Carl’s Jr.

The food is good here, the only bad thing is that it’s in KTown and not necessarily the cleanest Carl’s Jr that I’ve been too. The workers are nice and try to get the orders out quick and efficiently, but there has been a few times where they have gotten my order wrong because they just weren’t listening because it gets crowded at lunch. I usually order a Big Carl combo with no cheese, and wrapped in lettuce. They’ll wrap anything in lettuce for you, you just have to ask. Also every once in awhile you will get a homeless person in here, but the patrol that walks around the Wilshire area comes in and asks them to leave.

The location is a bit sketch and a lot of transients hang out here. You will see the random people yelling and people sitting with their suitcases. Never had a problem usually people keep to themselves around here. With regards to his location, I’ve experienced better. I have the six dollar burger here and was definitely not impressed! it tasted much different from when I had it last time at the Granada Hills location in the valley. The ladies working here are very polite and friendly. I’m just not happy about the quality of food here.

This is a really nice restaurant. When I first came… the burger was good and descent. Place was full. Deaf person was begging for money. I just rolled my eyes because I’m deaf too.
Yes there are homeless people. But they are people. They are human beings. Why hate on them? Why be ignorant? Stop being a snob. We don’t know their story how they became that way. Show some compassion.
I had grilled chicken sandwich, I didn’t like that.
But I love the 2 spicy chicken sandwiches, tho. I like the way they bring my food to my table… so cool.

How can I eat like I frickin mean it when the bun is all burnt?! How can you burn a bun??? Its not that hard. Worst burger I ever had.

My co-​worker and I come here every so often for lunch. The manager (I don’t know his name) and his staff are ALWAYS so nice and accommodating. Service is pretty quick which is good when you are on your lunch hour! It also helps that the dining area is always kept clean. I haven’t been to the bathroom so I can’t speak about them but I do know you need a token to get in.
The one problem I have coming here is the transients walking through the restaurant asking for money. It does get frustrating but once the manager is alerted he does his best to keep them out.

Ich wohne im Hotel gegenüber und habe deswegen dort etwas gegessen. Das Essen an sich ist «Fast-​Food Standard», aber für die Toiletten 25 Cent zu verlangen ist ziemlich dreist. Und wenn diesen dann auch noch total dreckig sind ist das eine Frechheit!

Ahmed & the girls are always welcoming, accomodating, friendly, & NEVER complain when i jij up my order! And if they don’t get it right & i return it, (i.e. add cheese when i ask for no cheese) they gladly re-​do my order… i don’t always return it though because i love cheese & will just take one for my gut system~it’s worth it!
The order & dining areas are clean & wiped down, as well as the ladies rr… can’t speak for los hombres but i’d bet it’s good to go too!

I dig the new baked fresh buns for the burger. May now have one once in a while.

I stopped in today to grab a bite to eat for lunch, and regret ever having stepped foot in the place. I should have listened to my teenaged daughter who was skeptical about the place to begin with, based in its outside appearances. It’s in a building called «Wilshire Food Court» on The corner of Wilshire/​Normandie in Koreatown. First of all, the building complex, which is also built on top of a metro subway, looks halfway abandoned, and not very well taken care of. From the street corner, you can see that the top floor rental space (which I guess used to be occupied by a business) on the top corner of the building which is made up of all glass, and might look very nice if it weren’t so disgusting-​looking, is covered by bird droppings. Then, if you enter Carl’s Jr from the front entrance of the building, you have to either hold you breath, or choke your way through the smell of poorly cleaned up URINE in the entrance-​way, where all the city’s homeless and transients have most likely made themselves at home. I was hungry, and needed to pass the time, so I ignored those seemingly obvious red flags and proceeded to the inside to order. While waiting on my order, I grabbed a handful of napkins, and stuck them in my purse. When I got my food, I opted to eat it outside, at the business complex across the street, as I could not have fully enjoy my meal, in such an un-​appetizing atmosphere. While eating a meal, I use napkins pretty consistently, so as I ate my burger (which I noted and complained to my daughter was SWIMMING in ketchup and mustard) I used my napkin on my face which had the very distinct smell of ROACH SPRAY. By the time I had half-​eaten my burger, I could no longer ignore the unpleasant toxic smell, and decided to return what was left of my food for a refund. When I returned to Carl’s Jr., I had to wait in a long line before finally interrupting to speak to the cashier, informing her, firstly, that she hadn’t issued me a receipt, secondly, that the napkins smelled like they had been sprayed with bug spray, and requested a refund. She tried to divert attention from my request first, by mentioning that I had a lot of napkins (So???) She then said, that there was nothing wrong with them, refused to give me a refund and blew me off to help the next customer while I was still trying to obtain information about how to reach her manager (who conveniently wasn’t there). So I proceeded to get that information, after persisting that she give it to me, took down the info for the health department, and document my experiences there. So… this might sound a little redundant when referring to a fast food place, but if you care AT ALL about your health and what you ingest, and you don’t want to be in danger of consuming, roach spray, and God knows WHAT ELSE… DO NOT EAT AT CARL’S JR. AT 3500 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD IN KOREATOWN, LOS ANGELES. By the way, I searched the windows of this establishment at the front door and from the outside of the building to find a health department grade. I couldn’t find one until I went to the back/​side door inside the courtyard of the complex. It had an «A» grade, but I don’t know. Sometimes you just have to wonder…

Great place to eat. I love it. i go there every week usually. just awesome.

I come here at least three times a week to get my «breakfast» sandwich. It’s part of my goal to gain a little weight the quick n dirty way, all while enjoying fattening, yummy meals for cheap. I call it a breakfast sandwich only ‘cuz i have it for breakfast. It’s actually the spicy chicken sandwich (yeah, not breakfasty at all!), and for 99 cents it’s probably the most economical and filling choice off the value menu.
So for a dollar and ten cents (tax included), I’m full and happy and all chickened out for the morning. Staff are always pretty fast, albeit distracted. but they never charge me extra for Ranch so it’s all good.

considering its location next to the red line, this carl’s is surprisingly clean. they let you use the bathroom, even if you don’t order something. and, if you order something, they have it out to you rather quickly.

Totally perfect if you want to deal with employees who are annoyed that you’re even ordering from their fine fast food establishment.
So if you find yourself surrounded by fat people, homeless, or druggies (or the magic combination of three) and you’ve been waiting in front of the counter for over a minute while the entire staff gossip in the corner (seriously), ask yourself this: Do I really want Combo #3 that badly?
Think about it.