Forget McDonald’s and Chick-fil-A! Some of America’s most exciting fast-food restaurant chains are the ones you’ve probably never heard of.
Food experts at Tasting Table have rounded up regional chains they believe deserve to break out of their home territories, highlighting restaurants that have won over fiercely loyal locals, put their own spin on familiar dishes or simply offer something you can’t easily find elsewhere.
From a Buffalo taco chain with a famously irreverent personality to a Cincinnati institution serving chili over spaghetti, the selections span everything from burgers and barbecue to biscuits and ice cream…