Hardee’s / Carl’s Jr. Prices: How much is Hardee’s / Carl’s Jr.?

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Like twins but with separate identities. This statement best sums up the Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. chains of fast-food restaurants, although there have been recent moves that further emphasized their differences more than their similarities. Hardee’s / Carl’s Jr. prices are considered to be average for the fast food industry. Below are the latest Hardee’s / Carl’s Jr. menu prices.

ItemPrice

Charbroiled Burger Combos

Famous Star Combo$11.39
Famous Star with Cheese Combo$10.29
Super Star Combo$13.50
Super Star with Cheese Combo$12.25
Western Bacon Cheeseburger Combo$11.35
Frisco Burger Combo$13.07
Double Frisco Burger Combo$15.27
Double Western Bacon Cheeseburger Combo$13.21
Mushroom and Swiss Combo$12.52
Double Mushroom and Swiss Combo$14.72
Original Angus Burger Combo$14.46
Double Big Cheeseburger Combo$12.78
Guacamole Bacon Angus Burger Combo$16.12
Bacon Cheeseburger Combo$13.41
Jalapeño Angus Burger Combo$14.92
Double Bacon Cheeseburger Combo$12.92
Beyond Famous Star with Cheese COMBO$13.39
Monster Combo$16.24
Big Cheeseburger Combo$10.39
Big Hamburger Combo$8.30
California Classic Double Cheeseburger COMBO$8.13
Sourdough Star Combo$13.96
Double Sourdough Star Combo$16.04

Red Burrito Meals

Red Burrito Bowl$4.59
Chicken Bowl$4.00
Red Chicken Burrito$5.29
Quesadilla (Cheese)$3.57
Grilled Chicken Burrito Meal$11.85
Sour Cream$0.33
Rice$0.93
Beef Taco$1.52
Chicken Soft Taco$2.84
Red Beef Burrito$5.29
Quesadilla (Chicken)$5.11
Chicken Soft Taco Meal$7.25
Bean, Rice and Cheese Burrito$3.32
Beef Grilled Burrito$4.00
Southwest Chicken Taco$1.99
Beans$1.16
Super Nachos$3.43
Chicken Taquitos$3.96
Taco Salad$2.47
Super Nachos Beef$6.71
Taco Salad (Chicken)$8.42
Super Nachos Chicken$7.53

Kid's Meals

Chicken Tender Meal$9.00

Sides & Desserts

Waffle Fries$4.96
Crisscut Fries$4.17
Fried Zucchini$4.49
French Toast Dips$4.28
Onion Rings$4.44
6 piece - Jalapeno POPPERS Bites$4.81
Chocolate Chip Cookie$1.68
6 piece - Jalapeno Poppers$4.30
Hand-Scooped Ice-Cream Shakes$5.39
9 piece - Jalapeno POPPERS Bites$6.09
Jalapeno POPPERS Bites$5.38
9 piece - Jalapeno Poppers$5.71
Chocolate Cake$3.27
Cinnamon Roll$3.52
Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake$3.80

Breakfast Sandwiches

Biscuits 'n Gravy$3.05

Popular Items

1/3 lb. Frisco Thickburger Combo$8.78
2/3 lb. Monster Thickburger Combo$11.30
Frisco Thickburger$6.29
Chicken Biscuit Combo$6.90
The 1/3 lb. Original Six Dollar Thickburger®$7.31
CA Classic$4.34
1/4 lb. Thickburger® Combo$7.12
The Guacamole Bacon Thickburger$8.68
1/3 lb. Thickburger® Combo$8.70
The 1/3 lb. Mushroom & Swiss Combo$9.05

Green Burrito Combos

Grilled Chicken Burrito Combo$11.85
Grilled Steak Burrito Combo$13.18
The Green Chicken Burrito Combo$13.23
The Green Steak Burrito Combo$13.80
Bean and Cheese Burrito Combo$9.64
Crunchy Beef Taco Combo$6.97
Chicken Soft Taco Combo$7.25
Chicken Super Nachos Combo$11.34
Steak Super Nachos Combo$11.45
Beef Super Nachos Combo$10.84
3 Piece Chicken Taquitos Combo$9.49
5 Piece Chicken Taquitos Combo$11.79
Beef Taco Salad Combo$12.08
Chicken Taco Salad Combo$12.29
Steak Taco Salad Combo$12.39
4 Cheese Quesadilla Combo$8.65
4 Cheese Chicken Quesadilla Combo$10.89
4 Cheese Steak Quesadilla Combo$10.94

Lunch and Dinner Combos

Chicken Tender Combo$9.00

Char-Broiled Burgers

The Original 1/3 lb. Cheeseburger$5.37
The 1/3 lb. Mushroom & Swiss Thickburger®$6.25
The Original Thickburger$6.63
The Original 1/3 lb. Bacon Cheese Thickburger$6.56
The Original 1/4 lb. Thickburger®$4.13
The 1/2 lb. Original Six Dollar Thickburger®$8.61
The Jalapeño Thickburger$8.52
The Big Cheeseburger$5.67
The 1/3 lb. Jalapeño Thickburger®$7.80
The 1/2 lb. Jalapeño Thickburger®$8.79

Meals

Cheeseburger$4.22
1/3 lb. Cheeseburger$5.76
1/3 lb. Original Thickburger Meal$9.31
1/4 lb. Cheeseburger Meal$6.13
Charbroiled Chicken Club Meal$7.29
1/4 lb. Little Thick Cheeseburger$3.50
1/4 lb. Little Thickburger$3.53
Monster Thickburger$7.96
1/3 lb. Frisco Thickburger$6.81
1/3 lb. Frisco Thickburger Meal$8.78
2/3 Lb. Monster Thickburger$9.25
Beer-Battered COD Fish Sandwich Meal$5.55
Beer-Battered Cod Fish Sandwich$3.69
Big Hot Ham n Cheese Meal$10.20
1/3 lb. Bacon Cheese Thickburger$6.14
2/3 lb. Monster Thickburger Meal$11.30
Beyond Famous Star with Cheese Meal$13.39
Charbroiled Chicken Club Combo$7.29
Beer-Battered Cod Fish Sandwich Combo$5.55

Sandwiches

Smoked Sausage Egg & Cheese Biscuit$3.95
Chicken Biscuit$4.60
Sausage Grilled Cheese Breakfast Sandwich$5.02
Monster Biscuit$5.44
Sausage Grilled Cheese Breakfast Sandwhich$4.83
Country Ham Biscuit$4.04
Ham Grilled Cheese Breakfast Sandwich$4.86
Sausage Egg Biscuit$3.83
Country Steak Biscuit$3.54

Breakfast Burritos (Breakfast served until 10:30AM)

Steak and Egg Burrito$6.67
Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Burrito$5.48

Lunch/Dinner Combos

Big Carl Combo$11.59
Side Salad Combo$6.98
The 1/3 lb. Guacamole Bacon Thickburger® Combo$12.69
The 1/2 lb. Guacamole Bacon Thickburger® Combo$13.80
1/3 lb. Jalapeno Thickburger® Combo$11.81
Bacon Swiss Crispy Chicken Sandwich Combo$13.08
Chicken Salad Combo$11.48

Sandwich

Big Hot Ham 'n Cheese™ (Sandwich)$6.70
Big Carl Sandwich$6.70

Breakfast Combos (Breakfast served until 10:30AM)

Country Ham Biscuit Combo$6.75
Hand-Breaded Chicken Biscuit Combo$9.48
Frisco Breakfast Sandwich Combo$7.65
The Breakfast Burger Combo$9.96
Pork Chop 'N' Gravy Biscuit Combo$7.31
Biscuit 'N' Gravy Combo$6.59
Country Fried Steak Biscuit Combo$6.62

Breakfast Burritos

Bacon & Egg Burrito$5.00

Value Meals

Side Salad Meal$6.98
BBQ Chicken Sandwich Meal$11.08
Low Carb$2.20
Double Cheeseburger Meal$7.81

Green Burrito

Grilled Chicken Burrito$6.75
Grilled Steak Burrito$9.25
The Green Chicken Burrito$9.23
Bean and Cheese Burrito$5.39
The Green Steak Burrito$9.83
Crunchy Beef Taco$2.75
3 Piece Chicken Taquitos$5.05
Steak Super Nachos$7.85
5 Piece Chicken Taquitos$7.47
Beef Taco Salad$7.89
Steak Taco Salad$8.65
4 Cheese Quesadilla$4.36
4 Cheese Chicken Quesadilla$6.53
4 Cheese Steak Quesadilla$6.64
Guacamole$1.44
Freshly Made Chips$1.76

Made From Scratch™ Biscuits & More (Breakfast served until 10:30AM)

Country Fried Steak Biscuit$4.23
Pork Chop 'N' Gravy Biscuit$4.76

Entrees

Ham Grilled Cheese Sandwich$5.92
Bacon Grilled Cheese Sandwich$5.92
Chicken Tender$6.07
Biscuit and Gravy$2.83
Sausage Grilled Cheese Sandwich$6.10
1/3 Lb Original Thick Burger$8.93
1/2 Lb Original Thick Burger$11.20
1/3 LB Guacamole Bacon Thick Burger$10.15
1/3 LB Jalapeno Thick Burger$10.04
1/2 LB Guacamole Bacon Thick Burger$12.26
1/2 Lb Jalapeno Thick Burger$12.13
Bacon Swiss Chicken sandwich$9.50
Chicken Santa Fe sandwich$8.54
Chicken Salad$8.03

Breakfast Sandwiches & Biscuits (Breakfast served until 10:30AM)

Sausage Egg and Cheese Biscuit$4.82
The Breakfast Burger$7.45
Grilled Cheese Breakfast Sandwich$5.97

$5.99 Star Deals

Original Hot Ham 'N' Cheese Combo$7.56

Charbroiled Burgers

Beyond Famous Star with Cheese$9.19
Primal Angus Thickburger$11.53
Famous Star with Cheese$6.50
The 1/3lb. Mushroom & Swiss Thickburger®$6.26
The Original 1/4lb. Thickburger®$4.11
Mushroom and Swiss$8.11
Single Beyond Wraptor Burger Burger$10.05
Small Hamburger$2.67
Super Star with Cheese$8.43
Double Beyond Wraptor Burger$13.42
Small Cheeseburger$3.27
Western Bacon Cheeseburger$7.63
The Original 1/3lb. Thickburger®$6.68
The Original 1/3lb. Bacon Cheese Thickburger®$6.92
Double Frisco Burger$10.86
Double Western Bacon Cheeseburger$9.24
The Big Hardee$7.38
The Big Carl Burger$7.93
Double Mushroom and Swiss$10.22
California Classic Double Cheeseburger$4.42
Famous Star$7.15
2/3lb. Monster Thickburger®$8.60
The 1/3 lb. Guacamole Bacon Thickburger®$8.50
Jalapeño Angus Burger$9.98
Double Big Cheeseburger$8.25
Mushroom and Swiss Angus Burger$8.18
The 1/2 lb. Guacamole Bacon Thickburger®$9.58
The 1/2lb. Original Six Dollar Thickburger®$8.10
The 1/3lb. Original Six Dollar Thickburger®$7.50
Bacon and Cheese Angus Burger$8.86
Bacon Cheeseburger$8.86
The Really Big Carl$10.30
Original Angus Burger$9.20
Candied Bacon Angus Frisco$9.71
Double Bacon Cheeseburger$7.80
Frisco Angus Burger$8.69
Monster Angus Burger$11.22
The 1/2lb. Guacamole Bacon Thickburger®$9.37
Guacamole Bacon Angus Burger$11.02
The 1/3lb. Guacamole Bacon Thickburger®$8.58
Triple Bacon Beast Burger$12.58
Monster$11.78
El Diablo Angus$12.51
Philly Cheesesteak Angus Burger$10.52
El Diablo Single$9.89
The 1/2lb. Jalapeño Thickburger®$8.48
The 1/3lb. Jalapeño Thickburger®$7.76
Double Bacon Beast Burger$10.77
Big Hamburger$4.15
El Diablo Double$11.88
Single Bacon Beast Burger$8.52
The 1/3 lb. Original Thickburger®$6.39
Sourdough Star$8.82
Double Sourdough Star$11.28

Chicken & More Combos

Two Tender Wraps Combo$10.68
Big Roast Beef Combo$10.26
Hand-Breaded Bacon Swiss Chicken Sandwich Combo$14.60
Nashville Hot Hand-Breaded Chicken Sandwich Combo$12.16
10 Piece - Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders Box Combo$21.62
Two Tender Wrap Combo$10.42
Big Hot Ham 'n' Cheese Combo$10.20
Charbroiled BBQ Chicken Sandwich Combo$12.40
Hand-Breaded Chicken Sandwich Combo$11.72
BLT Hand-Breaded Chicken Sandwich Combo$13.03
Monster Roast Beef Combo$15.08
15 Piece - Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders Box Combo$28.38
Ranch Hand-Breaded Chicken Tender Wrap Combo$9.48
5 Piece - Hand-Breaded Chicken Tender Combo$13.92
Honey Mustard Tender Wrap Combo$8.30
Panko-Breaded Fish Sandwich Combo$9.62
Ranch Tender Wrap Combo$8.30
BBQ Hand-Breaded Chicken Tender Wrap Combo$9.48
Jumbo Chili Dog Combo$7.43
Santa Fe Hand-Breaded Chicken Tender Wrap Combo$9.41
3 Piece - Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders Combo$9.11
5 Piece - Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders Combo$12.56
9 Piece- Chicken Stars Combo$10.69
6 Piece - Chicken Stars Combo$9.25
Charbroiled Chicken Club Sandwich Combo$12.76
Spicy Chicken Sandwich Combo$7.67

Breakfast Combos

Sausage Egg & Cheese Biscuit Combo$7.80
French Toast Combo$7.47
Bacon Egg and Cheese Biscuit Combo$7.72
Loaded Omelet Biscuit Combo$7.13
Sausage Biscuit Combo$6.02
Steak & Egg Burrito Combo$9.65
Big Country Breakfast Burrito Combo$8.80
Biscuit & Gravy Combo$6.07
Sausage Egg Biscuit Combo$6.18
Sausage and Egg Biscuit Combo$8.67
Sausage Grilled Cheese Sandwich Combo$8.26
Sausage Grilled Breakfast Cheese Sandwich Combo$8.12
Bacon Grilled Cheese Sandwich COMBO$8.16
Monster Biscuit Combo$7.92
Ham Grilled Cheese Sandwich COMBO$8.12
Nashville Hot Chicken Biscuit Combo$10.25
Super Sausage Biscuit Combo$9.54
Super Bacon Biscuit Combo$10.00
French Toast Dips Combo$7.39
Bacon, Egg and Cheese Burrito Combo$8.45
Loaded Breakfast Burrito Combo$8.41

Lunch & Dinner Combos

The 1/3 lb. Cheeseburger Combo$7.64
3 Pieces - Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders Combo$7.46
CA Classic Combo$7.63
1/3 LB Original Thickburger® Combo$10.59
5 Pieces - Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders Combo$9.74
Big Chicken Fillet Combo$11.20
Char-Broiled BBQ Chicken Sandwich Combo$8.68
1/3 LB Orig Six Dollar Thickburger Combo$11.60
1/3 lb. Bacon Cheeseburger Combo$9.39
1/2 LB Original Thickburger® Combo$12.25
The Big Chicken Fillet Sandwich Combo$9.78
Chicken Santa Fe Chicken™ Sandwich Combo$13.20
1/4 lb. Cheeseburger Combo$6.13
1/2 LB Jalapeno Thickburger Combo$12.90
3 pc chicken tender Combo$9.99
5 pc chicken tender Combo$12.41
Bacon Swiss Chicken Sandwich Combo$12.10
Char-Broiled Chicken Club Sandwich Combo$10.07
Chicken Santa Fe Sandwich Combo$11.93
BBQ Chicken Sandwich Combo$11.08

Sides & Sweets

Peaches and Cream Cheese Fried Pie$2.18
Apple Turnover$1.60
Hand-Scooped Ice Cream Shake$5.38
Candied Bacon Snack Pack$3.98
Crispy Curls$3.05
Biscuit$2.45
Side of Gravy$1.92

Featured

Hardee Breakfast Platter$5.56
Frisco Burger$8.73
Bacon Egg and Cheese Biscuit$4.73
Philly Cheesesteak Angus Burger Combo$15.15
Ranch Tender Wrap$3.68
Honey Mustard Tender Wrap$3.68
Biscuit 'N' Gravy$3.63
FRISCO BREAKFAST SANDWICH$5.17
Spicy Tender Wrap$3.68
Super Star$9.21
Panko-Breaded Fish Sandwich$5.19

Chicken & More

Nashville Hot Hand-Breaded Chicken Sandwich$7.75
Gold Digger Hand Breaded Chicken Sandwich$9.68
Monster Roast Beef$9.66
Ranch Hand-Breaded Chicken Tender Wrap$4.60
Santa Fe Hand-Breaded Chicken Tender Wrap$4.60
Original Hot Ham 'N' Cheese$4.85
Spicy Chicken Sandwich$3.50
Hand-Breaded Chicken Sandwich$7.48
Hand-Breaded Bacon Swiss Chicken Sandwich$9.94
Jumbo Chili Dog$4.09
Original Roast Beef Sandwich$5.47

Burritos

Loaded Breakfast Burrito$5.74
Big Country Breakfast Burrito$5.60

Burgers

1/2 lb. Cheeseburger$7.40
Famous Cheese Burger$6.38
1/2 lb. Original Thickburger$7.41
Guacamole Bacon Cheese Burger$7.17

Chicken

Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders$4.50
Chicken Club Sandwich$8.49
The Big Chicken Fillet$6.88
Regular Chicken Biscuit$3.89
Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders Box$10.95
The Bacon Swiss Crispy Chicken Fillet Sandwich$8.28
Char-Broiled Chicken Club Sandwich$7.17
Bacon Swiss Big Chicken Fillet Sandwich$5.89
Chicken Tenders$5.05
Char-Broiled Santa Fe Chicken Sandwich$7.40
Char-Broiled BBQ Chicken Sandwich$6.52
Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders Combo$7.04
BBQ Chicken Sandwich$7.11

Made From Scratch™ Biscuits & More

Hand-Breaded Chicken Biscuit$6.04
Super Sausage Biscuit$5.71
Sausage and Egg Biscuit$4.76
Sausage Biscuit$2.80
Nashville Hot Chicken Biscuit$6.55
Super Bacon Biscuit$6.06
Loaded Omelet Biscuit$4.55
Super Bacon Biscuit w/ Fried Egg$6.03
Super Sausage Biscuit w/ Fried Egg$6.28
Sausage, Egg and Cheese English Muffin Sandwich$5.41
Bacon, Egg and Cheese English Muffin Sandwich$5.41

Combos

Country Steak Biscuit Combo$5.82

Platters

French Toast Dips Platter$6.40

Drinks

Colombian Coffee$1.75
Rise 'n Shine Coffee$1.71
Ice Cream Shakes and Malts$3.39
Bottled Water$2.23
Simply Orange Juice$2.90
Hand-Scooped Shakes$5.01
Minute Maid Orange Juice$2.63
Orange Juice$2.37
Beverage$2.37
Vanilla Hand Scooped Ice Cream Shake$4.78
Oreo Hand Scooped Ice Cream Shake$4.78
Beverages$1.83
Strawberry Hand Scooped Ice Cream Shake$4.78
Coffee$2.04
Chocolate Hand Scooped Ice Cream Shake$4.78
Powerade$1.91
Chocolate Shake$4.26
Milk$1.59

Drinks and Shakes

Strawberry Shake$4.24
Oreo Shake$4.40
Vanilla Shake$4.25

Believe Combos

Smoked Sausage Egg & Cheese Biscuit Combo$6.20

StarPals® Kids Meals

Chicken Stars Kid's Meal$5.88
Cheeseburger Kid's Meal$6.03
Hamburger Kid's Meal$5.77
Hot Dog Kids Meal$5.87
Grilled Cheese Sandwich Kid's Meal$5.58

Beverages

Hand-Scooped Shake$4.70
COCA-COLA®$1.84
MinuteMaid Orange Juice$2.63
Chocolate Milk$2.69
Half Gallon Lemonade$7.49
1% Milk$2.58
Soft Drink$2.55
COCA-COLA ZERO™$1.84
Simply Orange$3.62
Dasani Water$2.67
Sweet Tea$2.41
100% Arabica Coffee$2.71
FUZE RASPBERRY ICED TEA$1.84
POWERADE® MOUNTAIN BLAST$1.84
Unsweetened Iced Tea$2.55
Dasani Bottled Water$2.95
Coke De Mexico$2.56
DIET COKE®$1.92
Decaf Coffee$2.48
Lemonade$3.23
CHERRY COKE®$1.82
Regular Cold Brew$2.24
Hand-Crafted Lemonade$3.68
MINUTE MAID® LEMONADE$1.84
SPRITE®$1.93
Vanilla Cold Brew$2.57
Hand-Crafted Strawberry Lemonade$3.97
DR. PEPPER®$1.92
MELLO YELLO™$1.87
HI-C® ORANGE LAVABURST$1.84
ICED TEA$2.05
Rise and Shine Coffee$2.28

French Toast

French Toast$3.90

Sides

Small Fries$2.41
French Fries$2.05
Fries$2.89
Hash Rounds$2.44
Natural-Cut French Fries$2.90
French Fries (Large)$2.73
Fries Large$2.57
Six Pieces Jalapeno Poppers$3.48
Jalapeño Poppers$3.71
Beer-Battered Onion Rings$2.70
Cinnamon & Raisin Biscuit$1.87
Nine Pieces Jalapeno Poppers$4.78
French Fries (Medium)$1.95
French Fries (Small)$2.16
Zucchini$3.58
Strawberry Cheesecake$3.16

Salads

Charbroiled Chicken Salad$7.06
Char-Broiled Chicken Salad$6.82
Side Salad$2.92

Charbroiled Double Deals

Double Cheeseburger$3.78
Double Cheeseburger Combo$7.81
Cali Classic Double Cheeseburger$4.12
Jalapeño Double Cheeseburger$5.90

Breakfast

Sausage and Egg$2.75
Cinnamon 'N' Raisin Biscuit$1.83
Sunrise Croissant$3.69
Bacon Grilled Cheese Breakfast Sandwich Combo$7.24
Sunrise Croissant Combo$5.45
Bacon Swiss Chicken Biscuit$4.04

Desserts

Strawberry Cheese Cake$3.02
Chocolate Chip Cookies$1.14
Froot Loop Mini Donuts$2.82

All Star Meals

3 Piece Hand Breaded Chicken Tenders Meal$9.11
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About Hardee’s / Carl’s Jr.

Both chains, nonetheless, still have the smiling yellow star as part of its branding signage as well as their emphasis on contemporary American fast-food favorites like burgers. Each of the chains also have specific geographical territory although there are some areas with both chains present.

History

Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. began as separate entities on opposite sides of the United States.

Carl Karcher opened the first founded Carl’s Drive-in Barbecue as a hot dog stand in 1941 in Los Angeles, California. The single location was soon joined by four other full-sized Carl’s Drive-in Barbecue restaurants in just five years. With the success of his first venture was so successful that Karcher also opened Carl’s Jr., a separate group of quick-service burger restaurants.

William Hardee opened the first Hardee’s in 1961 in North Carolina. Soon, Hardee’s was a familiar sight in the South and Midwest; the chain opened its restaurants in areas were the likes of Burger King and McDonald’s didn’t have restaurants, a gamble that paid off well.

In 1997, Karcher and CKE Partnership acquired the Hardee’s chain as part of its expansion plans. The two separate chains were operated as co-brands with similar, if not the same, menus although their respective names and logos were retained in most areas.

But on February 2018, the chains’ management announced a campaign that shifted its focus from emphasizing the chains’ oneness to focusing on their distinctiveness as two separate brands. Carl’s Jr. launched The Call of Carl’s, the first Carl’s-only national campaign. Hardee’s soon followed.

Furthermore, the management has also stated that the two brands will develop distinctive menus over time. There will be specific menu items relevant to each of these two brands but with certain overlaps, a development that fans of the brands will likely find to their advantage.

What They’re Famous For

Both Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. are famous for their line of charbroiled burgers available in several varieties. Carl’s Jr. is especially known for its use of sexy marketing gimmicks in enticing consumers to try its hamburgers.

Why Eat Here

Each of these two brands have their distinctive identities despite the similarities in their menus and marketing programs. On one hand, Carl’s Jr. has a more aggressive and disruptive –or bigger and bolder, if we say so ourselves – West Coast look and feel about it. On the other hand, Hardee’s has a more East Coast/Southern attitude with its emphasis on comfort food, as well as an earnest approach to the American classics.

Take your pick although your choice will be largely influenced by your location. Carl’s Jr restaurants are concentrated in the West Coast while Hardee’s restaurants are in the East Coast. For now, the menus are still similar so either pick doesn’t mean a significant difference in dining experience.

The menus are as extensive as the food are flavorful, filling and satisfying, especially with the use of premium ingredients and with generous serving sizes. The hamburger selection features Famous Star with Cheese, Beyond Famous Star with Cheese, Superstar with Cheese, Western Bacon Cheeseburger, and the Big Carl, all of which are seriously a cut above the rest. The iconic burgers include the 1/3-Pound and ½-Pound Original Thickburger and the Guacamole Thickburger.

If you have a hankering for larger hamburgers with a wow factor, then go to your nearest Carl’s Jr. or Hardee’s joint and satisfy your craving.

The chicken-based items include grilled chicken, hand-breaded chicken, and the chicken fillet sandwiches. While these are delicious, keep in mind that Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. are more known for their hamburgers than their chicken dishes.

There are several salads and sides, too, although the selection is quite limited. The sides, for example, only consist of fries in a few versions, as well as onion rings and fried zucchini.

The desserts are chocolate cake, chocolate chip cookie, and strawberry swirl cheesecake. The limited selection is understandable as you may not have the space in your stomach for dessert once you finish an entire burger.

The drinks are aplenty, nonetheless, from soft drinks to coffee, orange juice, milk, and shakes. The shakes are available in chocolate, strawberry, and Oreo cookies.

In keeping with both chains’ healthy eating thrust, the menus also feature several healthier options. At Carl’s Jr. restaurants, these include Gluten Sensitive, Trim It, Low carb It, and Veg It.

Be sure to try the burritos and tacos, too, since these are more than decent food. These are also served in large portions suitable for sharing.

In both Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s restaurants, the customer service is above par and it’s something that customers are keen to express their appreciation for.

To learn more about Hardee’s / Carl’s Jr. or to find a location near you, visit their website at www.hardees.com and www.carlsjr.com.

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Hardee’s / Carl’s Jr. FAQ

How much is Hardee’s / Carl’s Jr.'s Beyond Famous Star with Cheese COMBO?

Beyond Famous Star with Cheese COMBO – $12.72

How much is a Super Star with Cheese Combo at Hardee’s / Carl’s Jr. ?

Super Star with Cheese Combo – $11.43

How much are Breakfast Burger Combo at Hardee’s / Carl’s Jr. ?

Breakfast Burger Combo – $9.77

How much does a Hardee’s / Carl’s Jr. 's Bacon Egg & Cheese Biscuit Combo?

Bacon Egg & Cheese Biscuit Combo – $6.85

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