How do you turn a good morning into a better morning? Easy: hot coffee, something warm and buttery and make it fast. That’s the magic behind the winners of USA Today’s 10best best restaurants for fast-food breakfast, chosen by readers who know their biscuits from their breakfast burritos.
Taking the top spot for the third year in a row is Biscuitville. Based in Greensboro, North Carolina, with 85 locations across the Carolinas and Virginia, Biscuitville doesn’t just serve breakfast—it lives and breathes it. Every 15 minutes, fresh buttermilk biscuits roll out of the oven, and you can watch the magic happen through a window inside. While classics like the Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit never disappoint, the menu includes other crowd-pleasing biscuits like Sausage Gravy, Country Ham, Spicy Chicken & Honey and even Fried Steak. Pair it with slow-cooked cheese grits, a side of hash browns or a blueberry muffin and you've got a delicious start to the day. The drive-thru lines can get long, but folks don’t seem to mind. Biscuitville turns “fast food” into something worth savoring.
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At number two is Del Taco, which punches above its weight with low prices and plenty of options. Their breakfast rollers wrapped around fluffy eggs and crispy hashbrown sticks are a budget-friendly win, and the donut bites are the perfect sugar rush to pair with hot or iced coffee.
In third place is Jack in the Box, the hero of late risers and breakfast-for-dinner fans alike. Their all-day breakfast menu means you can start (or end) your day with a Supreme Croissant, a Meat Lovers Burrito or the Breakfast Jack sandwich. With French toast sticks, of course.
From Southern biscuit mastery to taco-chain value meals to 24-hour comfort food, the USA Today 10Best proves there’s a fast-food breakfast out there that’s both quick and worth the calories. And yes, it really can turn any morning into a better one.
Best restaurants for fast-food breakfast, according to USA Today
- Biscuitville
- Del Taco
- Jack in the Box
- McDonald's
- Chick-Fil-A
- Hardee's
- Burger King
- Bojangle's
- Wendy's
- Cinnabon