What oil does Pagliacci Pizza fry in?
Pagliacci Pizza cooks with Olive oil and vegetable oil; no deep fryer. Pagliacci Pizza (24 Seattle-area pizzerias, Ballard to Redmond) bakes its pies on bricks and fries nothing. Its own menu names olive oil as the base or finish on many pies (Margherita, AGOG, Chicken Primo, Parma, Roman Holiday, Tomato Gorgonzola, The Rocket, Burrata Soppressata) and canola oil in its pesto (basil pureed with canola oil, Romano cheese and garlic). The oil in the dough, the "fresh garlic oil", Mama Lil's peppers and the house dressings is not named, so it is scored as soybean-type vegetable oil, the higher reading. Most of the fat on a slice is whole-milk mozzarella and the other cheeses; the salads come tossed in their dressing, which is most of their fat. The numbers come from Pagliacci's own nutrition guide (January 2026)..
The 5 cleanest things to order at Pagliacci Pizza
Learn this once: a salad with grilled protein and the dressing left off is nearly always the lowest seed oil order anywhere. So the list below sticks to real meals, salads included, never just a water.
| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| Rainier 16 oz | 0.0g |
| Seapine IPA | 0.0g |
| Roger's Pilsner | 0.0g |
| Bodhizafa IPA | 0.0g |
| Flowerhead Sauvignon Blanc (bottle) | 0.0g |
Lower PUFA is cleaner. These are estimates from published nutrition data and disclosed oils; preparation varies by location.
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Build my orderWhy the frying oil matters
Most fast-food chains fry in seed oils like soybean, canola, corn, or a blend of them, which are high in polyunsaturated fat (PUFA). A handful still use beef tallow or other stable fats, which are far lower in PUFA. The oil a kitchen fries in is the single biggest driver of how much seed oil ends up on your plate. See the full breakdown on the Pagliacci Pizza report card, or where it lands on the Seed Oil Index.
Frequently asked
Does Pagliacci Pizza use beef tallow?
No. Pagliacci Pizza cooks with Olive oil and vegetable oil; no deep fryer. Pagliacci Pizza (24 Seattle-area pizzerias, Ballard to Redmond) bakes its pies on bricks and fries nothing. Its own menu names olive oil as the base or finish on many pies (Margherita, AGOG, Chicken Primo, Parma, Roman Holiday, Tomato Gorgonzola, The Rocket, Burrata Soppressata) and canola oil in its pesto (basil pureed with canola oil, Romano cheese and garlic). The oil in the dough, the "fresh garlic oil", Mama Lil's peppers and the house dressings is not named, so it is scored as soybean-type vegetable oil, the higher reading. Most of the fat on a slice is whole-milk mozzarella and the other cheeses; the salads come tossed in their dressing, which is most of their fat. The numbers come from Pagliacci's own nutrition guide (January 2026)., not beef tallow. See which chains fry in real fats on Tallow Watch.