Gluten Dude: GF Restaurants

Scott Hayes

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About this app

If you live gluten-free (especially with celiac disease), you know the drill: eating out takes research, travel takes planning, and “GF-friendly” usually tells you nothing.

Gluten Dude helps you find gluten-free restaurants, read kitchen notes regarding cross-contact procedures, plan trips (driving + airports), and save money with gluten-free deals.

WHAT MAKES GLUTEN DUDE DIFFERENT
Most apps give you a giant list and call it a day. We don’t. Every listing is recommended, researched, and categorized so you can choose what feels right for you.

Filter restaurants by type:
• 100% Gluten-Free (dedicated gluten-free kitchens)
• Dude Vetted (recommended + researched, plus direct vetting notes from the kitchen)
• User Suggested (recommended + researched when the restaurant doesn’t respond)
• Chains (chains the community consistently rates highly)

Read notes from the kitchen:
For Dude Vetted places, you’ll see a “Dude Vetting Note” that tells you what matters: prep practices, shared equipment, and the real-world details you wish every restaurant would explain upfront.

Travel tools that actually help:
• Driving Trip Planner: find food along your route
• Custom filters: distance from route, restaurant type, cuisine
• Flying support: airport options by terminal (plus destination planning)

Save money living gluten-free:
Access exclusuive coupons, brand discounts, and online savings across a huge list of gluten-free products.

Updated constantly:
New restaurants, new deals, and new tools — without turning the app into a confusing mess.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

"Your approach is far superior to other apps in terms of safety. Your app is desperately needed." - Sandy

"Thank you for being an instrumental part of the celiac community. I trust your app so much more than any other." – Erica

"Nothing else I’ve seen has the breadth of up-to-date, peace-of-mind info on where to safely go." – GF Seeker

"I feel much more confident & safer using your app vs. any other. How diligent you are is what separates you from the rest." – Laura

"I won’t use any other app besides yours - because safety first!" - Kelly

ABOUT ME

I'm Scott, aka Gluten Dude. I was diagnosed with celiac in 2007 and started blogging in 2011 to help others navigate the same overwhelming path. For over 15 years, I’ve been advocating for this community, calling out the BS, raising awareness, and pushing for better support.

Five years ago, I launched this app to take that mission even further, giving you tools to travel, dine, and live gluten-free with more confidence and less stress. Now in 2026 I've rebuilt it to serve the gluten-free community even better.

Kind words from the Gluten-Free Community...

"Thank you for your answers, wisdom, support and humor. I could not live this life without you." - Susan

"Your knowledge and honesty is like a life raft in an unknown and terrifying ocean." - Jess

"Keep rockin’ Gluten Dude. You are changing the world for us." - Laura

"I appreciate all you try to do for all of us in the celiac community. Your ongoing and relentless support is such a gift. Thank YOU." - Hillary

Download the Gluten Dude app and take the guesswork out of gluten-free living.

Eat well. Travel smart. Save money.

Your gluten-free journey starts here.

Ratings and reviews

It's a good app at the base idea, and I love their vetting process, but it is really expensive to stay subscribed. Especially with how hard things have been recently, it is really out of the affordable range, which ducks because having a gluten allergy already costs so much more in groceries and Healthcare. I've been here since they released the app, but I don't think I can keep paying for this when it means sacrificing necessities to have the money for it.

Great app for those of us with celiac. this app has been a life saver when traveling for my daughters races. we've been able to find safe places to eat in cities we've never been. only reason I didn't rate 5 stars is because there is not a ton of options yet. I kno as more places get vetted they will be added and that takes time.

Edited stars while this is worked on. Thanks for response! App doesn't work. I downloaded and signed in. It goes to the main screen with the options for places to eat or places to drink. I click on anything else from there and nothing happens. I even clicked on the area to subscribe thinking maybe I need a subscription to see anything. There was nothing clickable to subscribe either. Guess I will stick with Find me GF.

What’s new

Tiny update, big thank you. Cleaned up a few hiccups and made some subtle improvements.