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Any restaurant that doesn't cook their fries in canola or any non omega 6 dominant oil???

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"Lardo" in Portland uses, well, lard. – Travis Culp Mar 7 at 17:05

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This isn't a direct answer, but Gibble's potato chips are cooked in lard. They're based in PA, but are sold in stores here in VA. They even have an explanation on the back of the bag explaining how vegetable oil is made and why they don't use it.

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Northern Spy in the East Village NYC has duck fat fries. They're aight. http://www.northernspyfoodco.com/menus/dinner/

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Greensquare tavern also has them. – Bread-Eating Beelzebub Nov 7 2011 at 16:43
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oh, I forgot I made this dinevore.com/lists/13710/duck-fat-fries – Bread-Eating Beelzebub Nov 7 2011 at 16:44
I've had the Northern Spy fries...not my fave. I think they were battered. – Futureboy Nov 8 2011 at 1:13
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I was pleasantly surprised to find excellent chips fried in Lard in the food/pantry car on the North east service on Amtrak trains. The train I was specifically on was the New York - Toronto service that goes through Albany. Next time anyone takes Amtrak to anywhere - check these out.

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I so want to take a train somewhere....seriously. – JayJay Nov 7 2011 at 22:20
Good to know Amtrak has something going for it! – Lady_Arwen Nov 8 2011 at 4:04
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There is a food cart in Portland OR called Lardo that uses lard for fries etc

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Not aroung here, but I thought you'd like this: http://beeftallow.com/uses-of-beef-tallow_tallow-taste-the-sacrosanct-link-between-french-fries-and-beef-tallow_54.html

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like like like like liiiiiiike – Futureboy Nov 8 2011 at 2:21
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I don't know where you live, but there is a place in San Diego called Sessions Public that has duck fat fries. I think that is going to be easier to find than beef tallow. If you do a search for "duck fat fries" on Yelp, maybe something will come up. I found several places that serve them based on reviews.

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Also try the Linkery in North Park. They now have fries made in tallow. Very delicious! It was the first time that my 18 month old would eat potatoes! – Swede Mar 16 2012 at 1:03
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Are you still limited to five fries if they're cooked in tallow? :)

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I make ours at home (my mate has an addition to fries and potato chips -- so if she has to have them, I make them at home, and limit it to the weekends when I have the time to make them the best way I can -- usually in lard or tallow or some combination thereof, sometimes with a little coconut oil thrown in just for the flavor).

If you're in the States, I don't think most places are -allowed- to cook in saturated fats any more. Most of them use liquid canola oil (now that a lot of places have banned partially hydrogenated plastic-fats) -- cheap and nasty.

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I don't think it's true that US restaurants are enjoined from frying in animal fats. I know it's trendy at the moment for nice restaurants to offer duck-fat fries. They're all over the place in Brooklyn, but I've seen (and eaten) them as far afield as Harrisonburg, VA. – curious Nov 7 2011 at 8:12
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Yeah duck fat fries are all over NYC now and I have seen them in many specials on FoodNetwork and Cooking Channel. I have only had them once but they they were divine!! – Jackie Nov 7 2011 at 14:46
Surprising. Isn't Papa Bloomberg against "evil" fats, sugars, salts, artificial sweetners, proteins, carbs, etc? – James Nov 7 2011 at 18:08
They need to get down here to Houston, then! That would rock! – Firestorm Nov 7 2011 at 21:39
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McDonlads used to. Gosh, I wish they still did. I'd be in their everyday.

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I remember the good old days. Too bad they didn't publicize it so they could avoid getting sued by some vegetarians they screwed over there... :( It's funny that they loved the taste though. – James Nov 7 2011 at 18:10
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those potatoes are are worse than Frankenstein and they put small growers out of business. Thank you Cargill. – Futureboy Nov 8 2011 at 1:12
actually, they DID get sued when they advertised switching to veggie oil but kept "beef tallow flavoring" in the mix. really pissed off religious folks. commondreams.org/headlines02/0308-02.htm – Moonablaze Nov 8 2011 at 4:52
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There's a chain called Elevation Burger- they fry in olive oil, they use grassfed beef, and they do lettuce wraps! I'm not sure if they are nationwide; there are a couple locations in the Northern VA area. Olive oil ain't ideal for cooking, but it's probably an improvement over what's in most fryers.

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I would worry abut high temp. frying and oxidizing the olive oil... – Futureboy Nov 8 2011 at 2:16
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BTW they just opened one of these in NYC on 14th and 6th Ave. They're good, but still very afraid of fat, and deeply rooted in CW. – Futureboy Nov 8 2011 at 2:17
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Another downside is they have no bacon! Or at least not at my nearest location in MD. – Jules K Nov 8 2011 at 13:03
They have them in Dallas as well. I haven't tried them yet, but they're on my list. – Brooke Mar 16 2012 at 3:36
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and the Elevation Burger fries are awesome. Olive oil gives them a great flavor. – Mike T Jun 8 2012 at 13:00
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Along the same lines, I'd like to identify restaurants that serve sweet potato fries or chips cooked in coconut oil. For those of us needing to increase intake of coconut oil this is a win-win option.

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This is a really old question, but thought I would mention that Outback Steakhouse uses beef tallow. I first read it on Wikipedia and then confirmed with the cooks at my Outback.

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I've been wondering that here in the UK. A few years back one of the daily papers came out with a list of fish and chop shops that cook in beef dripping (as it is called here) and the list was quite extensive.

Wish they would do it again! Or better still, have an online list which could be update regularly.

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Popeyes Chicken. However I would check the store before going. Also might not be pure... (may have vegetable oil added).

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Can anyone confirm that Popeye's really fries in tallow? – Joan Nov 7 2011 at 16:17
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Unfortunately, I asked the managers down here and they showed me their oil container (I said it was because I had a peanut allergy and wanted to make sure their oil blend didn't use peanut oil) -- Canola oil and canola-soy blend oil. – Firestorm Nov 7 2011 at 21:43
Firestorm...that's a bummer – Futureboy Nov 8 2011 at 1:11
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this place in portland on killingsworth near interstate uses tallow to make british style"chips" (thick fries)

http://thefishandchipshop.com/

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Yes! We recently discovered a little hole-in-the-wall place in San Antonio called RoMo's. They serve "duckodent" fries fried in duck fat!

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Actually Greensquare Tavern's fries are fried in Beef fat

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Smokey J's BBQ in South Berkeley has beef tallow fries. $2.50 for a huge order.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/smokey-js-bbq-berkeley

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Why are you eating fries? Eat Vegetables and animals...

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I'm not the one who down-voted but, um, I don't happen to eat fries anymore BUT last I heard 1) taters are veggies 2) tallow is from animals and 3) it's not an offense against the community to indulge in a treat. – Nance Nov 7 2011 at 17:40
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Why would it even be considered a treat? I fry my steaks; why shouldn't I fry my potatoes? – Paul Nov 7 2011 at 21:58
You're right, Paul, I think of it as a treat because I'm only about halfway to my healthy weight goal. When I get there I'll upgrade it from treat to "option." :-)) – Nance Nov 7 2011 at 22:28
Nice . – Paul Nov 8 2011 at 6:24
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I'm going to tell you right now that deep frying in tallow as opposed to a vegetable oil won't make fries healthy. They are an indulgence, have them once in a while but don't make them a regular staple if your goals are long term health. And, if they are an indulgence, then having a bit of n-6 once in a while won't make a difference.

Chronic overconsumption and acute intake of n-6 are very different.

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You could mention why you don't think tallow-fried fries are healthy so there would be more context to your claim. I don't think n-6 once in a while is a big deal either, but I have gotten where I really don't like the taste that comes with food deep fried n-6. – Paleo2.0 Nov 7 2011 at 16:19
They're highly palatable, provide low satiety, fairly low nutrient density, no protein... Most people don't need easier calories. From a health perspective most people should lose weight. So those are the people my comment is aimed at. Paleo diets to lose weight will only work so long as the food choices are satiating. High protein is important, veggies, moderate amounts of fat and fiber. Dropping wheat won't make you lose weight if you can eat french fries. And going from obese to regular bodyweight will be better for your health than switching omega 6 for tallow. – conciliator Nov 7 2011 at 18:43
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Yet another reason to prepare at home. Making them at home is time-consuming, which really reduces the tendency to make and eat them every day. – Firestorm Nov 7 2011 at 21:45

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