Natural Food in Dallas

If you are anywhere within a 25 mile radius of Dallas, this is a place you must check out! While on a road trip, my husband and I were looking for primal eats and luckily found Origin. Not only are they a craft coffee shop and café but they also have paleo meals to go. Yes! Paleo! I'm not talking about something that will pass as a semi-solution. These meals are made with organic, pastured, grass-fed AND local ingredients. That also means (I know you know this) dairy-free, grain-free, gluten-free and most importantly worry-free! Needless to say, we were there more than once in our 3 days passing through. We stocked up on meals to get us to our next destination and every bite was awesome.

All I can say is: We as a primal/paleo community need to rally around places like this and hope they appear in a city near us. Like them on Facebook. I do.

Origin Natural Food
4438 Mckinney ave
Ste. 150
Dallas, TX 75205
(214) 484-3970

Bareburger takes New York

Doesn't that look amazing? Just take the bun and cheese off, add the lettuce wrap and we're talking ultimate paleo heaven. I don't know why it took us so long to find this place, but now we eat there every chance we get. They really get the idea of clean food.
"At Bareburger, taste comes first. See that list to the right? That’s the not-so-secret recipe behind our burgers, salads, snacks and shakes – the most delicious, satisfying and nutritious burgers you’ll find. We partner with local artisans and organic farmers to bring you the highest quality, most flavorful meat and produce available, and we build our restaurants with recycled, reclaimed and sustainable materials."
With an overwhelming majority of their menu being organic, pasture-raised, grass-fed, gluten-free and completely customizable, it is a truly guilt free paleo dining experience. Did I mention you pick your meat? Beef, lamb, elk, wild boar, bison, ostrich, chicken, turkey, veggie and mushroom patties abound! They are not shy about telling you where their ingredients come from or how they were raised or if they were loved and had loads of friends. We thank them for this.

See their website for a list of 13 different locations and more to come.

Pastured Pulled Pork in Pennsylvania

The BrewWorks seemed to only have a 100% grass-fed burger. Then I stumbled upon this: "Berks County pasture-raised, all-natural heritage pork. Slow roasted for over six hours, hand-pulled and slathered with Stout BBQ sauce." That sounds awesome to me! They also have organic and local ingredients dotting the menu. The pork comes from Countrytime Farm and you can see where the rest of their ingredients come from here. Upon further inspection, I see that some of their ground beef comes from a grain fed source. I'm not sure if that is a change that was not reflected on the menu, but definitely ask twice before ordering.

They have three separate locations:

Bethlehem
569 Main Street
Bethlehem, PA 18010
Phone: 610-882-1300

Allentown

812 West Hamilton Street
Allentown, PA 18101
Phone: 610-433-7777

3400 West Tilghman Street
Allentown, PA 18104
484-223-2020

Organic Eggs in Duluth

Duluth Grill has organic egg breakfast, grass-fed beef, bison and wild salmon. You can get crashed sweet potatoes as a side for any of their sandwiches or burgers and checkout the menu for the gluten-free items. There are numerous choices for primal and paleo meals that clearly are put together with quality ingredients in mind.
This place has all your meals covered from breakfast to lunch to dinner and is open as early as 7 AM.

118 S 27th Avenue West
Duluth, MN 55806
(218) 726-1150

Fine Dining in Omaha

Dolce in Omaha prides itself on local ingredients and quality. They offer 100% grass-fed ground beef burgers and meatball sandwich. They make it a point to let you know where their ingredients come from and most likely can answer any specific questions about their menu items. They also offer organic chicken among many other organic ingredients. 

12317 West Maple Road
Omaha, NE 68164
(402) 964-2212

Burger Franchise

Elevation Burger has several locations throughout the country and is a growing franchise. They offer grass-fed beef burgers to which you can add as many of the available toppings as you like. They will also wrap it in lettuce for you. Their french fries are cooked in olive oil instead of the usual alternatives and some of the locations even offer ordering online!
They have locations in CA, FL, MD, ME, NJ, NV, NY, PA, TX and VA.

National Chain

Here is some surprising information for the primal community.


Fuddruckers is a chain that also happens to have an exotic selection of burgers that are sure to be hormone and anti-biotic free. Their unique choices include ostrich, wild boar, bison and elk. Not all of these options are at every location.

There is a Fuddruckers location in all but a handfull of states.

Seattle, Washington

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

Breakfast
Emmer & Rye has Saturday and Sunday brunch. See the links on their menu to find out exactly which local farm or market the ingredients came from.

Fine Dining
Emmer & Rye has links on their menu to tell you exactly which local farm or market the ingredients came from. "In 2010, Caswell opened emmer&rye in a restored Victorian house on the top of Queen Anne Hill to further his vision of "locally derived, seasonally inspired" cuisine. Here, Caswell creates dishes that showcase the best ingredients the Pacific Northwest has to offer."


Thanks Ryan! This is a great find.

Portland, Oregon

PORTLAND, OREGON

Quick Bites
Dick's Kitchen began on the principles of the paleolithic way of eating. All I know is I saw elk burger on the menu and I'm sold. "Dick’s Kitchen, perhaps the country’s first Stone Age Diner, embraces these challenges by offering modestly priced and delicious fare that will leave you feeling nourished and happy."

Thanks Todd! Looks great.

I will definitely start making a list for worldwide places.

Dallas, Texas

DALLAS, TEXAS

Breakfast
Company Cafe has breakfast with cage-free eggs, farm fresh cheese and smoked venison sausage. HELL YES! "Whether you are looking for grass-fed beef, bison, or gluten-free indulgences such as cake or french toast, you’re in good company."

Oh if only I were taking a trip to Dallas...
Thanks again Luke - "The most primal/paleo friendly restaurant I have ever been to."

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Seasonal/Sustainable/Farm Fresh

This place looks amazing! Thanks Tricia!

LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA

Fine Dining
John J. Jeffries sounds like exactly what a strict primal would want. "All of our meats are raised locally, confinement-free on fresh green grass pastures. No hormones, antibiotics, steroids or forced-fertilization occurs. Our produce is local organic or chemical free. We use local grass fed cream, butter and eggs.
We also provide sustainable seafood and support sustainable fisheries and their communities." Their coffee is even organic fair trade and they use reverse osmosis to filter the water. Not to mention that the menu looks amazing!

Atlanta, Georgia

Amazing burger selection for primal eaters!

ATLANTA, GEORGIA

Fine Dining
Flip Burger Boutique is a burger joint and a fancy one at that. They have a few locations and offer an amazing grass-fed beef burger as well as other fresh local ingredients. This is probably the priciest burger I've had, but it is worth it.

Quick Bites
Yeah Burger is awesome! I wish there were more of them. They offer grass-fed bison and grass-fed beef, organic ingredients... I will let them speak for themselves: "We proudly use natural and organic ingredients that are free of antibiotics, growth hormones, synthetic pesticides and herbicides, chemical fertilizers, ammonia and other nasty additives. All of our food is cooked-to-order, so please be patient." It takes more time to decide what to order than it does to get your food. Lucky you if you are passing through and can pick something up from here!
Farm Burger is another place I can vouch for. Excellent quality and creativity! You can also order cured lardo to put on your 100% grass-fed burger.... that's right. "Our burgers are made from 100% grassfed beef that is dry-aged and ground fresh. Our cows are raised on the sweet grasses of the southeast, and never fed antibiotics, hormones, or grain. Our menu is seasonal and sourced from local farms."

Charlottesville, Virginia

Burger bars are great because they are really starting to offer high quality meat. Adam told us about one in Virginia that is close to the University.

Boylan Heights is a gourmet burger bar that offers "the finest organic beef from Virginia farms supplied by The Organic Butcher, located right in Charlottesville. The meat is dry aged to further deepen the flavor and our beef is fresh ground daily. It is naturally raised Angus, hormone and anti-biotic free, grass fed and most importantly … healthy."


You can even get a burger in a bowl.
Thanks for the tip Adam.

Breckenridge, Colorado

Starting with where I live...

Fine Dining Restaurants
the Hearthstone restaurant has a gluten-free menu and is really accommodating for substitutions of veggies for starches.
Ember is amazingly creative food and catered my wedding with an entirely primal menu. They also have a bread basket substituted with papadoms (indian lentil crisps).

Quick Bites
Empire Burger has a bison burger and all of their beef is anti-biotic and hormone free. It is a little pricey, especially if you are not going to have a bun.
Mi Casa is owned by the same people as the Hearthstone and also offers gluten-free meals.

Shopping
Natural Grocers is about 20 minutes away in Silverthorne, Colorado. They have all organic produce, great snack and meat selection and everything else you could ever want from a health food store!

Hitting the road...

I am getting ready to drive 2/3 the way across the country and need to satiate my primal appetite.
Like so many other primal travelers, I have a really difficult time finding food that is 100% grass-fed, pastured, organic, farm-fresh and/or just plain free of chemicals. There has got to be an easier way than skipping meals.

Please help primal/paleo travelers by letting us know what resources are in your city and state or a place where you were able to find the food we crave!

We need:
-Detailed reviews and/or menu suggestions
-Shopping locations
-Snack suggestions

Leave the info in the comments or email me directly and I will do a post based on the information.
THANKS!