I tried the special Spicy Chicken Maxx sandwich. Overall, pretty good. However, the spice was very much on the mild side - almost no kick at all. Otherwise, the sandwich, fries, and drink were fine. The day I was here, the outside temperature was 100+°F (38°C), but the doors were kept open, either because the a/c wasn't working or wasn't working as well as it should have. read more

Carl's Jr - Spicy Chicken Maxx sandwich - Burgers Near Me - Atascadero, California

Order was wrong even after explaining it twice! I know it is minimum wage job but all they have to do is listen, touch a button on a screen. They don't even have to add or subtract! read more

Last time we ate here it was so disappointing. Step it up Carl's. Not like it used to be. Yuck!

First, it's fast food, I get it. When you pay $20.30 for a Beyond Famous Star, Waffle Fry, Lg Coke with lite ice and an order of onion rings, you have expectations. I really do like the flavors of Carl's Jr, but like many complain, "the food is lukewarm." Waiting 10 minutes with no one in front of you and the food is almost cold when you get home, not acceptable. Truly, it's not the workers. It's obviously Carl's Jr operations model that has failed us and the workers. It doesn't matter what location you go to, it's the same thing. The 2 women working the window were great (other than not giving me lite ice). They kept me up to date. Corporate, get it together! read more

Carl's Jr - The Beyond Famous Star with Cheese, Waffle Fries, Onion Rings and Coke - Burgers Near Me - Atascadero, California

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consistently gets my order wrong. it's not that hard to leave the mayo off. the young man at the kiosk and window barely spoke. i had to tell him a few times about my order, he wasn't listening nor seemed like he wanted to be there. got home order wrong. food had no taste. don't trust this restaurant anymore. will never eat here again. and it's expensive. read more

Your burgers aren't hot when they come out Keep your burgers hot please And your fries aren't hot read more

We wanted to have brunch at Ventana in Pismo, but they were busy (holiday weekend) so we decided to head back home instead. Will definitely hit them up next time we're down here. Thankfully, Carl's Jr. was right off the 101 exit and decided to pay them a visit. I tried to go through their drive thru with our RV van, but their 9 foot clearance was cutting it too close with our roof air. So my co-pilot Sweetie, the boss, made me go out and order our food in the lobby. The things we do for love. Hahaha :) Gotta tell ya, life is full of great surprises. I was blown away with their excellent service. The staff who took my order, even gave me suggestions I would never have thought of ordering. Deep fried zucchini? Whaat???? It was delicious. They even deliver your food at your table if you dined in. I don't think Mickadees even does that. The only gripe was our burgers weren't as tasty, but you can't win them all. Just happy we had a great experience here. Cheers! read more

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I have been to the Atascadero Carl's Jr several times. It seems to be not very clean and recently when I discussed a problem with some gift card issues the Assistant Manager in Atascadero refused to help me out and rolled her eyes at me as if I had done something wrong. I spoke to the Manager on the Carl's Jr staff phone as she was not even in the store on a Tuesday late afternoon. All she said was you will have to come back and I maybe at the store tomorrow morning. I came back on Wednesday and the store manager was not there on Wednesday afternoon either. I keep getting the run around. Basically, I got screwed out of my hard earned cash on their gift card that they never properly activated. Don't buy any gift cards from Carl's Jr at all. I probably will not ever come to this Atascadero Carl's J.R. ever again, even to purchase a gift card. They lack customer service and in my opinion were rude to me and do not know how to resolve a customer problem, place was not very clean, lack of supervision and rude Assistant afternoon Manager. User's recommendation: District Manager Needs to Inspect this location. I would stay clear of this fast food. They need to watched and trained in activating their gift cards. In my opinion it appears to be very shady at this Atascadero location. read more

The interior here is clean... in fact they were cleaning when we arrived. The drink station was clean and well stocked. I was promptly greeted and the gal who waited on me was friendly. The food cake out quickly and was fresh. She had no problem bringing me back out a ranch even though I'd forgotten to mention I'd wanted one when ordering. The interior is spacious and well lit. There is even an outdoor seating area, but today was a rainy day so we opted for a booth inside. This is a very nice location! read more

Carl's Jr - Interior-- clean and bright - Burgers Near Me - Atascadero, California

Always have and always will be a fan of this Carl's Jr. ! Kind staff always even with these tough times and piping hot food and my cold delicious Oreo cookie milkshake! read more

Carl's Jr - My favorite Oreo and cookies milkshake - Burgers Near Me - Atascadero, California

As a consumer, we're taking a certain risk in ordering fast food but like other fast food places that have adapted to the pandemic, Carl's Jr has firmly stood against that. I feel like they're slowly lagging behind other fast food options like Taco Bell and Jack in the Box that have gone to great lengths to provide protection for their employees. While their food has always been consistently subpar, their treatment of their hardworking employees should not be. Because of this, no matter how great the deal is or how good their food smells when I'm driving by I will never go back there. How you treat your employees is a direct reflection of your business. read more

Kinda always wondered why I never pulled them here now it drive up window 30 minutes ridiculous pull up and it's like they go on break

Went in Thursday evening Great staff.... Helpful and kind ... Thank you for all the great service every time .. I work next door always feel like hey go to Carl's... They always take care of their customers read more

This place is always awesome at this time. The same gentleman works the drive thru everytime we come here and he is the nicest, friendliest, person ever. He asks us what we need with it like sauce or napkins etc. The drive thru itself seems clean. I have seen ones with ketchup squished all over the place, this place has none. Right on the main street of town which is nice and not far from highway 101. I do not believe they do android or apple pay since I asked and he informed he has tried it a few times to no avail. Western bacon and zucchini fries are always amazing. It is our go to everytime. read more

This "fast food" restaurant chain is completely and ridiculously SLOW. If you want to wait in the drive through line for 20 min this is it. And their customers service is soooo sad read more

Never going back to this establishment. We ordered a meal but then asked the guy (Angel) if we could have tap water inside the cup instead of the soda. He suggested we buy a bottle of water but we said no thanks as we didn't want to waste our money on a bottle of water. Once we came to the pickup window he handed us our meal and a glass of tap water however when I looked at the receipt there was A charg for a bottle of water. When I brought this to his attention he was immediately irritated. I asked him to please not charge us for bottled water because we did not order it, he said fine and asked for the tap water back. He adjusted our bill but we left with no water or soda which was included in the meal. Ultimately we left paying for something we never received. read more

Kind of a weird location first off, but overall what you can expect. I've been here a couple times, and both haven't been great. I feel bad for the employees though as both times I've been here they have been dealing with some really crappy people trying to maximize the coupon mailers. So I'd rate the people they have to deal with at a 0/1 as they seem to be some sort of shitty transients on a regular basis. That being said, the staff is friendly and the food is good. It's what you'd expect from a CJs. Much fresher than competing fast food and the table service is always a nice touch. Get rid of the riff raff and this would be a pretty solid CJs. read more

Food is OK but watch your receipt. Go here fairly often via drive thru. Got a coupon to use most recent visit and they just ignored it and charged me full price. Seems like a small thing but the cashier didn't say a word - took the card, the coupon and just ran the card. Tossed the coupon. I'll drive a bit to avoid this place, just dishonest - read more

Well, we thought we Would have a Burger for the 1st time in 3 months. So we decided to go to the local Carl's junior OOPS BAD CHOICE When I pulled up to the drive-through window the young lady that greeted me was wearing and was super nice. She took my money asked me what sauce I wanted and then she disappeared. shortly after that a man replaced her who was not wearing a mask. he was taking orders through the drive-through and making drinks breathing right into the drinks. No mask. Very disturbing. After about 5 or 6 minutes, way too long, he handed me my 2 bags and I quickly left without checking the contents. Of course I got home and they almost got it right! They only left out the jalapeno poppers, oh and and instead of a superstar with 2 patties and cheese I got a famous star, no cheese, one patty. Oh yeah, the fries were limp and a bit soggy. And NO RECEIPT (convenient) in the bag so I googled their phone number. Dis-connected. Advice: give them a try. In 10 years. That's when I'll give them another shot...... read more

So far, the worst place that I have been to in Natomas to eat. The food was extremely over cooked, smooshed, and made my wife and I sick. I wanted to like this fast food restaurant because it is convenient but no such luck. It is also difficult to communicate with the employees here for some reason. I would recommend going somewhere else. read more

Popped in a long line for a shake - after 20 minutes was told the shake machine has not been working. Had to sit in line for another 5 minutes just to get out of the queue. How hard would have been for the brain-dead employees to put up a sign before the line saying the shake machine was broken? read more

Not sure what happened? Why they were taking forever thru drive thru food was good very hot and fresh whoever bagged items likes wasting bags only 1 items in each bag so i got 5 bagfor 6 items each burger in a bag 4 bags and 5th bag had the fried and zucchini was good food though read more

I would rate this 0 stars if I could. Quick backstory: I am a simple, 18 year old. I work at Starbucks in Theatre Drive in Templeton, so I understand the whole customer-service stress jazz. I went through the drive thru and didn't even mind the 15 minute wait because I expected this out of Carl's Jr.'s in general. I got to the order kiosk and she seemed to enter in everything correctly minus one item. It said my total was $25 and had 3 combos but I only ordered two small combos. After waiting 10 more minutes and seeing the car in front of me drive off without food, I knew this was going to be a great experience (sarcasm intended). I get to the window and I could tell the person at the window was having a hard time understanding me. I can only assume she didn't speak English well, and I wasn't even upset with that. I get it. But she just starts sighing when I explain that she was over charging me. Then I gave her my card, thinking she fixed it when my total says $16. I get the receipt and it's a completely different order. Then she starts shoving lemonades out (I ordered Dr. Peppers) and I tell her that it's plain wrong. She says "you ordered lemonade." and I tell her that I did not. Maybe she misunderstood me. I ask nicely for my correct drinks and She yells "Oh my god!" and slams the window and comes back with one (1) diet soda and closes the window again. I sat for a few minutes and she opens it to ask me "Do you understand? Do you understand? I'm waiting for my next car. Leave." So I leave, but then I pull up to go inside. I come inside and tell this other female employee that I got the completely wrong order and got charged for it. She thinks I want food, but I just wanted a refund. She takes my receipt and then point to the employee, Lulu, who was the one at the window. Keep in mind, Lulu looked like she was the manager. I wait for a few minutes, still nothing. They completely ignore me and the others in the lobby. At that point I was so upset that I just left to go home and sadly ate my wrong order. I called corporate and reported it but I still feel robbed. I wasn't asking for much. I feel that I was being calm and composed- I didn't yell or complain. I just wanted my order. Like I said, I understand the difficulty of customer service in a restaurant (as I work in this environment) but this was unacceptable. Especially for someone who looked to be a manager and someone who looked older. I assumed they would be more mature than this. This was the first and last time I will go here. I will stick to the one by my work in Templeton. Thank you if you read this far. Please don't go here. If you want to know how the actual food tasted- it tasted dry and wet. read more

I went to carls junior in atascadero this morning about 7:30 am. I wondered why no cars were in the drive thru as McDonalds had a line around the corner. I ordered a biscuit sandwich that was so horrible I through it away. The bisciut was a lump of crumbles, the egg looked like a sliver of cheese and the so called cheese was hard and not melted. Now I know why there was no one in line. I will never eat at this establishment again. I don't know how they stay in business. read more

Make a note in your logs: on Saturday 11/05/2016 at 1:45pm, you served me at the drive thru a really bad burger (not fully cooked, pink in the middle) & you failed to include my fries. Whoever was managing at that time is falling asleep at the wheel - and whoever is cooking your burgers may likely get you sued one day over a health catastrophe or compliance violation. I live & work within a couple of minutes of this restaurant, and I have come here at least once a month for the last few years... However, I think I may never go back unfortunately. It seems this place has been going downhill over time, or its just not very consistent. read more

Imagine charging $1 to pay with a debit card in 2019. Other than that, semi clean, chicken tenders were ready literally instantly. Still never coming back here again because they can't get with the times. read more

Staff was friendly and efficient. Sadly my 3 piece chicken strip meal turned out to be jalapeño poppers the box wasn't even labeled to match my order. Bummer. read more

Carl's Jr - Burgers Near Me - Atascadero, California

Oh well, I guess I have to tell the truth. It was way after dinner (for me anyway) and I wanted a bit more. I hit the drive thru out of shear convenience and impulse purchased the 5 dollar box with two sliders. ($5.37 out the window) Smelled good and I was wanting a snack. Stopped over at the Sunken Gardens and actually really enjoyed the snack with the small burgers and hot fries. The chocolate chip cookie was warmed by the fries and was melting in my mouth for the finale. Nice job Carl's read more

Never eating here again. Rude ass staff and poor service , I suggest whoever runs this place to get your staff in check. Food was served sloppy and our milkshakes weren't even filled up ! Overall it was really done half assed. they didn't have pickles and the tomato I got in my burger was the left over end of the batch. Pretty disappointed if I could give it zero stars I would read more

Carl's Jr - Gross - Burgers Near Me - Atascadero, California

Closed early!!! What a bummer it's not even 10 pm and the hours say they are open until 11. Sad sad sad

Not clean high chairs.The parking lot is full of shady characters. Service seems ok but they should tell the homeless people hanging out by the front door that they can't smoke so close to the entrance. We walked with our kids through a lot of smoke to get in. The service seems pretty friendly and the food tastes good but smokers in the doorway and unusable high chairs are a bummer. read more

Carl's Jr. is an old school fast food burger joint. They still grill their burgers. No frying in pools of grease, and NO FREAKIN' MICROWAVE. (I'm lookin' at YOU, Burger King.) You can get an unapologetically American sandwich like my favorite, the Double Western Bacon Cheeseburger, and better yet you can get it at 8 IN THE MORNING if you want. AMERICA, F-YEAH! I've only been to this particular location once, but on my visit the food was served fresh and fast despite being an off hour, and the manager who took our order and delivered our order was polite and efficient. read more

Just keep driving this place can't even make anything. Horrible and I love Carl's Jr. but this location needs some training or something.

Idk why it took twenty minutes with four cars ahead of me to get to the window, then the girl takes my card, closes the window and there are three chicks standing in there talking, not working. I wave one over finally and ask for my card, I'm going to be late for work! There are multiple orders ready, they are just lined up on the counter, she starts looking in the bags, I ask, is my order ready? Uhnmm ya it's ready, then hand it over. Have you charged my card? Hmmmm ya, it is , then give me my card and let me get going! Lame! Why if the food is done and my card has payed am I sitting there waiting? So slow at this location. The food is good sometimes and not so good other times. The wait time is always long. All fast food in a town sucks! read more

Like there NEW fresh breaded chicken strips. Always hot and pretty taste for fast food. read more

Carl's Jr - Burgers Near Me - Atascadero, California

Great salsa bar Great service Great time dine in I would definitely come back to this location in the future read more

I understand that you work for Carl's Junior. I understand that it is late; you're tired and want to go home. However, I do not set the hours that you are open, your corporation does. All that I do is pay your salary by eating the crap you serve and call food. If you're having a bad night, don't take it out on me at the drive-thru window. The food was marginal at best. I have gotten better service from a closed restaurant. My advice to the manager who was working drive-thru tonight: Nobody should be that miserable at a job, QUIT and find something better. read more

Pretty sure if you work at a fast food store, or any store in general, it's your duty to always be watching the front in case of a customer arriving. My friend and I waited at the counter for 3 minutes or so and then I said, "Hello?" No response, and no movement in the kitchen...so my friend said it. After another minute or so, someone finally came out and made us feel as if we were bugging her. Screw this place, they deserve to be shut down read more

What an awful Carl's Jr. The staff was rude and tried to charge me a quarter to use the restroom. I don't know what they are trying to pull but I do not like it. read more

Went to this Carl's Jr in Atascadero with my wife and was disappointed. My burger (the big Carl) didn't taste very good. Drinks were flat. Some employees sounded sick and should be at home taking care of themselves NOT AT WORK. Etc. I hope we don't catch whatever they had. Please GREATLY IMPROVE. read more