Hardee’s

What’s not to love about Hardee’s?! Fluffy, hot fresh biscuits and amazing sweet tea. I’ve never been on the inside of this location, I’m drive thru only here and the drive thru is fast and efficient. This location is busy busy busy during lunch and they still do a good job of being fast. The only time I may have to wait is if I order onion rings and most times they have to be made FRESH, which I love. Aint nothing like a lava hot sweet onion breaded in buttery batter to make your lunch enjoyable!

This place has been better and has more to do with cleaning and service than food. The great news on this location is the updated dining room and bathrooms. Upon entering the parking lot at 5 PM noticed it was dead as a door nail. Went in and nobody at the counter, or in sight which was bizarre. It took several minutes and an employee with a trainee arrived at the counter without apology for wait. With apology review would be shaky 3. With assistance the trainee took the order and a coupon I had was utilized and total was correct. Upon setting down noticed a table dirty and trash on top. No customers were in the dining room. Food came out and was delivered to table which was great. Order correct and hot. Trainee went by dirty table and did not clean up. When almost finishing trainee and other employee were in dining room and table debris picked up, but never cleaned off. Is it just me, or should a completely dead restaurant’s dining room be spotless or what. Like this Hardee’s and will be back.

I had some business to take care of near the Naval Base during the lunch hour so I decided to dine in my old stomping grounds. Actually, this was a backup plan to where I originally wanted to go (Burger King).
Location: In an area that I jokingly refer to as «Hustle Boulevard» better known as Hampton Boulevard. It’s nestled between Taco Bell on the North, Ruby Tuesday to the South and the Glenwood Shopping Plaza behind it. Panhandler Alert Level is low but Eccentric Person alert is set to medium. After all, the Naval Base IS right up the street… and Sailors are out swarming the area. Trust, it takes one to know one… but…I’m retired now! Heh Heh ;)
Ambiance: *Yawn* What? Oh! My mic is on? Lol!
Trust me, no sleek styling to be discovered here. The tiling on the floor is SO 1984 home improvement! I mean, wood grained bricks??? Of note, I sat and ate my food inside the dining area and it was eerily quiet! Well, almost. Unless you count the whirring sounds of the soda/​ice machine as a catchy tune… or the sporadic clanging of doors closing/​faucets dripping/​and drive thru orders being taken. Customer service was decent. No attitudes although I should arrange to hold a lunch time seminar on the benefits of smiling.
Food: Typical Hardee’s cuisine. I didn’t find the food to be Better or worse than any other Hardee’s I’ve been to. And yes, I have to add this line because people think that just because it’s a «franchise» if you’ve been to one you’ve been to them all. Umm, NO! I’m a witness. Every franchise restaurant is not created equal. Hardee’s had a pretty good lunch special going. I got a double burger with cheese, chili dog with all the fixings, fries, a drink AND an apple pie… for five bucks! Not bad!
An investment in a speaker system that plays at a low volume would be a simple improvement they could add to improve the overall experience. Relatively clean, well maintained and appears to be managed efficiently.

The breakfast crew is fantastic! Never an issue, that must be when the Gmail is there. I will never go back again though after my last little fiasco. Some little racist idiot teenager ruined it for me.
I went through the drive through to wait almost ten minutes for sub standard food on the fast food scale. When he brought my order out the bag was so full as he handed it through the window it ripped. I had to come back a minute later when I realized the little twit wiped ketchup off an already made burger when I asked for no ketchup. I have a child allergic to tomatoes so its not a preference, I asked him to remake it and he responded there is no ketchup on it!
I proceeded to show Jaqua the stain on the bun where 7 – 10 minutes earlier the little idiot wiped it off. After making a snide racial remark and laughing at me I went back out to the car got all the rest of the order and demanded my money back. The «crew leader» was standing not more than 4 feet away the whole time and never once interjected! What a waste of good jobs! Anyway, I can get a fast food slop bag anywhere around here with subserviant customer service without racial remarks from some little finklestein shit kid who just learned how to spell his name last week! And what kind of name is that anyway? Jaqua! Ha!

Mmmmm! I love a Steak Egg & Cheese biscuit from Hardee’s.
I don’t normally review a fast food chain, however I had excellent breakfast and customer service here this morning and thought I would mention it.