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| Us (Lara and Courtney) with our Gluten-free menu at Jazz. |
Courtney:
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| Courtney with her delicious blackened chicken meal. |
I was given the task of finding out if Jazz had gluten free options. When I went to their website and looked at their menu there was no indication that they had gluten free options. There were things that looks like they could be gluten free but you just never know. So finally after putting it off (because yes that insecure girl inside didn't want to call), I called the restaurant asking if they had gluten free options to find out they had a whole gluten free menu!! Now that was a great surprise!
Once at the restaurant I was pleased to see all the different options that I could eat. I finally decided on the blackened chicken that came with new potatoes and steamed vegetables. Make sure you mention when ordering that you are ordering gluten free. When my plate was brought out to me there was rice instead of potatoes and apparently the rice is not gluten free. The waitress immediately caught it, apologized and told me her manager was going to re-make my plate. It wasn't too long before my plate came out again. I was very pleased to see how the waitress had remembered and made sure to take care that my food was gluten free.
The chicken was delicious too! It had just enough spice on it for it to be blackened and taste Cajun but not so much that it was overpowering and just burned my mouth. Overall, I was very pleased with my experience at Jazz. I'm excited to be go back and try other menu options with the peace of mind knowing they care and understand about how their dishes need to be gluten free.
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| Courtney getting ready to taste the blackened chicken... here it goes..... |
I was very impressed with the gluten-free choices. The menu wasn't as large as the regular menu - but I didn't feel deprived. Especially considering that it is a "New Orleans" style restaurant, I was worried everything would be deep fried.
I decided to go out on a limb and try something completely different: Oysters on the Half Shell for my my main course - Shrimp and Scallop Pontchartrain. Pontchartrain means shrimp sauted in a tequila lime cream sauce. It was so different - I just had to try it!
The Pontchartrain typically comes with rice - which isn't gluten-free at Jazz. So, my meal came with garlic mashed potatoes instead.
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| Down it goes! |
The Shrimp and Scallop Pontchartrain was OK. Without the rice it had a more soupy consistency than I would have preferred I felt like I had to leave a lot of the flavor and meal on the plate than I would have liked. The garlic mashed potatoes were delicious! But, they didn't really fit with the flavor of the Pontchartrain. I enjoyed my meal - but were I to go back I would order something different - probably the Cajun Sirloin.
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| Me (Lara) with my meal! |
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| Garlic Mashed Potatoes (left) - Shrimp and Scallop Pontchartrain (Right) |
Grandma:
We've mentioned our Grandma - Mildred a few times in our blog - since she was the first in the family to be diagnosed with Celiac disease. She had never gone to a restaurant with a dedicated gluten-free menu so it was a "special treat" for her to visit Jazz with us. She ordered the Grilled Chicken meal - with vegetables and garlic mashed potatoes. She stated "It's good!". She seemed to really enjoy the meal!
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| Grandma Mildred with her tasty food! |
Our experience at Jazz was very positive. A large gluten-free menu, knowledgable and friendly staff, also reasonably priced. Can't beat it!
So, if you ever visit KC - take a trip out to Jazz!
Check out their other locations in Omaha, Columbia, & Lubbock, TX (where they first began)
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