San Diego Food Stores We are fortunate in San Diego to have several specialty food store chains that carry gluten-free products. The mainstream stores also carry some gluten-free products as well.
Note: stellaLucy Gluten-Free Market is an all gluten-free grocery store in San Clemente.
www.wholefoodsmarket.com
Whole Foods calls itself “The world’s largest retailer of natural and organic foods.” Their website provides recipes and information about gluten-free eating at www.wholefoodsmarket.com/nutrition/gluten-free.
Whole Foods carries foods from many of the gluten-free manufacturers, including cake mixes, flours, cereals, frozen entrees, pastas, and much more. They also have their own dedicated gluten-free baking facility that makes "Gluten-Free Bakehouse" products. These products include breads, muffins, cakes, cookies, pies, and more. At each store location is a list of gluten-free items that they sell.
Also available at both Whole Foods Stores are several freshly prepared food bars.
La Jolla
8825 Villa La Jolla Drive 92037
858-642-6700 |
San Diego (Hillcrest)
711 University Avenue 92103
619-294-2800 |
www.jimbos.com
Jimbo’s is similar to Whole Foods, but smaller in size. They pride themselves in carrying mostly organic food products. They carry many gluten-free labeled foods. In their bakery area they have a some fresh bakery GF items, including at times muffins, cookies, and cakes.
Carlsbad
(Forum shopping center)
1923 Calle Barcelona
760-334-7755 | Escondido
1633 S. Centre City Parkway
760-489-7755 |
Carmel Valley, San Diego
12853 El Camino Real
858-793-7755 | 4S Ranch, San Diego
10511 4S Commons Drive, Suite 155
92127 858-432-7755 |
www.majormarketgrocery.com
"I was in Major Market in Escondido today and was pleasantly surprised to find a new gluten free section. It is the largest selection I have seen in a major (non-health food specific) grocery store. They have several types of Tinkyada pasta, several Bob’s Red Mill Mixes, Pamela’s cookies & mixes, GF soy sauce, and several other items. They seemed to be reasonably priced.
I spoke to the manager on duty, John, and thanked him and he said they are planning on expanding the gluten free items they carry, with customer recommendations. I will shop there more often knowing they care enough about their customers with food allergies to stock food we can eat.
I know that they also have a store in Fallbrook, but I do not know if they are stocking similar items."
Karen in Escondido, 7/08
Escondido
1855 S. Centre City Pkwy, 92025
760-741-7827 |
Fallbrook
504 E. Alvarado St. #26,
760-723-7305 |
www.traderjoes.com
Trader Joe's is known for it's specialty items that are reasonably priced. Much of their food is their own label, of which many are now labeled "Gluten Free". They keep a gluten-free list at their "information center" that lists approximately 140 foods. This list is also on their website (click here).
Trader Joe's brand will declare any gluten: The following is in response to a question about the ingredients in the Trader Joe's lentils: "No Trader Joe's products will have a gluten
source under natural flavorings. If there was any gluten source
in the product it would be clearly listed out. The lentils are a gluten
free product. The natural flavorings are a proprietary blend of spices." Kellye,
Trader Joe's, Customer Relations 10/13
Warning!: Several times in the past there have been errors on the GF list for Trader Joe's. Make sure to read the ingredient labels even though the product is on their GF list.
Locations:
Carlsbad
2629 Gateway Rd. 92009
760-603-8473 |
La Mesa
5495 Grossmont Center Drive 91942
619-466-0105 |
| Carmel Mountain Ranch
11955 Carmel Mountain Road 92128
858-673-0526 | Oceanside
2570 Vista Way 92054
760-433-9994 |
| Chula Vista
878 Eastlake Pkwy, Ste, 810
619-656-5370 | Pacific Beach
1211 Garnet Avenue 92109
858-272-7235 |
Encinitas (Encinitas Plaza)
115 N. El Camino Real 92024
760-634-2114 |
Point Loma
2401 Truxtun Rd, Ste. 100, SD 92106
619-758-9272 |
| Escondido
1885 S. Centre City Parkway 92025
760-233-4020 | Scripps Ranch
9850 Hibert St., SD, 92131
858-549-9185 |
| Hillcrest
1090 University Avenue, SD, 92103
619-296-3122 | Temecula (Winchester Marketplace)
40665 Winchester Road 92591
951-296-9964 |
La Jolla (La Jolla Village Square)
8657 Villa La Jolla Drive 92037
858-546-8629 |
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www.henrysmarkets.com
Henry’s is owned by the Wild Oat's stores that are in other parts of the country. Henry's sells “farm fresh produce” and a variety of “all-natural food choices”. In the past few years they have greatly increased the number of food products they sell which are labeled gluten-free. A free brochure titled "Gluten-Free; A Guide to Living Well without Gluten" written by Danna Korn is available at each store. It gives guidelines for gluten-free shopping that are very helpful.
For Henry's extensive gluten-free guide, go to "Gluten Free Diet" at www.henrysmarkets.com and click on "health", then "gluten-free".
"Wanted to let you know I saw a new gluten-free stand in the middle of bakery department at Henry's in Clairemont. It is by French Meadow bakery and they have chocolate cake, yellow muffins, brownies, white sandwich bread, blueberry muffins and some other kind of muffin and honey multi-grain bread - all gluten-free!" MD 11/09
Locations: There are 14 Henry’s Marketplaces in the San Diego area.
2987 San Elijo Ave., Cardiff, 92007
760-753-5445
"We have put together a comprehensive list of all the GF products available in the store that is also available on our website (seasidemarket.com). All the GF products are also identified with tags and updated on a monthly basis. . . As someone who has celiac disease, I am dedicated to finding the best tasting products available and am constantly looking for new products." Blair Kohn, current Gluten-Free buyer and product manager for Cardiff Seaside Market, 5/09
www.sprouts.com
The Sprouts Markets website provides a helpful "Gluten-Free Guide". It includes basic information about gluten and gluten intolerance, foods you can and cannot eat, cooking substitutions for flours, as well as a list of products they carry that are gluten-free.
Comment
Kevin L. reports a large freezer section of GF products at the Sprouts in San Marcos. 8/09
Locations
Carmel Mountain Ranch
11710 Carmel Mountain Road
San Diego, 92128
858-798-7200
El Cajon
152 N. Second Street
92021
619-579-8251
San Marcos
149 S. Las Posas Rd. (at Grand) 92069
760-208-6041
Fresh and Easy provide a list of their products that do not have gluten as an ingredient. You can ask the "Kitchen Table attendant" at the store for the list, or it can be downloaded as a PDF at http://freshandeasy.com/QualityYouCanTrust.aspx . They say they are increasing the number of GF products they carry, now have Fresh and Easy brand products that are marked GF, and have markers for GF foods on the shelves. 1/10
". . . this time I wanted to let you know about the few GF products I found at the new grocery chain, Fresh&Easy. I think they're constantly adding new products, because the first time I went there, they only had: Fresh&Easy brand rice flour and rice spaghetti. But during my next visit, I found a few more...Bob's GF brownie mix, cookie mix, and quinoa. It's a nice store, very much like Trader Joe's."
Laura W. 7/08
"Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market is a local market that has a very good selection of basic GF staples (rice pasta, Glutino GF pretzels, Sof'Ella baking mix products, etc.). I was amazed at the prices (Glutino pretzels for $3.99 a bag. . . that's the cheapest I've seen them and rice pasta $1.98 1 lb bag). I am not affiliated with Fresh & Easy or the products mentioned in any way." Andrea, Carlsbad, 11/08
Locations
San Diego
Lake Murray and Navajo
8788 Navajo Road 92119
(619) 667-3474
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Escondido
Valley & Ash
425 N. Ash St. 92027
760-480-2798 |
Casa de Oro
Campo & Kenwood
9665 Campo Road 91977
619-465-4329 |
Vista
E. Vista & Vale Terrace
945 E. Vistaway 92084
760-940-1280 |
Chula Vista
865 East H St. 91910
619-216-1508
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Fallbrook
Main and Ammunition Road
1101 S. Main 92028 |
www.healthycreations.com
376 N. El Camino Real
Encinitas, CA 92024
760-479-0500
The owner of Healthy Creations, Rhiana Glor, hand-chooses the GF products they sell in their restaurant/store. You'll find many quality GF products, including freezer items.
"A great place to shop for your GF grocery needs. Everything item is GF, so no hunting and searching for a GF label! Plus Rhiana has personally used many of the products, so is a great resource." Roxie J., 6/10
"The Barons in Rancho Bernardo is carrying a lot of gluten free food. I spoke to one of the employees who recently went to a food convention and he said approx. 1/2 of the food presented was gluten free so they will be adding even more gluten free products to their inventory. Thought those living in the north county might be interested." Kathy B., 3/10
Rancho Bernardo Location
11828 Rancho Bernardo Road
San Diego, 92128
858-485-8686
Also located in Point Loma, Temecula, and Wildomar / Murrieta.
1820 Oceanside Blvd.
Oceanside
760-754-6555
Boney's is similar to Henry's (they used to be owned by the same group), although they don't seem to have as many gluten-free foods.
Costco is a warehouse store that carries food in bulk. They have started a new labeling policy for their Kirkland line of food products in which they will put "no gluten" on those products that are gluten free (including their roasted chicken). If you have a specific question on the gluten content of any Kirkland item, you can call a Costco service representative at 800-774-2678, Ext. 6.
Locations:
Carmel Mountain Ranch
12350 Carmel Mountain Road
858-675-0379 | San Diego
650 Gateway Center Drive
619-358-2300 |
| Chula Vista
1133 Broadway
619-427-3301 | San Diego
4605 Moreno Blvd.
858-270-7601 |
Rancho Del Rey
895 E. H
Chula Vista 619-482-4405 | Santee
101 Town Center Pkwy
619-562-2812 |
San Diego
2345 Fenton Pkwy
619-358-4000 | |
2009 S. Coast Highway
Oceanside
760-433-2757
"I want to recommend a great food store . . .It is a small food store, but it is the only place that I have found a cereal called "Perky's 100% Natural Nutty Rice Cereal" by Pacific Grain. So many gluten free cereals are so loaded with sugar, and this one is not. It is comparable to grape nuts cereal. They also carry shrink-wrapped Boars Head deli meats." L.M., Oceanside
". . . a smallish shop with several items is Farmer's Outlet, right near the Santo Road exit at Hwy 52."
Connie 8/06
5950 Santo Road
San Diego 92124
858-492-5127
There is also one at the following address, although it hasn't been confirmed whether it carries GF items or not:
6410 Riverdale St.
San Diego 92120
619-563-9165
(formerly Sprouts)
225 Vista Village Drive
Vista CA 92084
(760)758-7175
Frazier Farms is a family owned business. Norman and Kathleen Frazier state: ". . . the store specializes in offering foods that meet customers' dietary needs." For example, Kathleen, a classically trained chef who graduated from the La Varenne Cooking School in France, has developed recipes for wheat-free foods, including muffins and cakes, as well as ones without dairy products.
"There are a lot of people who have allergies, and we try to be very responsive to customers' needs," Frazier states, adding that "we like the challenge."
http://www.keils.com/
3015 Clairemont Dr., SD, 92117, 619-275-7060
7403 Jackson Drive, SD, 92119, 619-667-2750
" . . . they have an excellent selection of gluten free products. I personally think it’s better than Henry’s or even Whole Foods." (in reference to San Carlos location) Lisa Magee, 3/07 Note: They carry Dad's GF pizza crust that used to be served at Mountain Mike's.
"They sell Dad's pizza crust (http://www.glutenfreepizza.com/) which used to be used at Mountain Mike's Pizza." Linda Spicer
"Keils Market has been working hard for some time to develop its Portfolio of gluten Free Products and was excited about helping us keep the product in San Diego. Keils is taking the GF community seriously and assures me that their portfolio of products will continue to grow." Samuel Golding 2/08
"I wanted to let you know that Village Natural Health in the Carlsbad Village is carrying
a wide variety of gluten free foods. They have gf frozen breads, donuts, pasta, cookies, cereals,
crackers, and…The Pure Pantry gluten free baking mixes. They also have a nice selection of supplements." Elizabeth, 5/09
www.windmillfarms.net
6386 Del Cerro Blvd.
San Diego 92120
619-287-1400
