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Seed oil free restaurants in Alabama

Short answer

91 places in Alabama are reported to cook without seed oils: 62 cook with animal fats or fruit oils — beef tallow, lard, duck fat, ghee, butter, olive, avocado or coconut oil, 29 fry in peanut oil. Each entry reflects what the venue has been reported to use rather than an inspection, so call ahead before you rely on it.

Cities in Alabama

Elsewhere in Alabama

Towns with fewer than 3 venues do not get their own page, so their entries are listed here.

  • Augusta's Sports Bar

    609 Graham St SW, Cullman, AL

    beef tallow

  • Big Al's Restaurant

    22371 US-43, Berry, AL

    beef tallow

  • James' Bar-B-Q & Catering

    41140 AL-75, Geraldine, AL

    beef tallow

  • Little James' BBQ and Catering

    832 Main St E, Rainsville, AL

    beef tallow

  • Salty Cod

    309 Market St W, Athens, AL

    beef tallow

  • The Ark

    13030 US-78, Riverside, AL

    beef tallow

  • The Ark

    6204 Main St, Springville, AL

    beef tallow

  • Waldo's Chicken & Beer

    1120 S College St, Auburn, AL

    beef tallow

  • Waldo's Chicken & Beer

    1463 Montgomery Hwy, Vestavia Hills, AL

    beef tallow

  • Waldo's Chicken & Beer - Breckenridge Village

    3009 Pump House Rd, Vestavia Hills, AL

    beef tallow

  • Warehouse 207

    207 W Willow St, Scottsboro, AL

    beef tallowgheebutterolive oil

  • Buffalo Wild Wings

    22099 US Hwy 72 E, Athens, AL

    beef tallowchain

  • Buffalo Wild Wings

    1700 2nd Ave SW B, Cullman, AL

    beef tallowchain

  • Buffalo Wild Wings

    6840 U.S. 90, Daphne, AL

    beef tallowchain

  • Buffalo Wild Wings

    2600 S McKenzie St, Foley, AL

    beef tallowchain

  • Buffalo Wild Wings

    1150 Oxford Exchange Blvd, Oxford, AL

    beef tallowchain

  • Buffalo Wild Wings

    840 Colonial Promenade Pkwy, Alabaster, AL

    beef tallowchain

  • Buffalo Wild Wings

    128 AL-75, Albertville, AL

    beef tallowchain

  • Buffalo Wild Wings

    110 Atchison Dr, Chelsea, AL

    beef tallowchain

  • Buffalo Wild Wings

    2505 Caufield Dr, Gardendale, AL

    beef tallowchain

  • Buffalo Wild Wings

    290 Vaughn Spur Road, Pell City, AL

    beef tallowchain

  • Outback Steakhouse

    1725 Fulton Rd, Fultondale, AL

    beef tallowchain

  • Outback Steakhouse

    1899 Sugar Exchange, Prattville, AL

    beef tallowchain

Frying in peanut oil

Peanut is a legume rather than a seed, so peanut-oil fryers appear on most seed-oil-free lists. The oil is still roughly a third linoleic acid, and opinion in the seed-oil-free community is genuinely split on it — which is why these venues are counted separately here rather than folded into the number above.

  • Five Guys

    521 Oxford Exchange Blvd, Oxford, AL

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys

    2731 Legends Pkwy Unit 14, Prattville, AL

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys

    241 S Greeno Rd, Fairhope, AL

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys

    54 Shell St #100, Saraland, AL

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys - Auburn University

    121 N College St, Auburn, AL

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys - Fultondale Promenade

    3489 Lowery Pkwy Unit 1120, Fultondale, AL

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys - Hwy 280

    5413 US-280 Suite 105, Meadowbrook, AL

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys - Jubilee Square

    6860 US-90 A, Daphne, AL

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys - Shoppes of Foley

    3117 S McKenzie St, Foley, AL

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys - Trussville

    5431 Patrick Wy Suite 113, Trussville, AL

    peanut oilchain

What to ask before you order

A kitchen can change supplier without changing its menu, and a venue that roasts in tallow may still fry in something else. Four questions settle it in about ten seconds:

  • What do you fry in? — the fryer is where the volume is, and it is often a different fat from the grill.
  • Is the dressing or sauce made in house? — bought-in dressings and mayo are almost always canola or soybean.
  • Are the buns or tortillas baked here? — bakery goods are a common hidden source.
  • Do you cook the vegetables in butter or oil? — the answer is frequently a blend.

How to read this list. Each entry reflects what the venue has been reported to cook with. It is not a certification, nobody has inspected these kitchens on your behalf, and menus and suppliers change — treat it as a shortlist to call, not a guarantee. The four questions above are worth asking even when a place is listed here.

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