Seed oil free restaurants in Boston
Local spots in Boston that cook in real fats instead of seed oils, verified by Seed Oil Tracker, plus the cleanest national chains you will find around town.
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Cooks in: no seed oils
Cooks in: duck fat (some dishes)
Cooks in: duck fat (fryer)
Chains around Boston that fry in beef tallow or other real fats
- Popeyes Beef tallow · 10 locations
- Outback Steakhouse Beef tallow · 4 locations
- Smashburger Beef tallow · 3 locations
- Buffalo Wild Wings Beef tallow · 2 locations
Each chain's own records say its fryer runs on beef tallow or another real fat. Sauces and dressings can still carry seed oils, so tap a chain for the item by item numbers.
Cleanest places to eat in Boston
- McDonald's 3.0g per food item · 66 locations
- Kura Sushi 3.5g per food item · 2 locations
- Chipotle 3.8g per food item · 27 locations
- The Melting Pot 3.8g per food item · 1 location
- Bruegger's Bagels 3.9g per food item · 10 locations
- Einstein Bros Bagels 4.2g per food item · 2 locations
- Poke Bros 4.5g per food item · 1 location
- Au Bon Pain 4.5g per food item · 3 locations
- Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza 4.6g per food item · 1 location
- Ruth's Chris Steak House 4.7g per food item · 3 locations
- Boston Market 4.8g per food item · 1 location
- Morton's The Steakhouse 5.1g per food item · 1 location
- Playa Bowls 5.1g per food item · 5 locations
- CAVA 5.2g per food item · 7 locations
- Moe's Southwest Grill 5.2g per food item · 1 location
Chains graded A or B on their food (drinks, desserts and sauces left out) with locations in the Boston area, from OpenStreetMap data. See the full rankings.
Coffee, drinks and treats
- Menchie's 0.3g avg · 1 location
- Kung Fu Tea 0.5g avg · 7 locations
- Pinkberry 0.7g avg · 2 locations
- Gong cha 0.8g avg · 8 locations
- Starbucks 1.0g avg · 125 locations
- Red Mango 1.1g avg · 1 location
- Auntie Anne's 1.6g avg · 2 locations
- Peet's Coffee 1.7g avg · 6 locations
The ones to skip in Boston
- Dave's Hot Chicken 27.2g avg · 3 locations
- bb.q Chicken 24.9g avg · 4 locations
- Sbarro 22.7g avg · 2 locations
- Wingstop 20.6g avg · 3 locations
- Uno Pizzeria & Grill 19.3g avg · 2 locations
- Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub 18.4g avg · 11 locations
- Yard House 17.6g avg · 4 locations
- Jimmy John's 14.5g avg · 3 locations
Graded D or F, over 8g of estimated seed oil per average item. Tap a chain for its full item-level breakdown.
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