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Seed oil free restaurants in Minnesota

Short answer

71 places in Minnesota are reported to cook without seed oils: 48 cook with animal fats or fruit oils — beef tallow, lard, duck fat, ghee, butter, olive, avocado or coconut oil, 23 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 Minnesota

Elsewhere in Minnesota

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

  • Alexandria Golf Club

    2300 N Nokomis NE, Alexandria, MN

    beef tallow
  • Ember Coffee Company

    450 Jefferson Blvd, Big Lake, MN

    butterolive oil
  • HomeGrown

    11 St Michael Pkwy, Saint Michael, MN

    butterolive oil
  • Jellybean and Julia's

    530 W Main St, 8, Anoka, MN

    beef tallowlardbutter
  • Jellybean and Julia's

    530 W Main St, Anoka, MN

    beef tallow
  • Old Soul Artisan Bakery

    205 Jefferson St S, Wadena, MN

    butterolive oilavocado oil
  • Punch Pizza Eden Prairie

    8353 Crystal View Road, Eden Prairie, MN

    olive oil
  • Streetcar Kitchen & Pub

    232 Chestnut Ave, Carlton, MN

    beef tallow
  • SUR By Vita Bella

    7533 Sunwood Dr NW, Ramsey, MN

    beef tallowolive oil
  • The Boxcar

    102 4th St NE, Staples, MN

    beef tallowolive oilavocado oil
  • Buffalo Wild Wings

    14658 Cedar Ave South, Apple Valley, MN

    beef tallowchain
  • Buffalo Wild Wings

    14643 Edgewood Dr N, Baxter, MN

    beef tallowchain
  • Buffalo Wild Wings

    1540 109th Ave NE, Blaine, MN

    beef tallowchain
  • Buffalo Wild Wings

    312 South Avenue, Bloomington, MN

    beef tallowchain
  • Buffalo Wild Wings

    301 St Andrews Dr, Mankato, MN

    beef tallowchain
  • Buffalo Wild Wings

    3085 White Bear Ave N, Maplewood, MN

    beef tallowchain
  • Buffalo Wild Wings

    3505 Vicksburg Ln N, Plymouth, MN

    beef tallowchain
  • Buffalo Wild Wings

    3701 W Division St, St. Cloud, MN

    beef tallowchain
  • Buffalo Wild Wings

    11580 Theatre Dr N, Champlin, MN

    beef tallowchain
  • Buffalo Wild Wings

    550 W 79th St, Chanhassen, MN

    beef tallowchain
  • Buffalo Wild Wings

    5590 W Broadway, Crystal, MN

    beef tallowchain
  • Buffalo Wild Wings

    778 Freeport Ave, Elk River, MN

    beef tallowchain
  • Buffalo Wild Wings

    1040 MN-15, Hutchinson, MN

    beef tallowchain
  • Buffalo Wild Wings

    18425 Orchard Trail, Lakeville, MN

    beef tallowchain
  • Buffalo Wild Wings

    2201 1st Ave N, Moorhead, MN

    beef tallowchain
  • Buffalo Wild Wings

    8346 3rd St N, Oakdale, MN

    beef tallowchain
  • Buffalo Wild Wings

    1777 County Road B2 W, Roseville, MN

    beef tallowchain
  • Buffalo Wild Wings

    7551 Egan Dr, Savage, MN

    beef tallowchain
  • Buffalo Wild Wings

    80 Snelling Ave, St Paul, MN

    beef tallowchain
  • Buffalo Wild Wings - Cedar St

    9221 Cedar St, Monticello, MN

    beef tallowchain
  • Outback Steakhouse

    1321 E 78th St, Bloomington, MN

    beef tallowchain
  • Outback Steakhouse

    1770 Beam Ave, Maplewood, MN

    beef tallowchain
  • Outback Steakhouse

    4255 Haines Rd, Hermantown, MN

    beef tallowchain
  • Outback Steakhouse

    5723 Bishop Ave, Inver Grove Heights, MN

    beef tallowchain
  • sweetgreen

    3545 Galleria, Edina, MN

    olive oilchain
  • sweetgreen

    735 Grand Ave, Saint Paul, MN

    olive oilchain

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

    14658 Cedar Ave, Apple Valley, MN

    peanut oilchain
  • Five Guys

    14203 Edgewood Dr N, Baxter, MN

    peanut oilchain
  • Five Guys

    10620 Baltimore St NE Suite 200, Blaine, MN

    peanut oilchain
  • Five Guys

    12900 Technology Dr. #190, Eden Prairie, MN

    peanut oilchain
  • Five Guys

    1920 Adams St, Mankato, MN

    peanut oilchain
  • Five Guys

    4105 Vinewood Ln N, Plymouth, MN

    peanut oilchain
  • Five Guys

    2026 Ford Pkwy, Saint Paul, MN

    peanut oilchain
  • Five Guys

    4144 2nd St S, St. Cloud, MN

    peanut oilchain
  • Five Guys

    1404 County Rd 42 W, Burnsville, MN

    peanut oilchain
  • Five Guys

    8090 Carriage Court Suite C, Shakopee, MN

    peanut oilchain
  • Five Guys

    1021 Red Fox Rd, Shoreview, MN

    peanut oilchain
  • Five Guys

    5699 W 16th St, St. Louis Park, MN

    peanut oilchain
  • Five Guys - Albertville Premium Outlets

    6415 Labeaux Ave NE c 110, Albertville, MN

    peanut oilchain
  • Five Guys - Arbor Lakes

    7814 Main St, Maple Grove, MN

    peanut oilchain
  • Five Guys - Cedar Point Commons

    1844 E 66th St Suite 100, Richfield, MN

    peanut oilchain
  • Five Guys - Centennial Lakes

    3871 Gallagher Dr, Edina, MN

    peanut oilchain
  • Five Guys - Knollwood Crossings

    525 Blake Rd N, Hopkins, MN

    peanut oilchain
  • Five Guys - Oakdale Village

    8360 3rd St N, Lake Elmo, MN

    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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