If you had to guess, what restaurant chain is the worst in Wyoming?
After analyzing hundreds of customer reviews and ratings from more than 200 restaurants on TripAdvisor, the price-monitoring website PriceListo has the answer. Here’s a hint: There’s one in the Casper area, two in Cheyenne, and one in Gillette, Laramie and Rock Springs.
Sorry, Sonic.
The drive-in fast-food chain known for its Chili Cheese Coney and Cherry Limeade and famous for its carhop service on roller skates scored the Cowboy State’s lowest rating in PriceListo’s study of complaints about poor food quality, customer service, cleanliness and wait times.
“A bad review can be disheartening for a restaurant to receive, but it can also give valuable feedback for improvements,” PriceListo told the Star-Tribune. “Wyoming complained of ‘slow service’ and ‘technical difficulties’ in their reviews, highlighting that delays from fast-food chains cause negative feelings from their customers.”
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Sonic, which also brought up the bottom of the rankings in neighboring Montana, tied for No. 9 nationally on PriceListo’s worst-of list with an average customer score of 3.28 out of 5. KFC (2.89), McDonald’s (2.99) and Burger King (3.00) scored the lowest rankings nationally, followed by Church’s Texas Chicken (3.08) and Long John Silver’s (3.16).
While Pizza Hut was the national loser for pizza chains, tied with Sonic, Little Caesars was worst in Wyoming, scoring better than only Sonic on the statewide list.
Of the five best-rated chains, only Great Harvest Bread Co. has a Wyoming location, on Durbin Street in Casper. Great Harvest scored 4.53 out of 5, behind only Andy’s Frozen Custard (4.78), which has five restaurants in the Denver metropolitan area.
The Melting Pot (4.51), Portillo’s Hot Dogs (4.50) and The Capital Grille (4.50) rounded out the top five. Even without a Wyoming location, The Capital Grille, an upscale steakhouse with mostly metro-area locations in 25 states, including Colorado and Utah, was Wyomingites’ top choice, according to PriceListo.
Sonic Drive-In has six locations in Wyoming.
Scoot to Sheridan
Scooter’s Coffee is building its fifth Wyoming location, this one on Coffeen Avenue in Sheridan, one of the city’s busiest roadways.
Known for its signature Caramelicious, an espresso drink with caramel sauce and whipped cream, Scooter’s was founded in 1998 in Bellevue, Nebraska, and is now one of the country’s largest coffee chains with more than 800 locations in 29 states.
In addition to its Casper location on CY Avenue, Scooter’s has drive-through coffeehouses in Cheyenne, Douglas and Gillette.
Solar project gets OK in Converse Co.
BrightNight, a U.S.-based renewable power company that seeks a decarbonized energy future, has received construction and operational permit approval from the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality’s Industrial Siting Council for a solar project in Converse County.
The Dutchman Renewable Power Project is planned to cover nearly 7.5 square miles, or 4,800 acres, north of Glenrock. The facility, once complete, would have a capacity of 499 megawatts of solar energy with a battery energy storage system, according to BrightNight.
“The Dutchman Renewable Power Project will provide invaluable economic support to the local communities and businesses, including the creation of hundreds of local jobs during the construction phase,” BrightNight said in a news release this month. “We are deeply grateful to the residents of Converse County for their support and collaboration, which has been instrumental in thoughtfully integrating this project into the community.”
BrightNight estimates that the Dutchman project will inject more than $200 million into the local economy over its lifespan.
Sprouting in Cheyenne
A new grocery store chain has taken root in Wyoming: Sprouts Farmers Market opened on Nov. 22 at 5214 Rue Terre in Cheyenne, the specialty retailer’s first location in the Cowboy State.
Sprouts offers “lifestyle-friendly ingredients such as organic, plant-based and gluten-free,” according to its website, and markets itself as “one of the largest and fastest growing specialty retailers of fresh, natural and organic food in the United States.” Sprouts has more than 400 stores in 24 states — fronted by California (149), Arizona (47) and Colorado (34).
Cheyenne attorney heads AAAL
Gregory C. Dyekman of Long Reimer Winegar, LLP in Cheyenne, capped his term as president of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers at the group’s recent fall meeting in Boston.
Dyekman is the sole Wyoming fellow in the AAAL, a highly selective professional organization that seeks to honor and induct preeminent appeals lawyers across the United States. “It has been my honor and pleasure to serve the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers as its president this year,” he said in a news release.
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