The 8 fast-food chains with the best bathrooms in America, according to people who use them

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Sometimes, you need to find a bathroom - and your only option is a fast-food chain.

• Which fast-food chain has the best bathrooms in America? We asked more than 3,000 people in an attempt to find out.
• Chick-fil-A and Starbucks are home to America's favorite chain restaurant bathrooms.
• Read on to see which eight fast-food chains have the best restrooms in America, according to customers.
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When you've got to go, you've got to go. And sometimes, the only place to relieve yourself is the bathroom at a fast-food chain.

In search of the best bathrooms in fast food, Business Insider asked more than 3,000 people who read our fast-food coverage to give us feedback on the best and worst chains in the US. One question we were desperate to answer: Which fast-food chain has the best bathrooms in America?

We took people's answers and created a bathroom score, based on the percentage of people who visited a chain in the last six months and said the brand had the best bathrooms. That way, regional chains like In-N-Out and Whataburger wouldn't miss out on winning the title of best bathroom in fast food.

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It was not fully scientific, but people's answers helped identify a few standouts - especially as most chains ended up with very low bathroom scores. Fewer than 10% of visitors of chains including Subway, Domino's, and Papa John's said they believed these brands had the best bathrooms in the industry.

Here are the eight fast-food chains with the best bathrooms in America, according to customers.