Fact of Trucking Life #412: Try as you might to cook for yourself or find local truck stops with diners of their own, there will be times — often lots of times — when you must have a meal at what are now called “quick food” or “quick serve” restaurants.
Some of these are staples of the major truck stops you depend on for fuel, a shower and parking, so dining at such a restaurant can often be the easiest thing to do; or only thing to do.
QSR Magazine recently reported on an annual survey of Americans’ favorite quick-serve restaurants. Here’s what they found.
Use the comments sections below to weigh in on your favorite place to eat while on the road. Which quick-serve restaurants do you prefer?
Hamburger rankings:
- In-N-Out: 76 percent
- Culver’s: 66 percent
- Smashburger: 54 percent
- Steak n’ Shake: 52 percent
- Whataburger: 50 percent
- Carl’s Jr.: 42 percent
- Wendy’s 39 percent
- Sonic: 39 percent
- Hardee’s: 38 percent
- Burger King: 36 percent
- Jack in the Box: 33 percent
- McDonald’s: 29 percent
Sandwich rankings:
- Wawa: 64 percent
- Firehouse Subs: 62 percent
- Jersey Mike’s: 59 percent
- Jimmy John’s: 58 percent
- Jason’s Deli: 57 percent
- McAlister’s Deli: 57 percent
- Panera Bread: 54 percent
- Subway: 45 percent
- Arby’s: 42 percent
Mexican brand rankings:
- Chipotle: 46.3 percent
- El Pollo Loco: 46.2 percent
- Qdoba: 45 percent
- Moe’s Southwest Grill: 43 percent
- Taco Cabana: 40 percent
- Del Taco: 37 percent
- Taco Bueno: 34 percent
- Taco John’s: 33 percent
- Taco Bell: 28 percent
Pizza rankings:
- Pizza Ranch: 64 percent
- Papa Murphy’s: 62 percent
- Marco’s Pizza: 55 percent
- Domino’s: 45 percent
- Papa John’s: 45 percent
- Pizza Hut: 42 percent
- Little Caesar’s: 41 percent
- Cici’s: 30 percent
Chicken rankings:
- Chick-fil-A: 73 percent
- Raising Cane’s: 68 percent
- Zaxby’s: 51 percent
- El Pollo Loco: 51 percent
- Boston Market: 46 percent
- Popeyes: 42 percent
- Bojangles’: 41 percent
- Church’s Chicken: 39 percent
- Buffalo Wild Wings: 39 percent
- KFC: 31 percent
