4 /5 Paul Glendinning: I cant bring myself to give a fast food place five stars, so my ceiling is four. In recent years, ive moved from J. in the B. to Carls Jr as my first go-to fast food restaurant because it seems Carls has put in the work to improve their menu and their food quality. The store in Clearlake across from the new Starbucks particularly. I like their burgers and the buns seem full and fresh along with plenty of lettuce tomato onion & pickle. It all starts with a good quality bun as the first thing that hits your mouth. But the real proof of the quality is the meat, of course. They moved to a better quality beef and I dont feel sick after eating them like I do at Macs. One hot summer day I walked in and on the counter was a big red bin full of ice and genuine Coco Cola in the glass bottles. It took a bottle opener to open them. Someone remembered how good it used to be and took the time to recreate that feeling.
I was surprised at the changes that Carls Jr has made and have had some good meals since I discovered this.
