Charbroiled burgers near Grossmont Center in La Mesa come from Carl's Jr. on Parkway Drive, part of the CKE Restaurants chain launched from a 1941 hot-dog cart in Anaheim. The open-flame charbroiler sears 100% Angus beef to produce a smoky crust, a live-fire cooking method distinct from the griddle-smashed onion technique at Dukes Old Fashioned Onion Burgers. CKE introduced the Western Bacon Cheeseburger in the 1980s and became the first national QSR to stock a plant-based patty at every location through a 2019 Beyond Meat partnership. Hand-Scooped Ice Cream Shakes blend real ice cream portioned per order rather than dispensed from a soft-serve premix machine, adding a made-to-order dessert component within the same Grossmont-area dining cluster as Extraordinary Banana Pudding's baked-to-order custard. The Western Bacon Cheeseburger layers two charbroiled Angus patties with crispy onion rings, hickory-smoked BBQ sauce, and melted American cheese on a seeded bun in an eight-layer build.