Twist on Angell
Seafood risotto at Twist
I spent four days in Boston in the summer of 2010 and as the friend we were staying with is from Rhode Island, he took us to Providence for the day. Before heading for the train, I quickly looked up a couple of restaurants with gluten free options. We would be in Providence from early afternoon until early evening so we planned to eat whilst we were there. Whilst walking through the pretty city I came across a couple of places serving gluten free options.
Kabob and Curry
Lots of gf options
One restaurant which caught my eye was an Indian place called Kabob and Curry (on 261 Thayer Street). Their menu clearly stated which items are gluten free and there are lots of chicken, lamb and seafood dishes to choose from.
GF cones available
Dessert on the street
There was an ice cream and desserts van parked on the road and I noticed on their board that it said ‘gluten free cones available’. I asked the woman serving whether their ice cream was also gluten free and she said that she thought so but couldn’t be 100% sure.
She took out the packaging and handed it to me so that I could read the ingredients. Nothing looked suspicious. Gluten free ice cream on a sunny day sounds like a good idea!
Around 4pm we decided to go for a meal that I have now taken to referring to as linner (similar to the well-known brunch) 🙂 Online I’d found Twist on Angell (on 500 Angell Street), a restaurant which looked pretty tasty and had a large gluten free menu. This menu includes appetizers, salads, pizza and entrees. I opted for the seafood risotto….delicious and very filling! It’s not the cheapest place but there are lots of yummy sounding gluten free options to choose from and Twist on Angell is the only restaurant I’ve eaten in where they have mouthwash in the restroom!
Pane e vino (on Atwells Ave) is an Italian restaurant with a gluten free menu which features a variety of antipasti, gluten free pasta dishes, mains and desserts.
For other gluten free options in Rhode Island  Brick Alley Pub and Restaurant in Newport has a gluten free menu. Their menu mentions that a risk of cross contamination is possible since non gluten free items are prepared in their kitchen (as always) so if you eat here be sure to mention to your server that you are celiac so that they can take extra care preparing your food.
Amanda
Oct 29th, 2012Awesome, thanks for this post. I live about 30 minutes from Providence. There are also a few places in Northern RI (it’s a small state!) that are very gluten-free friendly: there is one that has all dedicated gluten-free utensils, etc., another that has dedicated kitchen area for gluten-free….
Paula @CeliacCorner
Feb 15th, 2013Looks like we’ve been visiting some of the same gfree destinations! Great Providence post! Just thought I would add our review of Pane: http://celiaccorner.com/celiac-gluten-free-blog/gluten-free-menu-at-pane-e-vino-in-providence-ri/ and Kabob: http://celiaccorner.com/celiac-gluten-free-blog/gluten-free-authentic-indian-food-at-kabob-and-curry-east-side-of-providence-ri/ Looking forward to trying Twist next time in town, thanks for the tip!