Posted on 06/30/2011 8:54:06 AM PDT by flowerplough
McDonald's Corp, Burger King, KFC and Taco Bell are the biggest U.S. fast-food chains, but they lag smaller rivals like In-N-Out Burger and Chick-fil-A when it comes to taste, according to a new survey released on Thursday by Consumer Reports.
"Chains like McDonald's and Taco Bell boast supersized values, but consumers don't necessarily think they offer much bang for the buck," said Tod Marks, Consumer Reports' senior projects editor.
The survey, based on responses from more than 36,700 subscribers who made more than 98,000 visits to 53 fast-food chains, found that the big four U.S. fast-food chains had "uninspiring food" and "only so-so service."
No more than 11 percent of respondents found the food at those big brands to be "excellent," while a higher number -- 15 to 19 percent -- found their food to be fair, poor, or very poor.
Southern California favorite In-N-Out Burger captured the No. 1 spot among all of the chains with high rankings for food, service, value and speed.
McDonald's ranked last in the hamburger category, with particularly poor performance in food satisfaction, to finish just behind Burger King.
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"poor performance in food satisfaction"
Food satisfaction???
It's fast food!
Most calories per dollar, in the shortest time possible. You knew that going in, eat up shut up, and git!
Food satisfaction, my @ss.
I do like McDonalds (especially their fries and salads), but jack in the box has the best-tasting fast food, IMHO.
Screw you Consumer Reports. First you shill for Obamacare, now you are pushing the Regimes agenda on fast food joints. I don’t think I will take my eating advice from a pack of Upper East Side effete snobs. Your guys definition of fast food are the canapes and hors d’œuvre they serve at Manhattan cocktail parties.
My Favorite BIG fast food restaurants:
1) White Castle
2) Arby’s
3) In-N-Out
4) Whataburger
5) Carl Jr’s
I try to avoid fast food places but here in FL, I prefer Checkers, especially their chili hotdogs. Burger King’s quality has definitely fallen off over the last couple of years. One of these days, I’d like to try one of those In-and-Out burgers.
My fast food of choice when possible has always been Taco Bell. Last week, I ate a new 99 cent Burrito Melt or something like that. My taste for food is not too refined, but that thing tasted like stale sewage. If I wasn’t on a 500 mile road trip and on a schedule, I would have tossed it out the window. However, I was afraid the possums would pass it by and I’d be on the hook for littering.
I like Burger King, but I'm choosy about the location. I like the ones with a lot of senior employees.
These days, when I feel the urge to eat at Taco Hell I just flush a $5 bill down the toilet. It’s the same basic effect without all the discomfort.
These days, when I feel the urge to eat at Taco Hell I just flush a $5 bill down the toilet. It’s the same basic effect without all the discomfort.
I have to agree with them on In-N-Out. It’s probably my favorite place to stop for dinner when I’m on the road.
The food is always good, as is the service. And it is very rare that I walk into one that isn’t busy.
Still long lines at the new Texas locations, the cars are lined up probably for at least a quarter of a mile.
I like KFC....peta hates them, and that is good enough for me....
I always assumed they served gourmet food, but since I wanted to spend more money for my gourmet meals, I always passed them by.
In-N-Out can be quite slow at times.
“I like KFC....peta hates them, and that is good enough for me....”
I remember a leftard ex-coworker of mine saying, “They’re so horrible to those chickens! They cut their beaks off.” Apparently she didn’t realize that if that step weren’t taken, the birds would peck each other to death and eat each other.
From then on, I made it a point to refer to the restaurant in her presence as Kentucky Fried Cruelty.
I remember when McDonald’s opened.
A Hamburger was 15 cents , and you could get a hamburger, Fires and a coke. You ordered it and they handed it to you, you were out and gone.
Now they have 15 different kinds of sandwich’s pie, Salad you order and it takes 15 minutes to wait and get your food.
I believe a it’s time for a new new McDonalds . Where they sell a Hamburger French Fries and a coke and if you want something else you can go somewhere else.
That's why In-N-Out works, Burgers, Fries, Shakes...that's it.
“I believe a it’s time for a new new McDonalds . Where they sell a Hamburger French Fries and a coke and if you want something else you can go somewhere else.”
It’s called In-N-Out Burger.
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