Eating Gluten Free at Chopped Leaf (Salad Bowls)

While there may not be as many gluten free options available at Chopped Leaf as there once was, salads are often a health choice to eat.  Chopped Leaf has also expanded across Edmonton with 16 locations across the city.

Although there is not much listed as gluten free, what I do appreciate is their attention to detail at listing what has gluten, what does not have gluten, and what may contain gluten.

To start on the Chopped Leaf menu online there is a dietary filter menu option. 

This will filter the menu down to the gluten friendly options.  Which right only two of their present bowls are gluten friendly.

With that being said, if you scroll to the bottom of the page, there is a link to a PDF of their entire allergen chart.  They indicate a lot of their items have gluten in them, and then quite a few are may contain which may be safe for someone with a gluten intolerance.

The reality of salad bars is a higher chance of cross contamination.  I don't think this is why there are less gluten free friendly options.  But this is certainly the reason why these are labeled as gluten friendly instead of gluten free.

If you look at the full allergen chart, you may be able to build your own gluten free friendly salad.