Fast food is one of the most familiar parts of American eating culture, but the fast food restaurants people love can be surprisingly different by state.
This map shows the single most popular fast food chain in every state (and Washington, D.C.) using data from FinanceBuzz which tracks Google Trends scores and normalizes them for the number of restaurant locations per 100,000 people.
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And McDonald’s didn’t make the list at all!
Each time an American fast food restaurant - like Shake Shack or Chick-fil-A makes its debut in Singapore, you can be sure that Singaporeans will queue hours to buy a meal
I don't even have to look to know Wisconsin is Culvers.
Looks like Google Trends totally nailed it!
If you lived here, it would be your favorite fast food restaurant too. I'd get you some fresh cheese curds.
Sucks that there's no Culver's in Portugal! Ahaha
If tragedy of the commons was a map
Google Trends only measures internet searches right? Not sure how that necessarily measure restaurant popularity
Makes sense local habits and availability matter a lot it’s interesting how regional taste can outweigh national branding even in fast food.
Yeah, this really checks out People think fast food is the same everywhere, but where you grow up definitely shapes what you crave.
i call bullshit on papa murphys being fast food. its gotta be cooked to be in consideration imo