Thursday, December 23, 2004
Carl's Jr. Rocks My World
Here I am in Arizona for Christmas. And do you know what the best thing about being here is? Is it my wonderful in-laws? The fact that at 10am this morning Shelly and I put on our T-shirts and shorts and went running in the sun? The wide roads and parking lots?
No, it's Carl's Jr. (Apologies to my in-laws--I'm making a point here.)
Carl's Jr. is by far at the top of the fast food hierarchy (in case you must know, the rest of the hierarchy is, in order: Wendy's, Burger King, Arby's, McDonald's, Taco Bell). It is fast food nirvana. Living in the East I miss it almost as much as I miss "Granny Bread" or mountains.
For those of you unfamiliar with Carl's Jr. (or its redheaded stepbrother Hardee's), here are just some of the many reasons to love them.
Spicy criss-cut fries at the same price as regular fries. Actual leaves of fresh lettuce on the burger (none of this shredded bagged crap). Pastrami burgers. No stupid movie promotions or free toys or other such infernal gimmickry. Onion rings inside the burgers. Enough toppings that the burgers actually drip. Paper wrapped lovingly around half of the burger, so you can hold it and not get drippy. Tomatoes in abundance--even on the cheapest burger on the menu (the Famous Star, at $1.50 a meal in itself). Sourdough buns. Unlimited free refills. Food that actually gets made after you order it (take a number and wait 3-5 minutes), rather than food that sits under a heat lamp for half an hour before it's thrown on your tray. Hash browns on a burger. Barbecue sauce on a burger. Need I go on?
No, it's Carl's Jr. (Apologies to my in-laws--I'm making a point here.)
Carl's Jr. is by far at the top of the fast food hierarchy (in case you must know, the rest of the hierarchy is, in order: Wendy's, Burger King, Arby's, McDonald's, Taco Bell). It is fast food nirvana. Living in the East I miss it almost as much as I miss "Granny Bread" or mountains.
For those of you unfamiliar with Carl's Jr. (or its redheaded stepbrother Hardee's), here are just some of the many reasons to love them.
Spicy criss-cut fries at the same price as regular fries. Actual leaves of fresh lettuce on the burger (none of this shredded bagged crap). Pastrami burgers. No stupid movie promotions or free toys or other such infernal gimmickry. Onion rings inside the burgers. Enough toppings that the burgers actually drip. Paper wrapped lovingly around half of the burger, so you can hold it and not get drippy. Tomatoes in abundance--even on the cheapest burger on the menu (the Famous Star, at $1.50 a meal in itself). Sourdough buns. Unlimited free refills. Food that actually gets made after you order it (take a number and wait 3-5 minutes), rather than food that sits under a heat lamp for half an hour before it's thrown on your tray. Hash browns on a burger. Barbecue sauce on a burger. Need I go on?
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