From New York Post · · 1m 30s
A 90-store biscuit chain just beat McDonald's
Biscuitville has won America's best fast food breakfast four years running while operating in only three states.
In brief
Biscuitville has won America's best fast food breakfast four years running while operating in only three states. Scratch cooking in a tiny footprint can beat national scale on taste, and readers will vote that way. Originally reported by New York Post.
Three states, number one
Biscuitville took America's best fast food breakfast in USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice Awards for the fourth straight year, with stores in only North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.
The giants finished behind
McDonald's landed at No. 4, Chick-fil-A at No. 5, Burger King at No. 6 and Wendy's at No. 7. Readers picked the winner from 20 nominees over four weeks of voting.
A new batch every 15 minutes
Biscuits come from a three-ingredient family recipe passed down from the founder's grandmother, baked fresh every quarter hour. No microwaves, no instant cooking tools in the kitchen.
Eggs cracked by hand
Chief marketing officer Kristie Mitchell says nothing arrives partially cooked to be reheated. The feedback line keeps repeating the same compliment.
“Your biscuit tastes just like my grandmother's biscuit”
It started as a pizzeria
The company opened in 1966 as a bakery, became Pizzaville, then added biscuits to catch the morning crowd. Biscuits outsold pizza, so it rebranded in 1975 and now closes at 2 p.m.
Lines and gripes
Redditors say the line runs around the block, with one drive-thru wait hitting 30 minutes. Others aren't sold: complaints point at dry biscuits and bland eggs.
“try eating one without a drink”
At a glance
Scratch cooking in a tiny footprint can beat national scale on taste, and readers will vote that way.
