Dining out once you are diagnosed with Celiac Disease can be a challenge.  You should always speak to your server or the restaurant manager about your restrictions.  There are many places that you can eat safely.  Here are a few that our members enjoy.  As always please use good discretion when dining out.

Gluten-free dining in and around Orange County, California:

Restaurants with Gluten-Free menus:

PF Changs, multiple locations in OC
Outback Steakhouse, multiple locations in OC
Newport Rib Co., multiple locations in OC
Z'Tejas, Costa Mesa, CA
Original Pancake House, Orange
Pei Wei, multiple locations in OC
New BJ's Restaurants, multiple locations in OC
Veggie Grill, Irvine
Seasons 52 Grill and Wine Bar, South Coast Plaza
New Red Brick Pizza, multiple locations in OC
Spaghetti Factory, multiple locations in OC
Yard House, multiple locations in OC

Restaurants that are Gluten-Free Friendly:

Opus Italian Restaurant, Orange
O'Neill's Bar and Grill, Mission Viejo
Vine, San Clemente
Gordon James Grill, San Clemente
Caspian Restaurant, Irvine, (at I5 and Culver)
Christakis, Tustin, (at Newport Ave. and Irvine Blvd.)
Agora Churrascaria, 1830 Main St., IrvineRed Robin, multiple locations in OC
Panera Bread, multiple locations in OC
Daphne's Greek Cafe, multiple locations in OC
Frito Misto, Santa Monica and Hermosa Beach
Real Food Daily, Santa Monica and West Hollywood
Flore Vegan Cuisine, Silver Lake
Akasha, Culver City
Fresh Brothers (pizza), Manhattan Beach and Marina del Rey
Pizza Fusion, Santa Monica and Los Angeles
Garlic Jim's, multiple locations in LA
The Waffle, Hollywood
Interim Cafe, Santa Monica

For yogurt and ice cream flavors stay away from cookie dough, brownie and malt flavors as they are not GF

Golden Spoon, multiple locations in OC
Cherry on Top, multiple locations in OC
YogurtLand, multiple locations in OC
Dairy Queen, multiple locations in OC
Baskin Robbins, multiple locations in OC
 
Gluten-Free Dining