It's OK now, he's been dead for a while. Carl's Jr. is now corporate-owned. I don't know if any of the family still have an interest in it or not. The Karchers are/were a seriously Catholic family - they had nine kids, I think, and one of the sons is a priest.

It is a great sort of rags to riches story. Carl started with a hot dog cart in the 40's and grew the business to quite a large chain. I can remember eating burgers there when we went shopping for school clothes in the 60's. And it's the only fast food burger I will eat these days.

Yeah, I remember where Hardees is on US-1. Where we drove on US-1 that I noticing old fast-food Hardees is no longer exist. It was being demolished. That's why I didn't realize know that. It was so much changes in St. Augustine for a long time. I have a good memory since I went to school for 12 years.

Bacon western cheeseburger FTW

I also grew up with Hardee's. However, a college trip to LA introduced me to Carl's Jr., and it was fantastic.

I hope you didn't eat at Hardees in St Augustine. They all deserve to be demolished.

Used to eat this a lot (probably too much :p). Always went for the Western Bacon Cheeseburger (or double on occasion). Great place if you want big filling burger. Terrible from a nutritional aspect, but you probably realize that walking into most fast food joints.

Breakfast burger sandwich, no ketchup please. ^^

The late Carl Karcher, who founded Carl's Jr., was an extreme right wing activist and had the corporation contribute heavily to anti-abortion groups among others. I don't know whether the corporation still reflects its founder's philosophy, but if you don't believe in subsidizing extreme right causes, you might consider alternatives.

:p

Carl's Jr. exists in the future (see the movie Idiocracy). Their slogan in the future is better too. :D

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We've got a couple in the ANC area... Moved up here about 5 years ago...

Enjoy their seasinal Teryaki Burger :mmm:

They also have a promo with hand scooped ice cream $0.49 for a scoop :cool:

They did move up here relatively recently, though I believe it was a bit more than 5 years ago (I'm thinking 2001 or 2002--the one on Abbott was the first). I remember them from my childhood in California, though, where they are often paired with a Green Burrito (fast food Mexican, a half-step up from Taco Bell, at least). Among the nationwide/large regional fast food burger chains, they're pretty much at the top, but they're easily surpassed by many regional chains (In 'N' Out, Five Guys, Sonic, Steak 'n' Shake, Whataburger, etc.).

I live within 5 minutes of one, it's great food when you're drunk as hell. It's also pretty tasty when you're really hungry and need a reasonably good burger. I personally don't care about the founder's politics nor will I ever.

I've only eaten at Carl's Jr. in Kuala Lumpur - was a decent burger, but given it was priced at 4x the price of the McDonald's next to it (and about 10x buying something from a local hawker stall), wasn't really worth the premium (that's what I get for having a hankering for a burger though :D).

Follow it up with a scoop of Chunky Monkey and the political PH returns to 7.

^ :D