Dedicated Gluten-Free

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428 E Locust St, Des Moines, IA 50309

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  • There is outdoor seating

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Bar Nico has a steady paper trail of diner reviews in Des Moines. This is a dedicated gluten-free kitchen: everything on the menu is gluten free. The setting gets its own mentions: a casual room, patio seating and tables outside. For planning a visit, reviews mention a date-night following, happy hour specials and a menu that shifts through the year.

Diners describe this as an entirely gluten-free kitchen.5 diners
Diners report a separate gluten-free menu.2 diners

Diners mention gluten-free tacos, churros, cake and empanadas.

tacos11churros4cake2empanadas2

Gluten-free comes up in 22 observed reviews; 13 diners in the past year.

Latest gluten-free signal: 2026-07

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