A national fixture is enjoying a fresh surge as post-pandemic customers crave speed and solitude. And restaurants are responding with a raft of innovations. The future of the drive-through may look ...

Fast food customers might find themselves talking to an artificial intelligence voice the next time they order tacos or pizza at a drive-through. Yum Brands Inc., the parent company of Irvine-based ...

In car-loving California, a popular sit-down restaurant has joined the ranks of drive-through eateries. Denny’s, the all-day breakfast diner, opened a drive-through restaurant in Kerman, Calif., about ...

Betzy Gutierrez takes customer orders for the drive-through window of the El Pollo Loco restaurant in Agoura Hills in 2021. Franchise owner Michaela Mendelsohn has resisted moves toward self-service ...