Celiac safety profile
Humbowl
Health Food Restaurant · Catering Service · Gluten Free Restaurant · Restaurant
2975 College Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705
What you can eat here
Pulled from Gluto's celiac safety report for this location.
✅ Reported safe options
- Entire menu is gluten-free. This is explicitly stated as Humbowl’s approach, with notes that gluten-free has required adjustments (like soy-sauce changes). While the menu items are gluten-free, there is a cross-contamination caveat: the Berkeley location shares a kitchen with a bakery, so there is a non-zero risk if gluten-containing elements are introduced via shared spaces or activities. The San Rafael location reportedly does not share a facility with a bakery, which lowers that risk.
⚠️ Risks & cross-contamination
- Cross-contamination risk exists because the Berkeley location shares a commissary with a bakery that uses wheat flour. The restaurant states they use separate equipment and sanitize, but airborne flour remains a concern in shared-kitchen environments.
- They do operate a shared kitchen, and some menu items may involve egg/chicken/shrimp outside GF-only contexts; these facts can complicate strict gluten-free assurances.
- Recent negative feedback (a gluten-related issue reported within the last few weeks) contrasts with older positive experiences. The mix of signals suggests that while the menu is gluten-free, no approach is guaranteed to be 100% cross-contamination-free in every visit.
Gluto score breakdown
Each axis is scored 0–100 from research + community signals.