Zagat Fast Food Survey 2010 Rates 136 Major Dining Chains

Tim Zagat, CEO of the world-renowned Zagat Survey, is revealing which fast food chains are earning high marks for their tossed salad and scrambled eggs.

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On Monday morning, Zagat released the results of its latest survey, this one covering 97 major fast food chains and 39 full service chains as voted on by 6,518 ZAGAT.com diners who ate at chain outlets on average 10.7 times per month. Survey respondents weighed in on everything from chicken and cheeseburgers to smoothies and seafood, separately rating each chain on the quality of its Food, Facilities and Service using Zagat’s signature 30-point scale.

“It’s virtually impossible to live anywhere in America without having a fast food chain outlet in the neighborhood. We know that these chains play an important role in feeding our population. That’s the reason why we undertook this survey and why we believe the results are so important,” said Tim Zagat, CEO of Zagat Survey.

Here’s a sample:

Best Fried Chicken: Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)

Best Grilled Chicken: Chick-fil-A

Best Fish: Long John Silver’s

Best Salads: Panera Bread

Most Child-Friendly: McDonald’s

Best Value: McDonald’s

Best Steak: Outback Steakhouse

Best Pasta: Maggiano’s

Best Breakfast: Cracker Barrel

Best Seafood: Bonefish Grill

Best Desserts: The Cheesecake Factory

Most Child-Friendly: Chuck E. Cheese’s

The full survey results are available @ www.ZAGAT.com/fastfood. Be sure let us know your thoughts on the Zagat Fast Food Survey findings in the Comments Section!