Seed oil free restaurants in Chicago
Local spots in Chicago that cook in real fats instead of seed oils, verified by Seed Oil Tracker, plus the cleanest national chains you will find around town.
Keep this list with you. Best Near Me in the app ranks the restaurants around you by least seed oil, in Chicago or wherever you go next.
Get Best Near MeVerified local spots
Cooks in: beef tallow (fryer)
Cooks in: no seed oils
Cooks in: beef tallow (fryer)
Cooks in: beef tallow (fryer)
Cooks in: beef tallow (fryer)
Cooks in: beef tallow (fryer)
Cooks in: beef tallow (fryer)
Cooks in: beef tallow (fryer)
Chains around Chicago that fry in beef tallow or other real fats
- Popeyes Beef tallow · 54 locations
- Buffalo Wild Wings Beef tallow · 13 locations
- Outback Steakhouse Beef tallow · 2 locations
- Smashburger Beef tallow · 2 locations
- Steak 'n Shake Beef tallow · 1 location
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 Chicago
- Wetzel's Pretzels 2.2g per food item · 2 locations
- McDonald's 3.0g per food item · 151 locations
- The Original Pancake House 3.3g per food item · 7 locations
- Chipotle 3.8g per food item · 57 locations
- Einstein Bros Bagels 4.2g per food item · 6 locations
- Poke Bros 4.5g per food item · 1 location
- Au Bon Pain 4.5g per food item · 4 locations
- Boston Market 4.8g per food item · 3 locations
- Morton's The Steakhouse 5.1g per food item · 2 locations
- CAVA 5.2g per food item · 5 locations
- Steak 'n Shake 5.2g per food item · 1 location
- Pret A Manger 5.4g per food item · 2 locations
Chains graded A or B on their food (drinks, desserts and sauces left out) with locations in the Chicago area, from OpenStreetMap data. See the full rankings.
Coffee, drinks and treats
- Kung Fu Tea 0.5g avg · 3 locations
- Pinkberry 0.7g avg · 1 location
- Biggby Coffee 0.8g avg · 1 location
- Gong cha 0.8g avg · 2 locations
- Starbucks 1.0g avg · 183 locations
- Red Mango 1.1g avg · 3 locations
- Rita's Italian Ice 1.4g avg · 3 locations
- Auntie Anne's 1.6g avg · 11 locations
The ones to skip in Chicago
- Capriotti's 33.5g avg · 2 locations
- Krispy Krunchy Chicken 27.8g avg · 4 locations
- Dave's Hot Chicken 27.2g avg · 2 locations
- Jet's Pizza 25.4g avg · 11 locations
- bb.q Chicken 24.9g avg · 2 locations
- Sbarro 22.7g avg · 6 locations
- Wingstop 20.6g avg · 47 locations
- Uno Pizzeria & Grill 19.3g 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.
Run a restaurant in Chicago that cooks in tallow, butter, or avocado oil? Get it verified, free.