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A small order cost me a rather pricey $3.99 (the seasoning and barbecue sauce costs $1.40 extra at my local Carl's Jr.).
The fries were freshly fried and hot and crispy as a result. Unfortunately, the seasoning really didn't live up to the promise. It basically tasted like generic barbecue sauce. There was an overall light flavor with a combination of tang, sweet, and smoky--kind of like a weaker French fry version of barbecue potato chips.
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The barbecue sauce just served to underscore the pointlessness of the seasoning as it offered the same general flavor but in a much stronger dose.
When it comes down to it, Carl's Jr. Western Fries didn't do anything for me. The seasoning was a far cry from tasting anything like a Western Bacon Cheeseburger and as the fries were they could have just given me regular fries and barbecue sauce to achieve the same flavor with less of a mess.