Celiac safety profile
The Hop Black Mountain
Ice Cream Shop
114 Cherry St, Black Mountain, NC 28711
What you can eat here
Pulled from Gluto's celiac safety report for this location.
✅ Reported safe options
- Gluten-free ice cream options (gluten-free items marked in some reviews)
- Packaged gluten-free sugar cones (explicitly cited as celiac-safe)
- Gluten-free/dairy-free (GF/DF) options and vegan options mentioned in feedback, though specific items beyond the above are not exhaustively listed
⚠️ Risks & cross-contamination
- Not a dedicated gluten-free facility, which inherently elevates cross-contamination risk.
- Cross-contamination concerns are highlighted by notes that cones share a container with gluten-containing items (e.g., cake/cones), and that some cones may not be suitable for strict avoidance.
- Staff knowledge about celiac and allergies is frequently mentioned as a positive, but this does not remove the procedural risk from shared equipment.
Gluto score breakdown
Each axis is scored 0–100 from research + community signals.