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[mylo]

dude, its Carl's Jr - its the same burger wether you dine in or do take out

I detect bias in your review

[Dave Burrell]

I detect bias in your review

quite the contrary - my son and I have lunch at Carl's about once a week - they are our favorite fast food burger place.

[Darth Lefty]

Drive through? You are such a cheater. What about the pictures?

[Dave Burrell]

Drive through? You are such a cheater. What about the pictures?

Here you go...

Hamburger tasting at Carl's Jr.

While I've always thought Carl's Jr. has had a superior burger to most other fast food places, I cannot say they compete very well with the gourmet burger market that they seem to be targeting with their six dollar burger series.

Today I tried their Prime Rib six dollar burger that came with a charbroiled black angus beef patty, thin sliced prime rib, creamy horshradish sauce, melted swiss cheese and grilled onions on a toasted ciabatta roll



after all the advertising hype with the commercials and such, I had high expectations, but in the end - it tasted like a salsbury steak with a bunch of salty sauce - it was ok.. but in a school cafeteria food kind of way... needless to say I didn't like it much

That doesn't mean I dont' like Carl's Jr - heck I worked there for a few months when I was in high school and my son and I go there a few times a month but we always get the bacon swiss crispy chicken sandwich which tastes great.



Carl's Jr Prime Rib Six Dollar Burger

Out of a notional 5-step scale of "Bad, Okay, Good, Very Good, Excellent"

Meat: Good (you can taste the difference with the angus beef but it was kind of like salbury steak)

Cooked: Okay (you don't get a choice, it comes out medium well

Bread: Good (it was a ciabatta roll that was soaked in juices and sauce from the burger)

Toppings: OK, it tasted ok with the mushrooms but the swiss and sauce was a bit too much

Fries: Okay, nothing major, they're just ok

Pickle: none included

Tea: n/a

Service: n/a - it was counter service

Ambience: Okay, not much to expect from a fast food place

To be honest, I rate Carl's Jr lower then Big Dip when it comes to burger favorites.

my personal order of favorites so far... (keep in mind) it's kind of wierd to place a gourmet burger place with classic burger places but here's my take...

folsom bistro
big dip
karens bakery
carl's jr

[Naga Jolokia]

Food for animals.

[Dave Burrell]

Food for animals.

true, my dogs quite enjoyed the left overs..



mongo sez "I am not an animal"

[mylo]

Certainly doesn't look as appetizing as our prior selections. Granted, the 'to-go' packaging might have impacted it's aesthetic appeal.

I, on the other hand, had a turkey panini today.

[Darth Lefty]

Naggy, show up or quit trolling.

[Dave Burrell]

Certainly doesn't look as appetizing as our prior selections. Granted, the 'to-go' packaging might have impacted it's aesthetic appeal.

I, on the other hand, had a turkey panini today.

They don't serve the hamburger in wrappers when you dine in at Carl's Jr?

[Dave Burrell]

Naggy, show up or quit trolling.

she does like to throw out the insults

[Naga Jolokia]

Best Burger: In-N-Out. Affordable for average folks.
http://www.in-n-out.com/menu.asp

Case closed.

[Dave Burrell]

Best Burger: In-N-Out. Affordable for average folks.
http://www.in-n-out.com/menu.asp

Case closed.

yep In-N-Out does indeed have very good burgers - but are they better then Folsom Bistro or Bidwell Street Bistro or Karens Bakery?

We shall see.....

[eVader]

yep In-N-Out does indeed have very good burgers - but are they better then Folsom Bistro or Bidwell Street Bistro or Karens Bakery?

We shall see.....

Even though I think In-n-Out is the best of the fast food burgers around here (hurry up and git er built and open for business!), a burger there isn't the same as a gourmet burger at Folsom Bistro, Bidwell Street Bistro, Express Gourmet (wish they were still here) or Red Robin.

Maybe the Best Burger should have two categories - fast food (Carls, In-n-Out, McDs, Jack in da Box etc) and gourmet (FB, BSB, RR etc). And while I havent attended a review fest, I hope to soon. Did I read FSB is next week?

[tsukiji]

Here you go...

Hamburger tasting at Carl's Jr.

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my personal order of favorites so far... (keep in mind) it's kind of wierd to place a gourmet burger place with classic burger places but here's my take...

folsom bistro
big dip
karens bakery
carl's jr

Good review and pics as usual. Nothing to compel me to try fast food again (haven't been to a fast food place outside of few times of desperation for the past 10-15+ years). There's only so much you can dress up a Yugo.

I tried Folsom Bistro. Good stuff and consistent w/ your reviews. Looking forward to trying Karen's but I'm gonna need them to hold all the sauce they put on (no pesto, etc; just burger, cheese and tomato).

I keep wanting to try the burger at Tahoe Joe's but I can't get past having a Joe's Steak w/ Baked Potato for basically the same price. All other things being equal, I'm probably going for the steak (sirloin / rib eye) over ground beef (chuck) every time......

BTW, if you ignore a user, how do you keep their comments from showing up in replies as well?

[Dave Burrell]

Even though I think In-n-Out is the best of the fast food burgers around here (hurry up and git er built and open for business!), a burger there isn't the same as a gourmet burger at Folsom Bistro, Bidwell Street Bistro, Express Gourmet (wish they were still here) or Red Robin.

Maybe the Best Burger should have two categories - fast food (Carls, In-n-Out, McDs, Jack in da Box etc) and gourmet (FB, BSB, RR etc). And while I havent attended a review fest, I hope to soon. Did I read FSB is next week?

my point exactly and you're right - maybe we should have two categories because its hard to compare a fast food burger with a gourmet burger

Yes, I'm thinking Bidwell Street Bistro should be our next place - Tuesday at noon.