According to Harvard Health, it’s estimated that 20-30% of the United States population is currently following (or has followed in the past) a gluten-free diet. Whether you go gluten-free for digestive issues or other health reasons, it can be challenging to find gluten-free options when dining out.
Five Guys Burgers and Fries has a pretty impressive array of options for gluten-free dieters, mostly thanks to their lettuce wrap option instead of a bun. We’ll review all of the gluten-free food and drink options at Five Guys next!
Gluten-free diet refresher
A gluten-free diet avoids any food or drink with gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley. That means a gluten-free diet avoids wheat-based grains (like buns) and any other ingredient that contains gluten.
Gluten-free food & drink options at Five Guys Burgers and Fries
Burgers
The great news about Five Guys Burgers and Fries is that they can easily do a lettuce wrap instead of a bun for any of their burgers, making all the burger options gluten-free. (Wouldn’t it be nice if McDonald’s followed suit with their burgers?)
| Item | Modifications required |
| Hamburger | Lettuce wrap instead of bun |
| Cheeseburger | Lettuce wrap instead of bun |
| Bacon burger | Lettuce wrap instead of bun |
| Bacon cheeseburger | Lettuce wrap instead of bun |
| Little hamburger | Lettuce wrap instead of bun |
| Little cheeseburger | Lettuce wrap instead of bun |
| Little bacon burger | Lettuce wrap instead of bun |
| Little bacon cheeseburger | Lettuce wrap instead of bun |
Hot dogs
Swap the bun for a lettuce wrap, and you can also have gluten-free hot dogs!
| Item | Modifications required |
| Hot dog | Lettuce wrap instead of bun |
| Cheese dog | Lettuce wrap instead of bun |
| Bacon dog | Lettuce wrap instead of bun |
| Bacon cheese dog | Lettuce wrap instead of bun |
Drinks
Gluten-free drink options: all soft drinks
Five Guys serve Coca-Cola products “at participating locations”. Soft drinks don’t contain gluten, so you’re good to go if you’re looking for gluten-free drink options.
Fries
While you’d be out of luck if you’re a fry lover on a keto diet, rest assured that Five Guys Burgers and Fries are gluten-free.
| Item | Gluten-free |
| French fries – Five Guys style | YES |
| French fries – Cajun style | YES |
Milkshakes/mix-ins
The milkshakes at Five Guys are gluten-free, but not all of the mix-ins are. Below are the gluten-free choices.
| Item | Gluten-free |
| Milkshake base (ice cream) | YES |
| Bacon (mix-in) | YES |
| Banana | YES |
| Caramel | YES |
| Cherry | YES |
| Chocolate | YES |
| Coffee | YES |
| Dark vanilla syrup | YES |
| Oreo Creme | YES (not to be mistaken for Oreo cookie pieces, which aren’t gluten-free) |
| Peanut butter | YES |
| Strawberry | YES |
Sandwiches
All you have to do to make the sandwiches gluten-free is to substitute the bun for a lettuce wrap.
| Item | Modifications required |
| Veggie Sandwich | Lettuce wrap instead of bun |
| Cheese Veggie Sandwich | Lettuce wrap instead of bun |
| BLT | Lettuce wrap instead of bun |
| Grilled cheese | Lettuce wrap instead of bun (not necessarily recommended, because lettuce and cheese don’t grill together well) |
Toppings
Good news – most of the toppings and condiments at Five Guys are gluten-free, with the exceptions of malt vinegar and fry sauce.
| Item | Gluten-free |
| A1 Original Steak Sauce | YES |
| BBQ sauce | YES |
| Cheese | YES |
| Green peppers | YES |
| Grilled mushrooms | YES |
| Hot sauce | YES |
| Jalapeno peppers | YES |
| Ketchup | YES |
| Lettuce | YES |
| Mayonnaise | YES |
| Mustard | YES |
| Onions/grilled onions | YES |
| Pickles | YES |
| Relish | YES |
| Tomatoes | YES |
| Bulk peanuts | YES |
FAQs:
Malt vinegar is derived from barley, a grain that contains gluten. All other types of vinegar are gluten-free, though.
Oreo cookie pieces and malted milk mix-ins are the only non-gluten-free milkshake mix-ins at Five Guys Burgers and Fries.
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