Celiac safety profile
The Hop West
Ice Cream Shop
721 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC 28806
What you can eat here
Pulled from Gluto's celiac safety report for this location.
✅ Reported safe options
- Mint chocolate chip ice cream (gluten-free)
- Carrot cake ice cream (gluten-free)
- Gluten-free ice cream options (gluten-free flavors)
- Gluten-free ice cream cones
⚠️ Risks & cross-contamination
- Not a dedicated gluten-free facility, so some cross-contact risk exists by default.
- Reported precautions include washing hands, using fresh scoops, using fresh tubs, and staff who know ingredients and cleaning procedures.
- There is a small potential cross-contact risk related to the shake machine, per a guest’s experience.
- Staff are noted to be proactive about modifying gloves and scoops to reduce contamination risk, and to explain cleaning steps when needed.
Gluto score breakdown
Each axis is scored 0–100 from research + community signals.