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title: "Harris Poll Ranks Subway, Five Guys Among Favorite U.S. Restaurant Chains"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/7d534454-6c5e-43f3-a131-0c7d3f34a97a
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/harris-poll-ranks-subway-five-guys-among-favorite-us-restaurant-chains-2707851
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
published: 2018-09-13T18:13:17.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:31:12.709Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/3da41d5b425867bb67b91754b5039a594389.jpg
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# Harris Poll Ranks Subway, Five Guys Among Favorite U.S. Restaurant Chains

**TL;DR:** A Harris Poll study found Five Guys to be America's favorite burger restaurant, while Subway and Panera Bread tied for first place in the sandwich shop category. The study, which looked at over 3,000 brands, also ranked other top restaurants in various categories.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-09-13. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/harris-poll-ranks-subway-five-guys-among-favorite-us-restaurant-chains-2707851).*

## Story

A study by The Harris Poll found that Five Guys is America’s favorite burger restaurant while Subway is tied for first place in the sandwich shop category with Panera Bread, according to a Business Insider report.

The Harris Poll’s EquiTrend study looked at data for more than 3,000 brands in categories such as media, finance, entertainment and restaurants. More than 77,000 U.S. consumers assessed the brands, according to the article.

The Cheesecake Factory and Texas Roadhouse tied for the top spot in the casual dining category. Chick-Fil-A topped the chicken restaurant list, and Krispy Kreme won the coffee shop category.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Subway (company)
- Chick-fil-A (company)
- Panera Bread (company)
- Krispy Kreme (company)
- Five Guys (company)
- Harris Poll (company)
- Texas Roadhouse (company)
- The Cheesecake Factory (company)
- restaurant rankings (topic)
- harris poll study (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/harris-poll-ranks-subway-five-guys-among-favorite-us-restaurant-chains-2707851). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/7d534454-6c5e-43f3-a131-0c7d3f34a97a).