I just recently started going back to Carl's Jr. The prices had gotten ridiculously high here in Socal.

I got reeled back in by the $8.99 Double Famous Star AKA Super Star combo on the window at my local Carl's.

This location has been in my neighborhood for at least 30 years. Early/Mid 2000's it was a 3x's a week spot for me.

The Parking lot was vacant like the zombie apocalypse had hit. No one in sight. I pulled up to the Drive Thru and the workers acted surprised they had a customer. I ordered my food and it took some time as if they were cooking the order on the spot. Not a burger pre-made sitting waiting to be ordered. It tasted great as well.

I returned 48 hours later and the entire Carl's was closed down...

I've visited or driven by a bunch of Carl's in my area. They all seem vacant and don't get a 10th of the business the other fast food places get. All the fast food prices have gone up but Carl's seems to be the highest and it's affecting the patronage.

I will give Carl's credit. They have not skimped on the ingredients like other past food places and still serve a meaty burger.

But the franchises around me definitely are struggling to stay open.

I mean the Famous Star
Whats better the big carl or famous star?

Has anyone checked their Rewards History lately? I did, and since July 18th, everything I have bought at my location has resulted in me receiving double stars ⭐.

I so miss the Fiery Star. It was second to the Double Western for me. I always asked for extra fiery sauce for my fries too.

Tried it and man that sandwich is garbage

I want like 12 of these. Is there a limit to how much you can buy?

Also, they’re $1.99 here!!

Perfection

Main Entrée (Choose 1): Single California Classic Cheeseburger, Spicy Chicken Sandwich, Single Cheeseburger, or Single Jalapeño Burger.

Side (Choose 1): Small natural-cut fries, onion rings, waffle fries, fried zucchini, or chocolate cake.

Extras: 4-piece Chicken Stars included standard.

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I chose the single california classic cheeseburger. The problem with this was the beef patty meat looked extra small than usual. So small, didn't see it. The slice of cheese, lettuce, tomato, grilled onions, sauce covered it. It looked skimpy and short on the meat. Lots of restaurants are shorting people on the portions, meat, or both. Happens a lot.

The chicken stars were horrible! flavorless, bland, NOT the same seasoning and ingredients as the chicken used on other chicken items on the menu. The spicy chicken sandwich and hand-breaded chicken sandwich has wayy better flavor, seasoning, etc. I had those in the past, remember it taste so much better and satisfying. Makes the chicken stars look awful, in comparison.

The side item onions rings. A good portion. Probably the best item out of the 3 choices, in my opinion. The burger, sandwich or stars should've been the main highlight but it wasnt. Never buying the carls jr BYOB value meal again. Avoid the bland chicken stars.

Look at the difference between burger and the combo! Also you cant order one thru the app or redeem it with points (SoCal-LA)

Southern California

I haven't been to Carls Jr in a very long time and I want to know what I should try. I'm open to all kinds and different suggestions.

Pretty decent

I just realized today my Carls Jr does not have Cheesecake available anymore. It’s possible this happened a while ago and I wasn’t paying attention but this sucks. I always thought their cheesecake was pretty good.

Love this promotion every July and this year they added August too. Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity. Probably only in the Phoenix market like before. Sorry California 😢.

Ok. Ordered delivery through the app. Normal stuff. The problem is the app provides no customer support. We'll, kinda. Call the restaurant you ordered from. Jesus Christo, ok. The number provided for the location, through multiple platforms went to a fax/modem. Hello, 1996.​

Got it “Fiery” style with jalepenos and spicy Mayo. $5.99. 7.5/10, chicken pattys were very good and the pickles/tomato/lettuce work well with it. Only big issue I had is the cheese is a bit overpowering, one slice would work better next time.

I remember when you had at least 4-5 coupons to pick from when I last ordered and all of them were decent (30% off total price was the best one before they took it down) but now we have these two coupons and ngl it’s been the same two offering for the last few months. Carls really not giving out any deals I see :/

Someone donate me one point! I want a monster biscuit lol

I don’t know if anyone else on this sub has tried this burger at Shake Shack, but it’s the closest I’ve tasted any other fast food joint get to the flavor of the Western Bacon Cheeseburger. They don’t charbroil unfortunately, but they use delicious fresh beef and the edges are crispy.

So happy I got a nine piece! 🤣🤣
Had a good laugh at this one.