Wahoo's Fish Tacos - Gluten Free in SD

Wahoo's Fish Taco
www.wahoos.com
Last verified 4/11

Reminder: You must take the responsibility of being vigilant by always reconfirming the GF status of a menu item and addressing cross-contamination issues each and every time.

Wahoo’s is a fast food restaurant that serves a combination of Baja Coast and Brazilian foods. The following was emailed from Wahoo's Fish Taco in April 2011:

Food Allergens
The items have been prepared without meat, dairy, soy, gluten, nuts, egg, shellfish, or peanuts but are processed in our locations which do contain such items and therefore may not be 100% free of such items.

Wahoo's Gluten-Free Guide to Ordering
To our knowledge, the following items are gluten free: (See note below regarding chicken)

Starters

French Fries*
Charboiled Chicken Nachos* (served with salsa and guac on the side)
Taquitos:* (served with salsa and guac) - Fish, Chicken, Carnitas
Chips*, Salsa & Guac

*One fryer per location. Onion rings contain gluten. The fries, chips, taquitos are fried in the same oil as the onion rings.

Soups & Salads

Wahoo Salad: (served with fresh salsa, ranch, or roasted pepper cilantro dressing) - Charbroiled Fish, Charbroiled Chicken, Carnitas, Vegetarian (white rice, black bean filling)
Chopped Salad: (served with fresh salsa, ranch, or roasted pepper cilantro dressing) - Charbroiled Fish, Charbroiled Chicken, Carnitas, Vegetarian (white rice, black bean filling)
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Garden Salad (served with fresh salsa, ranch, or roasted pepper cilantro dressing)

Combo Platters (served with white rice and black beans)

Tacos - Charbroiled Fish, Charbroiled Chicken, Carnitas, Vegetarian (white rice, black bean filling)
Enchiladas (served with red or green sauce) - Charbroiled Fish, Charbroiled Chicken, Carnitas, Vegetarian (white rice, black bean filling)

Bowls

#7 Charbroiled chicken Bowl (served with white rice and black beans)
#8 Charbroiled Fish Bowl (served with white rice and black beans)
#10 Carnitas Bowl (served with white rice and black beans) NOT to be confused with Kahlua Pig Bowl

Kids Menu

Kid's Taco or Enchilida (red sauce or green sauce). Served with white rice and black beans or french fries* (*see above note) - Charbroiled Fish, Charbroiled Chicken, Carnitas, Vegetarian

Side Kicks

Side of black beans
Side of white rice
1/2 black bean & 1/2 white rice
Side of tortillas - 3 corn
Side of guac
Side of fresh salsa
Side of roasted pepper cilantro dressing
Side of ranch

Note regarding chicken: Our chicken "contains trace amounts of corn gluten.

"Unfortunately, a misuse of the term by the corn industry has become common in recent years. It has become fairly common to call corn storage proteins corn gluten. Personally I think there is no justification or such usage. Corn may contain prolamins, as does wheat, but not gluten. … There have been no modern biopsy-based studies of the effects of purified corn proteins on the celiac intestine as there have been for wheat, but the mass of evidence still seems to point in the direction of corn being safe for celiac patients. - Corn Gluten - Is it Safe for People with Celiac Disease Who are on a Gluten-Free Diet?[Celiac.com]

"Unfortunately, a misuse of the term by the corn industry has become common in recent years. It has
become fairly common to call corn storage proteins corn gluten. Personally I think there is no justification
for such usage. Corn may contain prolamins, as does wheat, but not gluten. … There have been no modern
biopsy-based studies of the effects of purified corn proteins on the celiac intestine as there have been
for wheat, but the mass of evidence still seems to point in the direction of corn being safe for celiac
patients. - Corn Gluten - Is it Safe for People with Celiac Disease Who are on a Gluten-Free Diet? [Celiac.com]

Reviews / Comments

See a review on the blog "Tasty and Gluten Free" done in July 2008.

Locations

La Jolla 637 Pearl Street, 92037 (858) 459-0227	Point Loma 3944 W. Point Loma Blvd. 92110 619-222-0020
Encinitas 1006 N. El Camino Real, 92024 760-753-5060	San Diego (4S Ranch) 10436 Craftsman Wat #122, 92127 858-487-0288
Mission Valley 2195 Station Village Way, 90025 619-299-4550	Temecula 29073 Overland Drive, Suite 111, 92590