Cabana Grill offers gluten-free choices

Cabana Grill, a fast-casual Mexican restaurant which opened this week at 10422 San Jose Blvd., has a large variety of gluten-free options.

Cabana Grill is a new concept created by Fiesta Restaurant Group, which operates the Pollo Tropical and Taco Cabana chains. The Jacksonville restaurant is the second Cabana Grill, after the first opened in April in Snellville, Ga.

I haven't visited the restaurant, but its press materials included a list of gluten-free items. It did say that a common fryer is used for fried foods, so there could be cross contamination issues with the items market with an asterisk. But here is Cabana Grill's gluten-free list:

Menu Items
Any taco substituting the 4.5” street taco corn tortilla
Any nachos*
Street tacos
Any Tostadas*
Any Bowl (without fried bowl and chipotle corn topping)
Chips* and Salsa, Guacamole, or Queso

Individual Items
Steak Fajita Meat
Chicken Fajita Meat
Shrimp Tampico
Street Tacos (Steak)
Beans – Black, Refried Black, Charro, Refried Pinto
Rice – Cilantro Lime & Mexican
Mexican Potatoes with Asadero Cheese
House Salad (without the Chipotle Dressing)
Guacamole
Sour Cream
Cheese - Asadero, Shredded, Queso (cheese sauce)
Poblano Cream Sauce
Salsas – Fuego, Roja, Verde, Salsa Ranch
Pico de Gallo
Grilled Onion & Pepper
Sliced Jalapenos
Produce – Lettuce (Romaine or Shredded), Tomatoes, Onions, Jalapenos
Tortilla Chips*
Tostada Shells*