Carl’s Jr/Hardees is the worst fast food.

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I am an absolute sucker for all the Arby’s hate jokes in media. It’s so stupid and honestly in my opinion unwarranted but damn if it doesn’t make me laugh everytime I hear a joke about how terrible Arby’s is. The “I’m so hungry I could eat at Arby’s” trope tickles me every damn time.

All that being said, if ANY fast food restaurant truly deserves the hate jokes, it’s Carles Jr/Hardees. Their “food” on their best day is tasteless and it just goes downhill from there. I will eat gas station nachos before I eat at CJr. I will eat a Mr. Beast Feastables bar before I eat at CJr. If I’m on a road trip, I haven’t eaten in 6 hours, and I say to myself “whatever restaurant I see on the road next I’ll eat there” and I see a CJr, I will keep driving, no matter how hungry I might be. That shit is garbage and I think it should be socially acceptable to shame people who eat there.

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  2. BlopBleepBloop Avatar

    Pretty unpopular. I loved Carl’s before they changed out the lettuce. Now I can’t even do lettuce-wrapped burgers without the thing disintegrating in my hands. I’ve eaten there maybe twice since the change… used to go every other day when I was doing keto. That lettuce is an abomination.

  3. Smart-Satisfaction-5 Avatar

    That’s funny cause it’s like the only fast food place I think isn’t super gross. Take my upvote.

  4. iamcleek Avatar

    Long John Silvers still exists, so…

  5. mountainstosea Avatar

    That’s an unpopular opinion? I had their chicken tenders once, and they were so greasy that it felt like they were slipping out of my hands.

  6. ThirstyHank Avatar

    Jack in the Box has entered the chat

  7. DickbagDick Avatar

    Hardee’s menu is bad, and it’s been like 20 years since I tried Carls, but I remember their burgers being pretty decent and having a pretty varied burger menu

  8. SixPaperJ Avatar

    Double western bacon cheeseburger, makes me feel awful, but I’m still going to eat it.

  9. I_really_enjoy_beer Avatar

    I’m constantly trying to sell people how good Hardee’s breakfast is. Their biscuits are unmatched in fast food chains. 

  10. imadogcunt Avatar

    The breakfast burger is mighty tasty

  11. nothanksiliketowatch Avatar

    They have a $4 “California Burger.” Great deal and tasty

  12. Both-Dot Avatar

    Their breakfast is great. It might be the best fast food breakfast.

  13. sexcalculator Avatar

    I’m shocked. I regard Hardees as one of the few last good fast food places still standing.

  14. Ohmsford-Ghost Avatar

    More like just wrong. There is no way this isn’t some weak troll post.

  15. Musicaltheaterguy Avatar

    I was once on the way to a concert as a teen with my parents. I was hungry and they didn’t wanna buy concert priced food so stopped at Carl’s Jr. I got my chicken tenders and as I was about to eat, saw a beetle crawl out of the bag onto the seat. Never again

  16. Jgames111 Avatar

    In community college, I absolutely love their burger for long study session. So I just can’t relate, so have an upvote and Burger King easily the worst.

  17. donutgut Avatar

    Hardee’s used to be awesome

  18. Pranicx Avatar

    Weak troll post come on try harder

  19. alphamalejackhammer Avatar

    My Hardee’s story is that my buddy got a burger, where the bun was half blue. He took it back up to the counter, they hardly reacted, gave him another one, no fries, no refund, it was like they weren’t surprised in the slightest lol

  20. Strong-Performer-230 Avatar

    Just had Carl Jrs for the first Time in the tulum airport this week (as Canadians who don’t have any) and the wife and I were both very impressed lol

  21. _Springfield Avatar

    Welp! It’s an unpopular opinion for a reason 🤷‍♂️ I will admit their quality has gone down with some items but what I still love to this day is a solid Double Western or a Super Star which they rebranded to Double Famous Star which kinda pissed me off but whatever. Also their breakfast burger hits as well! I am sad they got rid of their sourdough breakfast sandwich though 🙁

  22. Colseldra Avatar

    It’s better than burger King and a bunch of other ones

    Maybe you just went to a shitty one. It was my first job and the shit wasn’t that bad if you actually made it properly with fresh ingredients

    The problem with a lot of restaurants is the high turnover rate and a lot of workers don’t give a shit about the job

    Arby’s gets hate because besides roast beef and curly fries most of the stuff wasn’t great. Seems like they completely changed everything in the last decade

  23. redditsuckshardnowtf Avatar

    Have you eaten at Sonic?

  24. Training-Smell-7711 Avatar

    It’s honestly mid-tier. It’s hard for me to see it as worse than what’s regularly coming out of Burger King and McDonald’s now which mostly has been pretty bad. In fact, if I was driving down the road with a choice between those three, I’d choose Carl’s Jr/Hardee’s easily.

    And as for Arby’s, I actually like their stuff. Ironically, the only stuff they make which is legitimately bad and I don’t like is their roast beef sandwiches. Their fries and shakes are easily better than what any other non-regional nationally available fast food chain is putting out. And their Jalapeno Poppers are better than any other restaurant’s I’ve tried thus far. Their Gryros are also really good by fast food standards as well.

  25. Drone314 Avatar

    Carl’s Jr. should lean in an offer Brondo and their primary beverage…..it’s what plants crave

  26. williamh24076 Avatar

    A lot depends on the franchise.

    There is a Popeyes near me that while the food is not bad IF you live long enough to get it.

    And one about 8 miles away that is fast and good.

  27. Ejmct Avatar

    Brought to you by Carl’s Jr.

  28. rootntootn2gunshootn Avatar

    I see you’ve never endured the Infamous Bonjangle’s Mudd Butt.

  29. Brattany12o6 Avatar

    Arby’s has got to be eliminated.