For what seems like a year, Carls Jr. has been advertising their Big Carl hamburger. In case you live in a cave, the advertisements are pretty consistently direct comparisons with McDonalds' Big Mac. There is, obviously, the subjective words thrown around, "...it's tastier too," and the like, but those are to be expected. There is also, the obligatory shot of the burger, looking way better than one that will ever be served to you. However, where the Big Carl seems to be putting a lot of focus is how it looks compared to the Big Mac. Again...for you people who live in a cave:

Well, some dude from Rancho Cordova, decided to set out and see if there is any truth in advertising.

The final figures:

Big Carl: $2.50 - 10.4oz
Big Mac: $3.39 - 7.2oz

(Big Carl on the left, Big Mac on the right)

From the top..the Big Carl certainly seems to hold up it's end of the bargain. However...

The most interesting thing about this is that the Big Mac's third slice of bread (the one the middle) doesn't even matter. The Big Mac would still be taller than the Big Carl with out it!

Anyway, I'm not a fast food fan (except for In 'n Out) so I doubt I'll ever get around to doing a side by side taste test...but still, what the hell CJ's?