Steak n Shake, an Indianapolis-based fast-food chain with locations across the Midwest, the South and beyond, has announced plans to switch to using “100% all-natural beef tallow” when cooking its french fries,

The fast-food chain Steak 'n Shake will be cooking its fries in "100% all-natural beef tallow" by the end of February at all of its locations in the United States.

INDIANAPOLIS (WKRC) - An Indiana-based fast-food chain went viral on X after announcing it will use 100% beef tallow for its shoestring fries. The official Steak 'n Shake X account issued a post to the platform last Thursday, writing that it will use 100% beef tallow. "No Cap," the chain wrote, which means "for real" or "real talk."

Steak n Shake announced that it is moving forward with the use of 100% all-natural beef tallow in all its restaurants. Steak n Shake has long been famous for its shoestring fries – and it will now fry them in the best way possible.

According to a press release published on January 16, fellow fast-food chain Steak n Shake is hopping on the beef tallow train.

Steak 'n Shake has announced plans to return to cooking its iconic shoestring fries in all-natural beef tallow. Here's why, and what to know about the change.

It's not the first fast food chain to use beef tallow for fries. The change comes amid some consumer backlash against the perceived toxicity of vegetable oils.