Well bitches I just went balls deep into a baby back rib burger from carls jr. Let me preface with a couple things before I get started:
The carls jr by me is a high performing one, like their customer service, speed and quality is always on point. Shit looks like the commercials.
The last few years I've gone to carls jr less and less due to enjoying the competition more, and their meat quality going weird on me. I do enjoy getting their promo burgers to try out though.
So shit was good, and I'm typically not a fan of BBQ style burgers.
Pro's:
It wasn't nearly as messy as excepted, although i wouldn't try to eat it in a car
The rib meat tasted legit and was very pronounced in every bite I got some in. It worked really well with the burger.
My burger had lots of pickles (five I think) so I got some in every bite.
The fried onions were there but not overpowering
Con's:
BBQ sauce was slightly sweat for me but this is personal preference, also maybe a touch too much.
The rib size is small, probably half the size of the burger. They don't really try to hide this fact in advertising though
I'm not a fan of their buns. I think they missed an opportunity to use a heartier / thicker white bread style bun here, to go with the smoked pork theme
So comparatively to other carls jr promo burgers i'd give an 8/10. I'd recommend at least giving it a try.