Celiac safety profile

Joe's Crab Shack

Seafood Restaurant · American Restaurant · Family Restaurant

525 E Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101

🍽️ What you can eat here

Pulled from Gluto's celiac safety report for this location.

✅ Reported safe options

  • Mahi mahi with white rice
  • Salmon with rice and broccoli

⚠️ Risks & cross-contamination

  • Not a dedicated gluten-free facility. Cross-contamination risk remains a consideration in a non-dedicated kitchen.
  • The menu is described as gluten-friendly rather than strictly GF, which implies a need for careful, explicit confirmation about each dish.
  • There is a reported practice of omitting butter sauce on certain preparations to keep dishes safer, and some reviews indicate that GF items can be prepared in a separate part of the kitchen from breaded items, but this is not a guarantee of complete separation.
  • A recent safety incident involved a temporary shutdown due to a sewage leak at the location in 2025, with reopening after required repairs and inspections. While not a gluten-specific safety issue, it underscores that the site has faced non-kitchen safety events.

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