Carl’s Jr. — Restaurant in Encinitas

I graduated the high school nearby years ago and frequented this location back then. Thought I’d stop in for an early lunch. A so-so experience. The food wasn’t bad at all. I love the chicken Santa Fe sandwich, And this one was good. Just a bit more lettuce was my only thought.

The place does show its age though, and it appears a little disheveled inside. I used to own a few quick, serve restaurants, and was also the food safety manager, so I am probably just a little hyper critical.

My main concern with the service. I will start by saying I do not like AI drive-through ordering. So impersonal. And I felt like the woman who came to the window, made me wait a long time, and could not close the window and be done with me fast enough. She wanted absolutely nothing to do with speaking to me. And if she felt there was a language barrier, I speak fluent in Spanish, all she had to do was ask. I know that she did the same for the next few patrons, but then was a little friendlier or to a Hispanic customer....

What do expect from any franchise food joint? Do any of this type, really cook fresh proteins on site? And if so it's frozen microwaved after it thaws out or it's sat around for a while. Unwrap pre-made. Ever looked at the menu picture to what served compare "YUCK". I remember some years back . You cud smell it from ur car. I don't see how these places have customers $17 dollars later for a bun burger & chicken w/ rings Food is so preserved w/ additives & junk taste test flavors it's a joke. If ur ever thinking about eating healthy DNE!. I'm not just talking about this restaurant either. Thr all the same w/ very few exceptions. How can ppl enjoy garbage made by our fast food industry? Again not...

This place is a joke. has some of the worst and crappyest people/ customer service . Walk in, the tables look like someone took a big dump on them; trash and half eaten burgers literally smeared on the table. walk up to the counter to order and the guy sees me but is texting. I waited for 2 minutes before a young lady came and helped me.... but she was just as bad as the dude. After ordering I asked for the receipt, and she turned around and said “seriously? “ as if I was doing something wrong. My buddy was in the drive through, and he had the same thing happen to him. I opened up my burger and there’s a finger hole in it...... like that’s just disgusting We ended up leaving, and went...