Which NON-MAJOR North American fast food chain do you think is best (Part II)?

[MCheetah]

Steak N' Shake steakburgers

Jersey Mike's

Zaxby's

So I did part one before, and couldn't fit enough small fast food chains on there. It seems like Chick-Fil-A, surprisingly, won that one. So here's a part two to get some of the rest of 'em.

Which lesser-known fast food chain out of THIS list do you think is the best? This does NOT include he major fast food chains, like McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy's, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Domino's, Little Caesar's, Subway, KFC, Popeyes, Arby's, Quizno's, Dairy Queen, Starbucks, or Dunkin' Donuts. These are usually regional places not found everywhere in North America. Many of these places are only found in the South, Midwest, or the West Coast. Almost all of these places I found online by researching.

I've never been to, or even HEARD of most of these places before, except Arby's, Chipotle, Jimmy John's, and Boston Market, which Philadelphia had one or two of. I remember Chipotle and their stuffed burrito being really nasty garbage, like vegan food. I find Chipotle to be disgusting and the South Park blood meme is accurate!

Culver's / Steak 'N Shake (burgers & dessert, like Dairy Queen or Sonic)

Arby's / Panera Bread (hot sandwiches)

Jimmy John's / Jersey Mike's (submarine sandwiches)

Wing Stop / Zaxby's / Bojangles (fried chicken)

Papa Murphy's / Marco's Pizza (pizza)

Chipotle / QDoba Mexican Eats / Moe's Southwest Grill (Mexican/Tex-Mex)

Boston Market / El Pollo Loco (grilled chicken)

Updates

1 y

I made a mistake and said Arby's was a major fast food chain in the list of major chains. It is not.

[Emiliamazing]

Went with Culver's! The kids love it, great milkshakes. We also like papa Murphy's quite a bit if we don't have time to make our own pizza

[MCheetah]

Where do you live, where you have access to all these weird restaurants? Florida? Georgia? Texas?

[Emiliamazing]

We spend time in three states in the southwest-New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado!

[Emiliamazing]

@mcheetahThanks for the MHO

[Emiliamazing]

We've been to steak and shake as well, but thought it was a little overpriced, not that any fast food cheap these days.

[Literalbillionaire17]

I’ve only had Jersey mike sooo Jersey Mike’s it is 😂

[PBandJ_Nerd]

I picked culvers since a few of the other ones we have had trouble with them. Never had trouble with Culvers before whenever me and mom ate there.

[hahahmm]

Checkout Firehouse subs sometime... it's a few steps up from subway but still below traditional mom & pop deli shops.

[MCheetah]

People keep referencing this place and I've never in my life even heard of them before. I thought they were a Midwest or West Coast chain only, but the online map *claims* they're in most US states. I've never seen a single commercial or anything from them. There was barely a Jimmy Johns or two where I used to live in the US and Jimmy John's sucks! (Still better than Subway, though.) They don't seem to be in any big cities though, so maybe that's why I've never heard of them.

https://www.firehousesubs.com/all-locations/

[SaoirseS]

Culver's, or one that's not listed here - Freddy's Frozen Custard and Steakburgers

[MCheetah]

Damn, never even heard of them before. Not even when looking up the top 50 fast food chains.

[SaoirseS]

I think Freddy's is more common starting in the Midwest US and spreads Eastward. I don't think my Pacific time zone friends have ever seen one.

[Emiliamazing]

We saw a Freddy's in Colorado, near a Culver's oddly enough

[SaoirseS]

@Emiliamazing Awesome. Freddy's isn't all that great, but at least it's food when you're really hungry.

[jamesgoldman]

Gotta be Arbys, having seen that menu it is a serious thing to hit if I ever get to go stateside

[MCheetah]

You're not missing much.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSqH7-ic4bk

[PBandJ_Nerd]

I like their fish and chicken patty sandwiches. Other than that, their curly fries and milkshakes.

[Fuentes]

Chipotle a healthier option and you can watch them make it infront of you. I have had Zaxbys in GA, pretty good as for Culver's no.

[MCheetah]

But what about the bloody stool people get from eating Chipotle? Is it hard to get the blood stains out the underwear? 😂

[Fuentes]

never heard of that before ever

[Fuentes]

Oh ur referencing South Park lol I never took that episode srs.

[hahahmm]

They've had multiple disease outbreaks in Florida. And you can just go to a real Mexican restaurant and skip the bs.

[Fuentes]

@hahahmm lol nah I don't eat at them places no more you get sick there but every fast food place can make you sick. If I can't see you make it I ain't eating there.

[hahahmm]

I mean a real restaurant.. not a taco stand/roach mobile. Ha ha ha.

[Fuentes]

@hahahmm lol bro @mcheetah is gonna say that's why Cali is bad but I can admit in today's Cali climate the people who are behind the counter in authentic spots whether their high end or not. Are dirty people & have made tons of people sick. After I got sick out here.

Those are half my people too but them paisa ppls bringing in H pylori, you would be amazed how prevalent it's here. But that's why I barely eat fast food & ignored u do only at spots I can see the food and them making it lol

[hahahmm]

Well, there's tons of fast food places in my local area I won't eat at. If the seating area isn't well maintained I won't order anything. Same for if you ever have to complain to management and they blow you off: bye. There's some places around here serving food but no water based drinks because they say the water isn't clean enough (after the big hurricane). Makes you wonder how are they washing their hands, kitchen equipment... hmmmm.

[Fuentes]

@hahahmm exactly bro lol after I got sick it woke me up and i changed up how I eat cause I don't wanna deal with that bs again. I stick to mostly making my own stuff these days

[ShadezMcgee]

Out of these two, Wing Stop and Arby's

[msc545]

None of this. All of it is unhealthy.

[JesseJayNeak]

Chipotle. Because I like Mexican food