Zagat's recent Fast-Food Survey results has analyzed chains to find the best of the best whether you're looking for fast food, a full service fast food venue, burgers and fries or pasta and desserts.
Best Burger
1. Five Guys
2. Wendy's
3. Burger King
4. In-N-Out Burger
5. Fuddruckers
Best Fried Chicken
1. KFC
2. Popeye's
3. Church's Chicken
4. Bojangles'
5. Culver's
Best Fast Food Grilled Chicken
1. Chick-fil-A
2. El Pollo Loco
3. Panera Bread
4. Wendy's
5. McDonald's
Best Fast Food Fish
1. Long John Silver's
2. Captain D's Seafood
3. McDonald's
4. Wendy's
5. Burger King
Best Fast Food French Fries
1. McDonald's
2. Five Guys
3. Burger King
4. Wendy's
5. Chick-fil-A
Best Fast Food Coffee
1. Starbucks Coffee
2. Dunkin' Donuts
3. McDonald's
4. Caribou Coffee
5. Peet's Coffee and Tea
Best Fast Food Milk Shakes
1. Steak 'n Shake
2. In-N-Out Burger
3. Ben & Jerry's
4. Dairy Queen
5. Häagen-Dazs*
Best Quick Refreshment Ice cream/Milkshake
1. Rita's Italian Ice
2. Ben & Jerry's
3. Häagen-Dazs
4. Culver's
5. Baskin-Robbins
Best Fast Food Breakfast Sandwich
1. McDonald's
2. Burger King
3. Panera Bread
4. Chick-fil-A
5. Dunkin' Donuts
Best Fast Food Salads
1. Wendy's
2. Panera Bread
3. McDonald's
4. Subway
5. Chipotle
Best Fast Food Value Menu
1. McDonald's
2. Wendy's
3. Taco Bell
4. Burger King
5. Sonic Drive-In
Best Fast Food Overall Value
1. McDonald's
2. Wendy's
3. Taco Bell
4. Burger King
5. Subway
Most Child Friendly Fast Food
1. McDonald's
2. Chick-fil-A
3. Burger King
4. Ben & Jerry's
5. Panera Bread
6. Wendy's*
Best Fast Food Wings
1. Buffalo Wild Wings
2. KFC
3. Pizza Hut
4. Domino's Pizza
5. Zaxby's
Best Fast Food Healthy Options
1. Panera Bread
2. Chipotle
3. Subway
4. Baja Fresh Mexican Grill
5. Au Bon Pain
Best Full Service Steak
1. Outback Steakhouse
2. LongHorn Steakhouse
Best Full Service Salad/Salad Bar
1. Ruby Tuesday
2. Cheesecake Factory
3. California Pizza Kitchen
4. Olive Garden
5. Applebee's
Best Full Service Coffee
1. IHOP
2. Cheesecake Factory
3. Waffle House
4. Original Pancake House
5. Denny's
Best Full Service Pasta
1. Olive Garden
2. Carrabba's Italian Grill
3. Romano's Macaroni Grill
4. Cheesecake Factory
5. California Pizza Kitchen
Best Full Service Seafood
1. Red Lobster
2. Joe's Crab Shack
3. Bonefish Grill
4. Olive Garden
5. Cheesecake Factory
Best Full Service Burger
1. Red Robin
2. Applebee's
3. Chili's Grill & Bar
4. Ruby Tuesday
5. T.G.I. Friday's
Best Full Service Desserts
1. Cheesecake Factory
2. Applebee's
3. Olive Garden
4. T.G.I. Friday's
5. Chili's Grill & Bar
Best Full Service Overall Menu
1. Cheesecake Factory
2. Applebee's
3. California Pizza Kitchen
4. Cracker Barrel*
5. Outback Steakhouse
Most Child Friendly Full Service Chain
1. Chuck E. Cheese's
2. Applebee's
3. California Pizza Kitchen
4. Cracker Barrel
5. Outback Steakhouse
Top Fast Food Asian
1. Pei Wei Asian Diner
2. Noodles & Company
3. Panda Express
Top Fast Food Mexican
1. Chipotle
2. On the Border Mexican Grill
3. Baja Fresh
Top Fast Food Pizza
1. Papa Murphy's
2. Papa John's
3. Little Caesars
Top Fast Food Sandwiches
1. Firehouse Subs
2. Jason's Deli
3. Jimmy John's
Top Full Service American Food
1. Cheddar's
2. O'Charley's
3. BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse
Top Full Service Italian
1. Carrabba's Italian Grill
2. Romano's Macaroni Grill
3. Olive Garden
Top Full Service Pizza
1. California Pizza Kitchen
2. Pizzeria Uno
3. Uno Chicago Grill
Do you disagree with any of these findings?
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Comments (11)
i cant comment on the fast food because its all gross... but seriously... Olive Garden and O charlies?!?! i havent eaten at either of those places in years but they both sucked the last time i was there..
yeah, this is pathetic, like paid for by the companies or something.
How can Burger King compete against In-N-Out? Only by number of locations. Best pasta: Olive Garden. Seriously? I could have made what I had, better and cheaper at that. People just pick what they know and most people apparently eat McDs and BK
Everyone who voted in the 'Best Breakfast Sandwich' category doesn't live close enough to a Biscuitville.
No Ledo's Pizza??? I hope this list contracts AIDS!!!!!
Who the FUCK created this list?
Wait, I know... there's a typo. It should say The Losers, not winners.
wendy's and burger king beat in-n-out??? what?
Whoa now...Joe's Crab Shack is exponentially better than Red Lobster. At Red Lobster they bring you a platter of tiny crab legs and a potato and at Joe's they bring you a freaking steam bucket of pretty much whatever you want.
Five Guys is definitely the best burger.. but Outback has the most disgusting steak. And Checkers/Rallys fries should be on the list. Way better than McDonald's.
I have so many other complaints about this list, but whatever.
Five Guys is the best!
I'm almost disturbed by how exciting it is to see where I work (Papa Johns) on the pizza chain part! I always thought we were number three compared to Pizza Hut and Dominos. Makes me way to thrilled lmao