Chili’s Allergen Menu and Ingredients

The Chili’s allergen menu follows the recipe rather than the portion. Milk reaches widest, running from the cheese on a burger through the ranch beside the crispers to the batter under a dessert. Wheat and gluten follow it wherever a bun, tortilla or breading appears.

Fish sits on Ancho Salmon as you would expect, and on Buffalo Big Crispy Chicken Sandwich because buffalo sauce carries anchovy. Shellfish stays with the shrimp, on both Surf & Turf plates and in Ultimate Cajun Pasta. Peanut appears once, in Peanut Butter Pie made with REESE’S.

Chili’s allergen menu at a glance

Chili’s Allergen Menu Item by Item

Each row names one item and the allergens that item declares. Buns, tortillas and breading put wheat and gluten on the plate, cheese and ranch put milk there, and soy arrives through oils and sauces. Grilled plates carry the shortest lists on the Chili’s allergen menu.

Chili’s cooks in one kitchen where a shared fryer, a single flat top and common prep boards handle everything on the board. Every row below covers the same portion the listed price buys. Telling a server about a serious allergy before ordering covers what a printed table cannot.

Chili’s Appetizer Allergens

Southwestern Eggrolls arrive wrapped in a flour tortilla and fried, which puts wheat, gluten, milk, egg and soy on one row. Skillet Beef Queso adds soy to the milk and the chips, while Southwestern Queso declares milk alone. Fried Mozzarella and Texas Cheese Fries both carry egg. Fried Mozzarella also anchors the sauced builds ordered by description.

Chili’s Big Mouth Burger Allergens

Every Big Mouth Burger declares milk, soy, wheat and gluten from the bun and the cheese. The Big QP Burger and Oldtimer Burger with Cheese stop there, while the other eight add egg. Veggie Santa Fe Burger reads exactly like the beef ones on the Chili’s allergen menu.

Chili’s Crispy Chicken Sandwich Allergens

Soy, wheat and gluten sit under all seven sandwiches on the Chili’s allergen menu, from the breading and the bun. Big Crispy Chicken Sandwich and its spicy version add egg, and Nashville Hot Big Crispy Chicken Sandwich swaps that for milk. Buffalo Big Crispy Chicken Sandwich declares fish.

Chili’s Steak and Pasta Allergens

Classic Ribeye and both Classic Sirloin cuts declare milk and soy, and nothing else joins them. Surf & Turf Ribeye and Surf & Turf Sirloin add shellfish from the shrimp. Ultimate Cajun Pasta puts wheat and gluten alongside that shellfish.

Chili’s Guiltless Grill Allergens

Guiltless Sirloin declares milk at both the six-ounce and the ten-ounce cut. Ancho Salmon adds fish, which comes from the salmon itself rather than from a sauce. Margarita Grilled Chicken declares soy alone.

Chili’s Bowl, Quesadilla and Salad Allergens

Both quesadillas declare milk, egg, soy, wheat and gluten from the tortilla and the cheese inside it. Chipotle Fresh Mex Bowl and Santa Fe Salad both read milk, egg and soy without the wheat. Santa Fe Crispers Salad puts wheat and gluten back through the breading, and both Quesadilla Explosion salads carry them from the wedges.

Chili’s Dessert Allergens

Molten Chocolate Cake and Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie both declare milk, egg, soy, wheat and gluten. Peanut Butter Pie made with REESE’S trades the egg for peanut and keeps the rest. It is the only row on the Chili’s allergen menu carrying peanut.

Chili’s Pepper Pals Kids Menu Allergens

Pepper Pals plates all declare milk, wheat and gluten. Cheeseburger Bites, Cheesy Chicken Pasta and Cheese Pizza add soy to that, while Crispy Crispers adds egg to it instead. Kraft Macaroni & Cheese stops at milk, wheat and gluten.

Dairy-Free Options at Chili’s

Chili’s allergen menu clears just five items of milk. Chili’s dairy-free choices group around one sandwich family and a single grilled entree. Big Crispy Chicken Sandwich, along with its Spicy, Honey-Chipotle and Buffalo versions, all skip dairy in the base build. That covers four separate ways to order the same sandwich without milk.

Margarita Grilled Chicken stands alone on the Guiltless Grill side of the menu. Cheese, ranch and creamy dressings are what typically break that status. Ordering the sandwich or chicken plain, with no cheese and no creamy dressing on the side, keeps it dairy-free from start to finish.

Ordering Gluten-Free at Chili’s

Chili’s gluten-free list leans heavily on steak, with several cuts qualifying across the menu. Southwestern Queso and Texas Cheese Fries open the appetizer side before the steaks take over. Classic Ribeye, Classic Sirloin in both 10 oz and 6 oz, Surf & Turf Ribeye and Surf & Turf Sirloin all qualify.

Guiltless Sirloin comes in the same two sizes, joined by Ancho Salmon and Margarita Grilled Chicken on the lighter side. Chipotle Fresh Mex Bowl and Santa Fe Salad add two more gluten-free entrees. Sauces and seasoned rubs vary by dish, so confirming preparation still matters before ordering.

Cross-Contact and Shared Equipment at Chili’s

Chili’s builds every order in one kitchen where a shared fryer, a common flat top and the same prep boards serve every table. Fried items pass through oil that other breaded items have already been through. Chips, fries and crispers share it. Chili’s Grill & Bar runs that same setup in every US restaurant it trades from, from strip-mall rooms to airport sites.

Telling a server about a serious allergy covers what the Chili’s allergen menu cannot. Kitchen staff can change gloves, use a clean board and keep an item out of the fryer. No restaurant kitchen can promise a plate free of all contact with an allergen.

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