Stephen K.
Yelp
For a chain? I. Love. Carls. Jr. For 3 reasons primarily:
a) Their burgers taste grilled and just a little on the fatty side, but not tons.
b) They have a WIDE selection of choices on their menu; and not just for burgers (of which their websites lists 21 choices), but also a loaded breakfast menu, chicken sammies and salads, different choices for fries (straight, cross-cut, chili smothered, onion rings, fried zucchini), real ice cream shakes, Coke Zero (nice, guys), and more -- and it tastes better than at any other burger chain I can think of, and
c) They aren't afraid to use sex/titillation in their commercials and are cool enough to deal with any public outcry. From bikini carwashes to Padma Lakshmi to Kate Upton to "I Like Flat Buns" (you can find em all on YouTube), these corporate guys aren't afraid to get a little PG-13 up in yo grill to get your attention. And it works. Even if the attention is, from some sectors, negative (awwww, too bad Puritans), it sticks in the mind. Nothing from McD's, BK or Wendy's will ever do that. And for having the guts to do that, they've got my admiration. (I am amused that after a week of the Kate Upton commercial that bared a full-on cleavage shot, they apparently backed down off that 1-2 second segment...don't let them beat you down, corporate!)
Did I mention they have tasty burgers?? (I'd kill to get one within 5 miles of where I live.)
They have a slightly convoluted parking lot to get into and out of, not very well-designed, so you may want to angle for that traffic light to the south, because it's the only (legal) way to get in.