The 10 Greatest Hits in American Fast Food History

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1. McDonald's Big Mac
No other food epitomizes fast food like the McDonald's Big Mac. It's a burger so big, it inspired its own jingle: "Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame-seed bun." Introduced nationwide in 1968, the Big Mac was the creation of Jim Delligatti, who owned and operated several McDonald's restaurants in Pennsylvania. Forty-plus years after the invention of ... more 

Photo by: McDonald’s USA

1. McDonald's Big Mac
No other food epitomizes fast food like the McDonald's Big Mac. It's a burger so big, it inspired its own jingle: "Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame-seed bun." Introduced nationwide in 1968, the Big Mac was the creation of Jim Delligatti, who owned and operated several McDonald's restaurants in Pennsylvania. Forty-plus years after the invention of McDonald's signature sandwich, the company still sells more than 550 million Big Macs a year to consumers at 33,000 locations in 119 countries.
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