Seed Oil Free Restaurants in Portland

Cooks in: No seed oils, per their own site

Portland prepared-foods kitchen and market at 4215 N Williams Ave (also operating as Stella's Kitchen + Market). Their own About page states directly: "No preservatives, no seed oils, no filler, no junk." Grass-fed Oregon beef, free-range organic chicken, and humanely raised pork, sourced from named local producers.

Cooks in: Whole menu free of seed oils; ghee is a paid add-on, not the exclusive fat

Nutritionist-owned café at 6116 SE Milwaukie Ave in Sellwood. Their own menu states the kitchen is "Always 100% Free From Gluten, Dairy, Refined Sugar, Seed Oils, Gums, Preservatives" - a whole-menu, first-party claim. Organic ghee is available as a $1 add-on on select dishes (avocado toast, sweet potato waffle), not the kitchen's exclusive cooking fat as earlier copy implied.

Cooks in: Rendered bacon fat and tallow confit, confirmed for one dish

Portuguese-Japanese fusion restaurant on the 2nd floor of Cascada Thermal Springs + Hotel (1150 NE Alberta St), opened December 2024. A Willamette Week review confirms rendered bacon fat and tallow confit in the alcatra (wagyu beef cheek stew) and tallow-fried potatoes. No broader seed-oil-free claim is stated anywhere on the restaurant's own site.

Cooks in: Beef tallow (fries, hashbrowns); burger patties/buns not confirmed

Small burger cart operating behind Away Days Brewing Co (SE Cora St), open limited hours Thu-Sun. The brewery's own writeup confirms: "they use tallow to fry their fries for the most perfectly light crunch and rich flavour," plus tallow-fried hashbrowns on the weekend breakfast sandwich. The burger patties and buns themselves aren't part of this specific claim.

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 Portland-area 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 Portland-area locations.

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. Portland location at Cascade Station near the airport (a standard sit-down location, not the takeout-only BWW Go format, which uses soybean oil). Steak 'n Shake has zero Oregon locations, confirmed directly against the chain's own site.

Cooks in: Peanut oil (not a seed oil) for hand-breaded chicken; sauces contain soybean oil

Chick-fil-A's own site states plainly: "we've been cooking our hand-breaded chicken exclusively in fully refined, heat-processed peanut oil." Peanut oil isn't a seed oil, though it's still high in omega-6. That claim covers the sandwich, nuggets, and strips; it doesn't cover the waffle fries, which aren't publicly documented, and sauces like Chick-fil-A Sauce and Polynesian Sauce list soybean oil. Grilled chicken items use no frying oil at all. First Portland location opened January 2026 at 9950 SE Stark St (Mall 205); other metro locations in Beaverton and Hillsboro.

Cooks in: Steaks cooked with butter; Bloomin' Onion reportedly fried in beef tallow (not company-confirmed)

Bloomin' Brands VP of Research & Development Efrem Cutler told Tasting Table on the record: "We cook our steaks with butter." That's a specific, named-technique claim, not a whole-menu one. The Bloomin' Onion is widely reported to be fried in beef tallow, but no Outback spokesperson has confirmed that directly. Fries, Aussie Chicken Crispers, and most dressings aren't sourced either way. Portland-area location at 11146 SW Barnes Rd (Beaverton/Cedar Hills area).