I am sure most of you have seen the commercials for Carl’s Jr’s new Big Carl. Their two main marketing ploys are the free gift card that comes with each meal and the huge size difference between the sandwiches (made even more apparent by the deep manly voice the Big Carl has compared to the humorous high pitched Big Mac tone). I was intrigued to taste their new sandwich to see how it compared in size and taste to the very unique and successful Big Mac.
First off, the sandwich that I was served at Carl’s JR had no size comparison to the Big Mac. It was less than half the size (height-wise) than the Big Mac. So, the commercials are not entirely accurate about that. Secondly, the only similarity between the two sandwiches is the sauce (both equally delicious). Since the Big Carl uses bigger meat patties its more comparable to a Double Whopper or a McKinley Mac (Alaska Only).
Bottom-line, the burger architecture of the two sandwiches are completely different and should never have been compared. As far as taste goes, the Big Carl is pretty freaking delicious and you should go get one!