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Too Fast Too Casual
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Sep 7, 2021
Five Guys Might Just Be the Best Place for a Fast-Casual Burger
The secret menu has a hidden treasure.
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Nov 30, 2019
The New Ways We’ll Be Eating in 2020
Like most of my stories, this one begins in a Chipotle.
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Nov 14, 2019
The Best Fast Casual Restaurant Chains of 2019
Over the past six months, I've spent lots and lots of time in strip malls and real malls and malls disguised as airports eating at national fast casual chain restaurants in an effort to better understand just what is going on in this market for my Too Fast Too Casual review column.
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Nov 9, 2019
If Everyone Can Get Milk Bar Pie, Is It Still Cool?
Editor’s Note: Welcome to Too Fast Too Casual, a new review series where our National Writer-at-Large Kevin Alexander takes a close look at both classic and up-and-coming fast-casual chains.
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Aug 23, 2019
Can a Chain BBQ Joint Actually be Consistently Good?
To judge Dickey’s Barbecue Pit properly, allow me to offer up some context.
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Jul 25, 2019
Panda Express Does One Thing Very Well, and It’s Not Orange Chicken
The best item isn't actually a Chinese dish.
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Jul 12, 2019
Will LeBron James' Blaze Become America's 'Chipotle of Pizza?'
Editor’s Note: Welcome to Too Fast Too Casual, a new review series where our National Writer-at-Large Kevin Alexander takes a close look at both classic and up-and-coming fast-casual chains.
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Jun 28, 2019
Is Chipotle Actually Good?
An obsessive analysis of every aspect of America’s most popular burrito purveyor.
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Jun 21, 2019
This Upstart Chain Is Conquering California With Healthy Fast-Casual Fare. Is America Next?
The California chain is expanding, but will its high price point and seasonally changing, health-conscious menu translate nationally?
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Jun 14, 2019
Can Panera Keep up With the Fast-Casual Renaissance It Helped Start?
The Roasted Turkey, Apple, and Cheddar still rules.
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Jun 7, 2019
Can Jersey Mike’s Beat Subway as the New Lunchtime Sandwich King?
We ate through the Jersey Mike’s menu to find out what the best sandwiches are, and reviewed Jersey Mike’s menu, along with its decor, history and strategy.
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