Other apps give you a more listings. We give you more confidence in your choice.
Anyone can put restaurants on a map. Gluten Dude puts your safety first. It starts with recommendations from the gluten-free community, researches every restaurant, reaches out directly when possible, and decides whether it belongs on the app at all.
Because when you have celiac disease, quantity isn’t the goal. Better information is.
/ A recommendation is just the starting point /
What happens before a restaurant makes it on the app?
Someone in the gluten-free community may put a restaurant on our radar. That doesn’t mean it automatically gets added. We research it, reach out when possible, evaluate what we find, and decide whether it belongs on Gluten Dude at all.
This process takes time, but it’s the reason our community can trust what’s on the screen.
Here’s how we decide which restaurants make the app, and where they belong once they do.
Not every restaurant makes the cut. And that’s the point.
Our goal isn’t to build the biggest restaurant database. It’s to give you useful information about restaurants we believe are worth considering.
We're not trying to have the most restaurants. We're trying to have the most useful information.
A huge restaurant database sounds great until you realize how little you know about each place.
Gluten Dude is different on purpose. If a restaurant doesn't meet specific standards, it doesn't get added. Simple as that. And if a place is added to the app, you can see exactly what we know about it.
The Biggest List
100,000's of restaurants but no gatekeeper to keep you safe. Quantity over quality.
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Anyone can add a restaurant.
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No research done.
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No safety notes.
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You're left to figure it out on your own
The Right Information
Research. Vetting notes. Clear categories. Transparency.
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Recommended by the GF community.
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Researched by the Gluten Dude team.
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Personally vetted when possible.
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You get the information you need to make the right choice.
More pins on a map don't help if you to start your research from scratch.
We do the work so you can spend less time searching and more time enjoying your meal.
Better information. Less guesswork. More confidence.
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I created this app because people with celiac disease deserve a tool where the focus is on safety. Every other tool promises more. I promise better.
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