Tallow in Philadelphia: Bringing the Art Back to Fast Food

At Permissibles, we’ve always believed food should be made with ingredients you can pronounce. That philosophy inspired the creation of Tallow, our fast-casual restaurant in Philadelphia, where every single menu item is crafted from scratch.

In today’s fast food industry, shortcuts are the norm. Restaurants often rely on prepackaged mixes, lab-made additives, and cheap seed oils designed to cut costs, not nourish people. At Tallow, we take the opposite approach. We do the hard work ourselves — cutting, mixing, seasoning, and frying in-house — to make sure the food you eat is honest, simple, and free of unwanted ingredients.

Made From Scratch, Always

From the breading on our chicken tenders to the sauces that pair with them, everything starts with whole ingredients in our kitchen. By making everything ourselves, we’re able to:

• Avoid unnecessary additives – no preservatives, no artificial colors, no hidden fillers.

• Keep flavors real – nothing tastes better than food made fresh.

• Bring craftsmanship back – cooking is an art, and fast food shouldn’t lose that.

Why 100% Grass-Fed Beef Tallow?

We fry our chicken and fries in 100% grass-fed beef tallow — not the industrial seed oils most restaurants depend on. Tallow was once the standard for frying because of its natural quality and rich flavor, and we’re proud to bring it back the right way. Using grass-fed beef tallow not only creates unmatched crispiness but also stays true to our mission of using ingredients that are real, clean, and nourishing.

What’s on the Menu

Our menu is focused, intentional, and built around scratch cooking:

• Chicken Tenders Fried in 100% Grass-Fed Beef Tallow – Juicy, crispy, and cooked the old-fashioned way.

• Hand-Cut Fries – Cut fresh every day and fried to golden perfection.

• House-Made Sauces – From ranch to hot sauce, every dip is made in-house without the junk.

A Different Kind of Fast Food

Tallow is about more than just great food — it’s about changing the way fast food is done. By making everything from scratch and cooking with 100% grass-fed beef tallow, we’re rejecting the idea that fast food has to be cheap, processed, and unhealthy. Instead, we’re proving that fast food can be real food.

Visit Us

You can find Tallow at 2900 Island Avenue STE 2946, Philadelphia, PA (Inside of Shoprite). Whether you’re a local or just passing through, stop by and taste what happens when fast food is treated like an art again.