America Has Spoken: These Are The Most Popular Fast Food Restaurants
Ask 10 people what the hands down, absolute best fast food chain is in America, and you'll likely get 10 different answers. As subjective as that question is, one group of heroes decided to finally get to the bottom of this. Market Force Information surveyed more than 11,000 people to create a composite loyalty index, finding the top chain in several categories (so you can have a burger-to-burger comparison, of course). The index measures aspects like staff friendliness, value, food quality, speed of service, overall cleanliness, curb appeal, atmosphere and healthy options. Market Force averaged each chain's score to determine which had the highest loyalty rating, and the results may surprise you.
Favorite Burger Chain
Even though In-N-Out only has locations on the West Coast, the California-based chain snagged the top spot for favorite burger chain with a strong 79 percent. As CNBC reports, the other top burger chains were Five Guys and Smashburger, with Carl's Jr., Burger King, and McDonald's coming in at the bottom of the list.
Favorite Sandwich Chain
Firehouse Subs received the highest ranking of sandwich chains, with its nearest competitor 7 percentage points away. Intriguingly, Panera Bread was ranked high for food quality and healthy options, but had the worst value rating of the lot.
Favorite Pizza Chain
Marco's Pizza ended up coming out on top (75 percent), with competitors like Papa Murphy's and Pizza Ranch close behind with the former coming in with a score of 71 percent and the latter scoring 64 percent. Lowest ranked? Pizza Hut, Little Caesars, and CiCi's pizza.
Favorite Chicken Chain
Chick-fil-A retained its top spot for the fourth year in a row. But while the chain scored high in most of the categories, there was one where it didn't come in first place: healthy options. El Pollo Loco scored 57 percent to Chick-fil-A's 56 percent.
Favorite Mexican Chain
While Chipotle has struggled with flagging sales and food shortages, the chain won the top spot with 57 percent. Close behind were Moe's Southwest Grill and El Pollo Loco, which both had 55 percent. And although Taco Bell actually has some healthy options, it got low ratings in food quality, cleanliness, and healthy options.
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