OP I appreciate this thread so much
now ima tier base off of strictly off North East chains.
I know we got a lot of bammas n west coast brehs on here; so respectfully your chains will be omitted
Top Tier
Burger King (the traditional whopper is the king of all burgers; plus a young
@maxamusa had a literal crown on his head for the first time. that inspiration and motivation changed my lyfe)
Taco Bell (open late; when the bell rings you probably high as fuk. Mountain Dew is WOAT soda; but Taco Bell made it blue and became the GOAT. Enough said.)
McDonalds (they trash today; but once upon time we had birthday parties there. Went after games. Also the OG dollar MENU held me down when I was really struggling; for that McDonalds will always be good)
Mid Tier
Arbys (their claim to fail is a roast beef sandwich

. that is so off-putting I couldn't take it serious until I was mature enough. NGL they got some heaters on deck. They don't follow trends either. My kids love the Buffalo chicken sandwich and curly fries with the shake; and nobody can contend with the buffalo chicken sandwich.)
Popeyes (They are technically a LA chain; but they've been up here. The prices are outrageous; and are not open late. Solid overall tho)
Kennedy Fried
Kennedy Fried Chicken/Crown Fried Chicken (Best bang for your buck; available locally. Open late. You know you ate fast food
QUICKFAST after consumption)
Bottom Tier
White Castle (The most dangerous option; full of fukkery and guaranteed stomach issues)
Wendys (Haven't had motion since the 90s; Dave you fukked up....square burgers need to be top shelf....do better CAC)
KFC (got rid of the buffet and been downhill ever since. You tried with the bowl but that is just some lame gentrification shyt; chicken sucks and its a chicken joint)