place is to my house and the beers are also good too.

Christeen

Nice deli, food was good. We tried it out since it showed they had Gluten-free options. The menu states it's gluten free options are not for Celiac individuals. We had a Celiac person with us. They have baked potatoes, which was a good option for our Celiac individual. I'm just not sure how much cross contamination there is. So overall, it's not the best option if you have Celiacs.

Jacob Miller

Attention Celiacs! A Hidden Gem for Fresh, Gluten-Free Eats After a trip to Colorado, I was craving the perfect grain bowl—and I stumbled upon this place. Think of it as a guilt-free Chipotle! I ordered the Fiesta Bowl, and my wife got a similar dish. Everything was fantastic—the portion sizes were generous, the ingredients were fresh, and the flavors were spot on. I’m honestly surprised I hadn’t heard of this place before, but I’ll definitely be back!

Ellen Beato

I can actually get real gluten free food there and not get sick. Right now the only restaurant I can eat at. A little pricey but really worth it

Christine Engelhardt

Went there for the first time. Had the Gluten Free wrap with the Chicken Salad. Wow! Most amazing wrap I have ever had. I will definitely be back.

ND Yutzy

The food was great and they have good gluten free options. The waiter was just ok but the hostess (I believe her name was Rachel) was great. The kind of person that keeps you going back. Not a huge fan of the all open floor plan restaurants but the food was good enough it's not a deal breaker. Would definitely go back when we're in the area again.

Jill King

First time to Smash Park & rented one of their party game rooms. Our party enjoyed great gluten free appetizers & had lots of fun with all the games & on pickleball court. The staff was friendly, timely, had great recommendations for planning our catering. I would recommend for your next party!

Jonathan Alaniz

Food is great. Place was clean. Only mishap is that my wife's fríes were swapped with mine. She has a gluten sensitivity, so part of her fries touched my burger, so she couldn't eat them.

Kathy Kay

Their polenta is wonderful and gluten free

David V Ferkul

Service was pretty good. The food is delicious. They do have a few gluten free entrees.

Crystal Wolfe

Food was great! Love the gluten free options!

Erik Donner

This is a wonderful trip to take someone for their birthday. The staff treated us so well! And lots of great gluten free, vegetarian, and some vegan options as well. :)

Nancy Kusek

The food was hot and fresh. The drive thru lady was super nice and it is always awesome when a restaurant has gluten free buns that my mom can eat.

Rachelle Waddle

Amazing food, generous portions. Very unique place! Most of the savory options are Mexican crepes, and there is a Thai crepe as well. I had a Hawaiian crepe and I loved it. The kids both loved their kids crepes - (ham and cheese and chicken and cheese crepes). The best part (for me) is - all of the crepes are GLUTEN FREE!! The crepes are made from buckwheat and are delicious. Their Nutella crepes are delicious as well!

Tischa Raugh

Food was ok. Nice that they have gluten free and vegan options. The restaurant could use some cleaning. Trash overflowing in the lobby. Dirty floors.

Emily Teas

Husband and I heard good things about Opa and decided to try it out. It exceeded expectations! Lots of gluten free and vegetarian options. We both had Pasta Opa with mixed sauce and it was as delicious! Also, you can bring your own wine with a small corkage fee. Our server was very polite and enthusiastic. We will definitely be returning to try different dishes.

Shannon Waigand

We had a party of 9, 730 pm Saturday night. 5 were wanting prime rib, however, they only had 2 left and they were medium so no one wanted that. The pricing online was about $9-12 less on items than it was in the restaurant. We waited a while to be seated, Gus was the waiter. He seemed overwhelmed and didn’t start off too overly friendly. Finally we placed our orders and the food came in good time and the service improved. We had a nice meal just wasn’t what we set out for. I would go back though for sure. My halibut (gluten free) was amazing!

Lonnie Hudson

I have eaten my share of salads when dining out in this area as I am gluten free and have some additional food allergies. Not here! I was able to partake of several appetizers as well as entrees. The flan, at the end of our meal, was delicious. Spending my money locally is important to me and not getting sick when eating out is a big plus. The staff couldn’t have been nicer. We’ll go back!

raj devan

🍴 **Ruth’s Chris West Des Moines: Where Steak Dreams and Gluten-Free Schemes Collide!** 🥩✨ **The Grand Entrance:** Picture this: Two greeters at the door, one looking *shook* like we’d crashed a secret steak society meeting. Joke’s on them—we marched in chanting, “GLUTEN-FREE OR BUST!” 🏃♀️💨 **The Feast:** - **Starters:** Mushrooms, asparagus, and spinach dip arrived like edible confetti. My gluten-free kid grinned like she’d won the snack lottery. 🎉 - **Salmon:** Cooked so flawlessly, my daughter was happy with first bite yumyum, “This fish deserves a standing ovation.” 🐟👏 - **Sea Bass:** A *tiiiiny* bit shy on flavor (salt, buddy, salt!), but still fancier than my “gourmet” cereal dinners. 🥣❌ but combined with bread crumble topping balanced. **Plot Twist:** Mid-bite, I spotted Johnny—my old pal from Tonic days! Suddenly, we’re VIPs in a secret wine cave, surrounded by bottles older than my *NSYNC CDs. 🍷😎 **Final Bite:** Great food, zero stuffy vibes, and service so sharp they probably iron the napkins. .**Go. Eat. Repeat.** And save me a seat in the wine dungeon! 🍽️🔑 **Rating:** 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 (Plus 10/10 for making my kid feel like a gluten-free QUEEN.) 👑

Bob Roslansky

Service was excellent. They're very willing to work with my wife's gluten-free concerns. Thank you!

Abra Pulley

Good gluten free. Made a dish to meet our vegetarian daughter’s taste. Staff is friendly. All-can-eat wings were good and plentiful.

John Bellizzi, Jr.

This is the very first time visiting this location in West Des Moines, IA. Right away, I loved our waitress, Nikki, but her hands were tied from the start! I blame all of our bad experience on management. First, I wanted a plain old Coors Light beer. Well, they were out of it. I said, ok, well, since your out of it can you match the price for another domestic that is a dollar more - Modelo's (I think $15 for a 12 pack at walmart!). The waitress said, sure, let me ask our manager. Well, she came back and said the manager would not do that. ALREADY, I felt that I would never come back here again. Get this, then we ordered two 12 inch pizza's, the exact same, brooklyn bridge, and they charged (are you ready for this) $29 for a 12 inch for my wife, just because it was gluten free!! Mine, the exact same one was $23 (which is still too high!). To be honest, they give you more then enough salad for the price, so that was the only bright spot! The Brooklyn bridge was decent, but WAY too much ricotta cheese on it, so no, I wont be back, the bill came to over $70 (would have been $80, but had $10 coupon!), for two iced teas, one salad, and two 12 inch pizza's! (I didnt get any beer, since they didnt substitute). AGAIN, the waitress is not a fault here, and she was marvelous!

Nathaniel haines

Usually packed but for a good reason I love the good and they Do have a gluten free menu which is awesome. Lol did I mention the food is great

Michele Jones

If you are gluten-free, this is not a good place to go. I met a bunch of friends there for a reunion of sorts. They had picked the restaurant. Items on the menu are very expensive to overpriced. If you’re gluten-free, then you have to add up charges galore. For example, their lunch pizza was on sale for $18.99, but there was a six dollar up charge for a gluten-free crust. My other options were to order an $18 hamburger without a bun, or to order chili or soup which were both gluten-free but the temperature was in the 90s so neither of those options were desirable. Even simple things like nachos and chips and queso. We’re not options because they use flour tortillas.