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I Went to Find Out the Secret of America's Hottest Fast-Food Chain. I Saw Too Much. The Most Obsessive Fast-Food Fans in America Are Fixated on One Chain. I Finally Understand Why. One Restaurant Chain in America Is Inspiring People to Fly 16 Hours to Try It. I Went to Find Out Why—and I Saw Too Much. The Hottest Restaurant Chain in America Has a Pitch Very Different From Others. People Are Absolutely Obsessed. The Strangest Success Story in Fast Food - America's Trendiest Chain Inspires Total Devotion. Its Menu Has Just One Item. It's the Strangest Success Story in Fast Food. America's Next Fast-Food Giant Has Just One Thing on the Menu. It's Simple, Delicious—and Dominating the Internet. This Restaurant Is Buzzy and Delicious, and Has a Legion of Maniacal Fans. It Sells Only One Thing. How Is This Possible? The Hottest Restaurant in America Does Only One Thing. Its Fans Are Obsessed. Its Secret Is There for All to See. document.getElementById('cmt68fjjw00ekbmkzatr8uuwj@published') .querySelectorAll('span[data-promoline-variant]') [Math.floor(Math.random() * 9)].hidden = false - I Went to Find Out the Secret of America's Hottest Fast-Food Chain. I Saw Too Much. Steffi Cao

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