Several cities have dropped the ban hammer on drive-thrus, but thousands of new ones continue to pop up every year, earning chains like Chipotle record profits.

Fast food is built around convenience and speed, with low-priced items and drive-thru windows intended to make your trip as painless as possible. However, ordering from the drive-thru sometimes ...

Grey pavement with "Drive Thru" and an arrow painted in yellow - Rushay Booysen/Getty Images It's hard to imagine a time when fast food restaurants didn't have drive-thru windows, but before they were ...