Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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Other than walking in and asking over and over, anyone know of restaurant chains that cook with fat/butter instead of poison?

flag	asked Sep 14 2010 at 20:08 Stephen-Aegis 24k●2●33●106

Why go to a chain? They all seem so problematic. – Glither Jul 31 2011 at 10:19

kenp · Answer 1 · 2010-09-14 21:27:16Z UTC

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no chains, but if you're ever in Portland, OR the Fish and Chip Shop on N Killingsworth cooks all it's stuff in beef tallow. OMFG! TASTY!

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kenp
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Bread-Eating Beelzebub · Answer 2 · 2010-09-14 21:33:21Z UTC

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When John Durant and I were at Cracker Barrel we asked for our eggs to be cooked in butter. The waitress said OK and it tasted like they were.

answered Sep 14 2010 at 21:33

Bread-Eating Beelzebub
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	wow! That is good to know if you have to eat breakfast (or any meal) while traveling. – texasleah Sep 14 2010 at 21:43
	the last 2 times i've tried that i've gotten the "the chef only uses PAM spray" response. hopefully those are isolated incidents! – Scott Shapiro Sep 14 2010 at 21:46
	Well, I think the waitress had a crush on John, so she might have lied. Later she brought her friends over to our table to show them that the dude from Colbert Report was there. – Bread-Eating Beelzebub Sep 14 2010 at 22:11
	Hahaha. That is too funny. – NWHamilton Sep 15 2010 at 13:40
	I did the same thing at a College dining hall where I was doing an in residence period for my Masters degree. It made quite an impression on the cook who proceeded to make something special and paleo for me there after. – P3christopher Sep 15 2010 at 17:46

Girl Gone Primal · Answer 3 · 2010-09-15 10:42:37Z UTC

I usually ask for my food to be cooked in butter, and sometimes even say I'm allergic to soy and that "vegetable oil" usually contains some amount of soyabean oil, so it's safest to stick to butter etc... And since I'm now hyper-aware of the smell of margarines etc (so much so I can't bare to eat in the lunch room at work when everyone is having their lunch), I know when they lie. A snotty waitress tried to sneak in some calamari fried in canola once, and I picked the smell instantly, receiving a caught-red-handed, embarrassed "Oh, um, I forgot to ask". Should have eaten it, thrown up, and started legal proceedings. Bi-yatch. ;)

I had the best luck in Thailand, where they would cook in coconut oil or butter if I asked.

I could point out a few helpful Aussie restaurants: Rockpool in Melbourne (I assume Sydney would be accommodating as well) will cook their steaks - inc. grass-fed - in butter on request. I've had good luck in all the non-Asian restaurants in Southbank & Crown, actually. I can list more upon request, if there are any Melbournites following PH... I won't hold my breath, though. :)

NWHamilton · Answer 4 · 2010-09-15 13:41:17Z UTC

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In my experience most nicer restaurants will take request like this seriously as they are serious about their food. Generally, at chain restaurants, grilled it better. Complaining about food allergies helps as well ;)

answered Sep 15 2010 at 13:41

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Up until a few months ago I hated onions. I have never told anyone I was allergic to onions, though, because I know two people who are deathly allergic - epipen-within-minutes-or-die allergic - to onions. If a server puts an onion on my burger but remembers and takes it off before serving it I probably won't even notice but even that small contact will cause my friend's mouth to get itchy and swell up in a minute. I prefer to reserve the allergy defense for those who really need it. – ScottMGS Sep 18 2010 at 17:10

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I work in a restaurant kitchen. PLEASE don't falsely claim you have an allergy. We take it extremely seriously- cleaning any cooking equipment and surfaces that might have come into contact with the allergen, and probably the meal will be prepped off the line just to make sure it isn't cross contaminated. On a busy night especially it's disruptive and honestly, a pain- BUT we're happy to do it if the customer seriously needs it. So yeah, long story short, if you claim an allergy you don't have you're just making it harder for people with real allergies if the kitchen staff suspects anything. – Olivia Jul 31 2011 at 13:56

And at a nice restaurant as you said the kitchen will often try to accommodate your request (but at chains almost everything is pre/par cooked so don't get angry at your server if butter can't be substituted or whatever. It simply isn't possible.) there isn't really any need to lie. Sorry for novel-length comment but anyone who lies about a food allergy is doing diners with real allergies a huge disservice. – Olivia Jul 31 2011 at 16:57

Happy Now · Answer 5 · 2011-07-31 08:55:03Z UTC

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If you find yourself in Seattle, Zippy's Burgers uses duck fat for their french fries. Yum!

answered Jul 31 2011 at 8:55

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Restaurants that fry/cook without vegetable oil?

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