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Life in the USA Public Services II Restaurants
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Franchised Fast Food
Franchised fast food restaurants can be found throughout the United States. The top franchised fast food chains have thousands of restaurants each, all with identical decor, menu and prices. Their products are uniform, reasonably priced, and prepared according to high health standards. They provide adequate meals with comfortable places to eat, often with drive-through service, so you can eat without getting out of your car. While the foods sold by these restaurants have traditionally been high in fat, in the past few years fast-food companies have been cutting fat and adding healthier items to their menus. The food is only of average quality, but if you are travelling and don't know the area, franchised fast-food is a good, quick, clean option.
Most fast food restaurants do not expect staff to be tipped, as food is delivered in a self
service cafeteria style. It is courteous to clean up after yourself by bringing your tray back to
a centralized location to be stacked. Major national franchised fast food chains include
MacDonalds, Burger King, Wendy's, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Taco Bell, Dunkin' Donuts,
and Pizza Hut, though literally thousands of fast food chains sell everything from Mexican
tacos to fish and chips. MacDonalds alone uses more than one percent of all the beef
processed in the United States.
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