Unhealthy? Yes. Disgusting? I don't know, it's engineered to taste good, satisfy cravings, and create subsequent cravings for it. I don't know whether or not th

Unhealthy? Yes. Disgusting? I don't know, it's engineered to taste good, satisfy cravings, and create subsequent cravings for it. I don't know whether or not that disqualifies it as "disgusting". It's not price that keeps people coming back, it's the cravings. Maybe the price draws people in, but I don't think "cheap" is the primary driver behind crap chains. And yes, buildings codes require sprawling parkings lots for every restaurant. The people are going to drive there anyway. The codes are meant to require that businesses invest adequate resources in parking so that they don't negatively impact other businesses, street parking, neighborhoods, etc. I don't particularly like it (in fact, I think they should be required to have sidewalks in every row of cars so you don't have to worry about getting run over walking through one), but there you are.