Inclusive Food Choices

When planning an event that will offer food, it is important to make sure all attendees will have options they can eat. Additionally, it is important to provide utensils (straws, silverware, plates, napkins) and food ingredient tags to make sure that everyone can enjoy the food being served safely!  

Common Food Allergens to Consider when Finding Food Options 

Milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, cashews, pistachios, Brazil nuts, soy, wheat, shellfish, shrimp, crab, lobster, clams, mussels, oysters, scallops, fish, sesame.

Food Ingredient Tags  

Food ingredient tags should be placed in front of your food options. Ideally, these tags should list all ingredients in a dish. At the minimum, these labels should include if the food has meat, dairy, eggs, gluten/wheat, and any common allergens (see list above).  

Local Restaurants that Offer Gluten Free Food  

• Revolve True Food and Wine Bar  

• Celest Café

• Lucky Santo

• Razzi’s Pizzeria

• Flying Apron Bakery

• Heartbeet Organic Superfoods Café

• Wildflour Gluten-Free Baking Company

• Duke’s Seafood & Chowder

• I  Love My GFF

• Café Flora

• Nuflours

• Capitol Cider

• Umi Sake House

• Niche

• Itto’s Tapas

Local Restaurants that Offer Vegan Food  

• Wayward Vegan Café

• Cycle Dogs

• Pi Vegan Pizzeria

• Broadfork Café

• Harvest Beat

• Teapot Vegetarian House

• Café Flora

• Kati Vegan Thai

• Eggs and Plants

• Plum Bistro

• Chu Minh Tofu and Vegan Deli

• Oak

• Allyum

• Amy’s Merkato Ethiopian & Eritrean Restaurant and Deli

Sources:

Best Gluten Free Restaurants in Seattle

Best Vegan Food Restaurants in Seattle

 If you need any additional support or resources, please contact the Office of Inclusive Design (asuwoid@uw.edu)