Thrillist announces their annual best of fast food – Fasties

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The scores are in. The 2021 edition of Thrillist’s Fasties are here with some eye opening results. The yearly attempt to name the best of the best in fast food ranks everything from French fries to chicken sandwiches. Highlights include:

  • Best breakfast – Chick-fil-A
  • Best chicken nuggets – Chick-fil-A: Nuggets
  • Best onion rings – Sonic Drive-In
  • Best fish sandwich – Popeyes: Cajun Flounder Sandwich
  • Best bacon cheeseburger – Burger King
  • Best plant based meat item – Quiznos: Plant Based Corned Beef 
  • Best soft serve ice cream – Sonic Drive-In: Vanilla Cone
  • Best value meal – Del Taco: Del’s Dollar Deals Menu
  • Best new menu item – Wendy’s: Maple Bacon Chicken Croissant
  • Best regional chain – Whataburger
  • Chain of the year – Wendy’s
  • Best cheeseburger – Shake Shack: ShackBurger Single
  • Best fried chicken sandwich – Zaxby’s: Zaxby’s Signature Sandwich 
  • Best fries – Five Guys

You can read the full award list here. We’d argue the point on a few of those, Popeye’s still reigns supreme as the best chicken sandwich for us. What do you think?

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Stuart

Hi, I'm Stuart, nice to meet you!  I'm the founder, writer and wrangler at Gastronomic SLC; I'm also a former restaurant critic of more than five years, working for the Salt Lake Tribune.  I've worked extensively with multiple local publications from Visit Salt Lake to Salt Lake Magazine, not least helped to consult on national TV shows. I'm a multiple-award winning journalist and have covered the Utah dining scene for the better part of fifteen years.   I'm largely fueled by a critical obsession with rice, alliteration and the use of big words I don't understand.   I've also got a secret obsession with fast food too - and that's where Menu And Price comes in...