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Everyone has their favorite fast food place to go to. There is one that has been customers favorite for nine year in a row. Chick-fil-A has been #1 for nine…

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Everyone has their favorite fast food place to go to. There is one that has been customers favorite for nine year in a row. Chick-fil-A has been #1 for nine straight years. The report comes from the American Customer Satisfaction Index. They rank the top fast-food places according to things like quality, speed, accuracy, and how polite the staff is. This report has been going on since 1994.

Chick-fil-A may not be #1 next year as Jimmy John's is a very close second place. Check out the Top 10 favorite fast food places below and wherever you live in Tampa Bay you can find one near you.

  1. Chick-fil-A
  2. Jimmy John's
  3. KFC
  4. Papa Johns
  5. Domino's
  6. Five Guys
  7. Pizza Hut
  8. Starbucks
  9. Arby's
  10. Dunkin'

The Best 10 Tampa Chick-fil-A Stores: Ranked

Chick-fil-A is one of the many food staples here in Florida. While some may find it overrated, we think it's the most consistent fast food company there is. Chick-fil-A prides themselves on great customer service and a quality product. But you know people on the internet will always have their own opinion. So we decided to rank the best Tampa Chick-fil-A stores based on customer reviews. Here's what we found.

You can almost always count on there being a line at any Chick-fil-A location, especially during peak hours. So it's not uncommon that some people will avoid a certain location because the drive-thru is always backed up or they don't like how the building/drive-thru lanes are structured. Chick-fil-A was also one of the first companies that had employees taking orders in the drive thru lane to help speed up the process.

There are over 20 Chick-fil-A locations across Tampa. To help save time, we left out the locations at malls, schools, Busch Gardens, and the airport. Meaning we'll just be ranking the stand alone stores across Tampa. These locations can range from Temple Terrace to South Tampa and even Brandon. Note: we also left out the Bearss Ave location since it is currently being remodeled.

How we created the Tampa Chick-fil-A rankings:

First, we went to www.chick-fil-a.com/locations and searched for Tampa. We initially had less than 10 results but expanded our search to show all of their locations. Then we looked at how that store ranked based on the number of Google reviews and the rating. Remember these are not our reviews, just gathering what other people have been saying. Some people just love to complain on the internet, so we don't judge based off other people's reviews. Odds are if we're hungry for Chick-fil-A, a couple of internet opinions aren't going to stop us.

These are the best Tampa Chick-fil-A stores, ranked:

1. Waters Ave

Location: 6299 W Waters Ave, Tampa

Rating: 4.6

Number of reviews: 5,743

What people are saying: This location mostly has 4 and 5 star reviews. Many have commented that it's the BEST Chick-fil-A in the area. Most of the glowing reviews are about their Christmas lights display during the holidays. Which, if you've never seen it, you should check it out! They deck out the entire location in lights!

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2. E. Brandon/Valrico

Location: 1504 E Brandon Blvd, Brandon

Rating: 4.6

Number of reviews: 3,588

What most people are saying: Super clean place plus fast and friendly service. If there is a negative review, the store owner has responded and tried to correct it!

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3. Temple Terrace

Location: 5302 E Fowler Ave, Temple Terrace

Rating: 4.5

Number of reviews: 5,103

What people are saying: This location seems to have some constant problems, but the staff is normally kind enough to quickly correct them.

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4. North Dale Mabry

Location: 15801 N Dale Mabry Hwy, Carrollwood

Rating: 4.5

Number of reviews: 2,772

What people are saying: Most people say that food and customer service is good. People are mainly complaining about the way the drive-thru is set up.

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5. Lake Brandon Village

Location: 11325 Causeway Blvd, Brandon

Rating: 4.4

Number of reviews: 3,904

What people are saying: Most experiences are good but some are disappointing. People say the staff is nice but they often get orders wrong or incomplete.

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6. South Dale Mabry

Location: 609 S Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa, FL

Rating: 4.3

Number of reviews: 2,928

What people are saying: There are a few bad reviews among hundreds of good ones. Most people are saying that the staff here is very friendly and the restaurant runs really well.

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7. Gandy Blvd

Location: 3678 W Gandy Blvd, Tampa

Rating: 4.3

Number of reviews: 2,637

What people are saying: We noticed that in the past 8 months this location has gotten some pretty bad reviews based off of incorrect orders. However, the store owner has responded to all of the bad reviews and has offered to make it right. They even asked for the person's Chick-fil-A app username so maybe they can send them a reward.

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8. Uptown District

Location: 2811 E Fowler Ave, Tampa

Rating: 4.2

Number of reviews: 2,522

What people are saying: Little complaints on food quality but most people express their dissatisfaction with the drive-thru line.

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9. West Hillsborough

Location: 8465 W Hillsborough Ave, Tampa

Rating: 4.2

Number of reviews: 174 (this is a brand new location so that's why there aren't as many reviews as other locations).

What people are saying: It seemed like the new location was working through some kinks but have since upped their speed. Some complaints mention the online orders aren't accurate.

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10. Tampa Stadium

Address: 2551 N Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa, FL

Rating: 3.8

Number of reviews: 2,959

What people are saying: A lot of complaints state that this store is usually understaffed and the drive-thru takes "forever". However we did notice that the store owner responds to most of the complaints and tries to offer a solution, which is nice.

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Kevin is a member of Tampa Bay‘s Hometown Morning Krewe on 995 QYK. He has been with the station for 25 years, is a Tampa native, and went to Jesuit High School and USF. Go Bulls!. He is passionate about all things Tampa Bay. Kevin writes articles on the ongoing road projects around the Tampa Bay area, awards that Tampa Bay cities and businesses have won and country music happenings around the Bay area. He is always doing many things with his wife and kids. He loves to read books and play video games in his spare time.