Adrianna TanI kind of want to do a short video series where I travel around the U.S. trying chain food I’ve never had before. (I’m an immigrant)
And review them like an earnest food reviewer (who likes this food)
What should I start reviewing?
Solarbird 
@skinnylatte Setting apart local chains that went international (Starbucks, Red Robin, MOD Pizza):
Ivar's. The oldest, the canonical, founded 1938. Aside from Acres of Clams (the waterfront original), there are a couple of other full restaurants plus a lot of Seafood Bars.
Hamburgers of the 50s, 60s, and 70s: Dick's, Burgermaster, and Kidd Valley. All different, all good. Everyone wants a bag of Dick's. Seriously. Also, when Windows was a 16-bit "environment" for DOS, it had a Burgermaster segment in the code so named because that's where they went to debug it. At Kidd Valley, you want the garlic fries.
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@skinnylatte
There should be a teriyaki chain in this list because that _was_ Seattle fast food for a while, but no chain emerged. Nasai came closest. I preferred Tokyo Garden, now gone. So it's all single hole-in-the-wall joints, but don't worry, your odds are good.
Pagliacci's: The good Seattle pizza that _didn't_ go international. I miss the original U. District location that was the right kind of kind-of-a-mess.
Pho Than Brothers: Saving grad students since 1996, ask me how I know. Introduced Seattle to Pho, puff pastries just show up when you sit down. Pho was kinda Next Teriyaki here, so there are many options and people have Opinions.
Finally: Ezell's Famous Chicken. I'm not a big fried chicken fan myself, but the word is good.