Skip to comments.
Carl Karcher, 90; entrepreneur turned hot dog stand into a fast-food empire
Los Angeles Times ^
| January 11, 2008
| Eric Malnic
Posted on 01/11/2008 9:54:27 PM PST by americanophile
click here to read article
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-70 next last
To: americanophile
"Man, it is really hot in here...Mom! [fweet!] Yo, Mom! You're not wolfin' down jalapeños again, are ya? Yeah, 'cause let me tell you about my friend, Ned. His momma ate nothin' but spicy foods?...Homeboy came out
red, Ma.
Bright red. So if you keep crammin' those peppers down your neck, I might just bust out of here early...grab something on the way out, take it with me."
--Carl's Jr. commercial, 2005
41
posted on
01/12/2008 10:26:03 AM PST
by
RichInOC
(No! BAD Rich!...R.I.P.)
To: MinorityRepublican
Carl’s is a bit eclectic. Hardee’s is just midwest burgers
42
posted on
01/12/2008 10:26:36 AM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: max americana
And I live in L.A, the land of In N Out Burger.
We've got one just down the road in Indio...it was the only place open after Christmas Eve services two years ago, so that's where we had some mighty fine succulence that year:
43
posted on
01/12/2008 10:26:47 AM PST
by
ErnBatavia
(...forward this to your 10 very best friends....)
To: MinorityRepublican; P-Marlowe
That’s because it is subpar. Used to be good years ago, like most things these days.
That would be kind of hard for In and Out as they’re only in 3 states, Ca, Nev, and Az.
Did I go to the wrong ones? I wasn’t impressed.
44
posted on
01/12/2008 10:29:21 AM PST
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
To: B Knotts
Reading, I see that he had Parkinson's and got pneumonia...same scenario as my 94 year old father, four months ago.
Apparently, Parkinson's can affect the swallowing mechanism, resulting in "aspirational pneumonia"; the sufferer ends up getting liquid in the lungs.
It killed Dad, too.
45
posted on
01/12/2008 10:30:20 AM PST
by
ErnBatavia
(...forward this to your 10 very best friends....)
To: upsdriver
Its just fast food, but Carl Made a pretty good burger for a fast food joint
46
posted on
01/12/2008 10:30:30 AM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: mylife
I bought a Carl’s buy one get one free, wonderful mushroom and cheese burger just last Tues. While waiting I looked at the pictures posted around the restaurant of a young Carl standing in front of his first stand which appeared to be about 12x12 and then a few years later after it was remodeled. Looked a little bigger with a paint job. RIP Carl
47
posted on
01/12/2008 10:37:20 AM PST
by
tertiary01
(Corporate welfare: Socialize the costs- Privatize the profits)
To: ErnBatavia
WOW, I wish they’ll expand that chain to over here on the East Coast.
To: tertiary01
The western star cheeseburger rocks.
I think Carl was the first fast food guy to mix it up.
They all try to do it now. ciabatta rolls and all that, but Carl was the man.
I’m not a fast food kinda guy, but I have to admit The western star is a pretty good burger
49
posted on
01/12/2008 10:46:21 AM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: mylife
I went and looked at their website. Looks pretty regional. I have been in about half those states but I guess I wasn’t looking for fast food so it didn’t register with me. Did Hardee’s rip him off for their six dollar hamburgers?
50
posted on
01/12/2008 11:00:18 AM PST
by
upsdriver
(Duncan Hunter: For those who demand the very best!!)
To: upsdriver
I dunno. I used the eat are both places, when I was in the area.
Last time I ate there Hardee’s was like a mid western charbroiled kind if place, nothin fancy, just filling and tasty.
Carls wasnt to pretentious either, but was a a place that pushed the limits a bit.
Carl was the first to push the burger of identity. Not a plain ol burger, but one that had a particular flavor and soul.
I liked that. Love the western star
51
posted on
01/12/2008 11:10:15 AM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: All
Just saw that Carl was from Sandusky Oh.
52
posted on
01/12/2008 11:16:33 AM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: All
53
posted on
01/12/2008 11:18:12 AM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: southernnorthcarolina
i wonder how many times he ate at his places in the last, say, 50 years. my guess...almost never.
i wonder if sam walton shops at walmart or neiman marcus.
To: All
55
posted on
01/12/2008 11:24:53 AM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: americanophile
Does anyone remember the french fries that Carl’s Jr had in the early ‘80s? They were sort of a golden brown, crinkle-cut style? Man, I miss those fries.
To: americanophile
used to be a regular at a Carl’s in Newport Beach when I lived there in the 70’s. Sorry we don’t have ‘em back East.
He did brilliantly throughout his life .. may he rest in peace.
57
posted on
01/12/2008 11:30:49 AM PST
by
EDINVA
To: americanophile
Great American Entreprenuer. RIP Carl.When I was young in LA area it was either Carls’s Juniors or In-n-Out for burgers.
To: EveningStar
I guess he’s now all over the place
59
posted on
01/12/2008 11:47:14 AM PST
by
JRios1968
(Don't mess with tigers, for you are crunchy and chewy...)
To: americanophile
RIP, Carl. Your half-pound burgers are good.
60
posted on
01/12/2008 12:53:31 PM PST
by
Tolerance Sucks Rocks
(I resolve to remember to write "08" on my checks.)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-70 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson