Seed oil free restaurants in Maine
Short answer
18 places in Maine are reported to cook without seed oils: 11 cook with animal fats or fruit oils — beef tallow, lard, duck fat, ghee, butter, olive, avocado or coconut oil, 7 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 Maine
Elsewhere in Maine
Towns with fewer than 3 venues do not get their own page, so their entries are listed here.
Congdon's Doughnuts
1090 Post Rd, Wells, ME
lardDuckfat
43 Middle St, Portland, ME
duck fatDuckfat Frites Shack
43 Washington Ave, Portland, ME
duck fatPomelia Sicilian Eatery
16 Station Ave, Brunswick, ME
butterolive oilThe Bakeshop
123 Main St, Freeport, ME
butterThe Sip House
32 Main St, Freeport, ME
olive oilBuffalo Wild Wings
648 Turner St, Auburn, ME
beef tallowchainBuffalo Wild Wings
85 Western Ave, South Portland, ME
beef tallowchainBuffalo Wild Wings
105 Topsham Fair Mall Rd, Topsham, ME
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
Harvard Mill Mall Shopping Center, Auburn, ME
peanut oilchainFive Guys
274 Western Ave, Augusta, ME
peanut oilchainFive Guys
373 Main St, Waterville, ME
peanut oilchainFive Guys - Cooks Corner
170 Bath Rd, Brunswick, ME
peanut oilchainFive Guys - Mallside Plaza
198 Maine Mall Rd, South Portland, ME
peanut oilchainFive Guys - Shoppes at Biddeford
6 Old Dogs Ln, Biddeford, ME
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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