Seenford research · Edition 1 · published 2 November 2026
Fast food 🇺🇸
Run 1 · captured 2026-10-22 · 51 eligible answers (54 captured, excluding 3 No clear answer) · 13 brands · 9 questions · 6 engines · one research run
Chick-fil-A led with 57% recommendation rate (29/51 answers).
- Eligible answers
- 51
- Brands
- 13
- Questions
- 9
Brand leaderboard
What the engines said about each brand across all questions in this run.
| Brand | Mention rate | Recommended, all eligible answers | Recommended, share of mentions | Top pick | Caution | Avg. rank | Verdict mix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chick-fil-A | 84% (43/51) | 57% (29/51) | 67% (29/43) | 5 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| McDonald's | 73% (37/51) | 47% (24/51) | 65% (24/37) | 9 | 0 | 2.4 | |
| Wendy's | 65% (33/51) | 35% (18/51) | 55% (18/33) | 5 | 0 | 3.4 | |
| Popeyes | 55% (28/51) | 31% (16/51) | 57% (16/28) | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| KFC | 53% (27/51) | 31% (16/51) | 59% (16/27) | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| Taco Bell | 41% (21/51) | 27% (14/51) | 67% (14/21) | 6 | 1 | 3.0 | |
| Shake Shack | 45% (23/51) | 18% (9/51) | 39% (9/23) | 3 | 0 | — | |
| Five Guys | 43% (22/51) | 18% (9/51) | 41% (9/22) | 4 | 1 | 1.7 | |
| In-N-Out | 45% (23/51) | 16% (8/51) | 35% (8/23) | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Burger King | 37% (19/51) | 16% (8/51) | 42% (8/19) | 3 | 0 | — | |
| Chipotle | 24% (12/51) | 2% (1/51) | 8% (1/12) | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Subway | 18% (9/51) | 2% (1/51) | 11% (1/9) | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Domino's | 12% (6/51) | 2% (1/51) | 17% (1/6) | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
Recommended, all eligible answers: answers where the brand was recommended (Top pick or Recommended) ÷ eligible answers in the category, counted once per question, engine and week. This run has 51 eligible answers (54 captured, excluding 3 No clear answer). Recommended, share of mentions: answers where the brand was recommended ÷ answers that mentioned the brand.
Questions against brands
Each cell shows the most common verdict for that question and brand. Counts show mentions out of completed answers.
What's the best fast food chain in the US?
Which fast food chain has the best burger in the US?
Which fast food chain has the best chicken sandwich in the US?
Which fast food chain has the best fries in the US?
Which fast food chain has the best breakfast in the US?
Which fast food chain has the best value menu in the US?
What's the healthiest fast food chain in the US?
Which US fast food chain has the best app and rewards program?
Which fast food chain has the best customer service in the US?
Engine by engine
Recommended counts per brand for each engine.
ChatGPT
Greyed brands: fewer than 10 eligible answers.
Google Gemini
Greyed brands: fewer than 10 eligible answers.
Anthropic Claude
Greyed brands: fewer than 10 eligible answers.
Perplexity
Greyed brands: fewer than 10 eligible answers.
Google AI Overviews
Greyed brands: fewer than 10 eligible answers.
Microsoft Copilot
Greyed brands: fewer than 10 eligible answers.
What AI reads in this category
Source types
Other / unknown
53%
160 sources
News and media
25%
75 sources
Forum and social
11%
32 sources
Review and consumer
4%
12 sources
Blog and guide
3%
10 sources
Brand's own site
3%
8 sources
Retailer and marketplace
2%
7 sources
Government and regulator
0.3%
1 sources
Share of the 305 cited sources in this run. Shares add up to 100%. Shares describe cited sources, not traffic.
Top cited domains
| Domain | Citations | Share of cited sources |
|---|---|---|
| yahoo.com | 16 | 5% |
| thetakeout.com | 15 | 5% |
| tastingtable.com | 14 | 5% |
| reddit.com | 11 | 4% |
| allrecipes.com | 11 | 4% |
| foodandwine.com | 8 | 3% |
| shutterstock.com | 7 | 2% |
| youtube.com | 7 | 2% |
| sporked.com | 7 | 2% |
| facebook.com | 6 | 2% |
Quotes from the engines
No reviewed quotes were starred in this run, so there are none to show.
Questions and method
Market: US · Run 1, captured 2026-10-22 · This page is one research run, so it is a snapshot, not a trend.
- What's the best fast food chain in the US? (unbranded)
- Which fast food chain has the best burger in the US? (unbranded)
- Which fast food chain has the best chicken sandwich in the US? (head-to-head)
- Which fast food chain has the best fries in the US? (unbranded)
- Which fast food chain has the best breakfast in the US? (unbranded)
- Which fast food chain has the best value menu in the US? (unbranded)
- What's the healthiest fast food chain in the US? (unbranded)
- Which US fast food chain has the best app and rewards program? (unbranded)
- Which fast food chain has the best customer service in the US? (unbranded)
Live capture · English questions · answers counted per engine and repeat; failed answers and No clear answer results are excluded from rates.