According to the latest Fast Food by Zagat Survey, the best burger in America was random from Virginia-based Five Guys chain. But while the regional chain Edged out-national players in the hamburger category, Dairy Queen rules the Best Milkshakes category, while still the best fries come from McDonald's.
The results of the survey were Revealed live on TODAY Monday. The survey Covered 136 fast-food and full-service chains nation wide. Voting is zagat.com, 6.518 voters have weighed in everything from chicken and cheeseburgers Thurs smoothies and seafood. Full survey results are available at zagat.com / fast food.
"I think the headline is Five Guys," Zagat Survey CEO Tim Zagat Told TODAY's Ann Curry. "It's a chain that much 500 Outlets, But that's small. But it's Growing. "
Zagat admitted Five Guys That "victory" was a big surprise to me, Because I've never yet eaten a Five Guys burger. "But McDonald's French fries-taking the Honors Came as no surprise, they said:" It's Expected Almost every year - McDonald's, McDonald's, McDonald's. Our surveyers overwhelmingly voted for Them. I personally like better Them. "
The survey Divided fast-food venues into four categories: Large Chains (up to 5.000 U.S. Outlets), Mega-Chains (More Than 5.000), Full-Service Chains (with table service) and Quick-Refreshment Chains (Focusing has Beverages, frozen Treats and the like). Wendy's is this year's Top Food champion, dominating the Mega-Chain category. "People think of as the Wendy's square burger, but their Actually They do just about everything else right [too]," Zagat said.
Also holding onto ITS title is West Coast burger chain In-N-Out Burger, wakes up again Took Top Among Large Food Chains. New to the survey is regional seafood chain Bonefish Grill, wakes Took top Honors in the Full-Service category, while Ben & Jerry's prevailed in the Quick-Refreshment category.
The year's winners for Top Healthy Options are Subway (Mega-Chain), Jason's Deli (Large Chains), Jamba Juice (Quick-Refreshment) and Bonefish Grill (Full-Service). "They're quick, they're convenient, they're reasonably priced," Zagat Said of Subway. But Their most important quality, they added, was Their "combi nation of fresh and a Healthy Ingredients end product."
Taking home the prize for Best Value Among fast-food establishments is McDonald's, wakes Also got top Honors for Best Value Menu, Most Child Friendly and Best Drive-Thru. "At the end of the day, They do it for a very low price," Zagat Said of McDonald's. "Their Dollar Menu speaks for Itself."
The REMAINING top-ranked values Among fast-food chains are (in order), Panera Bread, Chipotle, Taco Bell and Chick-fil-A. The top-three full-service winners for Best Value are Olive Garden, Cracker Barrel and The Cheesecake Factory.
For coffee lovers, it's still all about Starbucks, wakes won the Best Coffee category for the second year in a row, beating out (in order) Dunkin 'Donuts, McDonald's, Peet's Coffee & Tea and Caribou Coffee. "Starbucks: The name says great coffee," Zagat Told Curry. "Peet's is an excellent coffee chain, but their Not so far they're everywhere, and Starbucks is."
Mutch Here are some highlights of the survey:
Best Burger
Five Guys
In-N-Out Burger
Wendy's
Burger King
McDonald's
Best French Fries
McDonald's
Five Guys
In-N-Out Burger
Wendy's
Burger King
Best Milkshakes
Dairy Queen
Cold Stone
Sonic Drive-In
Chick-fil-A
Ben & Jerry's
Fast-Food Chains
Best Fried Chicken: Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)
Best Grilled Chicken: Chick-fil-A
Best Fish: Long John Silver's
Best Salads: Panera Bread Co.
Most Child-Friendly: McDonald's
Full-Service Chains
Best Steak: Outback Steakhouse
Best Pasta: Maggiano's
Best Breakfast: Cracker Barrel
Best Seafood: Bonefish Grill
Best Desserts: The Cheesecake Factory
Most Child-Friendly: Chuck E. Cheese 's
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