The most expensive restaurant in the US has 17 locations in Montana

Montana is a spectacular place. Residents and tourists enjoy our majestic snow-capped mountains, lush riverbeds and lakes, and the vast openness of Montana’s prairies. Most of us tolerate the low wages and high cost of living because of the quality of life we ​​enjoy in the Treasure State.

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While Montana has never been a destination for exotic fare (steak and potato options are menu staples), choices for finer dining and unique entrees are growing in Big Sky Country, with numerous James Beard-nominated chefs and local restaurants serving fantastic creating dishes across the state. .

Big Sky Country has a host of national chain restaurants and fantastic mom-and-pop eateries. In almost every city with more than a few thousand inhabitants you will find a Taco Johns, Subway or McDonald’s. A popular chain with seventeen locations in Montana was recently named the most expensive food chain in the United States.

Wendy’s Named the Most Expensive Chain in the US

Despite McDonald’s getting a lot of attention lately due to its recent price increases, Wendy’s is ranked as the most expensive fast food chain in the US, according to Mashed. They noted that in the early 1970s, most fast food burgers cost about 30 cents. Wendy’s charged almost double: 55 cents. Fast forward to the present, and the home of the Frosty remains one of the more expensive national restaurant chains.

According to the company, there are 17 Wendy’s locations in Montana. Billings has the most, with five. There are two each in Missoula, Bozeman and Kalispell. The smallest towns in Montana with Wendy’s are Laurel and Miles City.