Carl's Jr.

Ordered the hot honey chicken sandwich today, no cheese, with lettuce tomatoes and onions added. The hot honey has a mild sweet heat that builds slowly as you eat the sandwich. The chicken was moist and tender, but the hot honey blocked out any seasoning that might have been in the breading on the chicken. While the hot honey was tasty, I wasn't able to eat the sandwich until 15 minutes after I had purchased it. By that time the honey had softened any of the crunch that might have been in the coating on the chicken. Both sides of the bun had adequate honey on them so as to keep the sandwich from being dry. Adding the lettuce tomatoes and onions overall complemented the smoky bacon and made for a tasty sandwich. Would I order it again? Probably, if I could eat it immediately upon receiving it. Otherwise, I would stick with the regular version without the hot honey, which if you get it freshly-made, is crispy and delicious. Though I didn't do it this time, normally the only way I order from fast serve restaurants is to ask for it to be freshly made, and wait in the parking lot for 5 to 10 minutes for them to bring it out. Usually the difference is night and day between a freshly made sandwich and one that is coming through the normal sandwich assembly process. If you have the extra five or ten minutes, try it the next time you order from the drive-thru.

I'm a creature of habit. I get the same thing more or less every time I go to Carl's. The morning staff is super sweet and friendly and they have my usual order memorized quick and perfect with a smile. If I change it up, we laugh and it's still right on. Be kind. They work hard to make things right.