veg-friendly fryers

we've sent out a bunch of emails to local restaurants to find out which ones keep separate fryers for vegetables.  we know there are a number of vegetarians that let these things--mixed fryers, fish sauce, chicken stock--slide by, and we're definitely not trying to get on a soap box, but we know there are plenty of stricter veg folks out there wanting to know the skinny.  the responses we received were quite interesting and, at times, quite telling.  frankly, we're often shocked by the treatment we receive in email correspondence from restaurants, but in the spirit of good faith, we'll just assume some of these chefs/managers were having bad days.  as for the results, we're not exactly stunned by the paucity of veg-friendly fryers, but we did expect a few more.

(quick note: we didn't hear back from about 30% of our emails, but we'll update the list if we do hear from them.)

on to the list...

nice fryers (you can, and often should, eat fried stuff at these places):

cafe natasha's
ernesto's (the only things they fry are chips)
everest cafe
franco (totally dedicated frites fryer)
ice kitchen
mayuri

modesto
the royale
schlafly tap room
square one brewery

naughty fryers (you should not eat anything fried from these places):

barrister's
the bleeding deacon
boathouse
bobo noodle house
boogaloo (vegetables are fried in the same oil as meat, but the kitchen says they'll fry veggies separately if requested in advance)
cyrano's
eau bistro
eclipse
five bistro
fozzie's sandwich emporium
harvest
j.fires
jimmy's cafe on the park
lola
lucas park grille
mangia
milagro (tortilla chips have their own dedicated bath, which is good, but everything else shares a fryer)
monarch
one19north
sage

sanctuaria
scape
sub zero
the tavern
terrene (the fryer is often, but not always, vegetarian.  just depends on the seasonal menu.)
triumph grill
veritas
vin de set
wild flower (veg-friendly every day except Sundays)