Box Questions - Rankings
1. Which fast-food chain has the best burger?
1. In-N-Out Burger
2. Wendy’s
3. Burger King
4. McDonald’s
5. Whichaburger
2. Which fast-food chain has the best fried chicken?
1. KFC
2. Popeyes
3. Bojangles’ Famous Chicken ‘n Biscuits
4. Church’s Chicken
5. Culver’s Frozen Custard
3. Which fast-food chain has the best grilled chicken?
1. Chick-fil-A
2. Panera Bread
3. Wendy’s
4. Chipotle
5. El Pollo Loco
4. Which fast-food chain has the best fish?
1. Long John Silver’s
2. McDonald’s
3. Captain D’s Seafood
4. Burger King
5. Wendy’s
5. Which fast-food chain has the best french fries?
1. McDonald’s
2. Burger King
3. In-N-Out Burger
4. Wendy’s
5. Chick-fil-A
6. Which fast-food chain has the best coffee?
1. Starbucks Coffee
2. Dunkin’ Donuts
3. Peet’s Coffee & Tea
4. McDonald’s
5. Caribou Coffee
7. Which fast-food chain has the best milkshakes?
1. Ben & Jerry’s
2. Dairy Queen
3. McDonald’s
4. Cold Stone Creamery
5. Wendy’s
8. Which quick-refreshment chain has the best ice cream/custard?
1. Ben & Jerry’s
2. Rita’s
3. Culver’s Frozen Custard
4. Baskin-Robbins
5. Carvel
9. Which quick-refreshment chain has the best smoothies/frozen yogurt?
1. Smoothie King
2. Jamba Juice
3. Pinkberry
4. TCBY
5. Orange Julius
10. Which fast-food chain has the best breakfast sandwiches?
1. McDonald’s
2. Panera Bread
3. Burger King
4. Dunkin’ Donuts
5. Chick-fil-A
11. Which fast-food chain has the best salads?
1. Panera Bread
2. Wendy’s
3. McDonald’s
4. Au Bon Pain
5. Corner Bakery Cafe
12. Which fast-food chain has the best value?
1. McDonald’s
2. Wendy’s
3. In-N-Out Burger
4. Subway
5. Chipotle & Taco Bell (tied)
13. Which fast-food chain has the best value menu?
1. McDonald’s
2. Wendy’s
3. Taco Bell
4. Burger King
5. Arby’s
14. Which fast-food chain is the most child-friendly?
1. McDonald’s
2. Chick-fil-A
3. Burger King
4. CiCi’s Pizza
5. Wendy’s
15. Which fast-food chain has the best drive-thru?
1. McDonald’s
2. Sonic Drive-In
3. Wendy’s
4. In-N-Out Burger
5. Chick-fil-A
*Chains have up to 5,000 U.S. outlets.
**Mega-Chains have over 5,000 U.S. outlets.
***Quick-Refreshment Chains serve coffee, ice cream, frozen yogurt or smoothies as the featured offering.
†Overall ratings are the average of each chain's ratings for Food, Facilities and Service on a 30-point scale.









