1. The onion rings suck. 0 out of 10 stars. Don’t waste your time.
  2. The Fried Zucchini is pretty good (so I’m told). But personal experience dictates that you have to let them cool down before taking a bite.
  3. They have a really cool new touch screen order system. I remember Arby’s pioneering a touch screen do-it-yourself ordering system about 15 years ago, but it didn’t catch on. This one was actually really cool. It was very fast and intuitive. They also used every opportunity to cross-sell me other things (“would you like Cheese on that”, “Don’t forget dessert!”) and I decided to add cheese and bacon to my burger based on their suggestions.

    The good thing about the diy ordering is that you don’t have to deal with the typically sub-standard fast food employees. That and you know that your order was input correctly. Where the retail chains drop the ball on self-checkout is that the process is infuriatingly slow. This system was not slow at all.

    I should mention that the employees at this particular Carl’s Jr. are actually really nice and above average for the fast food industry, so next time I’ll probably just go to the register. But I am a sucker for new fangled technology.