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In-N-Out was selected as America's best fast food burger chain for 2025, according to Love Food's Luke Paton.
The California-based chain topped the list of the 42 best burger chains in the U.S., despite being relegated to the western region of the United States prior to upcoming expansion plans to the southeast.
"In-N-Out Burger looms large over any conversation about the best fast food burgers in the US. Its reputation for astounding, good-value burgers is second to none – even though the chain now has over 400 restaurants, the quality of its menu shows no sign of slipping. Visitors come from far and wide to try the legendary Double-Double, with many even knowing the not-so-secret hack of ordering it Animal-Style (with mustard-fried patties, extra spread, and grilled onions)," Paton wrote.
Steak 'n Shake ranked second, followed by Shake Shack, Tucker's Onion Burger and Habit Burger & Grill. The list was tabulated "based our ranking on the enduring popularity of each chain in its place of origin and beyond, and on the opinions of our well-traveled (and well-fed) team," according to Paton, who noted that it is "unavoidably subjective."
Love Food's full list of 'America's best fast food burger chains, ranked' is included below:
- In-N-Out Burger
- Steak 'n Shake
- Shake Shack
- Tucker's Onion Burger
- Habit Burger & Grill
- Five Guys
- 7th Street Burger
- Fatburger
- Elevation Burger
- McDonald's
- Smashburger
- Krystal
- Wendy's
- Culver's
- Pal's Sudden Service
- Fat Patty's
- Blake's Lotaburger
- Big Smoke Burger
- Whataburger
- Harvey's
- Smalls Sliders
- David's Burgers
- Swensons Drive-In
- Schoop's Hamburgers
- A&W
- My Burger
- Hero Cetified Burgers
- Burger King
- Sonic Drive-In
- Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers
- Original Tommy's
- Jack in the Box
- Wayback Burgers
- Checkers/Rally's
- Islands Restaurants
- The Burger Priest
- Triple O's
- Carl's Jr./Hardee's
- White Castle
- Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard
- Milo's Hamburgers
- Burgerville