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What's Happening

When you rule the roost, word gets around.

What's Happening

When you rule the roost, word gets around.

Gluten-Free Fried Chicken Has Officially Landed at All SoCal Shacks

Same crunch. No gluten. Now across SoCal.

We’ve rolled out some of our biggest menu updates yet—focused on more flexibility, more flavor, and making it easier for everyone to find their go-to order.

Our Chicken Is Now Gluten-Free!

10 pieces of fried chicken on a tray

We’ve been working our way across Southern California, and now it’s official: our fried chicken is 100% gluten-free at every SoCal Crack Shack location.

With Encinitas and Little Italy joining the gluten-free lineup on October 19th, you can now get your Crack Shack fix gluten-free at Costa Mesa, Encinitas, Little Italy and Pacific Beach.

Same crispy, juicy chicken you know. We just ditched the gluten.

Our fried chicken is now made with gluten-free breading at all of our Southern California locations. And because chicken without fries would be a crime, our hand-cut fries are gluten-free, too.

That means more of the Crack Shack menu is on the table for our gluten-free guests — without sacrificing the crunch, flavor or chicken that got us here in the first place.


Wrap Game = Strong

Not looking for fried chicken? We’ve got that covered, too. Our wrap lineup is stacked with some of our favorite flavors:

  • Cali Drip Wrap – pollo asado, fries (yes, inside), pickled onions & jalapeños, chipotle-bacon mayo, melty oaxacan queso
  • Crack Wrap – al pastor chicken, cotija, pickled jalapeño mayo, pico de gallo, cabbage mix
  • Caesar’s Chick Wrap – now living its best life in the wrap section
  • The NEW Club Cluck Wrap – Grilled Chicken, crispy bacon, avocado, aged cheddar, tomato, pickled red onion, shredded iceberg, TCS ranch, black pepper mayo, griddled flour tortilla.

Portable, packed, and honestly… a little dangerous.

Please note: Our wraps are made with flour tortillas and are not gluten-free.


SoCal, It’s Official.

Costa Mesa started it. Now the whole SoCal flock is in.

Costa Mesa. Pacific Beach. Encinitas. Little Italy.

Gluten-free fried chicken. Gluten-free hand-cut fries. Same Crack Shack crunch.

Same chicken. No gluten. No sad substitutions.

See you at the Shack.