Category: Restaurants

Julia’s 1902

https://www.julias1902.com

37819 Euclid Ave, Willoughby, 44094

Located in Willoughby House, a newly renovated mansion turned Inn, Julia’s 1902 opened in 2024.

From Julia’s 1902 website:

Julia’s 1902 is a restaurant and bar located on the ground floor of Willoughby House, an inn that offers ten unique suites. Executive Chef Jose Coronado takes inspiration from the flavors of his native country, Guatemala, as well as Mediterranean, Asian, and Latin American cuisines.

Julia’s 1902 offers a sophisticated yet approachable dining experience with a variety of dietary options made from locally sourced ingredients.

I have the pleasure to dine at Julia’s a few times in the past months. Each and every time I was able to order a dish prepared specifically to be gluten free. Not only were each of the items I ordered perfectly prepared and served but the server was knowledgeable and attentive. Check out their menu, it is clearly marked for gf options. Weekly/Daily Menus with TuesdayMenu – Tapas. Weekends – Brunch.

Be sure to make a reservation. Note that this is a no-tip establishment but there is a 20% gratuity attached to your bill. Valet parking is essential as the parking lot is a bit tight.

It’s Only Fair, LLC

https://streetfoodfinder.com/ItsonlyFair

Food trailer serving classic fair favorites that just happen to be gluten free. Find them on Facebook and Instagram.

Hello GF’ers! Happy New Year to you and yours! This post is just a sample of what we have to look forward to this coming summer!

!AS ALWAYS – BE YOUR OWN BEST ADVOCATE!

See this message from Carrie, Owner/Operator of It’s Only Fair, LLC

The flours that we use are mainly rice and tapioca. We expect to be all over Northeast Ohio, mainly Cuyahoga County.

We are currently looking to book events for 2025, but nothing scheduled yet.

I was diagnosed with celiac in 2024 but gluten free since 2023.

I was tired of only having a few safe places to eat and wanted to provide a gluten free food that isn’t being done, which just happened to be food that takes everyone back to their summer childhood days.

The best part of everything is seeing people’s happy faces when they are able to eat something that they haven’t had in years, or ever. 

Here’s a glance at the menu

Ice Cream Shops

Many locations

With the official start of summer, it’s ice cream season. Though ice cream is surely a year-round treat.

Going to a shop that sells ice cream can be difficult because of concerns for ingredients in the ice cream and chances of cross contact from shared scoops and bits of cones.

I’ve successfully enjoyed ice cream from Ben & Jerry’s and Jeni’s where both have allergen information available and happily use clean scoops from previously unopened containers.

I can now add Graeter’s to the list. I was at the Pinecrest location and there is also one at Crocker Park. They prominently display an allergy warning advising not to get scooped ice cream in the shop because of cross contact concerns. They do have a freezer with pints available for sale and many of the flavors are labelled gluten free.

A pint is a lot of ice cream to eat and I had no way to get leftovers home without melting. I was prepared to skip the treat. But the manager suggested I buy a pre-packed scoop offered at the same price as an in-store scoop. They are not on display but the manager retrieved one for me. Only four flavors were available but one was their signature flavor, black raspberry chocolate chip. The other choices were mint chip, vanilla or chocolate. The package had nutritional and ingredient information and included a gluten free claim.

GREGORY’S FAMILY RESTAURANT

South

https://www.gregorysfamilyrestaurant.com/

LOCATION & CONTACT

Gregory’s Family Restaurant & Jeannie’s Catering

2835 Whipple Ave. NW

Canton, OH  44708

Call Gregory’s Family Restaurant at: 330-477-1296

Call Jeannie’s Catering at: 330-477-3734

A note from Beverly, a newsletter subscriber:

This is an old school mom and pop diner kind of place, open only for breakfast and lunch. They have an extensive gluten free menu that is actually labeled “gluten free and celiac menu”, a dedicated gluten free toaster and a dedicated fryer. They also have a clearly labeled gluten free section on their specials list. When they make you a turkey Reuben it is with actual cooked turkey not deli meat. We’ve eaten breakfast and lunch there several times now successfully. They’re also kid friendly and good with other food issues.

Noodles & Company

Mentor

Noodles & Company
9210 Mentor Ave #A
Mentor, OH 44060

Noodles & Company is a chain that offers a variety of fresh, made-to-order dishes from their “Gluten Sensitive” menu. Dishes can be made with rice noodles or zucchini noodles or gluten-free pipette shells. Some of the gluten-friendly options include Pad Thai, Zucchini Pesto with Grilled Chicken, and Gluten-Sensitive Pipette Mac & Cheese.

They also have salads which are gluten-free or can be modified to be gluten-free.

They have an interactive nutrition and allergen page and ordering in their app presents the many available options.

The menu has the usual caveat: “Made without gluten-containing ingredients but potential for cross-contact exists.”

The friendly staff said that if an order has an allergy designation they follow a protocol.

I ordered a zucchini noodle dish, which I quite enjoyed, and the lid had an allergy note.