Hardees — ~1,500 locations

22.5%

of customer reviews mention operational issues

The #1 complaint: Speed (16.7% of reviews)

24
locations audited
16
US metros
120
reviews classified
3.9
avg Google rating

National Audit Methodology

24
locations audited
16
US metros covered
19
states represented
120
reviews classified

Markets Sampled

New YorkLos AngelesChicagoHoustonPhoenixAtlantaSeattleMiamiDenverAustinPortlandSacramentoLas VegasTucsonCharlotteColumbus

States

AR, DE, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NY, PA, WI, WV

How we collected this: We searched Google Places across 16 major US metro areas, selected 24 geographically diverse locations, and analyzed 120 customer reviews. These locations represent 22,149 total Google reviews. Complaints were classified using keyword pattern matching across 4 operational categories. This is a representative national sample — the same patterns appear consistently across markets.

Complaint Breakdown

SpeedWait time complaints
16.7%
QualityFood quality issues
4.2%
CapacityPeak-time breakdown
1.7%
AccuracyOrder errors
0%

What Their Customers Are Saying

Real reviews from Google — unedited

Quality

There isn’t anything quite like paying $20 for a few burritos, for them to come out lukewarm, and be the blandest, smallest excuse for burritos you’ve had in quite some time

New London, MO

Speed

Unless I wanted to wait awhile longer

Rockford, IL

Speed

The owner of a nearby store I was waiting on was running late to open, so I stopped by Hardee’s to sit for a few minutes

Winston-Salem, NC

Quality

Got home, I live 5 min away, and my burger was literally cold and my regular fries were gross and mixed together with curly fries

St. Louis, MO

Speed

I wait, no one responded

Little Rock, AR

Speed

The place was slow, only one other customer

New London, MO

Speed

Nobody wanted to help charge u double at night time be my last trip to Hardee’s terrible service waited over 15 min for food no people and in the middle of nite all u can get is lunch food come on

Parkersburg, WV

Location-Level Breakdown

79%
of sampled locations show complaints
40%
avg complaint rate in worst 30% of locations
19/24
locations with operational issues

If this pattern holds across your 1,500 locations, an estimated 1,185 locations are generating operational complaints right now.

LocationRatingReviewsSpeedAccuracyCapacityQuality
Hardee's
New London, MO
3.480040%20%
Hardee's
Glen Burnie, MD
4.21,37320%20%
Hardee's
Rockford, IL
3.870140%
Hardee's
Iowa, LA
3.91,39740%
Hardee's
Alexandria, MN
4.178740%
Hardee's
St. Louis, MO
3.567540%
Hardee's
Little Rock, AR
3.51,67040%
Hardee's Market & Deli
Somersworth, NH
4.311920%
Hardee's
Evansville, IN
3.81,42020%
Hardee's
Winston-Salem, NC
3.61,54320%
Hardee's
Parkersburg, WV
3.858920%
Hardee's
Morgantown, KY
3.850920%
Hardee’s
Ripley, NY
4.345720%
Hardee's
Niles, MI
3.994120%
Hardee's
Columbia, MS
453720%
Hardee's
Lithia Springs, GA
3.31,36720%
Hardee's
Myerstown, PA
4.21,80220%
Hardee's
Tuscola, IL
3.527320%
Hardee's
Benton, KY
4.131020%
Hardee's
York, PA
4.11,647
Hardee's
Milford, DE
41,009
Hardee’s
Mountain View, AR
3.8517
Hardee's
Elkhorn, WI
3.9608
Hardee's
Ottawa, KS
3.81,098
Bottom 30% — highest complaint concentration

What This Costs Hardees

$532M

estimated annual revenue at risk from operational complaints

1,500
locations
101,250
affected orders/day
22.5%
complaint rate
30%
churn after bad exp.

Based on 300 orders/day/location, $12 avg ticket, 30% churn rate, and 4 annual visits. Industry estimates from QSR Magazine & Deloitte.

How Curbit Fixes This

+33%
Goldilocks Rate
CAVA
Orders delivered at the perfect moment
+30%
Kitchen Throughput
Dave's Hot Chicken
More orders through the same kitchen
+35%
Speed of Service
Caliber Fresh Grill
Faster without sacrificing quality
0.2★
Google Rating Lift
Avg across customers
Measurable brand health improvement

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📊
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Where throttling costs you orders during peak
💰
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Guest attrition and throughput loss, quantified

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