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title: "USA Today 10Best Awards Names QDOBA “America’s Best Fast Casual Restaurant” for Fourth Year in a Row, Earning Top Status by Public Vote"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/c4538944-f060-4aa5-8c33-e40974c06c30
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20220317_usa_today_10best_awards_names_qdoba_americas_best_fast_casual_restaurant_fo.html
category: "Mexican"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Mexican"
published: 2022-03-17T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:33:06.496Z
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# USA Today 10Best Awards Names QDOBA “America’s Best Fast Casual Restaurant” for Fourth Year in a Row, Earning Top Status by Public Vote

**TL;DR:** QDOBA has been named "America's Best Fast Casual Restaurant" for the fourth consecutive year by the USA Today 10Best Awards, as voted by the public. QDOBA edged out several other fast-casual brands to earn the top spot.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-03-17. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20220317_usa_today_10best_awards_names_qdoba_americas_best_fast_casual_restaurant_fo.html).*

## Story

SAN DIEGO - QDOBA, the leading fast-casual Mexican restaurant, announced it has once again earned the top spot in the USA Today 10Best Awards as “America’s Best Fast Casual Restaurant” for the fourth consecutive year. QDOBA edged out several other fast-casual brands. Each year, a panel of experts partners with 10Best editors to pick the initial nominees, and then the public is invited to vote for their favorite brands.

“For the fourth year in a row, our QDOBA fans have once again stepped up to let the world know which fast-casual brand and leading Mexican restaurant is their go-to favorite,” said Keith Guilbault, CEO of QDOBA. “At QDOBA, we celebrate flavorful food and flavorful people. Our food is surprising, delicious and packed with fresh-made flavor.

Our guests feel inspired to create their own flavor masterpieces because we don’t charge extra for toppings on entrées – including our signature queso and hand-made guac. The quality of our ingredients, combined with the excellent customer service of our flavorful staff, makes QDOBA the best place to grab your next meal. Don’t take our word for it – the voters of 10Best have already done the hard work for you!”

QDOBA is a fast-casual Mexican restaurant with more than 740 locations in the U.S. and Canada.

QDOBA uses ingredients prepared in-house, by hand, and fresh throughout the day to create delicious menu options. Guests can experience QDOBA's delicious flavors by enjoying one of its signature menu options that are chef-crafted for convenience and ease, or by customizing their burritos, bowls, tacos, quesadillas, nachos, and salads to suit their personal tastes. For four years running, QDOBA has been voted the “Best Fast Casual Restaurant” as part of the USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards.

Discover more at www.QDOBA.com or on the QDOBA app, which is available for download on the iTunes App Store or Google Play.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- fast casual (topic)
- Google Play (company)
- USA TODAY (company)
- award (topic)
- Qdoba (company)
- mexican restaurant (topic)
- public vote (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20220317_usa_today_10best_awards_names_qdoba_americas_best_fast_casual_restaurant_fo.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/c4538944-f060-4aa5-8c33-e40974c06c30).