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Good places keep getting better. Discover fast food restaurant making the biggest gains in Restaurant Score and find a new favourite for your next visit.

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#76

Arby's

place East Peoria, Illinois

trending_up+10.9pts
69.3
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#77

Hardee's

place Moline, Illinois

trending_up+10.9pts
62.5
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#78

Taco Bell / KFC

place Lisle, Illinois

trending_up+10.9pts
60.0
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#79

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers

place Harwood Heights, Illinois

trending_up+10.8pts
76.5
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#80

McDonald's

place Berkeley, Illinois

trending_up+10.8pts
71.9
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#81

Taco Bell

place Wood Dale, Illinois

trending_up+10.8pts
71.6
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#82

Burger King

place Waukegan, Illinois

trending_up+10.7pts
66.5
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#83

Franky’s Famous Steak & Lemonade

place Alsip, Illinois

trending_up+10.6pts
54.9
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#84

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers

place Mount Prospect, Illinois

trending_up+10.5pts
69.5
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#85

Wendy's

place Bartonville, Illinois

trending_up+10.5pts
47.2
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#86

Portillo's Batavia

place Batavia, Illinois

trending_up+10.4pts
81.8
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#87

El Campeón Piña Colada

place Cicero, Illinois

trending_up+10.4pts
80.9
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#88

Burger King

place Decatur, Illinois

trending_up+10.3pts
67.1
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#89

Chick-fil-A

place Cicero, Illinois

trending_up+10.2pts
74.2
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#90

BILL'S PLACE EXPRESS

place Brookfield, Illinois

trending_up+10.1pts
76.5
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#91

Burger King

place Glenwood, Illinois

trending_up+10.1pts
72.0
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#92

McDonald's

place Palatine, Illinois

trending_up+10.1pts
70.7
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#93

Wendy's

place Roscoe, Illinois

trending_up+10.1pts
61.4
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#94

Taco Bell

place Genoa, Illinois

trending_up+10.1pts
47.1
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#95

Nicky V’s Dogs, Beef, Burgers

place Lemont, Illinois

trending_up+10.0pts
75.8
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#96

Taco Bell

place Wheaton, Illinois

trending_up+10.0pts
67.3
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#97

Jack in the Box

place Lake in the Hills, Illinois

trending_up+10.0pts
65.0
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#98

Arby's

place Le Roy, Illinois

trending_up+9.9pts
76.6
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#99

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers

place North Riverside, Illinois

trending_up+9.9pts
74.4
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#100

Hardee's

place Collinsville, Illinois

trending_up+9.9pts
73.7
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Trending follows the largest positive changes in Restaurant Score over a monthly comparison. The current scores are dated October 9, 2026; the comparison target is September 9, 2026. The nearest earlier weekly observation, up to 14 days before that target, supplies each restaurant's starting score.

Changes are measured in points. Explore the scoring methodology for more context.

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