Vegan options are everywhere you look: you can buy Beyond Meat and Impossible Burgers in your grocery store, order a drink with a milk alternative in your local coffee shop, and depending on where you live, you can even order vegan food in a fast food joint. But which chains are actually accommodating to the vegan lifestyle? I decided to find out.
I reached out to the most popular American fast food chains to learn about their vegan offerings, the process by which they make their foods, and gave them all a rating (out of 10) below. Please note that everything here is about the food itself, and does not consider any health benefits or environmental impacts of each company. Looking for a specific restaurant? Ctrl + F to find them quickly!
Burger King
McDonald's
Starbucks
Dunkin'
Panda Express
Taco Bell
Mellow Mushroom
Chipotle
KFC
QDOBA
Peet's Coffee
Pizza Hut
Pret A Manger
Carl's Jr.
Papa John's
Jamba Juice
Del Taco
Johnny Rockets
Fatburger
Subway
Blaze Pizza
White Castle
CAVA
Chick-Fil-A
Domino's Pizza
Hardee's
Panera
Wendy's
Auntie Anne's
Little Caesars
Baskin-Robbins
Nathan's Famous Hot Dogs
Sonic Drive-In
Dairy Queen
Long John Silvers
Arby's
Do you have a go-to vegan meal that we missed? Let us know in the comments!
This post has been updated with the most recent information available on September 7, 2022.