Moe's Southwestern Grill

[Corkdarrr]

Moe's is like a semi-fast food Mexican place. (It's set up like Subway, but with Mexican food.) They've opened up a lot of restaurants recently in Columbia, SC adn I used to be one of their biggest fans before the whole gluten-free thing. So I had been hoping that Moe's would be okay for me to eat like a naked burrito because I'm fine with Qdoba everytime I go home to WI. I emailed them (it took two tries), and this was the response they gave me.

Hi Courtney,

Thanks for getting in touch with us. The vegetable stock is used in almost all of our food preparation and does contain gluten. For the time being it is safe to eat chicken and veggies. I would definitely avoid the queso, chips, the tortillas, and the taco/salad shells. The chicken is the only protein that is safe to consume. We are still working to have a gluten free menu in the future. Please let me know if you have any other questions.

Sincerely,

Raving Fans Coordinator

Welcome to Moe's!!!

www.moes.com

Sucks. It used to be my Sunday tradition. A nice long shift at the bar paired up with a bowl of queso and a burrito. They actually underlined 'for the time being it is safe to eat chicken and veggies' in their response. A response like that makes ANY celiac nervous! Just thought I'd let everyone know to cross another thing off their list.

-Courtney

[CarlaB]

That's very strange. A few months ago when I contacted them they said their veggie broth base was gluten-free, and I even asked to see it when I was in the restaurant. I don't eat there because of cc problems, but it's still strange that the answer would be so different.

[myserenityprayer]

Moe's is like a semi-fast food Mexican place. (It's set up like Subway, but with Mexican food.) They've opened up a lot of restaurants recently in Columbia, SC adn I used to be one of their biggest fans before the whole gluten-free thing. So I had been hoping that Moe's would be okay for me to eat like a naked burrito because I'm fine with Qdoba everytime I go home to WI. I emailed them (it took two tries), and this was the response they gave me.

Hi Courtney,

Thanks for getting in touch with us. The vegetable stock is used in almost all of our food preparation and does contain gluten. For the time being it is safe to eat chicken and veggies. I would definitely avoid the queso, chips, the tortillas, and the taco/salad shells. The chicken is the only protein that is safe to consume. We are still working to have a gluten free menu in the future. Please let me know if you have any other questions.

Sincerely,

Raving Fans Coordinator

Welcome to Moe's!!!

www.moes.com

Sucks. It used to be my Sunday tradition. A nice long shift at the bar paired up with a bowl of queso and a burrito. They actually underlined 'for the time being it is safe to eat chicken and veggies' in their response. A response like that makes ANY celiac nervous! Just thought I'd let everyone know to cross another thing off their list.

-Courtney

Sure does suck!! Moe's was my absolute favorite! Well until going gluten free anyways. I can't imagine myself eating there now, mainly due to fear of contamination. Fear of contamination should be listed in the DSM as a diagnosable mental illness!!! If you don't suffer from the common fear of contamination like myself, then at least you can eat the chicken. Avoiding the cheese quesadillas would be the hardest part for me!! The salsas they have there are probably okay too. Maybe one day they will come up with a gluten-free menu, maybe even have a separate press for corn flour quesadillas and all of that fun yummy safe stuff for people like us. Until then, I'd say learn how to make the most awesome burritos and tacos in your own kitchen. I have become an even better chef these days now that I cook 3 meals a day!!!

[Corkdarrr]

That's very strange. A few months ago when I contacted them they said their veggie broth base was gluten-free, and I even asked to see it when I was in the restaurant. I don't eat there because of cc problems, but it's still strange that the answer would be so different.

The first time I emailed them I inquired about gluten-free items as well as their nutritional info. It was taken down from their website months and months ago.

All they said in their response was that they were working on getting it back up and that it was a program, not a file, so they couldn't send it to me. Thanks for my patience.

Completely disregarded my question about gluten and my comment about eating there so much! Bwah. Now I REALLY miss Qdoba.

And what kind of an answer is 'for the time being?'

Either way. There's obviously some confusion in Moe's kitchen. Boo.

[jaten]

I'd bet there IS gluten in the broth. Before I was diagnosed and before I was at my sickest and seeking medical help, we tried eating at Moe's SW a few times. It didn't matter what I ordered, I always got sick. After 2 or 3 tries, we quit going there.

This thread has been a great "AH-HA" for me. There were some restaurants where no matter what I ordered, I'd get sick (this was pre-diagnosis). Moe's was one of those restaurants....gluten in the veggie broth; veggie broth in almost everything...AH-HA!