America's favorite fast food brand is Chick-fil-A, according to a report by the American Customer Satisfaction Index.
The fast food brand, which built their success on their signature chicken sandwich, topped the leaderboard of a ranking based on the answers of 4,680 customer surveys collected in March.
Consumers gave Chick-fil-A a score of 87, up one point from 2015. Scores are measured on a scale of 1 to 100.
Rounding out the top three spots is Papa John's, followed by Little Caesars, which showed the biggest leap in satisfaction levels jumping 9 per cent from last year to earn an approval rating of 81.
The 2016 edition of the report also offered up a few interesting insights.
While nearly all the fast food chains made gains this year in satisfaction levels, Chipotle -- which had debuted at the top of the list last year -- fell 6 percent to 78 after its spate of food-related illnesses.
Likewise, respondents in the survey expressed a preference for Dunkin' Donuts over Starbucks (80 versus 75); while Arby's is gaining on its sandwich rival Subway, having climbed 8 percent versus Subway's four.
At the bottom of the heap, meanwhile is McDonald's, which landed last in the index which ranked 17 brands, at a score of 69.
However, the burger giant made a modest three percent gain this year, which analysts attribute to the chain's roll-out of their all-day breakfast.
Here's how the fast food brands stack up for 2016:
1. Chick-fil-A
2. Papa John's
3. Little Caesars
4. Panera Bread
5. Arby's
6. Dunkin' Donuts
7. Subway
8.Chipotle Mexican Grill
9. Domino's
10. KFC
11. Pizza Hut
12. Burger King
13. Wendy's
14. Starbucks
15. Taco Bell
16. Jack in the Box
17. McDonald's
