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Reader: The worst restaurant in America is everywhere — it’s McDonald’s

We were surprised last week to find that the third-worst restaurant in America might well be in Denver -- and it's not Casa Bonita. It's Ho Mei, a trio of Chinese joints previously known -- if they were known at all, for their cheap prices. Meanwhile, another cheap chain continues...
By Patricia CalhounOctober 21, 2013
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We were surprised last week to find that the third-worst restaurant in America might well be in Denver — and it’s not Casa Bonita. It’s Ho Mei, a trio of Chinese joints previously known — if they were known at all, for their cheap prices. Meanwhile, another cheap chain continues to operate right under our noses — the world’s leading food service retailer in 118 countries, with more than 34,000 restaurants serving nearly 69 million people every day.

See also: Third-worst restaurant in America is in Denver — and it’s not Casa Bonita

Says Ellen:

All of America shares THE worst restaurant in the country: McDonald’s.

Do you agree? When you’re looking for cheap, fast food, where do you go?

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Patricia Calhoun is editor emeritus of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She was editor-in-chief from 1977-2026. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame (probably for her bar tab). She’s received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists, and is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS12’s public affairs roundtable.

patricia.calhoun@westword.com

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