Top 10 Best Fast Food Restaurants:
1. KFC – Kansas City, Missouri
2. Taco Bell – El Cajon, California
3. McDonald’s – Oak Brook, Illinois
4. Burger King – Miami, Florida (Korean)
5. Wendy’s – Waukesha, Wisconsin (Japanese)
6. Pizza Hut – Fort Worth, Texas (Italian)
7. Carl’s Jr. – Minneapolis, Minnesota
8. Hardee’s – Greenville, South Carolina
9. Dairy Queen – Dothan, Alabama (Canadian)
10. Sonic – San Diego, California
Top 100 Fast Food Restaurants:
1. KFC – Kansas City, Missouri 2. Taco Bell – El Cajon, California 3.
McDonald’s – Oak Brook, Illinois 4. Burger King – Miami, Florida (Korean) 5. Wendy’s – Waukesha, Wisconsin 6. Pizza Hut – Fort Worth, Texas 7. Carl’s Jr. – Minneapolis, Minnesota
8. Hardee’s – Greenville, South Carolina 9.
Dairy Queen – Dothan, Alabama (Canadian) 10. Sonic – San Diego, California
11. Domino’s Pizza – Ann Arbor, Michigan 12. Papa John’s Pizza – Louisville, Kentucky 13.
Little Caesars Pizza – Detroit, Michigan (Pizza) 14. Papa John’s Pizza – Lexington, Kentucky 15. Subway – Milford, Connecticut 16. Dunkin’ Donuts – Canton, Ohio 17. Domino’s Pizza – Buffalo, New York 18. Arby’s – Sandy Springs, Georgia 19. Panera Bread – St. Louis, Missouri 20. Hooters – Atlanta, Georgia 21. Cook Out – Lillington, North Carolina
22. KFC – Louisville, Kentucky 23. DQ Grill & Chill – Las Vegas, Nevada 24.
Sbarro – New York 25. Pizza Hut – Plano, Texas 26. Popeyes – Atlanta, Georgia 27. Sizzler – National 28. Nathan’s – New York 29. El Pollo Loco – California 30. Long John Silver’s – Tennessee 31. Taco Bell – Avondale, Arizona 32. Domino’s Pizza – Ann Arbor, Michigan 33. McDonald’s – Chicago, Illinois 34. Shake Shack – New York 35. Wendy’s – Columbus, Ohio 36. Burger King – Glendale, California
37. Noodles & Company – Boise, Idaho 38. Church’s Chicken – San Jose, California 39.
Subway – St. Louis, Missouri 40. Jack in the Box – National 41. Dairy Queen – Minneapolis, Minnesota 42. Rally’s – Memphis, Tennessee 43. Papa Murphy’s Pizza – Scottsdale, Arizona 44. Sizzler – Los Angeles, California 45. Little Caesar’s Pizza – Detroit, Michigan 46. KFC – Louisville, Kentucky
47. El Pollo Loco – Los Angeles, California 48. Orange Julius – Nationwide 49.
Steak n’ Shake – National 50. Little Caesars Pizza – Detroit, Michigan (Pizza) 51. Jason’s Deli – Dallas, Texas 52. Culver’s – Midwest 53. Church’s Chicken – Houston, Texas 54. Arby’s – Phoenix, Arizona 55. Boston Market – National 56. Church’s Chicken – Southfield, Michigan 57. Huddle House – Nashville, Tennessee
58. Whataburger – Texas (New) 59. Subway – Miami, Florida 60.
Wendy’s – Columbus, Ohio 61. Quiznos – Denver, Colorado 62. Culver’s – Wisconsin 63. Five Guys – Virginia (New) 64. Checkers / Rally’s – St. Louis, Missouri 65. Burger King – Bahrain (Middle Eastern) 66. McDonald’s – Paris (European) 67. Papa John’s Pizza – Indiana 68. Steak n’ Shake – St. Louis, Missouri 69. Church’s Chicken – Houston, Texas
70. Long John Silver’s – Tennessee 71. Dairy Queen – Minneapolis, Minnesota 72.
Church’s Chicken – Houston, Texas 73. Burger King – Hartford, Connecticut 74. KFC – Kansas City, Missouri 75. Whataburger – Texas (New)
76. Whataburger – Texas 77. Bojangles’ – South 78.
Popeyes – New York (New) 79. Sbarro – Lexington, Kentucky 80. Arby’s – Atlanta, Georgia 81. Burger King – Glen Burnie, Maryland 82. Domino’s Pizza – Ann Arbor, Michigan 83. Dairy Queen – Minnesota (New) 84. Wendy’s – Columbus, Ohio 85. Five Guys – Washington, D.C. (New)
86. Dairy Queen – Minnesota 87. KFC – Kansas City, Missouri 88.
Papa Murphy’s Pizza – Seattle, Washington 89. Popeyes – Virginia (New) 90. McDonald’s – Paris (European) 91. Whataburger – Texas (New)
92. Checkers / Rally’s – St. Louis, Missouri 93.
Little Caesars Pizza – Detroit, Michigan (Pizza) 94. Papa John’s Pizza – Indiana 95. El Pollo Loco – Los Angeles, California 96. Papa Murphy’s Pizza – Seattle, Washington 97. Long John Silver’s – Tennessee 98. Church’s Chicken – Houston, Texas
99. Burger King – Glen Burnie, Maryland 100. Wendy’s – Columbus, Ohio
101. Burger King – Glen Burnie, Maryland 102. El Pollo Loco – Los Angeles, California 103.
Papa Murphy’s Pizza – Seattle, Washington 104. McDonald’s – Paris (European)
105. KFC – Kansas City, Missouri 106. Popeyes – Virginia (New) 107.
Little Caesars Pizza – Detroit, Michigan (Pizza) 108. Papa John’s Pizza – Indiana
109. Checkers / Rally’s – St. Louis, Missouri
110. Papa Murphy’s Pizza – Seattle, Washington
111. Domino’s Pizza – Ann Arbor, Michigan
112. Five Guys – Washington, D.C.
(New)
113. Papa John’s Pizza – Indiana
114. Quiznos – Denver, Colorado
115. Burger King – Glen Burnie, Maryland
116. KFC – Kansas City, Missouri 117. Bojangles’ – South
118. McDonald’s – Paris (European)
119. Burger King – Glen Burnie, Maryland
120. Domino’s Pizza – Ann Arbor, Michigan
121.
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