#fast-food

#fast-food

That honor goes to Mixue Ice Cream & Tea, a fast food chain founded and based in China. According to the Associated Press, Mixue Ice Cream & Tea has more than 45,000 stores. For reference, McDonald's website states that they have over 44,000. Foodies in New York will now be able to get a taste of Mixue Ice Cream & Tea's offerings as the chain is debuting its very first location in the U.S. on NYC's Canal Street.

If you've ever rolled through a Checkers drive-thru - or Rally's, there's no real difference anymore between Checkers and Rally's restaurants - and been handed that paper bag full of steaming-hot french fries, you know that they are something special. These aren't just your run-of-the-mill fried potato sticks, these are tender stalks of pure magic wrapped in a crisp, warm-hued crust that surely should have landed them at the top of the ranking of the best fast food french fries.

That's right, despite the reputation of the Chick-fil-A-loving South as America's fast food hot spot, data from Escoffier shows that Maryland consumes the most. The report is based on three metrics measuring what percent of restaurants in a given state are fast food, the amount of fast food spots per capita, and what percent of food spending in the state goes to fast food, with the data coming from the Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Laura Reyes began experiencing terrible pain on her shift at a local Burger King. She quickly went to management, saying she was very ill and needed to leave work. Management did not allow her to leave. Laura went back to work, fearing for her job, and the pain got worse and she started bleeding heavily. She told her manager she thought she might die, but was still not allowed to leave. Only after more than three hours was Laura allowed to leave work.

I enjoyed the chicken sandwich from Shake Shack, but didn't feel like I got a lot for my money.

The Crunchwrap Supreme is a feat of both texture and engineering, comprised of a large flour tortilla layered with beef, nacho cheese, and assorted fresh ingredients.

Subway's cookies have been ranked the absolute worst fast food restaurant option. The chocolate cookie with white chocolate chips was described as grainy and overly sweet.

Consumers are tightening their belts and eating out less frequently, but sit-down restaurants like Chili's and Cheesecake Factory are persevering because they're delivering more value for about the same price as fast food.

Popeyes launched four new dry rub wing flavors: Ghost Pepper, Lemon Pepper, Garlic Parm, and Buffalo, all on a mild marinated chicken base.

The characteristics that make chocolate chip cookies beloved are the qualities that complicate their replication in fast food, where speed and shelf-stability are prioritized.

Whataburger is offering their classic #1 Whataburger for just 75 cents today in celebration of their 75th anniversary. This deal is available exclusively to Whataburger Rewards members.

These burger spirals are an acceptable gluten-free solution: They're made with rice paper wrappers. Usually the thin, transparent rounds made from rice, water and salt are the foundation for Vietnamese summer rolls.

A single Crunchy Taco from Taco Bell contains 170 calories, 9 grams of fat, and 7 grams of protein, making it a surprisingly nutritious option in fast food.

The American landscape used to be covered in Benningan's, Arthur Treachers, and Chi-Chi's restaurants, which at one time or another all probably seemed like the next big thing.

In a second-quarter earnings call on Wednesday, the burrito chain's finance chief, Adam Rymer, said customers are opting for lower-priced meats at their outlets.