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Cozymel's, La Jolla
Last updated 3/09
www.cozymels.com

The following was emailed from Martin Bravo from Cozymel's on 3/5/09.

COZYMEL’S MEXICAN GRILL
Wheat Free, Gluten Free and Ordering Requirements

Problem foods

 

Reason

Options at home

Soy sauce

 

Soy sauces are brewed with soy beans and wheat

Buy Tamari-soy sauce made from soy beans only, no wheat

Soup bases

 

Uses wheat gluten as ingredient

Buy canned broth or make your own

Fryer oil

 

We cannot guarantee that a flour breaded item has not been fried in any of our fryers

Buy corn chips that say no wheat (packaged) or make your own

Roux as thickener

 

This method uses flour as the base of the thickener

Use cornstarch or arrowroot as thickener or thicken soups with vegetable purees

Cozymel’s Menu
Wheat free foods

Fry oil transfer possible

Notes on dish

Allergen in ingredients

Corn Tortilla chips

*

Although corn tortillas are wheat free, we cannot guarantee that there will be no wheat transference from breaded items possibly cooked in same fryer

Wheat transfer-chips

Corn Tortillas-soft

 

 

 

Bean or chicken nachos

*

Could order in casserole and eat with soft corn tortillas

Wheat transfer-Nacho chips

Quesadillas-chicken or spinach

 

Order made with corn tortillas

Wheat flour-flour tortillas

Mexican Shrimp Cocktail

 

Order without flour tortilla chip garnish

Wheat flour-flour tortillas

Chile con Queso

 

Order with warm corn tortillas for dipping

 

Ceviche

 

 

 

Chicken Flautas

*

 

Wheat transfer-fried in oil

Cabbage Salad

 

 

 

Guacamole Salad

 

Order with jicama chips or carrot chips for dipping, or soft corn tortillas

 

House salad

*

No Sesame dressing, skip the tortilla strips

Soy sauce-Sesame dressing
Wheat transfer-tortilla strips

Caesar salad

*

Order without tortilla strips

Wheat transfer-tortilla strips

Fajita Salad-chicken, shrimp, salmon, veggie or tuna only

*

Order topping grilled without any grill marinade, skip the beef fajitas(pre-marinated), skip the tortilla strips, any dressing but sesame

Soy sauce-grill marinade
Wheat transfer-tortilla strips
Soy sauce-fajita marinade

Black and White Tuna Salad

 

Order without any marinade on tuna

Soy sauce-grill marinade

La Jolla Coconut Shrimp Salad

*

Order with grilled shrimp, no grill marinade

Wheat flour-shrimp breading
Soy sauce-grill marinade

Spinach Salad

 

Order with chicken or tuna with no grill marinade

Soy sauce-grill marinade

Bleu cheese vinaigrette, Caesar, Honey chipotle, vinegar/oil, Mango lime

 

These dressings have no glutens or wheat products in them

 

Camarones con chile

 

Skip the rice and grill marinade.  Order with extra veggies or black beans or stuffed potato

Wheat gluten-chicken stock-rice
Soy sauce-grill marinade

Any grilled fresh fish

 

Order without grill marinade

Soy sauce-grill marinade

 

 

 

 

Salmon Tropical

 

Order without Cancun sauce or rice.  Order with extra veggies or black beans or stuffed potato.  Get lemon butter instead of Cancun sauce

Wheat gluten-shrimp stock-Cancun sauce
Wheat gluten-chicken stock-rice

Chipotle Glazed Salmon

 

Order without rice and sub extra veggies or black beans

Wheat gluten-chicken stock-rice

Baked Chile Relleno

 

Order with no rice, get extra veggies or black beans

Wheat gluten-chicken stock-rice

Tuna, chicken, veggie or shrimp fajitas

 

Order with grilled onions/peppers
Order with no grill marinade
Order with no rice, get vegetables
Order with corn tortillas

Soy sauce-peppers and onions
Soy sauce-grill marinade
Wheat gluten-chicken stock-rice
Wheat flour-tortillas

Carne Asada

*

Order with no grill marinade
Order with no fried onion rings, get grilled instead, no soy

Soy sauce-grill marinade
Wheat Flour-onion ring breading

Pollo San Luis

 

Order with no rice or tortilla, get extra veggies or beans

Wheat gluten-chicken stock-rice, flour tortilla

Enchiladas-fillings-chicken, pork, spinach, seafood
Sauces-ranchero, verde, queso, mole

*

Order with dry tortillas, warmed on the grill
Avoid Ancho, Poblano, Sour Cream and Cancun

Wheat transfer-blanching oil for tortillas
Wheat flour-roux thickener-ancho/poblano/Cancun/sour cream sauces
Wheat gluten-stocks-Cancun/ poblano/rice

Tacos-shredded chicken or pork

*

Order on soft corn tortillas only
Avoid shredded beef-ancho sauce, breaded things
Order with no rice, get extra beans or veggies

Wheat-flour tortillas, roux, breading
Wheat gluten-chicken stock-rice

Chicken Mole Enchiladas

 

Order with no rice, get beans or veggies, no tortilla strips in salad.  Order with dry tortillas, warmed on the grill

Wheat gluten-chicken stock-rice
Wheat transfer-tortilla strips

Pork Rostisado

 

Order with no rice, get extra beans or veggies, order with corn tortillas

Wheat gluten-chicken stock-rice
Wheat-flour tortillas

Enchiladas Rancheras

 

Order with dry tortillas

Wheat transfer-blanching oil for tortillas

Baja Fish Tacos

*

Order grilled or sautéed with no rice, get veggies or extra beans

Wheat gluten-chicken stock-rice

Black beans

 

 

 

Refried Beans

 

 

 

Sautéed Vegetables

 

 

 

Salad Greens

 

 

 

Pico de Gallo

 

 

 

Mango Salsa

 

 

 

Black Bean-Corn Salad

 

 

 

Mexican Stuffed Potato

 

 

 


Location

UTC (La Jolla)
4303 La Jolla Village Dr.
San Diego 92122
858-658-0480

 


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