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Aug/Sep 2012 Issue
There’s an App for That
Gluten-Free Passport’s app, GF Chicago, lists more than 400 restaurants, offering gluten-free options in the city and suburbs. The app for iPhone, iPad and Android is updated weekly.
Dining Out in Chicago
These restaurants offer a gluten-free menu or otherwise accommodate customers with special dietary needs. Always call ahead and double-check with a manager regarding your particular food allergies and sensitivities.
Da Luciano
8343 W. Grand Ave., River Grove,
708-453-1000, dalucianos.com
Da Luciano’s, an old-style Italian restaurant, is the granddaddy of gluten-free in Chicago, with the most extensive gluten-free menu in town. Four out of seven of the owner’s children have celiac disease.
Karyn’s Fresh Corner Café
1901 N. Halsted St., Chicago,
312-255-1590, karynraw.com/raw-cafe
This gourmet vegan restaurant serves only raw foods, prepared in innovative ways. Gluten-free options are noted on the menu.
Gluten-free pizza with goat's milk mozzarella, artichokes and katamala olives from Rose's Wheat Free Bakery
Photo by Kristina Nies/cheesepics
Grilled N.Y. Strip, Red Bliss Gratin, Cippolini, Asparagus, Peekytoe Crab with Curry is one meal developed by executive chef Noah Sandoval of Senza, an all gluten-free restaurant in Lakeview.
Photo by Ryan R. Taylor
Gluten-free cupcakes from Swirlz Cupcakes.
© Rachel Kramer Bussel/Cupcakes Take The CakeKaryn’s on Green
130 S. Green St., Chicago
312-226-6155, karynsongreen.com
A sleek, stylish vegan restaurant in the Greektown neighborhood, with many gluten-free options noted on the menu.
Rose’s Wheat Free Bakery & Café
2901 Central St., Evanston
847-859-2723, rosesbakery.com
No need to worry about cross-contamination—everything is gluten-free here. The bakery case has a wide variety of gluten-free and vegan bread and baked goods. The café offers sandwiches, quiche and pizza—all of it is gluten-free and much of it is vegan.
Senza
2873 N. Broadway, Chicago
773-770-3527, senzachicago.com
Senza, an all gluten-free restaurant, opened in Lakeview this summer. With a tagline of “surprisingly gluten-free,” Senza emphasizes great-tasting contemporary cuisine.
Swirlz Cupcakes
705 W. Belden Ave., Chicago
773-404-2253, swirlzcupcakes.com
This cupcake emporium offers gluten-free and vegan cupcakes—from red velvet to chocolate peanut butter. Perfect for birthdays and any day.
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