Best Fast Food Restaurants in Massachusetts

"The small dining spots are set up assembly line style and often have lines curling throughout the restaurant and out the door. A bargain under $10, you'll fill up on meat, veggies, rice and beans with all the toppings you please. Whether you want a burrito filled with the works, a lightly sauced taco or a crisply grilled quesadilla you'll be pleased by what you'll find at Anna's."

"Warning: One lunch at Anna’s may raise your burrito standards too high to ever think of Chipotle in the same way again. The tortillas are hot and crispy, the ingredients are always fresh and it’s impossible to make a bad flavor combination."

"Boston Mexican staple Anna’s is open for takeout and delivery on a wide variety of platforms. They’re also doing “Hero Meals,” where customers can purchase a meal for hospital teams for $10."

"With its stark white walls, high-definition TVs and hosts roaming around to take your orders on iPads, Clover feels a bit like a visit to the Apple Store. But as its name implies, this place takes a scientific approach to running a restaurant, complete with data-driven experimentation with its food and pricing, which you can read about on its website. Brand idiosyncrasies aside, Clover specializes in vegetarian café food such as overnight oats or root and egg bowls for breakfast and barbecue seitan or Impossible meatballs for lunch and dinner."

"Various locationsEven your paleo pals occasionally go vegan for this mini food empire. Initially the food truck brainchild of an MIT grad, Clover has gone on to reinvent the city’s fast food scene entirely. With a bottomless commitment to food that is fresh, inventive, and, yup, vegan, every Clover outpost -- currently at 13 and counting -- proves that you just don’t need animal protein when classics like barbecue seitan and chickpea fritters are on the menu."

"Multiple locations – Hours may varyWebsite: https://www.cloverfoodlab.com/. Photo Credit Cloverfoodlab.com. While technically headquartered in Cambridge, their food trucks are peppered across Boston so they’re far from out of reach."

"They don't have a whole lot of tables inside, but they have a whole outdoor area. I ordered the fish and chips with cod...."

"Sugar & Spice Thai took a little breather, but they’re back open again for takeout and delivery. They’re still also doing their amazing “Free Meal Sundays,” where anyone can pick up free fried rice between 12-2:30pm, no questions asked."

"We just happen to stop in while visiting another store and what a great surprise!. The food was great, we got a curry and drunken…"

"Restaurants Vegetarian Harvard Sq. The Clover empire is a go-to for flavorful, healthy, fresh vegetarian and vegan food. Highlights include chickpea fritters, potato tempeh salad, and a meatball sandwich made with Impossible Burger."

"Every time you go to the vegetarian restaurant Clover Food Lab, expect your meal to taste uniquely different. The menu is defined by fresh ingredients, and constantly changes with customer feedback. Clover started as a food truck and now is wildly successful with 13 locations in the Boston area."

"New York Pizza’s two locations (there’s a second one in the South End) are both open for takeout and delivery. Pizzas, calzones, burgers, and chicken tenders are all available for those ever-picky eaters. Place an order on their website."

"Located diagonally across from Prudential Shopping Mall on Huntington Avenue and within walking distance from Copley Square, Thornton's Restaurant is a simple, no-frills eatery that serves breakfast and lunch. Boasting both indoor and outdoor seating, the counter-serve restaurant offers a wide range of healthy and hearty dishes from the all-day menu, including breakfast plates such as eggs and bacon, blueberry pancakes, Belgian waffles, French toast, oatmeal and granola, and yogurt parfait. Other items on the menu, which are available all day, include freshly prepared salads and soups, sandwiches and wraps, appetizers, pasta dishes, and a variety of beverages."

"Thornton’s is an unpretentious breakfast, lunch, and brunch spot in an increasingly pretentious neighborhood. The menu is massive (and affordable) and can accommodate almost any diet. There are nearly countless egg dishes, as well as sandwiches and wraps, salads, pasta, and lots more."

"Pickup is entirely contact-less at Broadway’s on, uh, Broadway. Get your coffee and ricotta square before they close at 2pm."

"With a black-and-white tiled floor plus handsome corner booths and tables topped with luxe white linens, Aquitaine feels like a Parisian bistro tucked by the Seine and not Boston’s South End. The French fare offered by chef/owner Seth Woods has snagged awards like Boston magazine’s best French restaurant, which is hardly a surprise right from that first bite of steak frites. On offer here are two spins: steak frites Aquitaine with hanger steak and a rich shallot sauce, and the Parisian, which showcases New York strip steak with garlic parsley butter."

"From the moment a guest enters Aquitaine, they will immediately be reminded of being inside a Parisian bistro. This is another place where you can socialize with other guests with perfectly mixed cocktails. The bistro is usually busy and crowded with full modesty."

"The chocolate bread pudding at Aquitaine is one of my favorites." —Laura Campagna, former pastry cook at Tamo Bar & Bistro"

"A post shared by InterContinental Boston (@interconbos) on Nov 16, 2018 at 1:00pm PST. Miel provides you with a high-end French dining experience, in which the restaurant celebrates the ravishing taste of French cuisine, focusing on ingredients such as herbs, lavender, honey, and olive oil as the main ingredients while preparing their meals. The restaurant is also credited as a three-star restaurant so the quality of the food served is definitely secure."

"Swift service, pretty views, excellent food choices, and pleasant ambiance – all of this makes Miel an ideal place to grab a bite. Be it inside the dining room or the outdoor patio, Miel will dazzle you. Welcoming guests from all over Boston for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, Miel’s overall environment transports you to France."

"Restaurants French South End. The South End mourned the loss of Gaslight last fall—but not for long, thanks to Brasserie. Replacing the former restaurant at its 560 Harrison Ave. space, Brasserie boasts the same French flair as its predecessor."

"La Voile, meaning “The Sail” in French, is one of the city’s most authentic French restaurants. When you walk in the doors, waiters greet you with a “Bonjour” and a warm smile from..."

"They offer vegan cheese and even to change gloves so there's no cross contamination (LOVE THIS). You can pick a pizza from their menu and just sub for vegan cheese, or build your own. They are REALLY GOOD!"

"They hustled to get out several pizzas for us at the end of the night. They did a good job. Just don't ask for salt!"

"They have individual servings of things like lamb lollipops, filet mignon, and rigatoni bolognese, but they also have trays of arugula salads and chicken parm for 4-6 people. Orders both for takeout and delivery should be placed on their website."