Carl’s Jr. 1137 Regal Road, Encinitas, CA 92024

"Store is advertised to open at 6:00am. Signage on door indicates same. I arrived at 6:10am and doors still locked with no exterior lights on. Evidently this location doesn't have adequate staffing or perhaps bad store Mgr. Update: at 6:15 someone finally turned the lights on. At 6:20am a female employee finally acknowledged my presence (I'd been waiting at the door since 6:10am). She made some sort of circling gesture with her hand (I guess to instruct me to use the drive-thru?). Sorry, I don't eat in my car. Apparently they don't need my business. I drove a few blocks away to McD's. The food isn't as good, but at least I can depend on them to be open as advertised. Sorry Carl- I won't be back."

"The drive through ordering automation sucks! Stop asking me so many questions and trying upsell me to everything else on the menu! And stop playing Mexican music in the lobby. We are in the USA!"

"Staff at the window was very pleasant, no idea what happened to the cook today. Ordered a breakfast burger, and receive something that was technically correct, all the pieces were there, however patty was too cold to even melt the cheese, soggy & gray. Like the worst highway diner ever. Not up to Carl Jr.'s standards."

"Took 30 min to get our order, and it wasn't even crowded inside or drive thru. The worst was when the manager opened my breakfast sandwhich, which was already made, took out the sausage to put on another person's order because it was ready. And when it was brought to her attention, she acted like it was something that was normal. The biscuits were dry and kept crumbling all over the place. The best thing about the meal was the breakfast tots."

"I love CJ because the meat is flame-broiled rather than grilled on a griddle. It’s better than Burger King. This location was good but be forewarned - they use paper drinking straws. That’s why I gave them 4 stars instead of five. How can the manager there not be aware that paper straws are universally hated. No, you’re not “saving the environment” by using straws that are made from cutting down trees from the rain forest. You’re making the environment worse because people have to use two tree-killing straws because they dissolve before you can finish your drink. Stop killing trees! Give us normal straws!"