Updated January 2022! Arby’s is the second largest sandwich chain in the U.S. with thousands of restaurants and additional locations in Canada and the Middle East. We appreciate not only how many dairy-free options they have, but also how thorough and consistent their ingredient and allergen information is. It’s allowed us to create this very big dairy-free menu guide with many custom order options, along with a separate vegan guide. This menu is primarily for the U.S., but many items are similar in Canada, and we’ve included a few special Canadian notes.
Arby’s Dairy-Free Menu Guide with Allergen Notes & Vegan Options
Allergen Notes: We’ve noted which items are made with egg. Arby’s is a very wheat- and soy-heavy establishment (even with their fries), so we haven’t labeled for these allergens. The best options for top allergen-free will be custom order salads with roasted meats and one of their allergy-friendly dressings.
Vegan Options: See our complte Vegan Menu Guide below the Dairy-Free Menu Guide.
Fryer Note: All items marked with an asterisk (*) are deep fried and may be cooked in a fryer that is used to cook items that contain milk and other top allergens. Arby’s uses a corn, soy, and canola blend of oils for frying.
Roast Beef Sandwiches
- Roast Beef (Classic, Double, and Half Pound)
- Super Roast Beef (regional)
- Arby-Q (see note below)
- Brisket Bacon ‘n Beef Dip (no cheese) (limited time)
- Classic French Dip (no cheese)
- Diablo Brisket Sandwich (no cheese) (limited time)
Heads Up! The Arby-Q states “contains milk” on Arby’s latest allergen chart, but by ingredients and components, it still appears to be dairy-free. We are confirming with the staff, but their allergen chart has had errors previously. There have been rumors that Arby’s soaks their beef in a brine that contains milk, but this is false. Their roast beef is made with “just beef and a small amount of water, salt and sodium phosphates.”
Market Fresh Sandwiches
- Ham (no cheese) (regional)
- Reuben (no cheese)
- Turkey (no cheese)
Chicken
- Chicken Tenders (contains egg)*
- Premium Chicken Nuggets*
- Classic Roast Chicken Sandwich
- Roast Chicken Bacon Sandwich (no cheese)
Heads Up! Despite the fact that the tenders and nuggets are made without milk, the fried chicken fillet used on the full-size sandwiches (not the sliders) contains milk. In Canada, the Crispy Chicken Breast is made without milk.
Fish
- Crispy Fish Sandwich (seasonal)*
- Spicy Fish Sandwich (seasonal)*
Wraps
- Creamy Mediterranean Roast Chicken (no gyro sauce or sub with dairy-free sauce)
- Jalapeño Bacon Roast Chicken (no ranch sauce or sub with dairy-free sauce)
- Roast Chicken Club (no cheese)
Heads Up! The gyros at Arby’s cannot be ordered dairy free.
Sliders
- Turkey (no cheese)
- Roast Beef (no cheese)
- Roast Beef Jalapeno (no cheese)
- Chicken (no cheese) (contains egg)*
Secret Menu Sandwiches
- Ultimate BLT
- Super Roast Beef
- Double French Dip (no cheese)
- Meat Mountain (no cheese)
- Roast Ham Sandwich (no cheese)
Heads Up! “Secret menu” item are available at select locations. Arby’s does not provide official standards on ingredients and allergen information for secret menu items. The items above are based on the ingredients of the components, as described by Arby’s. Since they are not standard menu items, preparation and components used can vary by location, so always verify what’s on it at your location!
Salads
- Roast Chicken (no cheese)
- Crispy Chicken (no cheese)*
- Side Salad (no cheese)
Dairy-Free Salad Dressings: Balsamic Vinaigrette, Dijon Honey Mustard (contains egg), Light Italian, Red Wine Vinaigrette
Sides
- Crinkle Fries*
- Curly Fries*
- Homestyle Fries (regional)*
- Onion Rings* (Canada only)
- Premium Chicken Nuggets*
Dairy-Free Dipping Sauces: Arby’s Sauce, BBQ Dipping Sauce, Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce (contains egg), Horsey Sauce (contains egg), Ketchup
Kids
- Chicken Nuggets Kids Meal with Juice*
- Chicken Tenders Kids Meal with Juice*
- Chicken Slider Kids Meal with Juice (no cheese)*
- Roast Beef Slider Kids Meal with Juice (no cheese)
- Roast Turkey Slider Kids Meal with Juice (no cheese)
- Tree Top Applesauce
Breakfast
- French Toast Sticks*
- Potato Cakes*
- Breakfast Bacon
- Pit-Smoked Ham
- Hearty Grain Wrap
- Sourdough Breakfast Bread
Heads Up! The Egg Patty and Sausage Patty contain milk, so making a breakfast sandwich or wrap would be sparse.
Dessert
- Apple Turnover
- Blueberry Turnover (Canada only)
- Cherry Turnover
Heads Up! There are some old Canadian allergen charts floating around the internet that show the turnovers as containing milk. Those are not current. Currently all Arby’s turnovers are dairy-free in both the U.S. and Canada.
Meat
- Arby-Q
- Bacon
- Chicken Breast Strip*
- Corned Beef
- Crispy Fish Fillet*
- Gyro Meat
- Pit Smoked Ham
- Roast Beef
- Roast Chicken Breast
- Roast Turkey
- Smoked Brisket
Heads Up! The Chicken Fillet and Sausage Patty at Arby’s contain milk.
Bread
- Artisan Wrap
- Diablo Bun
- Hearty Grain Wrap
- Honey Wheat Bread
- Marble Rye Bread
- Onion Roll
- Sesame Seed Bun
- Sourdough Breakfast Bread
- Split Top Bun
- Star Cut Bun
- Sub Roll
Heads Up! The Breakfast Biscuit, Croissant, and Flatbread at Arby’s contain milk. It’s not a corporate practice for Arby’s to butter their bread or buns. But always check at your location, since franchise owners can take liberties. If they do “butter” check to see if it’s dairy butter or a dairy-free product.
Other Sandwich Toppings
- Banana Peppers
- Jalapeno Peppers
- Red Onions
- Sauerkraut
- Sweet Garlic Dill Pickle
Heads Up! The Crispy Onions at Arby’s contain milk.
Sandwich Sauces & Seasonings
- Arby’s Sauce
- Au Jus
- Bronco Berry Sauce
- Diablo BBQ Sauce
- Dijon Honey Mustard Sandwich Sauce (contains egg)
- Fiery Seasoning
- Gyro Seasoning (not the sauce)
- Horsey Sauce (contains egg)
- Ketchup
- Marinara Sauce
- Mayonnaise (contains egg)
- Mild Creamy Dijon
- Red Ranch Sauce
- Smoky Q Sauce
- Spicy Brown Honey Mustard Sauce (contains egg)
- Spicy Three Pepper Sauce
- Tangy Barbeque Sauce
- Tartar Sauce (contains egg)
- Thousand Island Spread (contains egg)
Heads Up! In addition to the creamy ranch and cheesy sauces, the Buffalo Sauce, Gyro Sauce, and Spicy Buffalo Sauce at Arby’s contain milk.
Vegan Menu Guide for Arby’s
- Side Salad (no cheese) with Balsamic Vinaigrette, Light Italian, Red Wine Vinaigrette
- Crinkle Fries, Curly Fries, or Homestyle Fries with Arby’s Sauce, BBQ Dipping Sauce, or Ketchup*
- Tree Top Applesauce
- French Toast Sticks*
- Potato Cakes*
- Apple Turnover (U.S. only)
- Cherry Turnover (U.S. only)
Vegan Breads
- Diablo Bun
- Hearty Grain Wrap
- Marble Rye Bread
- Onion Roll
- Sesame Seed Bun
- Sourdough Breakfast Bread
- Split Top Bun
- Star Cut Bun
- Sub Roll
Vegan Seasonings & Sauces
- Arby’s Sauce
- Bronco Berry Sauce
- Fiery Seasoning
- Gyro Seasoning (not the sauce)
- Ketchup
- Marinara Sauce
- Mild Creamy Dijon
- Red Ranch Sauce
- Smoky Q Sauce
- Spicy Three Pepper Sauce
- Tangy Barbeque Sauce
Other Vegan Toppings
- Banana Peppers
- Jalapeno Peppers
- Red Onions
- Sauerkraut
- Sweet Garlic Dill Pickle
This Post is for Informational Purposes Only
Menus, ingredients, kitchen procedures, management, food sourcing, and restaurant protocols are subject to change at any time. Always read the menu and discuss your dietary needs with the staff before ordering. Make sure they can accommodate your situation. This post is for informational purposes only, and should not be construed as advice.
There is always a risk for potential cross-contamination of allergens in any commercial kitchen. If cross-contamination is an issue for you, always speak with the manager to ensure that your meal can be safely prepared. Listings here do not guarantee that a restaurant is safe enough for your individual needs. Only you can make that decision.
Each location of a chain restaurant has different management and staff, and some might have different owners. This means differences in processes, ingredients used, menu options, and food sourcing can occur. Always verify the safety of your order for your needs at your current location.
Where to Find Arby’s
Arby’s has over 3400 locations in the U.S. See their website below for addresses, hours, and online ordering. They do have a smattering of locations in Canada and a few other countries, too.
Website: www.arbys.com
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This information was very helpful and ready to use.
Thank you
Thanks for this. Looking forward to going out with friends again and Arby’s is a traditional meeting spot.
How about the Meat Mountain ordered without cheese?
Response from Go Dairy Free
Based on their standard for this secret menu item, it should be dairy-free when made without cheese. We’ve added the secret menu items with notes above!
D
Hey! I appreciate your site so much. Just as a note though, I have had a couple different Arby’s locations tell me that their salads, including their side salad, are pre-mixed and can’t have cheese removed. I’m not sure if it’s all locations but just a note.
Response from Go Dairy Free
Thank you D, we’ll look into it!
Buffalo sauce?
Hi and thank you for this! Does their buffalo sauce contain dairy?
Response from Go Dairy Free
Yes, their buffalo sauce contains milk.
Chicken sandwich
Just wondering if the classic chicken sandwich is different than the crispy chicken sandwich. Our local Arby’s only ha the crispy chicken on menu and that is listed as containing milk via the Arby’s allergen chart. Hoping this is incorrect because I would love if the crispy chicken were truly dairy free!
Response from Go Dairy Free
The crispy chicken sandwich contains milk. The sandwich listed above is the “Classic Roast Chicken” – it’s roasted chicken, not fried.
Confused
When was your page last updated bc they have changed their allergen menu and its shows all sandwiches classic roast beef no cheese with dairy. Can you help me make sense of this?
Response from Go Dairy Free
I helped Chelsea via email. Our list above is correct. She realized she was getting that information from a blog that doesn’t do updates and was linking to an old allergen menu. We update whenever changes are known, or annually, whichever comes first. There is a last updated date at the bottom of each of our fast food listings for reference. Enjoy!
Follow the Arby’s info
The turnovers Apple and cherry contain milk according to the Arby’s allergen info page!
Response from Go Dairy Free
Yes, indeed, we do follow the Arby’s info, and our info above is correct! I think you’re either looking at the Canadian chart (as noted in our post above, they use milk in the turnovers in Canada) or at very dated information. For years, and up until our most current review, the turnovers at Arby’s do not contain any dairy. Please feel free to contact us with the information you are receiving to the contrary, so we can review it for current accuracy.
Separate your food
I have deadly allergies. To the top 8. Meanwhile you separate nothing. And don’t accommodate for your guest.
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It looks like their chicken salad sandwich contains wheat, eggs, and nuts but no dairy. The flatbread has dairy in it though, so if I try I it I’ll get the regular bread 🙂 I’ve eaten there loads of times and if you specify no dairy they are good about that.
That’s great!
Checking the link the roast beef sandwich uses the seaseme seed bun, and looking at that it does not appear to contain MIlk, can someone verify this.
I have eaten at Arby’s twice in the last 6 months. Both times my child has gotten sick from dairy. We ordered the roast beef sandwich and potatoes cakes. I am thinking it is the potatoes because they are fried in oil with milk products. This has not been an issue at other restaurants, but clearly there is something in one of the two products. Beware if you are extremely sensitive.
Definitely possible. Thanks for sharing your experience!
It’s definitely the potato cakes. They are cooked in the same vats as the buttermilk chicken products.
Seems we need to somehow get the idea across that just labeling every menu item on an Allergen sheet with simple MFSW isn’t really helping. Most menu items are an assembly of discrete parts (burger=patty,condiments,vegetables, bun) and if we know the allergens of those parts, we can figure out if a particular menu item is ok to eat. Depending on your issues, many times, removing one or two parts resolves the problem. Most places are happy to do that. Makes ordering a pain, but works for the most part. Does the fish patty in an Arby’s fish sandwich have milk in the breading? Which buns or wraps lack dairy? Inquiring minds want to know…
Looks like they heard you. This sheet lists all the individual parts of the menu item and then has what looks like complete ingredient lists below.
http://cds.arbys.com/pdfs/nutrition/USMenuItems_Ingrdnts.PDF
Arbys roast beef buns have milk. but their star buns and sub buns do not according to their web site.
Thanks for the update Judy!
The newer turkey sandwiches are dairy free too, well without cheese or certain condiments of course. Yay!
Fantastic! Thanks for letting us know Jen.
The majority of Margarine does contain dairy ingredients and should be avoided depending on the severity of your sensitivity or allergy. I personally have to avoid all dairy ingredients but some may be okay with the dairy parts in margarine.
According to Arby’s website, the cherry turnovers contain milk. I looked through the ingredients and the only dairy item I came across was margarine but in parenthesis nothing says milk or whey
Yes, it looks as though their labeling has changed, but I don’t see any dairy in the ingredients either. I would play it safe. Thanks for the update!