O'Charley's allergen guide names soybean oil in 38 of 178 menu records, and not just in fried food - it is in every salad dressing, in plain-sounding sides like the baked potato and broccoli, and in the yeast roll. Soy lecithin is named in 6 items. No ingredient statements are published.
O'Charley's does not publish ingredient statements, but its allergen guide is unusual - instead of just Big-9 tags it names actual ingredients, and "Soybean Oil" is printed against 38 of its 178 menu records. The useful part is where it lands. It is not only the fryer items: soybean oil is declared in every single salad dressing on the menu (Balsamic, Bleu Cheese, Honey Mustard, Ranch, Light Ranch, Thousand Island), in sides most people would read as plain - Baked Potato, Broccoli, Grilled Asparagus, Rice Pilaf, Smashed Potatoes - and in the yeast roll. They also name soy lecithin, an emulsifier, in 6 items. O'Charley's never states what its fryer oil is, so I have not guessed it, and there is no seed-oil-free option published.