Lagoon Amusement Park Gluten Free Menu Options

If you're heading down to Lagoon Amusement Park in Salt Lake City - one of our favorites, by the way - don't bother asking at the front desk for a gluten free menu.  They are clueless!  Guess Services sent us to the First Aid center where they, of course, had no idea what menu items are gluten free at Lagoon.  However, since you can bring in food and drinks and picnic right there in the park, I imagine that few people probably choose to seek out GF restaurant options there.  Nonetheless, I asked about a specific restaurant that looked like it would be safe, and they confirmed that the barbecue sauce and sides are gluten free.  They also tossed in some bonus information, as well.

Gluten Free Menu Items at Lagoon

Carousel Burger - The fries are dusted with rice flour and cooked in a dedicated fryer, so they're safe.  We didn't eat here, but I imagine you could also ask for a burger without the bun.

Old Mill Grill in Pioneer Village - The barbecue sauce is gluten free, as are the sides (except the mashed potatoes with gravy).  Your meat choices include barbecue ribs, chicken, or pulled pork.  The pulled pork normally comes on a bun, but we asked for it without a bun and it was delicious.  The meat portions are very generous.  For sides, you can choose from potato salad, BBQ beans, jello, and pistachio parfait.  You can purchase a $3 ticket for roasted corn on the cob, then order it at the roasting station.  (The corn must be ordered separately and can take awhile, so plan ahead.)

There are several price options, depending on how much food you want (2011 prices are available online).

• For $10 you can get The Wrangler, which includes 1 meat item and your choice of 2 sides, plus a 21 oz. drink.  
• The $12 Pony Express comes with 2 meat choices, 2 sides and a drink.  
• Since we had kids with us, we chose to order two $14 Trailblazer meals to split with the kids (they did give us extra plates and cups).  We had 2 meat choices and 2 sides, plus a roasted corn on the cob ticket and drink.  Each of us chose a meat and side dish, and we ordered 3 extra sides of roasted corn to round out the meal.  We tried the pork and chicken, plus jello, baked beans and potato salad, which were all good.  All 4 of us were so stuffed that we decided to wait until later to get our corn (which is worth the wait).  If you're trying to save money, I'd definitely recommend splitting a meal with someone because it's the cheapest way to eat gluten free in the park.

For more gluten free theme park menus, check out my other posts on Disneyland and California Adventure.