Eating out with IBS
What to order — chain by chain.
The safest picks, the dishes to skip, and exactly how to order at 64 popular restaurants.
Chain-by-chain
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Mexican-inspired fast-casual (build-your-own bowls, burritos, salads)
Chick-fil-A
American fast food (chicken-focused)
Panera Bread
American bakery-café (soups, salads, sandwiches, bowls)
McDonald's
American fast food / burgers
Subway
Sandwiches / subs
Starbucks
Coffeehouse / cafe
Olive Garden
American-Italian casual dining
Texas Roadhouse
American steakhouse
Nando's (UK)
Portuguese-inspired flame-grilled PERi-PERi chicken
Sweetgreen
Fast-casual salads & grain bowls
Five Guys
Fast-casual burgers & fries
Domino's
Pizza delivery & carryout
Taco Bell
Mexican-inspired fast food
Wendy's
Burgers & fast food
KFC
Fried chicken
Panda Express
American Chinese
IHOP
Breakfast & pancakes
P.F. Chang's
Asian fusion
Burger King
Burgers & fast food
Popeyes
Fried chicken
Dunkin'
Coffee & donuts
Applebee's
American casual dining
Cracker Barrel
Southern comfort food
Pret a Manger
Grab-and-go sandwiches & salads
Outback Steakhouse
Steakhouse
Red Lobster
Seafood casual dining
Denny's
Diner & breakfast
The Cheesecake Factory
American casual dining
Shake Shack
Burgers & shakes
Wagamama
Asian-inspired
Chili's
Tex-Mex casual dining
LongHorn Steakhouse
Steakhouse
Buffalo Wild Wings
Wings & sports bar
In-N-Out Burger
Burgers
Greggs
Bakery & grab-and-go
Jersey Mike's
Sub sandwiches
Pizza Hut
Pizza
Papa Johns
Pizza
Sonic Drive-In
Drive-in fast food
Arby's
Roast beef sandwiches
Dairy Queen
Burgers & soft serve
Culver's
Burgers & frozen custard
Cava
Mediterranean bowls
Raising Cane's
Chicken fingers
Dutch Bros
Drive-thru coffee
Wingstop
Wings
Whataburger
Burgers
Jimmy John's
Sub sandwiches
Jack in the Box
Fast food
Firehouse Subs
Hot subs
Qdoba
Mexican fast-casual
Zaxby's
Chicken fingers & wings
Perkins
American diner & bakery
Waffle House
24/7 Southern diner
First Watch
Daytime breakfast & brunch café
Bob Evans
American farmhouse / breakfast-diner
Toby Carvery
British carvery
JD Wetherspoon
British pub
PizzaExpress
Italian casual dining
Costa Coffee
Coffee shop
Leon
Naturally fast food
itsu
Asian-inspired grab-and-go
Tesco
Grocery
Sainsbury's
Grocery
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