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Patterson’s Fruit Farm

http://pattersonfarm.com

Caves Road. – Chesterland, OH

If you are not already familiar with Patterson’s in Chesterland – Geauga County – it is a treat you will want to check out. The farm is adjacent to Orchard Hills Park – formerly Orchard Hills Golf Course – now a Geauga Metro Park with trails, sledding hill, covered shelters, and playground.

Back at the Farm Market…… you will find seasonal offerings and family centered events throughout the year including apples – ready to buy or ready to pick. During the growing season there are strawberry fields to pick your own, pumpkins galore, lots of produce, bakery items – traditional for non gf consumers and off the shelf and packaged goods.

Gluten free – check out the market shelves for gf flour and baking mixes, bread crumbs, crackers, cookies, and more.

Condado

condadotacos.com

Condado is a chain of taco restaurants with numerous locations in NEO and beyond!

Offering chips, dips, tacos, burritos, bowls, nachos, quesadillas, margaritas and so much more.

We dined at the Mentor, OH location. The atmosphere is casual with table service and Mexican motif. Our traditional margaritas were good but there are many other flavor options offered along with frozen options.

The service was great! Super helpful server was appreciated given our first visit and the vast options on the menu including build your own options.

We started with a trio of dips – guac, salsa, and queso – the chips were some of the better we’ve had recently when dining out Mexican. Our tacos were tasty and filling. We each had two. Mine were the gf option. My dining partner had flour based option.

We will definitely check out additional items next time!

Evexia Cafe & Bakery

Aurora

I recently visited Evexia. While they have an extensive menu I only tried baked goods to go which I enjoyed.

The general manager confirmed that almost everything was gluten free or could be made gluten free. The exception when I was there was the cinnamon roll. They did have a GF cinnamon bar which was delicious.

The manager confirmed that care was taken to prevent cross contact including having a separate press to use for the paninis.

There is indoor and outdoor seating.

It is a good spot to try coffee and a treat or a full meal.

I look forward to returning and trying new items.

Chopt Creative Salad Co.

Westlake, Woodmere

The original Chopt restaurant was founded in Union Square, NYC, in 2001. Their mission is to make healthy eating exciting for all people.

Two locations have opened locally in Westlake and Woodmere.

I visited the Woodmere location. The greeter at the door handed out menus and was surprised that GF information was not shown on the printed menu or the in-store ordering kiosks or on the app. He offered to look for that information but said it would be the same as I’d already found online.

The Allergen and Nutrition Information shows that most, but not all, of the salads, warm bowls and individual ingredients are gluten free. I found it helpful to have looked at these details in advance.

When I ordered the Blissful Harvest Bowl I was glad to see there was space to notify of the “allergy” on the order screen. The greeter said that notification would be sufficient and I did not need to otherwise make staff aware.

I enjoyed the bowl of warm grains, marinated kale, roasted chicken, sweet potato, apples, goat cheese and almonds. I tried it without substitution except requesting dressing on the side. I did not receive any dressing with my order but found the dish to be flavorful and additional dressing was not required.

Modifications are easy and infinite while ordering.

There are many delicious sounding items to try and I’m looking forward to a return visit.

Honeygrow

Mentor, Avon, Strongsville, Akron, Canton

Honeygrow features fresh, made-to-order stir-fry, salads, and honeybars.

This fast casual chain has recently expanded into the Cleveland area. There are now locations in Mentor, Avon, Strongsville, Akron and Canton.

The Red Coconut Curry, Loaded Greek salad and OG Cobb salad are gluten free as is.

The menu is fully customizable and GF ingredients are clearly indicated. So there are a lot of choices.

I was advised at the restaurant to alert personnel of “allergy” prior to placing the order on the store kiosk or to call the restaurant before placing an order in the app.

I was told my order might take a few extra minutes to prepare as the wok used to prepare the stir fry would be sanitized as part of their allergy protocol.

The food was served quickly. I enjoyed the Red Coconut Curry and had customized my order by substituting vegetables.

I also tried a Create Your Own Honeybar. The GF treat I chose was yogurt with fruit topping, chocolate chips and shredded coconut. There was also a drizzle of honey.

I’ll return to try a different combination of ingredients.