As a result, here at Gluten Free Fast Food, we’ve been doing our best to track down gluten free information at fast food chains to share with the Celiac community.    Below is a compilation of what we’ve found so far.  Whenever possible, we’ve provided a direct link to the gluten free menu.  In situations where one isn’t available online, we’ve instead linked to the allergen information.

Note: This post is updated regularly to hopefully remain as a valuable resource.  If you have any gluten free fast food information that we are missing, please let us know!

Fast Food Burger Restaurants

• Burger King – Allergen Information [Learn More]
• Carls Junior – Official Allergen Information (PDF) [Learn More]
• Dairy Queen – Gluten Free Menu [Learn More]
• McDonald’s – Ingredient Information [Learn More]
• Wendy’s – Gluten Free Menu (PDF) [Learn More]

Fast Food Chicken Restaurants

• Chick-Fil-A – Gluten Free Menu [Learn More]

Fast Food Mexican Restaurants

• Taco Bell – Allergen Information [Learn More]

Fast Food Miscellaneous Restaurants

• Cold Stone Creamery – Gluten Free Menu (PDF) [Learn More]

Fast Food Sub Sandwich Restaurants

• Subway – Allergen Information [Learn More]

Currently this list is still fairly small, so if you know of any other fast food chains that publish gluten free information online, please take a moment to let us know about it!

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Due to the nature of the fast food industry, we recommend you visit Wendy’s official gluten free menu page to ensure you have the latest listing.

Wendy’s Gluten Free Menu

Wendy’s Meats:

• Hamburger Patty
• Grilled Chicken Breast+

Wendy’s Condiments:

• American Cheese
• Swiss Cheese
• Cheddar Cheese Sauce
• Bacon
• Lettuce
• Tomato
• Onion
• Ketchup
• Mustard
• Honey Mustard Sauce
• Special Thousand Island Sauce*
• Tartar Sauce*
• Sliced Dill Pickles
• Ranch Sauce

Wendy’s Baked Potatoes:

• Plain
• Sour Cream & Chives
• Bacon & Cheese*
• Broccoli & Cheese*
• Chili & Cheese*
• Buttery Best Spread+

Wendy’s Salads:

• Chicken Caesar Salad+ (without croutons)
• Mandarin Chicken® Salad+ (without Crispy Noodles and Oriental Sesame Dressing)
• Roasted Almonds
• Caesar Side Salad (without croutons)
• Side Salad
• Southwest Taco Salad
• Seasoned Tortilla Strips+
• Reduced Fat Acidified Sour Cream+

Wendy’s Side Items:

• Chili
• Hot Chili Seasoning Packet
• Shredded Cheddar Cheese
• Mandarin Oranges
• Strawberry Yogurt Squeezerz

Wendy’s Beverages:

• Coffee
• Tea
• Coca-Cola®
• Diet Coke®
• Sprite®
• Barq’s Root Beer*
• Coke Zero®*
• Dr. Pepper*
• Fanta® Orange*
• Hi-C® Flashin’ Fruit Punch*
• Minute Maid®Light Lemonade*
• Pibb Xtra*
• Dasani® Water*
• Nesquik® Low Fat Chocolate Milk
• Nesquik® Low Fat White Milk

Wendy’s Dressings:

• Ancho Chipotle Ranch Dressing
• Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing
• Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing*
• Classic Ranch Dressing
• Fat Free French Style Dressing*
• Italian Vinaigrette Dressing
• Honey Dijon Dressing
• Light Honey Dijon Dressing*
• Light Classic Ranch Dressing
• Supreme Caesar Dressing
• Thousand Island Dressing*

Wendy’s Frostys™:

• Chocolate FrostyTM
• Vanilla FrostyTM
• M&M’s® Candy Crumbles

Wendy’s Dipping Sauces:

• BBQ Nugget Sauce
• Sweet & Sour Nugget Sauce
• Honey Mustard Nugget Sauce
• Honey Nugget Sauce*
• Wild Buffalo Ranch Sauce*
• Heartland Ranch Sauce

* – Certain menu items may vary from store to store and may not be available at all locations.
+ – Contains maltodextrin.

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Most people seem to have a pretty good idea about McDonald’s gluten free menu, but what about Burger King?  Here at Gluten Free Fast Food, we’ve put some time into trying to obtain a complete Burger King gluten free menu, but haven’t gotten anything official yet.

Burger King’s Gluten Free Menu

According to our research, there isn’t all that much which can be confirmed to be gluten free at Burger King.  So far the only items we’ve been able to confirm are gluten free are:

• Tendergrill Garden Salad (bring your own dressing)
• French Fries (confirm your location uses a dedicated fryer!)
• Pop/Sodas and milk

That is per Burger King’s official ingredient list (PDF) and allergens list. You can also find more information here.

Because the list is so small, very few (if any) people with Celiac Disease ever go there, leaving their employees uneducated about our needs.  As a result, unless you only have a Burger King in your area, we suggest you instead head over to somewhere like McDonald’s to find your gluten free meal.

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In my experience, they are probably one of the best Gluten Free Restaurants because they are everywhere and they are great about disclosing ingredients on their official website.  This allows you to have options if you are stuck in situation where you don’t have any snacks with you.

Although this is subject to change, here is a current list of McDonald’s gluten free items for your reference.   Due to the nature of the fast food industry, ingredients are often changing, so you’ll also want to keep an eye on McDonald’s official website to ensure this information is still accurate (we will revisit it regularly to try to keep our list updated):

McDonald’s Drinks:

• Apple Juice
• Coffee
• Hot Chocolate
• 1% Low Fat Milk, White or Chocolate
• Orange Juice
• Soft Drinks
• Chocolate Triple Thick® Shake
• Strawberry Triple Thick® Shake
• Vanilla Triple Thick® Shake
• Ice Cream Sundaes including nuts
• McFlurry® with M&M’S® Candies

McDonald’s Condiments/Sauces:

• Butter
• Chicken McNugget® Honey
• Chicken McNugget® Hot Mustard Sauce
• Hotcake Syrup
• Jam
• Ketchup
• Lettuce
• Margarine
• Mayonnaise
• Mustard
• Onions
• Pickles
• Tartar Sauce
• Tomato
• Apple Dippers and Low Fat Caramel Dip

McDonald’s Cheeses:

• American Cheese

McDonald’s Meats:

• Beef Patty (no bun)
• Breakfast Beef Steak
• Canadian Bacon
• Sausage
• Scrambled Egg

McDonald’s Potatoes:

• Fruit ‘n Yogurt Parfait (no granola)
• Hash Browns

McDonald’s Salads/Dressings:

• Caesar Salad w/o Chicken
• Side Salad
• Newman’s Own® Creamy Caesar Dressing
• Newman’s Own® Cobb Dressing
• Newman’s Own® Low Fat Balsamic Vinaigrette
• Newman’s Own® Ranch Dressing
• Newman’s Own® Salsa

Note: It used to be believed that McDonald’s fries were gluten free, but over the past two years their corporate office has confirmed that McDonald’s french fries do in fact contain gluten.

Reminder: We recommend you discuss your dietary needs with the employee when placing your order and keep an eye on McDonald’s official website for changes in ingredients before dining out.

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Wouldn’t it be great if Subway offered gluten free foods?   Unfortunately, as their focus is on bread and the insane amount of cross-contamination possibilities, people with Celiac Disease are pretty much out of luck.

According to my research, Subway’s official menu page on their website contains an allergy chart (PDF) which anyone can download.  A quick browsing over the most current version of the document shows that many of the salads appear to be gluten free. With the exceptions of the the Seafood Sensation, Meatball Marinara, and Sweet Onion Teriyaki Chicken, all the other salads are currently safe (assuming the employee is careful to avoid cross-contamination).

If you decide to try a Subway salad, you’ll want to educate them on your dietary needs, including making sure you tell them to hold the croutons.  Oh, and as for the salad dressings, the only one which appears to contain gluten is the “Atkins Sweet as Honey Mustard,” so you’ll want to avoid that as well!

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