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Carl's Jr. marks Texas milestone

October 10, 2011

Carl's Jr. will open its 50th restaurant in Texas this week and is celebrating with a series of free burger events.

The festivities will kick-off Oct. 12 as the chain's mobile food truck, the Star Diner, hosts pop-up "Burger Breaks" at various locations throughout the Dallas metro area. Each Burger Break is open to the public and will include free samples of burgers, fries and drinks.

Additionally, a live Wheel-of-Awesome will be on display and the chain's mascot Happy Star will be present to give away t-shirts, coupons and more.

Time and locations of the Burger Breaks are:

• Oct. 12, 4 p.m.-6 p.m., Compass Bank at Southern Methodist University (6501 Hillcrest, Dallas);
• Oct. 13, 9-11 p.m., Uptown at the corner of Lemmon and McKinney Avenues (3418 McKinney, Dallas); and
• Oct. 14, 10 p.m. to midnight, The Granada Theatre (3524 Greenville Ave., Dallas).

The milestone 50th Carl's Jr. restaurant is set to open at 6 a.m. Oct. 15 at 550 W. I-30 in Garland, Texas. In honor of the occasion, the first 50 guests who place an order inside the Garland Carl's Jr. will receive a coupon for a free burger on their next visit.

"They say everything is bigger in Texas and we think the celebration of our 50th Carl's Jr. restaurant opening in the state should be no exception," said Michael Murphy, president of CKE Restaurants, parent company of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's. "Texas has welcomed the Carl's Jr. brand with open arms. We know there are a lot of burger brands in Texas, but our guests know what they want – big, charbroiled burgers, hand-breaded chicken and Made From Scratch Biscuits – and that's exactly what we're serving up every day."

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