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Del Taco Wins #1 Fast Food and Fries in USA Today Awards

2026-07-21 18:57 UTCBy AlphaScala Research DeskSource reporting: restaurantnews.comEditorial standards

Del Taco earned #1 Fast Food Restaurant and #1 Fast Food Fries in USA Today's 2026 10Best Reader's Choice Awards, its second straight year for the top restaurant honor and third for fries.

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Del Taco has been named the #1 Fast Food Restaurant and #1 Fast Food Fries in USA TODAY's 2026 10Best Reader's Choice Awards. The chain took the top restaurant spot for the second year in a row and the fries award for the third consecutive year.

The reader-voted awards also placed Del Taco third in Best Fast Food Breakfast and fourth in Best Fast Food Taco.

“These rankings reflect our commitment to serving high-quality food across our entire menu,” said Noah Chillingworth, Del Taco's chief marketing officer. “We’re honored to receive back-to-back recognition as the nation’s Best Fast Food Restaurant, while also claiming the top spot for Best Fast Food Fries three years running.”

Del Taco operates more than 550 restaurants in 17 states. The chain is a subsidiary of Jack in the Box Inc. (JACK).

How this story was producedLast reviewed Jul 21, 2026

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