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.
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.
Below are the latest Hardee’s / Carl’s Jr. menu prices.
| Item | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Picked For You | ||||
| Big Carl Combo | $10.94 | |||
| Breakfast Burger Combo | $9.74 | |||
| Beyond Famous Star® with Cheese | $8.06 | |||
| Super Star® with Cheese | $7.18 | |||
| Hand-Scooped Shakes | $4.76 | |||
| Western Bacon Cheeseburger Combo | $10.78 | |||
| Big Hot Ham 'N' Cheese | $5.16 | |||
| Chicken Biscuit | $4.52 | |||
| Double Western Bacon Cheeseburger Combo | $12.58 | |||
| Steak & Egg Burrito Combo | $9.24 | |||
| Big Country Breakfast Burrito Combo | $8.61 | |||
| CA Classic Combo | $7.52 | |||
| Sausage Egg Biscuit Combo | $5.95 | |||
| The Big Chicken Fillet Sandwich Combo | $9.27 | |||
| Big Chicken Fillet Combo | $11.15 | |||
| Monster Biscuit Combo | $7.86 | |||
A la Cart Sandwiches | ||||
| Sausage Grilled Cheese Breakfast Sandwich | $4.67 | |||
| Bacon Grilled Cheese Breakfast Sandwich | $4.67 | |||
Mains | ||||
| Frisco Thickburger | $5.99 | |||
| Bacon Swiss Chicken sandwich | $9.64 | |||
| BBQ Chicken Sandwich | $6.96 | |||
| Chicken Salad | $8.07 | |||
Popular Items | ||||
| Big Chicken Fillet Sandwich Combo | $10.14 | |||
| Char-Broiled Chicken Club Sandwich | $6.79 | |||
| The 1/3 lb. Guacamole Bacon Thickburger® | $8.44 | |||
Green Burrito | ||||
| Crunchy Beef Taco | $2.67 | |||
A la Cart Charbroiled Burgers | ||||
| The California Classic Double Cheeseburger | $4.00 | |||
Lunch/Dinner Combos | ||||
| The 1/3 lb. Original Thickburger® Combo | $12.03 | |||
| The 1/3 lb. Guacamole Bacon Thickburger® Combo | $13.12 | |||
| 1/3 lb. Jalapeno Thickburger® Combo | $12.36 | |||
| 3 Piece Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders™ Combo | $9.73 | |||
| 5 Piece Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders™ Combo | $12.46 | |||
| Bacon Swiss Crispy Chicken Sandwich Combo | $13.15 | |||
| Santa Fe Chicken™ Sandwich Combo | $12.29 | |||
| BBQ Chicken™ Sandwich Combo | $12.06 | |||
| Spicy Chicken™ Sandwich Combo | $7.33 | |||
Green Burrito Items | ||||
| Grilled Chicken Burrito | $7.63 | |||
| Grilled Steak Burrito | $8.99 | |||
| The Green Chicken Burrito | $9.17 | |||
| The Green Steak Burrito | $9.81 | |||
| Chicken Soft Taco | $2.67 | |||
| Chicken Super Nachos | $7.46 | |||
| Steak Super Nachos | $7.79 | |||
| Beef Super Nachos | $6.68 | |||
| Beef Taco Salad | $7.79 | |||
| Chicken Taco Salad | $8.28 | |||
| Steak Taco Salad | $8.59 | |||
| 4 Cheese Quesadilla | $4.26 | |||
| 4 Cheese Chicken Quesadilla | $6.48 | |||
| 4 Cheese Steak Quesadilla | $6.60 | |||
| Guacamole | $1.18 | |||
| Freshly Made Chips | $1.75 | |||
Breakfast Combos | ||||
| Sausage Egg & Cheese Biscuit Combo | $7.39 | |||
| Bacon Egg & Cheese Biscuit Combo | $6.99 | |||
| Sausage Biscuit Combo | $4.77 | |||
| Biscuit & Gravy Combo | $6.05 | |||
| Sausage Grilled Cheese Sandwich Combo | $8.24 | |||
| Bacon Grilled Cheese Sandwich COMBO | $8.13 | |||
| Ham Grilled Cheese Sandwich COMBO | $8.13 | |||
| Loaded Breakfast Burrito Combo | $7.83 | |||
| Bacon, Egg and Cheese Burrito Combo | $8.21 | |||
Lunch & Dinner Combos | ||||
| Beyond Famous Star with Cheese COMBO | $12.68 | |||
| Famous Star with Cheese Combo | $9.61 | |||
| Super Star with Cheese Combo | $11.56 | |||
| Big Hamburger Combo | $7.52 | |||
| Bacon Swiss Chicken Sandwich Combo | $12.13 | |||
| Char-Broiled Chicken Club Sandwich Combo | $9.26 | |||
| Charbroiled Chicken Club Sandwich Combo | $11.32 | |||
| Chicken Salad Combo | $11.51 | |||
| Chicken Santa Fe Sandwich Combo | $11.40 | |||
| BBQ Chicken Sandwich Combo | $11.08 | |||
| Charbroiled Chicken Club™ Sandwich Combo | $12.65 | |||
| Spicy Chicken Sandwich Combo | $6.46 | |||
Made from Scratch Biscuits | ||||
| Sausage Biscuit | $2.27 | |||
Charbroiled Burger Combo | ||||
| The California Classic Double Cheeseburger Combo | $8.46 | |||
Other Favorites | ||||
| FRISCO BREAKFAST SANDWICH | $3.98 | |||
Sandwiches | ||||
| Sausage Egg & Cheese Biscuit | $4.07 | |||
| Sausage Egg Biscuit | $3.63 | |||
| Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit | $3.79 | |||
| Bacon Egg & Cheese Biscuit | $4.04 | |||
| Monster Biscuit | $4.69 | |||
| The Breakfast Burger | $6.15 | |||
| Ham Grilled Cheese Breakfast Sandwich | $4.76 | |||
| Loaded Omelet Biscuit | $3.34 | |||
Chicken Choices | ||||
| Big Chicken Fillet Sandwich | $5.36 | |||
| Charbroiled Chicken Club | $5.85 | |||
| Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders | $4.36 | |||
Side | ||||
| Fries | $2.83 | |||
Combos | ||||
| Frisco Breakfast Sandwich Combo | $6.18 | |||
Char-Broiled Burgers | ||||
| The 1/2 lb. Guacamole Bacon Thickburger® | $9.61 | |||
Beverages | ||||
| Bottled Water | $2.17 | |||
| MinuteMaid Orange Juice | $2.63 | |||
| ICED TEA | $1.93 | |||
| Dasani® Water | $2.09 | |||
| Milk | $1.56 | |||
Meals | ||||
| 1/3 lb. Original Thickburger | $5.57 | |||
Platter | ||||
| Hardee Breakfast Platter | $4.47 | |||
Burritos | ||||
| Steak and Egg Burrito | $6.00 | |||
| Loaded Breakfast Burrito | $4.90 | |||
| Big Country Breakfast Burrito | $5.40 | |||
| Big Country® Breakfast Burrito | $5.04 | |||
| Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Burrito | $4.73 | |||
Chicken | ||||
| Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders Box | $10.86 | |||
| The Big Chicken Fillet Sandwich | $6.91 | |||
| The Bacon Swiss Crispy Chicken Fillet Sandwich | $8.23 | |||
| Charbroiled Chicken Club Sandwich | $7.91 | |||
| Charbroiled BBQ Chicken Sandwich | $6.76 | |||
| Charbroiled Chicken Club™ Sandwich | $8.27 | |||
| Charbroiled Santa Fe Chicken™ Sandwich | $7.69 | |||
| Spicy Chicken Sandwich | $3.15 | |||
| Charbroiled BBQ Chicken™ Sandwich | $7.23 | |||
Other Choices | ||||
| Small Hamburger | $1.96 | |||
Lunch and Dinner Sides | ||||
| Crisscut® Fries | $3.94 | |||
Breakfast Sides | ||||
| Hash Rounds® | $2.01 | |||
Drinks | ||||
| Colombian Coffee | $1.73 | |||
| Rise 'n Shine Coffee | $1.53 | |||
| Minute Maid Orange Juice | $2.57 | |||
| Soft Drink | $2.36 | |||
| Beverages | $1.88 | |||
| 1% Milk | $2.25 | |||
| Dasani Water | $2.22 | |||
| Sweet Tea | $2.09 | |||
| Hand-Scooped Shake | $4.60 | |||
| Coke De Mexico | $2.36 | |||
Chicken & More | ||||
| 3 Piece Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders™ | $5.20 | |||
| 5 Piece Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders™ | $7.85 | |||
Sides | ||||
| Crisscut Fries | $3.72 | |||
| French Fries | $2.08 | |||
| Hash Rounds | $1.87 | |||
| Beer Battered Onion Rings | $2.44 | |||
| Fried Zucchini | $3.87 | |||
| Jalapeño Poppers | $3.46 | |||
| Beer-Battered Onion Rings | $2.89 | |||
| Onion Rings | $3.79 | |||
| Froot Loop Mini Donuts | $2.82 | |||
| Natural-Cut French Fries | $2.45 | |||
| Strawberry Cheesecake | $3.15 | |||
| Chocolate Cake | $2.80 | |||
Drinks: Breakfast | ||||
| Minute Maid® Orange Juice | $2.61 | |||
| Dasani® Bottled Water | $2.33 | |||
| Vanilla Cold Brew | $2.48 | |||
| Chocolate Milk | $2.06 | |||
Salad Combo | ||||
| Side Salad Combo | $7.58 | |||
French Toast | ||||
| French Toast | $3.88 | |||
Charbroiled Burgers | ||||
| Beyond Famous Star with Cheese | $8.22 | |||
| Famous Star with Cheese | $5.46 | |||
| Super Star with Cheese | $7.46 | |||
| Western Bacon Cheeseburger | $6.58 | |||
| Double Western Bacon Cheeseburger | $8.28 | |||
| The Big Carl | $6.77 | |||
| California Classic Double Cheeseburger | $3.67 | |||
| Famous Star® with Cheese | $5.41 | |||
| The Big Carl® | $6.36 | |||
| Western Bacon Cheeseburger® | $6.28 | |||
| The 1/3 lb. Original Thickburger® | $7.49 | |||
| The 1/3lb. Guacamole Bacon Thickburger® | $8.25 | |||
| The 1/3lb. Jalapeño Thickburger® | $7.36 | |||
| 1/3 lb. Jalapeno Thickburger® | $7.98 | |||
| Big Hamburger | $3.07 | |||
Salad | ||||
| Charbroiled Chicken Salad | $7.11 | |||
| Side Salad | $2.88 | |||
Dessert | ||||
| Chocolate Chip Cookie | $3.10 | |||
| Chocolate Chip Cookies | $1.14 | |||
| Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake | $3.39 | |||
Desserts | ||||
| Apple Turnover | $1.02 | |||
Drinks and Shakes | ||||
| Orange Juice | $1.87 | |||
Hardee's/Carl's Jr. prices provided by PriceListo.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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