Entire 3-course menu for Cobb Restaurant Week is gluten and dairy free.

Cobb Restaurant week is currently underway (started 9/19 and runs through 9/26) and one of their 34 participating restaurants, Common Quarter, has gone the extra mile to make their three-course menu both gluten and dairy free.

This is the seventh Cobb Restaurant Week and it is a time where diners get to enjoy a specially created prix-fixe (set price) meal for brunch, lunch and dinner at a discounted rate of $15, $25 or $35 per person (excluding tax and gratuity). The best part is there are no special discount codes or coupons necessary. Simply call and make a reservation to take advantage of the offer.

Common Quarter’s restaurant week menu has hot and cold appetizers, chicken, fish, lamb, and pork chop main dishes and finishes out the meal with two dessert choices. I have to say that the desserts are probably my favorite item to see on the menu. It isn’t common to find real desserts that are gluten free at restaurants and leaving out dairy too, is just about unheard of. Flourless chocolate cake with coconut and passion fruit sounds delightful and the flavors of the apple-cranberry crisp signify that Fall has arrived.

It would be surprising to me if any of the diners could tell that their meal was made without gluten and dairy. Food can be just as delicious when made with alternative ingredients and not relying on butter, creme, breadcrumbs, flour, etc. to establish flavor. Hopefully, this bold move by Common Quarter will inspire other local chefs to create dishes that leave out gluten and dairy ingredients.

I hope I can get a reservation to try out Common Quarter’s allergen-friendly menu. Will I see you there?