Certified Delicious

Certified Delicious recognizes chefs and restaurants across the country that have been identified by the National Onion Association’s culinary team as serving fresh, delicious meals with onions.

Salads:

Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab

750 15th St. NW, Washington, DC 2005

Chopped Lettuce, Tomato, Onion & Blue Cheese

Lazy Dog Bar & Grill

4801 Thompson Parkway Johnstown, Colorado

Steak Salad: 6oz NY strip steak, spring lettuce mix, heirloom tomatoes, caramelized onions, bleu cheese crumbles, served with creamy balsamic vinaigrette and topped with crispy onions.

Smokin’ Daves BBQ

Denver, Greeley, Estes Park, Longmont, and Lyons, Colorado

Potato Salad

Onion Use 

We award restaurants and chefs not only for their amazing onion dishes, but also for the creativity with which they infuse onions throughout their menus, such as:

Hamburger America

51 MacDougal St., New York City, 10012

Hamburger America makes 6,000-8,000 burgers a week, half of which are George Motz’s famous Fried Onion Burger, which celebrates the Oklahoma Fried Onion Burger, created in 1922.

French Onion Soup

French Onion soup is one of the oldest onion dishes that started out as a peasant’s meal but turned into a delicacy. We celebrate the truly delicious dishes that are made with flair and creativity, and always with fresh onions.

The Bottom Line

1716 I St., NW, Washington D.C. 20006

French Onion Soup — Deep onion broth with Bermuda onion, melba toast and melted provolone cheese.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar

52 Barnard St., Savannah, Georgia

French Onion Soup made with Spanish onions, red onions, shallots, leeks, scallions, fresh thyme, provolone cheese and garlic croutons. 

Simon & Seaforts Saloon & Grill

420 L Street, Anchorage, Alaska

House-made bone broth, caramelized onions, toasted baguette, Swiss and Parmesan cheese

Bohanan’s Prime Steaks and Seafood

No. 219 E. Houston St., San Antonio, TX

French Onion Soup: Made with Rich, Slow-Simmered Veal Stock, Three Aged Cheeses, and House Croutons

Handlebars Food & Saloon 

1323 Greene St, Silverton, CO 81433

Country French Onion Soup: Hot, savory onion soup topped with croutons and mozzarella

Bull & Bush Brewery

4700 E. Cherry Creek South Drive, Glendale, CO 80246

Nana’s French Onion Soup: Caramelized onions, beef jus, country bread, Gruyere cheese, topped with onion strings 

Vic’s on the River

26 E. Bay St., Savannah, GA 31401

French Onion Soup: sweet onions, gruyere, French bread

Onion Rings

Too many restaurants rely on frozen onion rings. We celebrate onion rings that are melt-in-your mouth fresh.

Cattlemen’s Steakhouse

2458 N. Main Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76164

Hand-battered onion rings with Sweet Maui Onions

Suzy’s Steak & Seafood

2711 County Hwy. CX, Portage, Wisconsin 53901

Haystack Onion Rings

Brick Pony Pub

202 Midland Ave, Basalt, CO 81621

Fairmont Orchid Hotel

1 North Kaniku Drive, Kohala Coast, HI  96734

Lazy Dog Saloon Bar & Grill

153 US-550, Ridgway, CO 81432

Haystack onion rings

Hickory House Ribs

730 W. Main St. Aspen, CO 81611

House-made onion rings made from scratch every day.

Maggie’s Kitchen

703 Main St., Ouray, CO 81427

This restaurant serves 350-400 servings of its beer-battered onion rings a day!

Sanford’s Grub & Pub

115 E 17th St., Cheyenne, WY 82001

San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk 

889 E.Market St., San Antonio, TX 

Paw-Paw’s Catfish House

1014 Main St, Bastrop, Texas

“Their onion rings are a labor of love… Onions are always hand-selected; always hand-cut; always hand-breaded as well. Owner Cheri Rice says it best, ‘We do take the time; we do make them right!’ To say PAW – PAW’S makes superior-level onion rings is not an overstatement — it’s just a fact.”— Wayne Mininger, former Colorado onion grower.

Hill City Cafe

209 Main St., Hill City, South Dakota

Criteria for Certified Delicious Designation:

• Restaurants and/or dish must be spotted/submitted by a member of the National Onion Association culinary team.
• No restaurant/chef solicitations are allowed; no restaurant may buy their way into the program.
• Onions used in dishes are plentiful and fresh; no frozen onions or pre-prepared foods are allowed.
• Menu items must be regular or established on the menu; no specials or one-offs.
• Only U.S. restaurants are eligible for awards.