Carl's Jr. Breat Cancer Awareness Donation Coupons

I went to Carl’s Jr. today for a Big Hamburger and 99cents Chicken Sandwich (always good) and was asked if I’d like to donate $1 for Breast Cancer research.  I agreed and paid $3.13 for lunch today.  Once my food was ready I was handed a bag of burgers and a nice pink Thank You card.  On one side of the card is a Thank You with Breast Cancer Facts and the other is full of coupons and discounts on future visits.  What a wonderful surprise and what a great way for Carl’s Jr. to help raise money and bring customers back.

The coupons include:

• Upsize any small combo to a Large Combo for free
• Free Small Fries with any Shake or Malt
• Free Medium Drink with any Six Dollar Burger
• Free Criss Cut Fries with any Six Dollar Burger
• Free Breakfast Burrito with any Breakfast Burrito
• Free Western Bacon Cheeseburger with purchase of Western Bacon Cheeseburger

Not too bad for donating $1 to a good cause.

Thank you Carl’s Jr. for caring about customers and

Breast Cancer!

Marleys Cafe in Lindon Utah

One of the newest and most interesting Burger joints in the entire state of Utah is Marley’s Cafe at the Timpanogas Harley Davidson dealership in Lindon.  You can learn more about why the dealership and building are both so amazing on their website but here on some interesting facts (then I’ll talk about the burger).

- About 80% of the entire dealership was built with recycled materials.
- Materials from Geneva Steel, an old Coca-Cola factor and a truss from the 1800s Ogden Depot.
- The Tower on top is a 75 foot tall, 1100-pound Water Tower

The Marleys Cafe Lunch

Focused on Sliders instead of the traditional burgers I usually review, Marley’s Cafe offers a variety of “Build Your Own Slider” options starting at $2.50 per slider or $6 for a meal with fries, drink and slider.  My question is who on earth can eat a lunch of just one slider?  I had two sliders with fries & drink and could have handled a few more. I went with simple Sliders with ketchup, mustard, lettuce, pickles and enjoyed the entire experience.  The food was brought to my table as I watched SportsCenter on the big screen and time from ordering to delivery was about 10 minutes.  The sliders were……sliders.  I’d love to have the same quality ingredients and delicous buns as a real burger but since that’s not an option I recommend getting at least 2 sliders if you are even a little hungry.

Overall the atmosphere was perfect for enjoying a hamburger and the food was pretty darn good.  The bread is delicious but I wish the fries were a thicker cut and their fry sauce isn’t the best in the world but it certainly does the trick.

BURGER SCORE: A-
BUN SCORE: A+
FRY SCORE: B+
FRY SAUCE SCORE: B
OVERALL BURGER VOICE: A-

Half Pound Burger at Lamplight Restaurant in Monticello, UT

Owned and operated by the Chef you meet when you walk in, Lamplight is a wonderful experience for anyone in the area and food is fantastic.  The half pound Black Angus burger was served on a soft and nicely toasted bread with fresh tomato, lettuce, sliced onions, cheese and the meat was juicy and delicious.  Anything more than the half pounder would have been too much and for about $10 the entire meal was wonderful.

As for the french fries (which are just as important to me as the burger), they are of the “skins included” category and end up with the natural taste that comes from quality fries.  They don’t have anything extra added to them and are served fresh so eat up.  Something that is very unique to this Monticello Utah Restaurant is the gravy that is regularly requested by customers for fry dipping.  It’s a nice and creamy gravy which was perfected by Lamplight over 2 years ago and made fresh.

I am a huge fan of fry sauce and although Lamplight didn’t have any fry sauce, this gravy was wonderful and added a nice twist to my french fry loving self.  Overall the burger is a top choice and the fries are an excellent example of home made goodness.  If you are in the area, get over to Lamplight and try their Half Pound goodness!

Chadder's Stubby Double Meal

This trip I had their “Stubby Double” which is a double patty burger with the secret sauce and all the fixens.  I’ve eaten here twice before, both were right after they opened and both left me feeling like they were still figuring out their recipe.  I’d venture to say I was right because either I was starving and anything would have tasted great or this burger was delicious.   I wasn’t starving so my final answer is: This was a perfect “Classic Drive-In Style” burger. It was juicy, fresh and I walked out wanting to tell someone about it.  In fact, I brought a companion burger eater with me and he went back the next day because he couldn’t get it out of his head.

Now to the french fries.  I’m not a fan of the spongy, skinny fries offered at Chadder’s or In&Out.  So take this with a grain of salt but, the fries were fresh (as always) and I love their fry sauce so, when used as a tool to get more fry sauce in my system, the fries at Chadders were fine.  If you like In&Out fries then you’ll like the Chadder’s fries.

The customer experience is always good and they are a friendly, busy group.  The atmosphere is fun and you don’t mind getting messy eating your burger.  If you are in American Fork and craving a Drive-In style burger (or In&Out) then Chadder’s is a great place and it’s right in between to freeway entrances so you can get back to work in a jiffy.

Today I decided to go with the basic “All American Cheeseburger and Fries Combo”.   I had a delicious Dr. Pepper with my burger (Dr. Pepper always seems to compliment a burger and fries).  The total was $6.42 and it was fantastic.  With only one size of fries available it’s a hefty amount so I won’t complain.

Overall it hit the spot and didn’t leave me feeling greasy or wishing for a salad (never does!)  Here’s how wonderful this meal looked:

Good ol'fashioned Cheeseburger and Fries