Carl's Jr

I know I should know better. But I haven't been to Carl's Jr in years and years. I remember good times with western cheeseburger when I was a kid. Anyway, I usually cook for my sons, because I'm a responsible Dad who doesn't want to see my kids slowly poisoned by garbage food, but every once in awhile we make a dump run because dang it, balancing everything is hard sometimes. So tonight we went to Carl's Jr.

I'm a pretty astute observer of the macro-economic tea leaves, and I knew I was going to get a heavy dose of inflation on this trip. A fast food restaurant has many layers of governance, and a giant multi-step supply chain, plus they're being singled out by a socialist agitator Governor for high minimum wages. He did that to buy the votes of dumb people, and to continue to extinguish the middle class. It's a two-fer for him. So anyway we landed at $50 for three of us. Granted one of my teens is extra hungry. But still, it was $50. Obviously any fast food franchise that isn't vertically integrated or automated will be doomed in this environment. I could have just gone to Sierra Nevada or any number of places for a few bucks extra and eaten actual food!

But the real insult was this: there was no honey mustard in the chicken tenders, and no ketchup either. None was offered. So at that, I decided to write my only negative yelp review ever, here at the end of the era of growth, here at the end of the American century, and I choose you Carl's Jr, and your listless, unmanaged staff. Carl's Jr, I will smile at the total unraveling of the economic paradigm that made you possible at all. Your non-existence will be a bright spot in the hard times to come. May your employees learn how to callous their hands and dig holes.

Wish I could give it no stars. I was in the drive thru for a long time. The person was rude yelling I cannot take your order right now bye! Terrible customer service and a waste of time