50 biggest fast food chains in America

According to the latest data, the Big Mac is not as ubiquitous as a 6-inch Turkey sub-number.


Of course, it might seem like there is aStarbucks WhereMcDonalds On each corner ... but what is even more ubiquitous than the coffee chain restaurant or the Emblen Burger? To find out which fast and fast food chains are the most abundant in all lands, we consultedQSR magazineThe most recent report Of the top 50 channels with the most American locations to determine the largest fast food chains. Our list is composed ofPopular Fast Food Channels with many places nationally (like Pick-Fil-Fil-A, Burger King and McDonald's) and more regional catering chains (such asIn and outEl Pollo Loco, and Marco pizza). If you have not heard of some of these places before, it might be time to book a trip to this part of the United States!

Read to see if the results meet your expectations, then find out what the100 most popular fast food items are at these national channels.

50

Jason deli

Jasons deli plain jane potato
Deli / Jason Facebook

You can find muffalettas, baked potatoes, Paninis Caprese and the endless salad bar at one of 273 Jason delis across the country.

49

In and out

In N Out burger and fries
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In and out Open only stores where he can deliver his fresh meat from his distribution centers in California and Texas, making all 328 stores on the west coast.

48

white castle

White Castle exterior
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Although they are not as charming and historical as those in Europe, you can find 380 white castles here in America.

47

McAlinter Deli

Mcalisters deli roast beef
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From the humble beginnings in a small town of Mississippi to a favorite district in 26 states, you can get the famous McAlinter tea by the glass or the gallon of one of their 409 locations!

46

Boston Market

Boston Market
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Before you get bought by McDonald's Corporation in 2002, the rapid expansion of Boston Market at 461 locations left the company in a little financial pickle. The unsuccessful attempts to spread around the world have provoked the Boston market in supermarkets rather than opening new stores.

45

El Pollo Loco

El Pollo Loco lettuce tacos
@ Elpolloloco / twitter

People become crazy for this Citrus-Marinated Citrus-Marinated Chicken Seal, Grilled Fire Cups at 477 Loco-El Pollo.

44

Noodles & Co.

Noodles and co wisconsin mac and cheese
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With 478 convenient locations ranging from Wisconsin to New York, you can try combinations of noodles or opt for their Hisconsin Mac and cheese best sold.

43

Steak 'N' Shake

Steak n shake
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You can catch a steakburger in any of the Steak 'N' Shake 511 locations, although it is the only type of steak you will find on the menu. It is said that the famous Burger is done with a combination of T-Os and steak bone of flood, soil like minced meat.

42

Del Taco

Del Taco
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Taco-but a success story - The first Del Taco opened in California in 1964 and now has 564 fast food seals. If only the tacos were still 19 cents.

41

Culver

Culvers
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Although it fell pretty much to N-OUT when it happened to the number two for thePreferred burger chain of the countryCulver's has a set of 286 other locations that their competitor with 643 locations.

40

The southwest grill of Moe

Moes homewrecker burrito
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With 705 locations since its little departure in Georgia in 2000, one of the biggest competitors of Chipotle is still growing.

39

Qdoba

Qdoba chicken bowl
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Listen to it for the 726 QDoba locations that do not charge more for Guac!

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38

Tim Hortons

Tim hortons iced mocha latte
Facebook / Tim Horton

This Ontario-based restaurant can have an impressive 738 stores in the United States, but Tim Hortons is actually Canada's largest fast service channel.

37

Bojangles'

Bojangles cajun filet biscuit
Courtesy of Bojangles'

You can find the famous chicken and cookies of one of the 764 southeast locations.

36

Whataburger

Whataburger burger and fries
Courtesy of Whataburger

Of the 821 weautaburgers, the most proud consumers come from Texas, where the chain started in 1950.

35

Pizza de Marco

marcos pizza
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Marco's pizza did not even cracked the top 50 QSR last year. It has increased from 97 units since last year and now has 867 national locations.

34

Checkers & Rally's

Checkers restaurant
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A 1999 merger has helped these fast food chains, which share the Tampa seat, Florida, to reach a total of 873 spots.

33

Zaxby

Zaxbys chicken wing plate with ranch in center
ZAXBYS / Facebook

The mainly southerly chain has 890 places, but no matter where you visit ZAXBY'S'S'S, people are obsessed with their soaking sauces.

32

Chicken chicken

Church's chicken dinner table spread
Church of the Church / Facebook

Benefiting from the title of the fourth chicken catering chain, you can get fried chicken from the church to one of their 1,009 locations.

31

Ailetop

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Headquarters in Dallas, Texas, Wingstop expanded from a small Texas restaurant in 1994 to a chain of 1,027 locations at the national level.

30

Firehouse subs

Firehouse subs sandwich
FireHouse Sub / Facebook

The sub-firefighters and policemen of the Sorensen family in 1994. Since then, the news of the famous sandwiches caught fire and the franchise has spread to 1,091 sites.

29

Jr. de Carl

Carl's Jr moonshine burger
Jr./Facebook de Carl

While Jr. de Carl dominates the west coast and the Eastern Hardee's, the sister fast food chains will behave at 1,156 places across the nation.

28

Aunt Anne's

Auntie Annes soft pretzel
Courtesy of Aunt Anne's

Although the pretzel chain is mainly known for their shopping center stands, the Aunt Anne started originally on the market of a farmer as a way for the founder Anne Beiler to support the dream of her husband of a Free family consulting center and boy paid now - the franchise now has 1,311 locations.

27

Five guys

Five guys burger fries milkshake
Courtesy of five guys

When five guys started the franchise in 2003, the company-Virginia headquarters began a fast period of expansion that has not stopped stopping since. Today you can enjoy hamburgers, fries and a selection of shakes (including the Bacon Shake signature) in one of the channels 1,321 locations.

26

Jersey Mike

Jersey mikes philly cheesesteak sub order 17 facebook
Jersey Mikes / Facebook

Despite his name, Jersey Mike's has been expanded in front of his original jersey roots. Today, its 1,343 locations can be found throughout the country and even earn popularity on the west coast, especially in the south of California.

25

Papa Murphy's

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For the coolest pizza around, cook gastronomic pies, stuffed or signature - or opt for creating your own - in one of 1,483 Papa Murphy locations.

24

Hairdry

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The Hardee ceased to operate in tandem with his sister brand, Jr. de Carl In 2018, claim his own participation on this list. Now that the herdee is alone, he will show that people like to bite in Juicy Charging Hamburgers on 1,864 menus across the nation.

23

Panda Express

Panda Express
Facebook / Panda Express

You can pick up your favorite Chow Mein, orange chicken, fried rice, and more to anyTHIS FAST CHAIN 2,011 locations, most of which are located in the commercial center restoration courts. Who does not like Chinese food and stores?

22

Panera bread

Panera Bread broccoli cheddar soup in bread bowl
Panaa Bread / Facebook

Originally, the St. Louis bread company, there are now 2,043 locations serving soup and pasta in hearty bread bowls.

21

Chick-a

Chick fil a spicy deluxe sandwich fries soda
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Chick-thread-a snag a place on AmericaFavorite Fast Food ChannelsAnd with 2,225 locations, you can "eat Mor ChiKin" in almost all states.

20

Pokeyes

Popeyes chicken strips
Popeyes Louisiana Cuisine

Whether you opt for blackened offers or popcorn shrimps, be sure to enter the southern style rate at one of 2,231 Popeyes locations.

19

Jack in the box

Jack in the Box burgers and fries
Jack in the box / facebook

Jack in the Taco fried and fully charged with the box is a fan favorite among its 2,251 locations, but it should not give you green light to order it.

18

Chipotle

Chipotle tacos
Chipotle Mexican Grill / Facebook

With a little help from their largest investor, McDonald's, Chipotle expanded only 16 restaurants from 1998 to 500 in 2005. These days you can get your favorite Mexican rate of one of 2,371 locations. .

17

Baskin Robbins

Baskin Robbins
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During the tawny of a cone, most people opt for a single spoon of oreo, vanilla, chocolate chip with chocolate or very berry strawberries in one of 2,538 boutiques of Baskin -Robbins.

16

Jimmy John's

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Courtesy of Jimmy John's

Jimmy John's has expanded his Sandwich Emporium by 108 stores in a year, climb to an impressive 2,755 in cities ranging from Phoenix to Philadelphia.

15

Papa Johns

Papa johns cheese pizza
Courtey of Papa John's

Although Papa John is proud of using "better ingredients" and better serve better pizzas than his competitors, his 3,314 locations are 3,314 sites compared to Pizza Hut and Domino's do not do the community of the brand.

14

Arby

Arby's restaurant at night
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Largely rented for classic roast roast sandwiches as Arby's's's's's's's's's's grated since mid-years, the sub-store climbed 3,415 spots in 2017.

13

Sonic Drive-in

Sonic Drive Thru
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The Oklahoma-based reader has 3,593 locations in his country of origin where you can catch an all-American dog, a Chile cheese chili, or even flex with a soft side.

12

Kfc

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The humble debuts of Kentucky fried fried chicken as a roadside restaurant in Corbin around 1930, turned it into a globe-extended channel, offering 4,109 United States-based locations in 2017.

11

Catarats

Little Caeasars
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Hang one'sPetits Caesars' Hot ready pieces at one of 4,332 locations. The pizza show is the third largest pizza chain of the country, which is short of time behind the pizza hut and Domino.

10

Dairy

Dairy queen
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The Dairy Queen can have 4,455 units through the ribs, but the Fan Fan of Blizzard Sovereign is not a correspondence for the frosted and the McFlurry.

9

Domino

Domino's pizza sign
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When the domino open shop in 1960, the chain now global consisted of a single place that was nicknamed Dominick's. Fast forward six decades later, and Pizza Place has 5,587 locations under its belt.

8

Wendy's

wendys spicy chicken sandwich
Wendy's / Facebook

Dave Thomas founded the fast food chain with fresh meat, never frozen in the heart of the Wendy menu, which is probably why the chain has extended to an impressive 5,769 locations.

7

Taco Bell

Taco bell burrito and chicken taco
Taco Bell / Facebook

If you want Mexican for lunch ordrunken and hungry At 3 o'clock, you can find the dichromatic bell logo on 6,446 showcases across the United States.

6

Burger King

Burger king burger chicken nuggets fries and cookie
Burger King / Facebook

Snag has Whopper and a paper crown in one of the 7,226 national locations, up 70 spots from the previous year.

5

Pizza hut

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Farcie crust crust? The cheese pizza pizza at Cheigne Pizza Hut will be covered.

4

Dunkin Donuts

Dunkin donuts iced coffee
Facebook / Dunkin Donuts

America works on Dunkin ', we expected the donut chain in the top five. You can find iced donuts and iced macchiatos on the 12,538 locations.

3

Starbucks

Starbucks caramel frappuccino
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The United States is at home at 13 930Starbucks Locations, expanding by 758 stores in one year only.

2

McDonalds

Mcdonalds french fries
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Surprisingly, one of the oldest, ubiquitous and omonic restaurants, and most American restaurants are not the largest in the United States as the 14,036 Golden Arches Locations Beat Starbucks but are still arrived in second place.

1

Metro

Subway chicken bacon ranch melt
@ Subway / Twitter

The prolific sub-store has 25,908 nation locations, beating its nearest competitor, Arby's, almost eight times.


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