Cheddar’s Allergen Menu and Ingredients

The Cheddar’s allergen menu tracks ten declared allergens across 169 items in seventeen menu sections. Soy and dairy turn up on more rows than any other allergen, tracing to cooking oil, cheese and the pasta base beneath many dishes. Reading the item-by-item tables below is the fastest way to check one specific plate or side.

Each row carries the allergens Cheddar’s own guide declares for that item. A blank declaration is not an all-clear. Cross-contact runs across shared grills and fryers whatever a single row says.

At a glance

Cheddar’s Allergen Menu Item by Item

Every item below keeps the wording from Cheddar’s own Food Allergen Guide, effective August 31, 2026. Ten allergens turn up across the 169 items covered here, led by soy and dairy from the fryer, the cheese and the pasta stations. Cheddar’s keeps its pricing on a separate page, rather than mixing it into this allergen-only grid.

Cheddar’s Appetizers

Nine items make up Appetizers on the Cheddar’s allergen menu, and Add Seasoned Ground Beef is the only one declaring nothing at all. Coconut Shrimp and Buffalo Beer-Battered Fried Shrimp both carry the widest list, naming crustacean shellfish, eggs, gluten, soy and wheat together. Dairy turns up on seven of the nine, tracing to cheese and queso rather than any single dish. Coconut Shrimp alone adds tree nuts.

Cheddar’s Salads & Soup

Six items make up Salads & Soup, and Crispy Chicken Tender Salad is the only one declaring nothing before dressing. House Salad, Caesar Salad and Soup – Potato all tie for the widest list, each naming four allergens. Dairy still turns up on five of the six regardless, missing only from that plain tender salad. Eggs appear on just two of the six.

Cheddar’s Dressings & Dipping Sauces

Thirteen dressings and dipping sauces round out this section, and two, BBQ Sauce and Honey Hot Sauce, declare nothing at all. Country Gravy and Brown Gravy both carry the widest list, naming dairy, gluten, soy and wheat together. Eggs turn up more than any other allergen here, appearing on seven of the thirteen, mostly from the creamier dressings. Balsamic Vinaigrette declares soy alone.

Cheddar’s Lunch

Lunch spans twelve dishes, and Skirt Steak Churrasco is the only one declaring nothing on this shorter, weekday-only board. Classic Chicken Sandwich carries the widest list at five allergens, adding eggs on top of the standard dairy, gluten, soy and wheat combination. Fish turns up on four of the twelve, tied to the three white-fish preparations and the Fish and Chips plate beside them. Cajun Chicken Bowl skips gluten and wheat.

Cheddar’s Chicken

Eight items fill out Chicken, and Honey Hot Sauce is the only one declaring nothing. Key West Chicken & Shrimp carries the widest list at five allergens, the only chicken dish adding crustacean shellfish to the standard base. Soy appears on all but two of the eight, present in nearly every sauce and marinade on this list. Buffalo Sauce declares soy alone.

Cheddar’s Comfort Food

Ten dishes make up Comfort Food, and Add Grilled Chicken is the only one declaring nothing. Homestyle Meatloaf, New Orleans Pasta and Spasagna all tie for the widest list at five allergens apiece. Wheat and gluten both appear on nine of the ten, missing only from that plain grilled add-on. Grilled Pork Chops skip dairy entirely.

Cheddar’s Sandwiches & Burgers

All eight Sandwiches & Half-Pound Burgers on the Cheddar’s allergen menu declare at least one allergen, none skipping the list entirely. Monte Cristo, both Buffalo Chicken Wrapper builds and the Classic Chicken Sandwich all tie for the widest declaration, each naming five allergens. Classic Burger is the only one skipping dairy, built without the cheese that sits on the other seven. Bacon Cheeseburger matches the Cheeseburger exactly.

Cheddar’s Combinations

Combinations pairs two proteins per plate across twelve options on the Cheddar’s allergen menu, and every one declares at least one allergen. Top Sirloin Steak & Coconut Shrimp carries the widest list of the twelve, naming seven allergens including tree nuts from the coconut breading. Crustacean shellfish turns up on nine of the twelve, tied to whichever shrimp preparation rounds out the plate. Top Sirloin Steak & Ribs stays simplest, at two.

Cheddar’s Steaks & Ribs

Steaks & Ribs keeps the shortest list on the Cheddar’s allergen menu, just four items total. Skirt Steak Churrasco and Hickory Smoked Baby Back Ribs both declare nothing at all, plain proteins off the grill or smoker. Top Sirloin Steak and 16 oz. Bone-In Ribeye both carry the same two allergens instead, dairy and soy.

Cheddar’s Seafood

Thirteen Seafood dishes appear on the Cheddar’s allergen menu, and every one declares at least one allergen. Coconut Shrimp Platter and Bourbon-Glazed Salmon & Shrimp both tie for the widest list, each naming six allergens. Fish turns up on eight of the thirteen, tied to the salmon and white-fish preparations rather than the shrimp dishes beside them. Blackened salmon declares soy alone.

Cheddar’s Made From Scratch Sides

Made From Scratch Sides is the largest single group on the Cheddar’s allergen menu, spanning 21 items from mashed potatoes to plated salads. Three, Southern Green Beans, Sweet Baby Carrots and Fried Plantains, declare nothing at all. Caesar Salad carries the widest list instead, naming dairy, eggs, fish, gluten and wheat together, the only side pulling in a fish allergen. Soy is the most common allergen of the group, appearing on 15 of the 21.

Cheddar’s Kids Meals

Twelve plates fill the Kids Meals list on the Cheddar’s allergen menu, and every one declares at least one allergen. Kid’s Coconut Shrimp carries the widest declaration at six allergens, the only kids’ plate adding tree nuts. Kid’s Junior Burger is the sole item on this list naming sesame, tied to its bun rather than the patty itself. Kid’s Grilled Chicken keeps to dairy and soy only.

Cheddar’s Desserts

All five Desserts on the Cheddar’s allergen menu declare dairy, the one allergen shared across the entire list. Cheddar’s Legendary Monster Cookie, Carrot Cake and Hot Fudge Cake Sundae all tie for the widest declaration at six allergens apiece. Peanuts appear only on the cookie and the sundae, while Carrot Cake is the lone dessert naming tree nuts instead. Fried Apple Pie skips both eggs and soy.

Cheddar’s Gluten-Friendly Salads

Four salads make up the Gluten-Friendly Salads list, each built without a standard wheat crouton. All four declare dairy, and three of the four add fish, tied to the Caesar dressing or the salmon itself. Chicken Caesar Salad carries the widest list at four allergens, the only one of the four skipping tree nuts. Salmon Caesar Salad skips tree nuts too.

Cheddar’s Gluten-Friendly Scratch Burgers

Four burgers appear on the Gluten-Friendly Scratch Burgers list, built on a bun swap that clears wheat from every one. The Original Burger is the only one declaring nothing at all. Bacon Cheeseburger, Smokehouse Burger and The Original Burger with Cheddar Cheese all carry dairy instead, tracing to the cheese layered on top.

Cheddar’s Gluten-Friendly Entrees

Sixteen entrees fill the Gluten-Friendly Entrees list on the Cheddar’s allergen menu, all served without their standard wheat-based sides. Skirt Steak Churrasco and House Smoked Baby Back Ribs are the only two declaring nothing at all. Seven items tie for the widest declaration at three allergens apiece, split between the shellfish-topped steaks and the fish preparations. Soy turns up on 14 of the 16, the most common allergen on this list.

Cheddar’s Gluten-Friendly Sides

Twelve sides round out the Gluten-Friendly Sides list, and all twelve skip wheat by design. Southern Green Beans and Sweet Baby Carrots are the only two declaring nothing at all. Dairy and soy pair together on seven of the twelve, the most common combination on this shorter list. House Salad declares dairy alone.

Dairy-Free Options at Cheddar’s

Dairy does not appear in the declared list for 52 of the 169 items on the Cheddar’s allergen menu. Dressings & Dipping Sauces contributes the largest share, with 7 of its 13 items clear of dairy, including Honey Mustard and the Balsamic Vinaigrette. Made From Scratch Sides adds another 7, mostly plain vegetables and rice sides rather than the buttered or creamed versions.

Combinations and Seafood each clear 5 items apiece, generally the steak-and-shrimp pairings without a butter-based sauce. Gluten-Friendly Entrees adds 5 more from its own list. None of the five Desserts or the four Gluten-Friendly Salads qualify, since cheese, cream or a dairy-based dressing sits on every one of those plates.

Ordering Gluten-Free at Cheddar’s

Wheat does not appear in the declared list for 95 of the 169 items on the Cheddar’s allergen menu. That’s the larger of the two dietary groups covered here. Cheddar’s built a dedicated Gluten-Friendly section around that gap. All four Gluten-Friendly Salads, four Gluten-Friendly Scratch Burgers, 16 Gluten-Friendly Entrees and 12 Gluten-Friendly Sides skip wheat outright.

Made From Scratch Sides adds another 17 of its 21 items, mostly rice, vegetable and potato sides rather than a breaded or floured preparation. Steaks & Ribs clears all 4 of its own items too, since a plain grilled steak carries no flour-based coating.

Cross-Contact and Shared Equipment at Cheddar’s

Cheddar’s own allergen guide flags two cooking methods as cross-contact risks: frying in soybean oil and finishing on the grill. Thirty-eight items on the Cheddar’s allergen menu carry a fried-in-soybean-oil flag, and 75 carry a grill flag. Both stations handle multiple proteins and batters throughout a shift.

A dish with no allergen checked in its own row can still pick one up through a shared fryer or grill. Telling a server about a serious allergy before ordering covers what the Cheddar’s allergen guide cannot.

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