Seed Oil Free Restaurants in Dallas

Cooks in: Beef tallow (fries); rest of menu not confirmed

Detroit-style coney dog and cocktail bar in downtown McKinney's historic square (109 N Kentucky St). CultureMap Dallas's own coverage describes the "fancy fries" as cooked in "trendy beef tallow." The Coneys, sandwiches, and rest of the menu aren't part of this specific claim.

Cooks in: Olive oil, avocado oil, coconut oil, and beef tallow (fryer), whole menu

Dallas paleo and farm-to-table chain with multiple DFW locations. Their own site states directly, "we've decided to use olive, avocado, and coconut oil only in all recipes and cooking techniques," plus pasture-raised Wagyu beef tallow for deep frying and Fera fruit oil for pan-frying and sauteing. A whole-menu policy, not a single-dish claim, corroborated by Dallas Observer's coverage of the seed-oil-free relaunch.

Cooks in: Beef tallow, whole kitchen

Cedars-neighborhood taproom and brewery. Their own site features a dedicated "Seed Oil Free Kitchen" section explaining a switch to grass-fed, grass-finished beef from Happy Hollow Beef and frying in beef tallow; the taproom menu separately confirms the Thai Fried Chicken is fried in beef tallow. A whole-kitchen policy stated in the restaurant's own words, not a directory claim.

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. Dallas location at NorthPark Center.

Cooks in: Olive oil, avocado oil, and butter

Wellness-focused Dallas café with locations in Addison and downtown Dallas's Arts Tower (the old cafeolivia.com domain is dead; current site is cafeoliviatx.com). Hoodline's coverage of the downtown opening states the cafe's own materials "spotlight a cooking style that skips common vegetable oils in favor of olive oil, avocado oil, and butter." Beef tallow isn't confirmed by any source we could find, so it's dropped from the claim.

Cooks in: 100% beef tallow (fryers, chain-wide)

Steakburger chain. Steak 'n Shake switched its fryers to 100% beef tallow chain-wide and publishes a dedicated transparency page documenting it, covering fries, onion rings, and other fried items. DFW-metro location at Overton Ridge Blvd, Fort Worth.

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. Dallas location on Lemmon Ave (standard sit-down, not the takeout-only BWW Go format, which uses soybean oil).

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 Dallas metro 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 DFW locations.

Cooks in: Tallow rendered in-house, whole kitchen

British pub in the Harwood District. Their own menu page states directly, "We cook exclusively with tallow rendered in-house from our very own HWD Harwood Premium Beef Program... No nut or seed oils are used in our kitchen." A whole-kitchen policy tied to their own beef program, not a single-dish claim.

Cooks in: Beef tallow (fries, wings) and organic EVOO, whole kitchen

Plano Mexican restaurant and bar. Their own dedicated page states, "We are 100% seed oil free from deep frying to dressing to cooking," naming beef tallow for fries and wings, olive pomace oil for tortilla chips, and organic extra-virgin olive oil for sauteing and dressings. A whole-kitchen claim on their own domain.

Cooks in: Beef tallow (fries and fried proteins)

Uptown Dallas Texas restaurant, part of a small Texas group (also Austin and Plano). Their own menu page states directly: "We proudly fry our fries and fried proteins in beef tallow." A dish-level claim covering all fried items, not a whole-kitchen policy.

Cooks in: Olive oil, coconut oil, butter, bacon fat, and beef tallow, whole kitchen

Hurst restaurant and butcher shop, Mid-Cities (roughly equidistant between Dallas and Fort Worth, near DFW Airport). Their own FAQ page states directly: "SEED OILS are extracted from rapeseed (canola), corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, soybean, sunflower, safflower, rice bran, peanuts... We cook with natural oils and fats. It's clean cooking. Olive oil, coconut oil, butter, bacon fat and beef tallow." A whole-kitchen policy naming all 5 fats used.