With more than 1,000 restaurants, Carl's Jr. is regarded as the place to go for premium quality, distinctive charbroiled burgers.Founded in 1941, using $15 in savings and borrowing $311 on their Plymouth automobile, Carl N. Karcher and his wife, Margaret, purchased a single hot dog cart in 1941 in Los Angeles. The Karchers soon grew their small business - eventually focusing their efforts on the Carl's Jr. brand, one of the first in a new breed of restaurants that today make up the quick-service restaurant industry.