For the fourth year in a row, Biscuitville has claimed the title of America's best fast-food breakfast, beating out national chains despite a footprint that remains concentrated in just three states.
According to Fox News, the Southern breakfast chain earned the top spot in USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice Awards, beating out larger chains like McDonald's (No. 4), Chick-fil-A (No. 5), Burger King (No. 6) and Wendy's (No. 7).
Biscuitville's chief marketing officer, Kristie Mitchell, said the recognition is particularly meaningful because of the competition in the fast-food breakfast category.
Mitchell said, "We have earned it, but we don't want to live in a space where we come to expect it.”
Biscuitville recently opened its 90th restaurant and operates in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.
Biscuitville eventually hopes to expand into states such as Tennessee and Georgia, she said, though the family-owned company plans to focus on growing within its existing markets for the next several years.
The restaurant's calling card remains its scratch-made biscuits, prepared fresh every 15 minutes from a three-ingredient family recipe that Mitchell said was passed down to the company's founder by his grandmother.
Biscuitville does not follow the typical fast-food approach of simply heating food and serving it quickly. The chain puts more work into preparing its breakfast items in its restaurants. Its biscuits are made from scratch every 15 minutes.
The company uses a three-ingredient family recipe that Mitchell said was passed down from the founder’s grandmother. The chain also prepares its eggs differently. Biscuitville employees hand-crack eggs instead of relying entirely on pre-prepared products.
Biscuitville says it has also avoided microwaves and instant food in its kitchens.
“We have no microwaves. There’s no instant anything in our kitchens,” Mitchell told outlet.
The chain’s menu is built around Southern-style breakfast food. Its options include bacon, egg and cheese biscuits, fried chicken biscuits, grits, hash browns and country gravy.
