All those whose gluten intolerance has kept them from enjoying Red Lobster’s beloved cheddar bay biscuits, rejoice! The chain restaurant announced that starting this month, they will be selling a gluten-free version of their biscuit mix at Walmart stores nationwide.
The biscuits you’d get at the restaurant are unfortunately not gluten-free. Red Lobster has also been selling non-gluten-free versions of its biscuit mix, including variations like rosemary garlic, at retailers like Target for a while now. In a world where people rave about Red Lobster’s cheesy, buttery, crisp on the outside, fluffy and airy on the inside biscuits so much that employees are sick of hearing about it, 3 million Americans who have celiac disease and even more who have a gluten intolerance have been left out of the warm biscuit hoopla.
Before Red Lobster started selling its mix—and even after, for those who like to bake from scratch—copycat recipes for the biscuits have popped up on the internet. Some of those have been gluten-free, no doubt pioneered by people fed up by not being able to indulge in America’s favorite baked good. It seems Red Lobster has finally heard the cries of the gluten-intolerant with this gluten-free mix.
Red Lobster does have a good track record for addressing the needs of those who can’t have gluten, along with a host of other allergens. Their interactive menu tool allows you to check off which things you can’t have: gluten, eggs, milk, nuts, soy, shellfish. People highlights the Wood-Grilled Shrimp Skewers, the Wild-Caught Snow Crab Legs and the Salmon New Orleans as tasty dishes that are totally gluten-free. This mix, however, is the first time Red Lobster has made the real reason people go crazy for the restaurant available for the gluten-intolerant. It might not be as fast as ordering them at a Red Lobster location, but it is faster than baking a copycat recipe from scratch.
