What is the best fast food burger? Florida-founded fast food chain ranks on this top 10 list

Are you a fast food fanatic who loves a good burger?

USA TODAY’s 10Best just released a rankings list of the top 10 best fast food burgers of 2024 and a classic, Florida-founded fast food chain made the list.

“USA TODAY 10Best's editors and a panel of burger buffs set out to crown the absolute best choices on these menus. Then, our readers voted for their favorites,” the rankings list says.

Burger King, which was founded in Jacksonville, Florida, took eighth place on the list.

Here’s which Burger King burger made the top 10 list of the best fast food burgers in the U.S. and which fast food restaurants are Floridian favorites, based on reviews.

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What is the best fast food burger in the U.S.?

The Double Char burger from The Habit Burger Grill, a California-based quick-service restaurant chain got the top spot.

Burger King’s classic Whopper took eighth place.

“The second-largest fast-food hamburger chain in the world introduced us to the Whopper in 1957,” the rankings list says.

“Every year, Burger King sells over two billion of these burgers made with flame-grilled beef patties and topped with tomatoes, lettuce shreds, mayo, pickles, ketchup, and sliced onions — all on a sesame seed bun.”

Here’s the USA TODAY 10Best rankings list of the top 10 best fast food burgers in the U.S.:

1. Double Char - The Habit Burger Grill
2. Double-Double - In-N-Out Burger
3. BBQ Rodeo Burger - BurgerFi
4. Jumbo Jack Cheeseburger - Jack in the Box
5. Cheeseburger - Five Guys
6. Double Meat Whataburger - Whataburger
7. ButterBurger Cheese, Double - Culver's
8. Whopper - Burger King
9. Double Western Bacon Cheeseburger - Carl's Jr.
10. The 1921 Slider - White Castle

What restaurants were founded in Florida?

Burger King isn’t the only popular restaurant chain that started in Florida. Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Hooters, Outback Steakhouse, Firehouse Subs, Hurricane Grill & Wings, Bonefish Grill and PDQ all started in the Sunshine State.

What is the most popular fast food chain in Florida?

A recent study from QR Code Generator ranked Floridians’ top fast food chains in the Sunshine State, based on reviews, and the results weren’t incredibly surprising – Chick-Fil-A reigns supreme.

What was a little surprising, though, is that one of Florida’s least favorite fast food chains was actually Burger King.

Here’s the list of Florida’s top five favorite fast food chains and their overall ratings out of five stars, based on reviews:

1. Chick-Fil-A, 4.33
2. Five Guys, 4.22
3. Whataburger, 4.07
4. Culver's, 4.01
5. Starbucks, 3.98

Both McDonald’s and Burger King ranked in Floridians’ least favorite fast food restaurants.