The 25 Worst Fast Food Restaurants in 2016
This throwback fast-food eatery has the highest ranking for menu variety among burger chains, but scores low on cleanliness and atmosphere (presumably the interior of your car).
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The lowest scores for this fried chicken joint are for atmosphere, menu variety and cleanliness.
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Another fried chicken staple, Colonel Sanders’ place ranks low on atmosphere, value and menu variety.
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This burger joint’s lowest rankings are for atmosphere, service and cleanliness.
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While this seafood chain’s atmosphere, service and cleanliness leave a lot to be desired, it has the highest rankings among specialty restaurants in the categories of value, likely to recommend and likely to return categories.
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This retro drive-thru chain’s lowest rankings are for atmosphere, cleanliness and reputation.
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The buffet-style chain ranks low on atmosphere and service.
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With the lowest ranking in atmosphere among fast-food sandwich shops, Arby’s also scores low in value and reputation.
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This pizza joint posted low scores in cleanliness, atmosphere and craveability.
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Del Taco has the worst reputation among Mexican chains, but the best value in the subcategory. It also ranked low in atmosphere and food quality.
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Known for its coffee, this doughnut shop’s lowest rankings are for atmosphere, menu variety and value.
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A hot dog joint that also serves burgers and sandwiches, Wienerschnitzel ranks the lowest in cleanliness and reputation among sandwich chains. It also scores low on reputation.
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This burger chain’s low score in atmosphere tanked its overall ranking, and it has mediocre rankings in reputation, service and cleanliness.
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Rally’s earned low scores in atmosphere and cleanliness.
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This pizza eatery scores low in menu variety, atmosphere and food quality. However, it ranks the highest in value among pizza joints.
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This Southern and Midwestern burger chain’s lowest ranking is for atmosphere, followed by value and service.
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Atmosphere, menu variety, cleanliness, service and food quality sank Harold and Kumar’s favorite burger joint.
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Home of the Whopper, the second-largest fast-food hamburger chain ranks low on atmosphere and reputation.
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This restaurant has the lowest rankings among Mexican chains in five categories: atmosphere, cleanliness, food quality, service and likely to recommend.
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The soft pretzel maker ranks the lowest among beverage-snack chains with the worst scores in seven of the 10 categories: value, cleanliness, service, menu variety, reputation, atmosphere and likely to return.
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The seafood restaurant ranked the lowest in all categories among the three specialty chains, performing worst in atmosphere and menu variety.
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The burger chain ranked the lowest in four categories: atmosphere, menu variety, reputation and service.
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Just because it’s the world’s largest fast-food chain doesn’t mean it’s everyone’s favorite. In fact, McDonald’s earned the lowest rankings among burger joints in food quality and craveability.
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The worst burger chain in the survey, A&W has the lowest scores in the categories of value and likely to return among burger restaurants.
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This kid-friendly pizza joint with an arcade and animatronic show has the lowest rankings in eight of 10 categories among pizza chains. The only categories it didn’t score the lowest in are in atmosphere and reputation.
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