The only gluten-free app where every restaurant is personally researched, not crowdsourced. Real answers before you order.
EATING OUT SHOULDN'T BE THIS HARD.
If you have celiac disease or a gluten intolerance, you've probably done this before.
You find a restaurant that looks promising.
Then the work begins.
You read reviews. You search Facebook groups. You look at crowdsourced apps. You study the menu. You call the restaurant. You hope the person on the phone actually understands what you're asking.
Maybe you feel better.
Maybe you don't.
Either way, you're still left making one of the most important decisions of your day with incomplete information.
That's the part I wanted to fix.
EVERY RESTAURANT EARNS ITS PLACE.
All restaurants start with someone in the gluten-free community who had a safe experience and told us about it.
Then our team gets to work.
First, we research the restaurant — looking into their gluten-free practices and reputation before we ever reach out.
Then we vet it directly. We contact the restaurant and ask the questions that matter. How do they prevent cross-contact? Is there a dedicated fryer? Does the staff understand celiac disease?
Then we write everything up in plain English, so you know what to expect before you ever walk through the door.
Community starting points.
Independent research.
Complete transparency.
WHY I BUILT GLUTEN DUDE.
I've had celiac disease since 2007.
Like you, I've spent way too much time trying to figure out where it was actually safe to eat. I've been glutened by restaurants that sounded confident. I've asked all the awkward questions.
After years of doing the same research over and over, I had one thought:
Why isn't someone doing this for us?
So I built the app I wished I'd had.
KNOW WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT.
Every restaurant is clearly labeled, so there's never any guessing about what you're getting.
• 100% Gluten-Free
Dedicated gluten-free restaurants.
• Dude Vetted
Personally researched by our team, complete with detailed notes about cross-contact procedures, kitchen practices, dedicated fryers, and staff knowledge.
• User Suggested
Restaurants we've researched but couldn't fully verify directly, backed by positive experiences from our community.
• Trusted Chains
Chain restaurants our community consistently trusts.
No mystery ratings.
No hidden scoring.
Just complete transparency.
BUILT FOR LIFE WITH CELIAC.
Gluten Dude is more than a gluten-free restaurant finder.
It's a travel companion.
• Trip Planner
Find trusted restaurants along your exact driving route.
• Airport Dining
Browse gluten-free options in more than 100 airports, organized by terminal.
• Destination Planning
Know your safest dining options before you leave home.
Because the best trips are the ones where you spend your time making memories, not searching for your next meal.
NO PAY-TO-PLAY.
Restaurants can't pay to be featured. No ads influencing what you see.
Every restaurant is here because it earned its place.
Because trust is everything.
SAVE MONEY.
Living gluten-free is expensive enough.
Gluten Dude members get exclusive discounts on hundreds of gluten-free products to help make it a little easier.
TRUSTED BY THOUSANDS.
"Your approach is far superior to other apps in terms of safety. Your app is desperately needed." - Sandy
"Nothing else I've seen has the breadth of up-to-date, peace-of-mind info on where to safely go." - GF Seeker
"I feel much more confident using your app vs. any other. How diligent you are is what separates you from the rest." - Laura
"I won't use any other app besides yours - because safety first!" - Kelly
"Love the app when I was planning a road trip! So nice being able to see different routes with GF options!" - Kristen
FROM SOMEONE WHO GETS IT...
I know what it's like to stand outside a restaurant wondering if you're making the right decision.
I know what it's like to be tired of second-guessing every meal.
That's why Gluten Dude exists.
Not to tell you where to eat.
To help you feel confident about where you choose to eat.
This app is developed by an actual Celiac who cares about his community. Not only did he see a need and creatively fulfill it, but he is actively participates by asking for feedback, being available for questions, offering info on his FB page, and personally vetting restaurants. I love the vetting notes feature that tells you the restaurant’s practices. Gives me extra peace of mind and saves me from embarrassingly over explaining and grilling the waitstaff (even though in most cases they don’t mind and are happy to help). Other apps allow anyone with a wide variety of gluten intolerance and knowledge post whatever they want and the info may or may not be reliable or work for celiac. With GD, users post a suggestion and it is t posted until it’s been reviewed and/or vetted. On a recent road trip the map view was a life saver. I was able to pull it up and see what places where coming down the road and how long until the next safe place to eat. Gluten Dude also helped me find a great spot to eat near a hotel where we wanted to stop for the night. I couldn’t have pulled off my first road trip post diagnosis without this app! Finally- loving the feature that labels/organizes establishments as totally gluten free, recommended, etc. Seriously- try it out!!!
Developer Response
We do indeed vet every single restaurant that is suggested to us. Is it time consuming? Heck yeah. Is it worth it? Absolutely.
Best Gluten Free restaurant app
Maggie8931
This app is a life saver. We’ve never had a bad experience with any restaurant we’ve found in this app and that speaks volumes to the vetting behind every listing. Part crowd sourced as you can submit a restaurant, mostly creator vetted makes for a more realistic list of gf options. This app is my absolute go to when traveling, I don’t have to worry about being able to find safe food in an unfamiliar area. Usually we end up find amazing restaurants we visit multiple times because they are just that good. The user reviews in the app are more helpful than the typical “I didn’t get sick” seen in other gf finder sites. Getting multiple confirmations that the staff takes gf seriously and the precautions they have at a particular restaurant makes me feel better about trying a new place. With the latest update, chain restaurants have been added in. While we try to avoid chains, this is still incredibly helpful when in an area with little to no gf options. We have come to learn about a couple of chain restaurants we would have never guessed would be gf friendly and it’s nice to have them as an option if we are stuck without other options.
Developer Response
Awesome Maggie. So glad it's helping you on your GF journey.
Gluten Dude Always Comes Through
LoveA.G.
The Gluten Dude app and staff have proven very helpful for us both at home and when traveling. Two of us have celiac and it’s important for us to find safe places to eat. I’ll give a bit of detail to show the level of care in GD’s vetting process - we went to Manhattan in December and the app not only broke down restaurants by location (vs all locations in one listing), but even explained why one location is better than another for gluten free. I consumed gluten for the first 47 years of my life, so some GF foods are harder to accept, but based on the app recommendations, and answers to the questions I submitted, I had probably the best lasagna of my life. I still think about it. It was that good. I can’t wait to go back and have it again! Sensa Gluten, I don’t recall which of their three locations, but it was the location recommended by the app for a sensational meal. Aside from that dinner, the app was extremely useful and helpful for finding things not only the gluten free family members could enjoy, but for everyone to enjoy!
Gluten Dude is THE BEST!!!
Dog3Lady
A few years ago there was a big fire, some of you may remember the Marshall/Superior Fire in Colorado. We were fortunate that we never needed to evacuate but it was too close for comfort to our home! I have had Celiac Disease for almost 40 years, although really I know it was with me in childhood because of the enamel defects in my teeth which is indicative. I have many sensitivities besides gluten and the somewhat common sensitivity to dairy so I don’t really go out much to restaurants but the big fire mentioned above and a possible breakdown in our camper got me thinking about emergency needs, especially foods that I need to survive in any emergency!I found Gluten Dude, read his book, his blogs and researched. I began to feel I could trust his sincerity and advocacy for the Celiac Community. I purchased his App for a lifetime and am so grateful that I now have a reliable place to turn to should our camper break down or we need to evacuate. If you have Celiac Disease, Non Celiac Gluten Sensitivity or Wheat Allergy, I hope you will that this App is a necessity too!
Developer Response
So glad you are ok!
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Information
Seller
Gluten Dude, LLC
Size
72.6 MB
Category
Food & Drink
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
