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parrisjd t1_j8g2xij wrote

Good visualization of why mean and median are important to differentiate.

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Birdy_Cephon_Altera t1_j8g2ak3 wrote

One thing I might be interested in seeing is a plot graph with visits per location on one axis, and number of locations on the other axis. Then some outliers might really stand out - like McDonald's high on both axes, while Church's on the other end of the scale, low on both axes.

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WhyCloseTheCurtain t1_j8gzbp0 wrote

Upvoting the first comment on the data presentation rather than the experiences with the various chains.

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chotasahib t1_j8g49wc wrote

Big Kahuna Burger would smoke all of these other wannabes.

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johrnjohrn t1_j8gym3f wrote

Big Kahuna Burger! That's that Hawaiian burger joint. I heard they got some tasty burgers. I ain't never had one myself, how are they?

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NotTheOnlyGamer t1_j8fzq4q wrote

Okay, if you normalize it to account for the number of restaurants per area (and restaurants in general(, what happens? I would guess that In-N-Out only has that many return visits because of the separation between stores, and the lack of them. I can get the same food at three McD's in a day within two miles. Why should I be loyal to a location?

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Birdy_Cephon_Altera t1_j8g1xpp wrote

> Why should I be loyal to a location?

Depends on the fast food place. Some have better management and stricter quality control than others. It's not really much of a problem at In 'n Out or Chick Fil A, where my experience from one location to another I get pretty much the same product and same service. But some other places, like Arby's or Whataburger or Jack in the Box, I have had wildly different levels of quality from one location to the next. Sometimes you can really tell when a good manager and/or owner is in charge of a place.

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NarcissusLovesEcho t1_j8g2hts wrote

And then there's Popeyes, where the service ranges from general disinterest to outright hostility.

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xole t1_j8g790x wrote

In n out has by far the best consistency I've seen. My sample size of chicken fil a is only 3, but they've all been slightly different in quality. Then take the opposite end, Runza in Nebraska ranges from really good to disgusting and almost unedible. Same with sonic.

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NarcissusLovesEcho t1_j8g25w3 wrote

Even still, INO has got to be the most profitable franchise to own, right?

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rygomez t1_j8g2swk wrote

That's the thing tho it's not a franchise.. it's privately owned by the founding family. That's why they still control the quality and its the best basic burger out there

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kgunnar t1_j8g5pjn wrote

Except mathematically it doesn’t matter which McDonald’s you go to because you’re still contributing to the overall average.

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Darkersun t1_j8g1woi wrote

True, the top places are all somewhat "rare" which causes that denominator to be low.

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kennystabler1212 t1_j8h1g6k wrote

Every time I go by my local in-and-out, there is a crazy line. I try to do some back of the envelope math and conclude crazy money. Would be interesting if there is any published revenue by location. Btw, there is a Wendy’s half a block away and always looks very empty in comparison.

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Dahweh t1_j8lyfnj wrote

And Wendy's is FAR superior to in n out!

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kennystabler1212 t1_j8lzw2t wrote

^^^found the Wendy’s owner! I’ll give it a try, it’s been years!

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Dahweh t1_j8m02zz wrote

Nah i just had a couple wack ass burgers with luke warm unsalted fries at in n out

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Dangerous_Doughnut14 t1_j8h5x9j wrote

Seems as though "short visits excluded" raises a lot of questions -- does that mean that a place that does mostly drive thru business (say, Jack in the box) might still be serving more customers than a primarily sit-down place (Panera, chick-fil-A)? Also, at least where I live, In n Out has horrendously long wait times in their drive thru, where as others are much faster, sonmaybe their sit down and their drive through visits count as "long"?

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ClaySpur75 t1_j8hgb7n wrote

I love this, because as a Briy I have only heard of a few of these places. Looks like I need to try an In n Out Burger.

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libertarianinus t1_j8g2z7l wrote

Damn now im hungry for some Raising cain's

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rogert2 t1_j8gdmg5 wrote

This is incorrect. Now, all restaurants are Taco Bell.

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cecilrt t1_j8he7t4 wrote

So I'm aware of the Chick a Fil, homophonbia - religious links

Any other controversial ones there,

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TheJazzButter t1_j8hnpin wrote

Good lord, people are... I have no words...

All of the businesses above the average line serve the worst, most unhealthy, tasteless and expensive food.

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_bbrot t1_j8o7kri wrote

in n out makes a really good basic cheeseburger, shakeshack has really creative burgers and some of the others aren’t even that expensive (see five guys prices)

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