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Reality Check: Carl's Jr.'s Big Carl and Original Six Dollar Burger

Note: In our Reality Check series, we take a look at fast food in the news and show you what it looks like in all its unstylized glory.

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[Photograph: CKE Restaurants]

I recently took a trip to Carl's Jr. to see how their stacked burgers stack up to the beauty shots in real life. The Big Carl was released last month as a cheaper and larger competitor to McDonald's Big Mac. The Six Dollar Burger isn't a new offering, but is a focus in recent ad campaigns to go up against McDonald's newest burgers, the Angus Third Pounders.

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[Photograph: Damon Gambuto]

From carlsjr.com: "Two charbroiled beef patties, our classic sauce, two slices of American cheese, and lettuce all on a toasted sesame seed bun."

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[Photograph: Business Wire]

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[Photograph: Damon Gambuto]

"Charbroiled 100% Black Angus Beef Patty, Two Slices of Melted American Cheese, Lettuce, Two Slices of Tomato, Red Onions, Pickles, Mustard, Mayonnaise and Ketchup on a Toasted Sesame Seed Bun."

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7 Comments:

Did you actually eat them?

I did. Dry and Drier. I have burger-loving friends who profess a love for the Six dollar burger, but I really don't get it. I feel like they are in an abusive relationship.

I have had exactly one fast food hamburger in recent memory and that was an April fools. But I must say I have a nagging curiosity about what BK or Wendy's might taste like.....

"But I must say I have a nagging curiosity about what BK or Wendy's might taste like....."

all I have to say to this is don't bother, it's a waste of time.

I really enjoy these Reality Check posts. Those photos of the actual burgers are gnarly!

bigger isn't always better... you don't beat the big mac by having more meat but crappy toppings and a bland thousand island dressing. personally, i think the Jack in the Box clone (the "bonus jack") is a much tastier facsimile to the big mac though it has less meat than the big carl and unfortunately isn't any cheaper than the big mac. basically, when i go to carl's (mostly on the way from a bar to home, never when i have my wits completely about me) my item of choice is the good old carl's standby: the famous star with cheese. pretty much their other offerings are a mess....

yikes. they may have to take your camera away...

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