List of fast food restaurant chains
The following is a list of fast food restaurant chains, as distinct from fast casual chains (see List of fast casual restaurants), casual chains (see List of casual dining restaurant chains), and coffeehouses (see List of coffeehouse chains).
Restaurants operating internationally are listed under International and Country Where Founded.
International chains
- A&W Restaurants
- Arby's
- Arctic Circle Restaurants
- Blimpie
- Bojangles' Famous Chicken n' Biscuits
- Burger Fuel
- Burger King, Hungry Jack's (Australia)
- Burger Queen
- Burgerville, USA
- Camille's Sidewalk Cafe
- Captain D's
- Charley's Grilled Subs
- Checkers
- Chester's International
- Chick-fil-A
- Chicken Cottage
- Chicken Licken
- Chipotle Mexican Grill
- Church's Chicken
- Chowking
- Dairy Queen
- Del Taco
- Dixy Chicken
- Druther's
- Dunkin' Donuts
- Hardee's, Carl's Jr.
- Hesburger
- Hungry Howies Pizza
- In-N-Out Burger
- Jack in the Box
- Jollibee
- Kentucky Fried Chicken
- Krispy Kreme
- Krystal
- Long John Silver's
- Maui Tacos
- McDonald's
- Mighty Taco
- Mister Donut
- Moe's Southwest Grill
- Nando's
- New York Fries
- Noble Roman's
- Pal's
- Panchero's Mexican Grill
- Panda Express
- Pollo Tropical
- Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits
- Qdoba
- Quickly
- Quiznos
- Red Rooster
- Shakey's Pizza
- Sonic Drive-In
- Taco Bell
- Taco Bueno
- Taco Del Mar
- Taco Tico
- Taco Time
- TCBY
- Tim Hortons
- White Spot
- Wendy's
- Wendy's Supa Sundaes
Australia
- Boost Juice
- Chicken Treat
- Donut King
- Eagle Boys
- Fast Eddy's
- Fasta Pasta
- Henny Penny
- Michel's Patisserie
- Noodle Box
- Oporto
- Pancake Parlour
- Pizza Haven
- Red Rooster
- Uncle Tony's Kebabs
- Wendy's Supa Sundaes
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belgium
Brazil
Cambodia
Canada
Many of the ones listed above in International, plus:
- 241 Pizza
- A&W Canada
- Baker's Dozen Donuts
- Boston Pizza
- Burger Baron
- Chez Ashton
- Coffee Time
- Country Style
- Dagwoods (Quebec)
- Dixie Lee Fried Chicken
- Extreme Pita
- Fast Eddies
- Greco Pizza
- Harvey's
- Hero Certified Burgers
- La Belle Province (Quebec)
- Lafleurs (Quebec)
- Lick's Homeburger
- Mamma's Pizza
- Manchu Wok
- Mary Browns
- McDonald's Canada
- Mr. Sub
- New York Fries
- Panago
- Pita Pit
- Pizza 73
- Pizza Delight
- Pizza Nova
- Pizza Pizza
- Robin's Donuts
- Salisbury Steak House
- Shoeless Joe's
- St-Hubert
- Swiss Chalet
- Tim Hortons
- Topper's Pizza
- Triple-O's White Spot
- Valentine
- Yogen Fruz
Colombia
Costa Rica
PR China
Hong Kong
Egypt
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Guatemala
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
- Autogrill on the Italian network of Autostrada freeways
- Spizzico
Japan
- First Kitchen
- Freshness Burger
- Lotteria
- MOS Burger
- Pepper Lunch
- Sukiya, "Beef bowl"
- Yoshinoya, "Beef bowl" [3]
Lebanon
Malaysia
The Netherlands
New Zealand
- Burger Fuel
- Georgie Pie - bought by McDonalds and closed
- Hell Pizza
Nigeria
Pakistan
Peru
- Bembos (also in Panama and India)
- Pasquale Hnos.
Philippines
Portugal
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
South Africa
- Chicken Licken
- Dulce Cafe
- Mugg & Bean
- Nando's
- News Cafe
- Something Fishy
- Spur Steak Ranches
- Steers
- Wimpy
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Thailand
United Kingdom
- Bagel Nash
- Bella Italia
- Chicken Cottage
- Coffee 1
- Dixy Chicken
- EasyPizza
- Favorite Chicken
- Little Chef
- Millie's Cookies
- Pizza Express
- Pret a Manger
- Prezzo (restaurant)
- Shakeaway
- Spud U Like
- Square Pie
- Strada
- Wimpy (restaurant)
- Wrapid
United States
- A&W Restaurants
- Amigos/Kings Classic
- Andy's Frozen Custard
- Arby's
- Arctic Circle Restaurants
- Arthur Treacher's
- Back Yard Burgers
- Baker's Drive-thru
- Bess Eaton Donuts
- Big Apple Bagels
- Big Boy
- Biscuitville
- Blake's Lotaburger
- Blimpie
- Bojangles'
- Burger King
- Braum's
- Brown's Chicken & Pasta
- Bruster's
- Burger Street
- Burgerville
- Cafe Rio
- California Pizza Kitchen
- Captain D's
- Carl's Jr.
- Charley's Grilled Subs
- Cassano's Pizza King
- Checkers (also called Rally's Drive-In)
- Chick-fil-A
- Chicken Express
- Chinese Gourmet Express
- Chipotle Mexican Grill
- Church's Chicken
- CiCi's Pizza
- Cluck-U Chicken
- Cold Stone Creamery
- Cook Out
- Crown Burgers
- Crown Fried Chicken
- Culver's
- Dairy Queen
- Del Taco
- Dick's Drive-In
- Dog n Suds
- Domino's Pizza
- Donatos Pizza
- Dunkin' Donuts
- Einstein Bros. Bagels
- El Pollo Loco
- Erbert & Gerbert's
- Fatburger
- Fazoli's
- Firehouse Subs
- Five Guys
- Fosters Freeze
- Freddy's Frozen Custard
- Friendly's
- Godfather's Pizza
- Gold Star Chili
- Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard
- Grandy's
- Gray's Papaya
- Green Burrito
- Griff's Hamburgers
- Halo Burger
- Hamburger Station
- Happy Joe's
- Hardee's
- Harold's Chicken Shack
- Hogi Yogi
- Honey Dew Donuts
- Hot Dog on a Stick
- Hot 'n Now
- In-N-Out
- Ivar's
- Jack in the Box
- Jerry's Subs & Pizza
- Jersey Mike's
- Jimboy's Tacos
- Jimmy John's
- Johnny Rockets
- K&W Cafeteria
- Kennedy Fried Chicken
- Kenny Rogers Roasters
- KFC
- Kewpee
- Kopp's Frozen Custard
- Krispy Kreme
- Krystal
- L&L Hawaiian Barbecue
- LaMar's Donuts
- Larry's Giant Subs
- Lenny's Sub Shop
- Little Caesar's
- Long John Silver's
- Lyon's
- Maid-Rite
- Manchu Wok
- McDonald's
- Meadows Frozen Custard
- Mighty Taco
- Milio's Sandwiches
- Milo's Hamburgers
- Mrs. Winner's Chicken & Biscuits
- Nathan's Famous
- Nedick's
- Noodles and Company
- Nu-Way Weiners
- Nu Way Cafe
- The Original Hamburger Stand with Der Wienerschnitzel and Tastee-Freez
- Original Tommy's
- Pal's Sudden Service
- Panda Express
- Papa Gino's
- Papa John's
- Papa Murphy's
- Penn Station
- Peter Piper Pizza
- Petro's
- Pick Up Stix
- Pioneer Chicken
- Pizza Hut
- Pizza Ranch
- Pollo Tropical
- Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits
- Portillo's Restaurants
- Port of Subs
- Qdoba
- Quiznos
- Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers
- Rally's
- Ranch 1
- Rax Restaurants
- Red Burrito
- Rocky Rococo
- Round Table Pizza
- Roy Rogers Family Restaurants
- Rubio's
- Runza
- Sbarro
- Schlotzsky's
- Shakey's Pizza
- Sheetz
- Skipper's
- Skyline Chili
- Sizzler
- Sonic Drive-In
- Spangles
- Spicy Pickle
- Stewart's Drive-In
- Submarina
- Subway
- Taco Bell
- Taco Bueno
- Taco Cabana
- Taco del Mar
- Taco John's
- Taco Mayo
- Taco Tico
- Taco Time
- Tastee-Freez
- The Hat
- The Whole Donut
- Togo's Eateries
- Tudor's Biscuit World
- The Varsity
- Waffle House
- Wendy's
- Wetzel's Pretzels
- Whataburger
- White Castle
- Wienerschnitzel
- Winchell's Donuts
- WingStreet
- Winsteads
- Woody's Chicago Style
- Yello Sub
- Yum-Yum Donuts
Defunct chains
- Burger Chef
- Bo's Chester Burgers
- Casa Bonita
- Carrols Restaurants: Upstate New York chain. Franchises converted to Burger Kings in 1975.
- Dee's Drive-In - A Utah based burger chain, most notable for the large clown marquee, eleveted on an outdoor platform.
- Georgie Pie
- Geri's Hamburgers: Midwest regional chain in the Rockford, IL area. Last restaurant closed in Beloit, WI in the late 1990s.
- Gino's Hamburgers: East Coast United States regional chain. Sold in 1982 to Marriott International which became Roy Rogers Family Restaurants.
- Griff's Hamburgers
- Happy Eater: Nation Wide chain in Great Britain bought out by its rival Little Chef in the 1990s.
- La Pizza Loca: Food chain serving all of southern california.
- Mighty Casey's: a fast food chain in Atlanta, Georgia bought by Krystal's in 1994
- Naugles: merged with Del Taco in 1988.
- Pumper Nic: Argentine fast-food chain. It's currently considered[by whom?] a cult classic.
- Pup 'N' Taco: bought by Taco Bell in 1984.
- The Original Rinaldi's: Italian Deli that serves and originates in California, but serves other states such as Arizona.
- Red Barn: Californian chain now housing independent fast-food restaurants, still remain in the San Francisco Bay Area and elsewhere.
- Royal Castle: Florida chain based on White Castle model. Chain existed 1938-1976; two stores remain in the Miami, Florida, area[1][2]
- Sandy's: sold out to Hardee's.
- Wetson's: A fast food hamburger chain in the metropolitan New York area, bought by Nathan's in 1975
- White Tower Hamburgers
- Zantigo: Absorbed into the Taco Bell chain in 1986. Note: This chain has re-appeared.
Corporations
- CKE Restaurants owns Carl's Jr., Hardee's, Green Burrito, and Red Burrito chains.
- Dunkin' Brands owns Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins.
- FOCUS Brands owns Schlotzsky's, Carvel, Cinnabon, and Moe's Southwest Grill
- Wendy's/Arby's Group owns Wendy's, Arby's, Cafe Express and Pasta Pomodoro (restaurant)
- Yum! Brands (a spin-off of PepsiCo) owns Kentucky Fried Chicken, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's, A&W, and Pizza Hut franchises. (Note, however, that A&W in Canada has been separate from the U.S. A&W chain since 1972.)
References
- ^ Local North Miami Royal Castle reopens - Miami Herald 23 January 2009
- ^ The Last Castle: A hamburger restaurant where black customers once were banned has become a touchstone for the community - Miami Herald, 28 February 2008