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Here Are the Nominees for ‘The Fasties’-  Thrillist’s First-Ever Fast Food Awards

agronfoodFebruary 11, 2020

Feb 11, 2020

 Source : https://www.thrillist.com

Long before the advent of the Popeyes Chicken Sandwich and the runaway plant-based burger trend, we’ve had a borderline-obsessive focus on telling you about the latest from chains like Wendy’s and Burger King, how to order from In-N-Out Burger’s secret menu, and even how to get, say, your favorite nuggets for free. Now, we’re taking our fast food expertise and our unmatched hunger for all things served in grease-stained bags to the next level.

Introducing The Fasties, Thrillist’s first-ever fast food awards, arriving on Wednesday, February 19. Think glitzy TV and movie award show, but to honor the best things that came out of fast food restaurants in 2019, and uh, decidedly shorter.
The 16 award categories range from Best Sauce to Best New Menu Item of the Year. We’ll finally put the “Fried Chicken Sandwich Wars” to rest (at least, for now) by presenting a winner in the Best Fried Chicken Sandwich category. Among the highest honors are Regional Chain of the Year and Chain of the Year. The Most Valuable Pickle (MVP) award will finally give the savory sandwich toppings the recognition they deserve. There won’t be a celebrity red carpet, but there will be a ketchup carpet and an “In Memoriam” reel honoring the menu items we lost throughout the year.
Yes, handing out golden burger trophies to fast food chains may sound ridiculous, but… that’s kind of the point. We take fast food seriously, but we also don’t take ourselves too seriously. Look no further than our wild, hour-long podcast about Taco Bell or this super-specific ranking of McDonald’s dipping sauces. The Fasties are the ultimate embodiment of this intense — yet playful — focus on fries, Frosties, and everything in between.
The 2020 Fasties winners will be announced via an awards show on Thrillist’s YouTube channel and here on Thrillist.com just in time for lunch at 12pm ET on February 19. In the meantime, grab a chicken sandwich, check out the nominees, and vote for the People’s Choice in a few of the categories below.
Here are the 2020 Fasties Categories and Nominees

 Best Fried Chicken Sandwich

 Popeyes – Chicken Sandwich

Chick-fil-A – Chicken Sandwich

McDonald’s – Buttermilk Crispy Chicken Sandwich

Carl’s Jr. – Big Fillet Chicken Sandwich

KFC – Crispy Colonel Sandwich

 Best Burger

Culver’s – ButterBurger Cheese

In-N-Out Burger – Double Double

McDonald’s – Quarter Pounder With Cheese

Whataburger – Double Meat Whataburger

Wendy’s – Dave’s Double

Best Plant-Based Burger

 White Castle – Impossible Slider

Carl’s Jr. – Beyond BBQ Star

Carl’s Jr. – Beyond Famous Star With Cheese

A&W – Beyond Burger

Burger King – Impossible Whopper

Best Fries

 Arby’s – Curly Fries

McDonald’s – Fries

Chick-fil-A – Waffle Potato Fries

Taco Bell – Nacho Fries

Checkers/Rally’s – Famous Seasoned Fries

Best Taco

 Del Taco – The Del Taco

Taco Bell – Crunchy Taco

El Pollo Loco – Chicken Taco Al Carbon

Jack in the Box – Taco

Taco John’s – Crispy Taco

Best Dessert

Yoshinoya – Cheesecake

Taco Bell – Cinnamon Sticks

Wendy’s – Frosty

Culver’s – Vanilla Custard

Jollibee – Peach Mango Pie

Best Chicken Tenders

Raising Cane’s – Chicken Fingers

Popeyes – Tenders

Culver’s – Original Chicken Tenders

Chick-fil-A – Chick-n-Strips

Long John Silver’s – Chicken Tenders

Best Breakfast Sandwich

Subway – Bacon, Egg, and Cheese

Chick-fil-A – Chicken Biscuit

Wendy’s – Breakfast Baconator

Taco Bell – Breakfast Crunchwrap with Bacon

McDonald’s – Bacon, Egg, and Cheese McGriddle

Best Sauce

Culver’s – Wisconsin Cheddar Cheese Sauce

Chick-fil-A – Chick-fil-A Sauce

Raising Cane’s – Cane’s Sauce

McDonald’s – Honey Mustard

Whataburger – Spicy Ketchup

Best New Menu Item of the Year

Popeyes – Chicken Sandwich

Burger King – Impossible Whopper

KFC Kentucky – Fried Wings

Taco Bell – Black Bean Crunchwrap Supreme

Chick-fil-A – Mac & Cheese

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Best Coffee

Culver’s

Chick-fil-A

McDonald’s

Sonic Drive-In

Jack in the Box

Regional Chain of the Year

Culver’s

In-N-Out Burger

Del Taco

Whataburger

Bojangles’

Chain of the Year

Popeyes

Burger King

Chick-fil-A

Wendy’s

White Castle

Menu Item of the Decade

Taco Bell – Doritos Locos Taco

KFC – Double Down

White Castle – Impossible Slider

McDonald’s – Szechuan Sauce

Popeyes – Chicken Sandwich