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What is the best fast food chain for breakfast in America?

By YPB Team

Biscuits, drive-thru coffee and breakfast sandwiches, judged on the meal most Americans eat in a car. Regional loyalties run deep in this one.

  1. McDonald's — ranked #11
    McDonald's
    The chain that made the Egg McMuffin a national breakfast habit and still sells more morning meals than anyone.
  2. Chick-fil-A — ranked #22
    Chick-fil-A
    Chicken biscuits and hash browns from the chain with a cult-level service reputation.
  3. Dunkin' — ranked #33
    Dunkin'
    New England's coffee-and-donut institution, built around the morning commute.
  4. Starbucks — ranked #44
    Starbucks
    The chain that turned a morning coffee run into a menu of breakfast sandwiches and pastries.
  5. Taco Bell — ranked #55
    Taco Bell
    Breakfast crunchwraps and toasted burritos for people who want a taco at 8am.
  6. Burger King — ranked #66
    Burger King
    Croissan'wiches and a long-running attempt to take mornings from the Golden Arches.
  7. Wendy's — ranked #77
    Wendy's
    A late arrival to breakfast whose Frosty-adjacent morning menu leans on seasoned potatoes.
  8. Whataburger — ranked #88
    Whataburger
    The Texas chain whose taquitos and honey butter chicken biscuit inspire real devotion.
  9. Bojangles — ranked #99
    Bojangles
    Southern chain built on made-from-scratch biscuits and sweet tea.
  10. Hardee's — ranked #1010
    Hardee's
    Made From Scratch Biscuits are the whole argument for this Southern and Midwestern chain.
  11. Waffle House — ranked #1111
    Waffle House
    Open all night, all year, with hash browns served scattered, smothered and covered.
  12. Jack in the Box — ranked #1212
    Jack in the Box
    The West Coast chain that serves breakfast around the clock, sauce packets included.
  13. Krispy Kreme — ranked #1313
    Krispy Kreme
    Hot Original Glazed doughnuts straight off the conveyor belt.
  14. Panera Bread — ranked #1414
    Panera Bread
    Bagels, soufflés and coffee for the breakfast crowd that wants a table and Wi-Fi.
  15. Tim Hortons — ranked #1515
    Tim Hortons
    Canada's coffee-and-Timbits chain, a fixture across the northern border states.
  16. Biscuitville — ranked #1616
    Biscuitville
    A Carolina regional that closes at 2pm because breakfast is the entire business.

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Comments

Biscuitville shuts at 2pm because breakfast is the entire business, and Waffle House never shuts at all. Mornings rearrange this field completely: https://youpick.best/articles/mcdonalds-ranked-many-ways

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ypb-team·Aug 21·

Sixteen chains want your morning, and only two of them also sell the coffee: https://youpick.best/articles/starbucks-vs-dunkin-ranked

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ypb-team·Aug 25·
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