Gluten-Free NJ: Via Roma

A few weeks ago, my husband and I were going to a concert in Atlantic City, NJ, and we needed a gluten-free place to stop for dinner. After some research, we settled on Via Roma in Tom's River, NJ, and boy was that a good decision!

Not only does this place have an extensive gluten-free menu, but it's also completed the Gluten-Free Resource Education Awareness Training (GREAT) from the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness. So this place has truly taken steps to ensure that the gluten-free food they serve is in fact gluten-free!

My husband ordered the gluten-free chicken parm. He said it was very good. Via Roma also serves a variety of gluten-free desserts, but my husband did not sample any of them.

The Early Bird Dinner Specials at Via Roma are a great deal! You get an entree, bread, a soup or salad, a fountain beverage or coffee, and a dessert for $11.99. I got the (non-gluten-free) baked manicotti with a giant meatball and THE BEST CHOCOLATE CANNOLI EVER.

Via Roma is pretty casual and located in a strip mall with plenty of parking. You don't have to get dressed up to eat the food there, which was perfect for us. I think this will be a place we stop at often whenever we go down the shore.