Zadin In San Francisco

[NicoleAJ]

I know a few people have mentioned Zadin in San Francisco in some recent posts. I just wanted to add some background that I found out during a recent visit. One of the co-owners Bao, is the sister of my friend Hai. So we just went to Zadin on Saturday night and had a great meal where I ate chicken pho (a noodle soup), calamari, and a Redbridge beer. Bao explained that a good friend has celiac and that they used to have regular meals with this group of friends, so the people in the group decided to learn about gluten free cooking in order to be able to cook for their friend. This is why they understand cross contamination. They don't fry the calamari in the same oil with anything containing wheat, and they use rice flour instead of wheat flour in their dishes. Not all of their dishes are naturally gluten free, but many can be made gluten free.

I have pretty much stopped going out to eat at most restaurants since cross contamination has been a real issue for me in the past. But I was able to eat at Zadin with total confidence. In fact, when the waiter brought a dessert to the table, he made sure to tell me not to eat it because it was one of the foods that was not gluten free.