From pizzas and burgers to fries and nachos, Americans all across the country visit fast food restaurants regularly. Although some stop in a couple of times a month, others frequent their favorite establishments weekly or even daily. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this study, we set out to learn which fast food chains are Americans\u2019 favorite. To do this, we collected more than 22 million Google Reviews for nearly 27,000 restaurants across the U.S. We then analyzed reviews with 4 or more stars for mention of more than 100 keywords related to speed, accuracy, staff, and food quality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to analyzing locations by category, we divided the number of satisfied reviews with at least one keyword mentioned by the total number of reviews to determine the percentage of reviews with positive mentions. Finally, we averaged these percentages across restaurants by city to learn where restaurants are most beloved and by chain to determine Americans\u2019 favorites. Read on to learn more about our findings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every town has a few fast food spots that locals swear by. It might be the drive-thru that always seems to move a little faster or the counter where the crew knows your order before you finish saying it. Even when the menu is the same from coast to coast, the experience can change from one city to the next, and reviewers tend to notice. To find where fast food leaves the best impression, we compared how often reviews in each city praised the speed, accuracy, staff, and food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n