Seed Oil Free Restaurants in Salt Lake City

Cooks in: Beef tallow (fries)

Dedicated gluten-free fried chicken restaurant in Provo, started as a food truck before opening a physical location. Own menu confirms fries are par-fried potatoes deep fried in tallow. Chicken tenders and nuggets aren't individually confirmed against seed oils.

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

Gluten-free, dairy-free organic kitchen in Millcreek since 2005. Own site states "No Seed Oils" as a headline commitment alongside gluten-free and dairy-free. Menu spans bison burgers, lamb kafta, wild-caught fish, tacos, and raw vegan desserts. Site doesn't name a specific replacement fat.

Cooks in: Beef tallow and ghee

Utah chain that is 100% seed oil free. Cooks in beef tallow and ghee throughout: proteins, vegetables, everything. Multiple metro-area locations. Whole-food sourcing, locally raised proteins.

Cooks in: European extra-virgin olive oil only

Utah-based chain committed to zero seed oils and zero added sugar. Uses European olive oil across all preparations. House-made dressings, whole-food ingredients, bakery sweetened with dates and fruit. 11+ Utah locations.

Cooks in: Beef tallow (chips, taquitos)

Gluten-free Mexican kitchen in South Salt Lake with a site-wide focus on seed-oil-free cooking. Own menu confirms chips and guacamole, plus chicken taquitos, are both fried in grass-fed beef tallow. Other menu items aren't individually confirmed.

Cooks in: Beef tallow, lard, butter, and ghee

Farm-owned kitchen and store in the Sugarhouse neighborhood. Cooks with tallow, lard, butter, and ghee from their own farm operation. Also sells raw milk, grass-finished beef, and pastured eggs on-site. Locally sourced and farm-direct.

Cooks in: Beef tallow (scallops, bearnaise)

Downtown steakhouse. Own dinner menu names Tallow Poached Scallops and a Tallow Bearnaise add-on sauce specifically. Steaks, fries, and other sauces aren't individually confirmed against seed oils.

Cooks in: Grass-fed beef tallow

Utah's dedicated gluten-free fried chicken food truck. Own site states the whole truck is seed oil free and fried in grass-fed beef tallow: tenders, nuggets, and crinkle-cut fries alike. No fixed address, rotating events and pop-ups across the metro (roughly a 35-mile radius of Salt Lake City, including Lehi, Draper, Sandy, American Fork, Orem, Provo, Bountiful, and Farmington); check thehappychickgf.com for the current schedule.