Celiac safety profile
City Lights Cafe
Restaurant · Breakfast Restaurant · Brunch Restaurant · Cafe
3 E Jackson St, Sylva, NC 28779
What you can eat here
Pulled from Gluto's celiac safety report for this location.
✅ Reported safe options
- Gluten-free crepes
- Gluten-free bagels and gluten-free bread for sandwiches (e.g., tuna sandwich on GF bread; GF breakfast sandwich on GF bagel)
- GF cookies (e.g., GF chocolate oatmeal cranberry cookie; peanut butter cookie)
- GF desserts (e.g., GF strawberry cream cake; GF desserts in cases)
- GF crepe cakes
- GF pasta (historical option noted by a guest)
⚠️ Risks & cross-contamination
- The restaurant is not a dedicated gluten-free facility, so cross-contamination risk exists, particularly for items prepared on shared grills or surfaces.
- Some past notes described food prepared on shared equipment (e.g., crepe surfaces) and items stored or prepared in ways that could pose cross-contact risk, though there is strong recent evidence of protective measures.
- A specific older report described cross-contamination concerns with certain spreadable sauces and shared sandwich prep, underscoring the importance of clearly communicating gluten-free needs on arrival.
- One report from several years ago described a gluten-free item followed by a serious cross-contact concern via a testing device, reminding diners that risks can vary by order and kitchen workflow.
Gluto score breakdown
Each axis is scored 0–100 from research + community signals.