The Joint

The Joint is a fully plant-focused kitchen. It uses dedicated equipment and surfaces that remain free from animal products for all items. Multiple menu items are explicitly labelled vegan. However, one menu item lists 'brown butter' in its description, an animal product, which creates an inconsistency. The claim of dedicated equipment is strong, but the brown butter discrepancy lowers confidence to Tier A rather than A+.

Several menu items on the online ordering page carry an explicit 'Nut Free' label. Examples include The Reuben, The Philly, The Cubano, The Bae, and Birria Tacos. The venue's website states that all items are prepared on dedicated equipment free from animal products, but it does not mention any dedicated equipment for nut-free preparation. The kitchen likely handles nuts and seeds, such as sesame in dumplings and coconut milk cheese, so cross-contamination remains possible. Diners with nut allergies are advised to confirm with staff whether the nut-free labelling is backed by dedicated preparation.

Several menu items are marked as having a gluten-free option available, and the venue appears on a community-curated list of gluten-free takeaway spots in downtown Colorado Springs. However, the venue's own website makes no mention of dedicated gluten-free equipment, shared fryers, or cross-contamination precautions. The kitchen is clearly shared with gluten-containing ingredients (e.g., flour-based items, dumplings with chile oil that may not be gluten-free). Coeliac diners should call ahead to confirm kitchen practices for their specific needs; the gluten-free options are likely best suited to preference rather than autoimmune safety.

Limited information: we researched The Joint across 9 sources but found nothing specific about its Vegetarian options or how the kitchen manages cross-contamination. Treat this as a starting point and call ahead to confirm before relying on it.