Welcome to Moe’s?

Well, I was very upset to learn that Moe’s Southwest Grill is off my Safe Restaurant List. Before finding out about my gluten and dairy allergies, Moe’s was one of my favorite places to go (the Pinky Toscadaro and Close Talker Salads were worth ordering for the smile-inducing names alone!). But then my local Moe’s closed last year before I went GFCF, so I never even thought about it. But I always assumed in my GFCF ignorance that Moe’s would be like Chipotle or Pollo Tropical and offer some good GFCF options. So I was very excited to see that it reopened last week – in the same location (who knows what happened there…!). Anyway. Boy, was I WRONG. Moe’s Southwest Grill is NOT GFCF safe at all! Here’s what they say when contacted via email about gluten:

Thanks for getting in touch with us. The vegetable stock is used in almost all of our food preparation and does contain gluten.For the time being it is safe to eat chicken and veggies. I would definitely avoid the queso, chips, the tortillas, and the taco/salad shells. The chicken is the only protein that is safe to consume. We are still working to have a gluten free menu in the future. Please let me know if you have any other questions.

And if you go to their official website, they have a very outdated Allergen Information PDF – it’s actually dated over two YEARS ago! “effective as of 2/25/2008.” Yikes. I’m sorry, but there’s no was I’ll be trusting my sensitive GFCF system to this kind of laid-back attitude about allergens. Not when there are other’s who go out of their way to make a safe Allergy Free dining experience. No thank you.

Sorry, but anyone GFCF is decidedly NOT welcome at Moe’s.