Carl’s Jr. — Restaurant in Salina

⭐️ – “Closed for business… even when it’s open.”

“The cone in the drive-thru lane is basically their mascot.”

Let’s start with the obvious: Open the drive-thru. Or hire more people. Or both. I’ve been told the reason the drive-thru is “always” closed is some sort of staffing issue. But come on—when the parking lot feels like a ghost town, it’s not a staffing shortage, it’s a motivation shortage. Open the drive-thru because ain't no one inside taking orders either unless you can yell loud enough to get them to leave the backroom.

This might honestly be the most poorly run Carl’s Jr. I’ve ever been to. And that’s saying something. When you do finally get food, it’s usually lukewarm at best—like it’s been waiting on the counter, wondering why you took so long to pick it up. The food is your standard Carl’s Jr. fare: barely edible enough to prevent your girlfriend, wife, or travel companion from going full hangry meltdown. Outside of the jalapeño poppers (the lone bright spot here), there’s no reason to darken this doorway.

It’s just not a fun place to go. In a small town like Salina, where options are limited, it’s genuinely sad that this could be a great place for locals and travelers alike… but instead, it’s a punchline.

Bottom line: 🚫 Drive-thru’s a joke. 🍔 Food’s cold and forgettable. 🌶 Jalapeño poppers are the only reason to stop—otherwise, keep driving like your stomach’s life...

Unfortunately once again, I've gone thru the drive-thru and received an incorrect order. On top of that the food was bad! First after waiting for a lengthy amount of time the driver in front of me backed out of the drive-thru and drove off. I informed the girl at the window that the customer in front of me had left. She rang me up for my order correctly but gave me the previous customers order anyway. luckily I hadn't left the parking lot this time and was able to go inside and exchange the incorrect order for what I thought was my correct order. upon further inspection I discovered that half of what I ordered was neither on the receipt or in the bag. I proceeded through the drive-thru a second time to reorder the missing food. When I got home and bit into a western bacon burger I instantly discovered that the bacon was burnt! Not just a little bit but completely burnt causing the entire sandwich to have a burnt taste. I swear, the day they actually get my order right the first time I go will be something out of...

Just went through the drive through to get an order. And I was greeted with the following GET THE FUC$ OUT OF MY DRIVE THRU !!! Happend at 8:43pm on 11/11/24 i went in the gas station and spoke to gas station rep who gave me management's information who will be getting a call from me First thing in the morning as i was on a phone call when I pulled up to the drive through window and uh, other person on the phone and they heard it as well completely disrespectful service here I will never stop at this restaurant again. And I travel through this area every 2 weeks for work but you have lost my business because of the staff you have on hand tonight. That's extremely rude and disrespectful to be spoken to like that especially when i've done nothing but pulling the drive through to order some food and i am spending my money in your establishment, I'll take my business across the street to The subway...