🚗🍔 It’s National Drive-Thru Day! Here’s Which Fast-Food Chains Are the Fastest (and Friendliest)

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Happy National Drive-Thru Day! 🎉🍟

Whether you’re grabbing a quick breakfast ☕, a late-night taco 🌮, or your favorite chicken sandwich 🐔, one thing matters most...

How long is the line? 😅

A new report ranked some of America’s biggest fast-food chains based on speed, accuracy, friendliness, and overall customer satisfaction.

🌮 Fastest Drive-Thru? Taco Bell Wins Again

For the fifth year in a row, Taco Bell claimed the title of the fastest drive-thru in America! 🏆🌮

The average visit took just:

⏱️ 256 seconds (a little over 4 minutes)

The rest of the fastest drive-thrus were:

🥈 KFC

🥉 Tim Hortons

4️⃣ Arby’s

5️⃣ Wendy’s

6️⃣ Dunkin’

7️⃣ Burger King

8️⃣ McDonald’s

9️⃣ Starbucks

🔟 Dutch Bros

🐔 Who’s the Slowest?

If you’ve ever waited in a long Chick-fil-A line... you’re not alone.

🐔 Chick-fil-A ranked as the slowest drive-thru, averaging:

427 seconds (just over 7 minutes)

Following close behind were:

🍗 Popeyes

🍟 Raising Cane’s

Of course, many customers say the food is worth the wait!

😊 Friendliest Drive-Thru Employees

When it came to customer service, one chain stood above the rest.

🥇 Chick-fil-A

🥈 Dutch Bros

🥉 Raising Cane’s

At the other end of the rankings:

😕 McDonald’s

😐 Dunkin’

🙃 Popeyes

✅ Best Order Accuracy

Nobody wants to get home and realize half their order is missing.

The chains with the best order accuracy were:

🎯 Dutch Bros

🥈 Dunkin’

Meanwhile...

❌ KFC

❌ Popeyes

ranked at the bottom for getting orders exactly right.

🚙 Busiest Drive-Thrus

The report also found the longest lines belonged to:

🚗 Chick-fil-A

🚗 Dutch Bros

🚗 Raising Cane’s

Meanwhile, if you’re looking for a shorter wait just to get into line...

🛻 Arby’s

🍗 KFC

had the emptiest drive-thrus on average.

🍟 Final Takeaway

The report found something pretty interesting...

People seem to care more about friendly service than speed. ❤️

Even though Chick-fil-A had the slowest average drive-thru time, it still ranked #1 for friendliness and overall customer satisfaction. 🐔🏆

So maybe waiting a few extra minutes isn’t so bad... especially if they remember to say, “My pleasure.” 😊🍟🚗

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