Restaurant Items

23 products ranked by Scout score

Best restaurant items right now

In-N-Out Cheeseburger 35/100
Scout's analysis: In-N-Out Cheeseburger tested at 16.13 ppb glyphosate in Moms Across America's 2024 fast-food investigation — a low residue for chain-restaurant food. Glyphosate…
Pizza Hut Vegetable Topped Pizza 33/100
Scout's analysis: Pizza Hut Vegetable Topped Pizza tested at 62.56 ppb glyphosate in the 2016 GMO Free USA / Detox Project "Eating Out: A Date With Glyphosate" study — a moderate residue…
Little Caesar's Sausage Pizza 32/100
Scout's analysis: Little Caesar's Sausage Pizza tested at 77.08 ppb glyphosate in Moms Across America's 2024 fast-food investigation — a moderate residue for chain-restaurant food.…

What to skip

Dunkin' Multigrain Bagel 2/100
Scout's analysis: Dunkin' Multigrain Bagel tested at 352.80 ppb glyphosate in the 2016 GMO Free USA / Detox Project "Eating Out: A Date With Glyphosate" study — a moderate residue for…
Panera Bread Whole Grain Bagel 2/100
Scout's analysis: Panera Bread Whole Grain Bagel tested at 677.00 ppb glyphosate in the 2016 GMO Free USA / Detox Project "Eating Out: A Date With Glyphosate" study — a extreme residue…
McDonald's French Fries 4/100
Scout's analysis: McDonald's French Fries score 4/100. A seemingly simple fast food staple hiding one of the worst oil blends in the food industry. Potatoes fried in a quad oil blend:…

Independently lab-tested restaurant items

22 of the 23 products ranked here have a lab panel on their pages — each measured amount, the level it falls in and the report it comes from. The highest-scoring five:

In-N-Out Cheeseburger 35/100
Pizza Hut Vegetable Topped Pizza 33/100
Little Caesar's Sausage Pizza 32/100
Little Caesar's Pepperoni Pizza 31/100
Starbucks Double-Smoked Bacon, Cheddar & Egg Sandwich 31/100
and 17 more in the ranking above

Ingredients to watch in restaurant items

The flagged ingredients that show up most often across these 23 products. Each link opens Scout's analysis of the ingredient.

Soybean oil in 17 of 23
Sugar in 14 of 23
Natural flavors in 10 of 23
Enriched wheat flour in 10 of 23
Sodium phosphate in 9 of 23
DATEM in 9 of 23

What the better restaurant items have in common

Beef in 6 of 23
Tomatoes in 6 of 23
Whole wheat flour in 6 of 23
Pork in 4 of 23
Spices in 4 of 23

Common questions about restaurant items

What scores highest in restaurant items on Scout?

In-N-Out Cheeseburger leads Scout's restaurant items ranking at 35/100, followed by Pizza Hut Vegetable Topped Pizza (33) and Little Caesar's Sausage Pizza (32). Scores compare products within the category on ingredients, processing, packaging and any lab results.

What should I avoid in restaurant items?

Dunkin' Multigrain Bagel scores 2/100, the lowest of the 23 products Scout has analyzed in restaurant items; next lowest are Panera Bread Whole Grain Bagel (2) and McDonald's French Fries (4). Each product page lists the ingredients behind the number.

What drags scores down in restaurant items?

Across these 23 products the most common flagged ingredients are Soybean oil, Sugar, Natural flavors, Enriched wheat flour, Sodium phosphate, DATEM. Each appears in at least two of the products ranked here.

Is anything in restaurant items independently lab tested?

22 of the 23 products on this page carry independent lab results — In-N-Out Cheeseburger; Pizza Hut Vegetable Topped Pizza; Little Caesar's Sausage Pizza; Little Caesar's Pepperoni Pizza; Starbucks Double-Smoked Bacon, Cheddar & Egg Sandwich and 17 more. Each of their product pages shows the measured amounts, the level each falls in and the report they come from.

How does Scout score restaurant items?

Every product in restaurant items gets one 1–100 score for comparison within its category: the full ingredient list judged by a category-specific framework, the published processing level, the packaging, and any credible lab results. Lab results are disclosed, not scored. Scout takes no payment for scores or placement.

How Scout scores restaurant items

One 1–100 score per product, judged within its category: every ingredient on the label through a category-specific framework, the published processing level, the packaging, and any credible lab results. No brand pays for a score or a position on this list. Read the full methodology →