Hungry travelers who are “short on time but long on principle” no longer have to wait until they’re home to get sustenance, said Emily Saladino in BonAppetit.com. Scattered fast-food joints around the country are proving it’s possible to serve quality food at a low price without making employees live on poverty wages. Below, three regional beacons worth making a detour for:
Moo Cluck Moo Dearborn Heights, Mich. “Goofy name aside,” this fledgling chain is “serious about its food”—and starts its employees at a healthy $15 an hour. MCM’s burgers and fried-chicken sandwiches are made with antibiotic- and hormone-free meats, and a local dairy provides the ice cream for its milkshakes. 8606 N. Telegraph Rd., plus two more locations planned
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