Seed Oil Free Restaurants in Austin

Cooks in: 100% beef tallow (fries)

Austin-founded Wagyu smash burger concept (now expanded to multiple cities) with locations across Austin including East 6th Street. Their own menu names "100% Beef Tallow fries." The menu is intentionally short (burger and fries), and the tallow claim covers the fries specifically; the burger patty itself is grilled, not fried in any oil.

Cooks in: Avocado oil, coconut oil, and extra-virgin olive oil, whole menu

Austin's flagship seed-oil-free restaurant. Their published philosophy states plainly, "we only cook with avocado oil, coconut oil + extra virgin olive oil," a whole-menu claim, plus no refined sugar and no gluten. Flagship at 4801 Burnet Road plus multiple Austin locations.

Cooks in: Avocado oil and olive oil, whole menu

Fox Restaurant Concepts' wellness-focused chain. True Food Kitchen went 100% seed-oil-free chain-wide in February 2025, exclusively cooking with avocado and olive oil across all locations and its full menu. Austin location at the Domain Northside.

Cooks in: Olive oil, confirmed for one dish only

Their own published nutritional guide names olive oil for one dish, the roasted vegetables side, and states no broader oil policy. When a customer asked directly, the restaurant confirmed they also use grapeseed oil (a seed oil) in other preparations. Multiple Austin metro locations.

Cooks in: Beef tallow (fryer), Texas olive oil, animal fats, and butter, whole kitchen

Austin farm-to-table butcher shop and restaurant sourcing exclusively from Texas farms. Their own site states, "We deep-fry in beef tallow," and names Texas olive oil, animal fats from hogs, beef, chicken, and duck, and butter as the kitchen's fats, alongside a separate page stating they're "completely seed oil free." A founding anchor of Austin's seed-oil-free dining scene.

Cooks in: Avocado oil, coconut oil, and olive oil, whole menu

Health-focused Austin chain (not to be confused with thewellaustin.com, an unrelated church site the old citation pointed to). Their own site states meals are "Always free of: Gluten, Dairy, Seed Oils, Soy, Refined Sugar, GMOs," cooked in avocado, coconut, and olive oil. Four Austin locations: Downtown (2nd Street), Westlake, Bouldin, and inside Studio Three gym.

Cooks in: Beef shortening/tallow (fryer); most wet sauces contain soybean oil

Wings and sports bar chain. Standard US sit-down locations have fried in beef shortening (100% beef tallow) since 2017, confirmed in the chain's own allergen documentation. The wings themselves come out of the fryer seed-oil-free; most wet sauces (Buffalo, Honey BBQ, Asian Zing) contain soybean oil, so naked or dry-rub orders are the clean choice. Austin location at I-35 and Anderson Ln. Note: Steak 'n Shake previously had multiple Austin locations, but all are now confirmed closed (Yelp and Foursquare both show closures across 2026), so it isn't listed here despite appearing on other Texas city pages.

Cooks in: Extra-virgin olive oil and avocado oil (roasted proteins/vegetables)

Salad and grain bowl chain. Sweetgreen switched to EVOO and avocado oil for roasted proteins and vegetables, per the CEO's public statement and reporting. Dressings and toppings aren't confirmed under this claim. Multiple Austin locations.

Cooks in: Olive oil (Crazy Feta dip only); falafel/pita chips/pita crisps fried in canola oil

Mediterranean fast-casual chain. Cava's own 2017 statement to the Vegetarian Resource Group confirms falafel, pita chips, and pita crisps are fried in canola oil. The only item Cava's current published ingredients page names olive oil for is the Crazy Feta dip; hummus, harissa, tzatziki, and the grilled proteins aren't broken out by oil type in anything Cava has published. Multiple locations.

Cooks in: No seed oils, per their own site; specific replacement fat not stated

Yucatecan coastal Mexican restaurant near South Congress. Their own site states directly: "Our restaurant is 100% gluten-free, seed oil free, and celiac safe," repeated across the homepage, menu, and about pages. A clear, first-party whole-kitchen claim; the site doesn't name which specific oils or fats replace seed oils.

Cooks in: No seed oils, per their own site; tallow named for fries

Greek-Mexican fusion fast-casual chain with multiple Austin locations (some earlier locations have closed as the chain has moved around; verify current address before visiting). Their own site's page title states "Zero seed oils," and their own online-ordering menu names "Tallow Fries." Their live site returned a certificate error during this research pass and couldn't be fully browsed for a complete kitchen-wide statement, so this is tiered a notch below the site's strongest whole-kitchen claims.