TL;DR
USA Today readers named QDOBA Mexican Eats the Best Fast-Casual Restaurant in the annual "10Best" poll, with other franchise brands dominating the top-ten winners. Franchise brands such as Dickey's Barbecue Pit, MOD Pizza, and Panera Bread were also ranked highly.
In its annual “10Best” poll, readers of USA Today have named franchise brand QDOBA Mexican Eats its choice for Best Fast-Casual Restaurant. “Just about everything on the menu at QDOBA, from the guacamole to the flame-grilled vegetables, is made fresh each day,” writes USA Today to illustrate the No. 1 ranking.
Franchise brands dominated the top-ten winners, with Dickey’s Barbecue Pit and MOD Pizza falling into No. 2 and No. 3, and Panera Bread, Moe’s Southwest Grill, McAlister’s Deli, Five Guys and Au Bon Pain rounding out the list:
QDOBA Mexican Eats
Dickey's Barbecue Pit
MOD Pizza
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Portillo's
Panera Bread
Moe's Southwest Grill
McAlister's Deli
Five Guys
Au Bon Pain
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This story was originally published in 1851 Franchise on April 25, 2019. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.
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