Talk:List of fast casual dining restaurants
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This term is new to me. Can you give some examples? -- Zoe
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Did a Google search on it, and came up with Chipotle Mexican Grill and Baja Fresh as the two most cited examples of the genre. Seems like the idea is that they're fast-service restaurants that emphasize healthier and ostensibly better-tasting (the term "fresh" shows up a lot) cuisine than places like McDonald's. Subway Sandwich also advertises itself this way as of late.
I don't think Taco Time fits in this category. Their eateries are fast-food, not fast casual. Several here in Utah are in older, small stores with limited dining space or in mall food courts. - Ben
I was just at Hardee's the other day, and they changed their system to a fast casual system.