Seed oil free restaurants in Columbus
Local spots in Columbus 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: beef tallow (fryer)
Cooks in: beef tallow
Cooks in: beef tallow (some dishes)
Cooks in: beef tallow (fryer)
Cooks in: beef tallow
Chains around Columbus that fry in beef tallow or other real fats
- Popeyes Beef tallow · 15 locations
- Buffalo Wild Wings Beef tallow · 10 locations
- Steak 'n Shake Beef tallow · 10 locations
- Captain D's Beef tallow · 3 locations
- Outback Steakhouse Beef tallow · 3 locations
- Smashburger Beef tallow · 3 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 Columbus
- Everbowl 2.8g per food item · 1 location
- McDonald's 3.0g per food item · 69 locations
- The Original Pancake House 3.3g per food item · 1 location
- Chipotle 3.8g per food item · 42 locations
- The Melting Pot 3.8g per food item · 1 location
- Bruegger's Bagels 3.9g per food item · 3 locations
- Einstein Bros Bagels 4.2g per food item · 2 locations
- Poke Bros 4.5g per food item · 1 location
- Boston Market 4.8g per food item · 3 locations
- Playa Bowls 5.1g per food item · 2 locations
- Moe's Southwest Grill 5.2g per food item · 2 locations
- Steak 'n Shake 5.2g per food item · 10 locations
- Ponderosa Steakhouse 5.4g per food item · 1 location
- Long John Silver's 5.5g per food item · 6 locations
- Zoup! 5.8g per food item · 2 locations
Chains graded A or B on their food (drinks, desserts and sauces left out) with locations in the Columbus area, from OpenStreetMap data. See the full rankings.
Coffee, drinks and treats
- Menchie's 0.3g avg · 2 locations
- Biggby Coffee 0.8g avg · 1 location
- Starbucks 1.0g avg · 81 locations
- Rita's Italian Ice 1.4g avg · 2 locations
- Auntie Anne's 1.6g avg · 3 locations
- Krispy Kreme 1.8g avg · 4 locations
- Tim Hortons 1.8g avg · 55 locations
- Kilwins 1.8g avg · 1 location
The ones to skip in Columbus
- Dave's Hot Chicken 27.2g avg · 3 locations
- Jet's Pizza 25.4g avg · 7 locations
- bb.q Chicken 24.9g avg · 1 location
- Sbarro 22.7g avg · 2 locations
- Donatos Pizza 22.3g avg · 37 locations
- Wingstop 20.6g avg · 6 locations
- Twin Peaks 16.7g avg · 1 location
- Little Caesars 15.5g avg · 13 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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