Carl’s Jr

On a very rainy Saturday we were coming back from dropping my car off and we took a wrong turn and ended up in Lake Oswego, WTH! It was getting way past lunch time and we needed something fast. Problem, my husband will only eat grass fed beef, so our one and only fast food option is Carls Jr, because they have the «All Natural Burger». (which I highly doubt is actually grass fed, but I digress)
We sat in the drive thru and decided on lunch, had to get the guy’s attention to order and he kept having us repeat everything multiple times, his English was very limited (why would they put someone in the drive thru who has a hard time understanding the English language). Anyhoo as hard of a time as he was having I already knew they would get one or both of our burgers wrong.
I get the smallest cheese burger they offer and I ordered mine with no onion and no tomato, guess what was on my burger, onion and tomato! We said it repeatedly when we ordered. Hubby’s asked for no lettuce and no mayonnaise and his was right! Fries were meh, I have no idea why we order them anymore, we eat five and throw the rest away. One plus is they do have Diet Dr Pepper and we split a drink.
Tip: those burgers are messy as hell, no mayo and no lettuce makes it much easier to eat.

Slowest service at any Carl’s Jr. I’ve ever been to. 8 minutes for chicken tenders and an order of fries? I feel bad for the 3 cars behind me. The staff didn’t seem to have any idea what was going on. Food was good of course… it is Carl’s Jr.

Came through drive threw here to grab a quick lunch on way home. It took about 25 min to get our order, but they handed our order to car in front of us first who pointed out it was wrong. Then they proceeded to hand us the same bag of food the people in the other car handled already. Plus the drinks were incorrect, not even close to what we ordered and two of the sandwiches we ordered were also not in the bag either. So got our money back and went elsewhere, hearing lots of apologies that they had some new people but I usually go through a drive threw to get my food fast and correct so this is last time I come here.

Eating on the run, I’m starving!
Ordered a #7 with a small size of French fries and a medium size diet soda with no ice. Paid $ 7.99
Fries are fresh, burger is delicious.
Service was friendly and speedy.

I rarely eat fast food, but I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of food and the cleanliness of his establishment. When it comes to fast food, which has a pretty consistent food quality, the key thin is about service and cleanliness. I’d rate my experience at this Carl’s as A+

I have ate here numerous times and I really need to commend them. I’ll also be sending a note to the owner/​manager as well. I have never had bad service. The employees are always friendly. Obviously, this is a chain. But I sure like the quality and taste of the food they have. Never has it been bad and always it has been good. My new favorite (used to be Big Breakfast Burrito) is the Monster Breakfast Biscuit. If you want good fast food, go here.

Why yes, I WILL have fries with that.
And by «that» I mean my bean and cheese burrito.
And maybe a chocolate chip cookie.
And you know what? Make that sweet potato fries, even.
Where can you get all this gut-​bombing goodness in one place, you ask? No, you don’t really, because obviously you’re reading a review of a Carl’s Jr. But you get the idea.
Where else besides a cart pod would you be able to find a melting pot mish mash like this? And all for like $ 5.
This ain’t no revolution, but I’m gonna say it anyway: viva la fast food.

The food is always fresh,
the place is always clean,
it has a fresh salsa bar,
the prices are reasonable,
the people that work here are friendly
and the stinking «big burger» is cheap and big and prepared when you order it.
What more do you want?

This Carl’s Jr. has a «Green Burrito Jr.» but seemed to have the full Green Burrito menu I’m familiar with. I had two street tacos with steak as that is one of the healthier options on the two menus.
I liked the product but was sad it was served with single instead of double corn tortillas. Sauce was a bit saltier than I’d prefer, but it seems most American fast food has a ton of hidden sodium.
The store itself is a really nice modern take on fast food décor. It reminds me of the other California start up gourmet fast burger chain, Jack in the Box. The store has prints of old menus and prices from their roots in the classic «drive in restaurant» era and a lot of memorabilia to honor the founders of the chain.
I’m not sure if CKE Restaurants still builds stores like this, but they should. There’s also a sizable patio at this location, so if we’d ever get a nice sunny day you could dine alfresco. There’s also (weirdly) specifically signed bike parking, which I suspect was to get a tax break from the city or state. I see bike lockers in a lot of places I wouldn’t expect them.

I had to come and see what all the fuss was about with this new Big Carl. I was hip deep in a state quarterly tax forms going about my duties methodically like the tax zombie that we all are in this business when all the sudden came a one word message from my gut… FOOD. It was past 1:00 somehow and I needed something, anything to fill the vast void that is my gut.
Something… new? Something… different? Something… big. Big. Big Mac? No, for reasons obvious that is never a good choice. Ah ha, a Big Carl! Off to the Unilocalmobile I clambered and quickly, but legally drove to the nearest Carl’s Jr.
I was greeted by a large picture of the monstrosity and noticed immediately it was a direct challenge to the Ultimate Cheeseburger offered by Jack and his minions. I wondered how long it would be before the Big Carl with Bacon would be offered, but is projecting and there is no place in a rash lunch decision for that. I stepped up to the register and put in my request. I was issued a cup and a number, which if you’ve ever been in a intensive lab study for a new drug usually makes you want to pee, but I readjusted quickly to my surroundings. Gadzooks! As I approached the drink vendors I was thrilled and happy to see extra dispensers with more diet and low cal options that any other place in fast food history! Maybe those comment cards do work?
It came from the back of the counter, on a tray, with sticks formed from Idaho’s finest, a wax paper wrapper added to the heightened anticipation. I unwrapped it slowly like a bomb-​disposal unit member would a IED. It revealed itself to me through the inner wrapper, little bits of lettuce shading two patties of grilled, ground bovine with two slices of cheese oozing from the layers. It was beautiful. I even took a picture and posted it here, which always makes for some weird sideways glances from people in the restaurant.
In my highly trained burger brain I realized that this would be a messy burger so I opted to leave the wrapper on, peeling seductive layers back to reveal tantalizing bits of my meal. It tasted fresh and different but at the same time it was familiar and had a warmness about it. Jack, you should be a little worried. Ronald, you are toast. The King may have to abdicate. All Hail, Big Carl!