--- title: Carls Jr Pepperoni Pizza Fries Available Now description: Carls Jr now testing pepperoni pizza fries in Anaheim area of Southern California canonical: https://time.com/3774588/pepperoni-pizza-fries-carls-jr/ author: Olivia B. Waxman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-07T21:26:05.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:48:30.510Z og:title: Pepperoni Pizza Fries Are the Snack Hybrid of Your Dreams og:description: Carl's Jr. is testing the item at these U.S. locations og:url: https://time.com/3774588/pepperoni-pizza-fries-carls-jr/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Pepperoni Pizza Fries Are the Snack Hybrid of Your Dreams twitter:description: Carl's Jr. is testing the item at these U.S. locations twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Pepperoni Pizza Fries Are the Snack Hybrid of Your Dreams ## Video: Our food. Your questions. What are McDonald’s fries made of? [Watch (HLS stream): Our food. Your questions. What are McDonald’s fries made of?](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/nGOOAY0j.m3u8) (5:05)  _Published 2015-01-20. Our food. Your questions. What are McDonald’s fries made of?_  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Apr 7, 2015 9:26 PM UTC  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Apr 7, 2015 9:26 PM UTC You’ve probably seen pizza burgers on a menu, but pizza fries? Carl’s Jr. is testing “Pepperoni Pizza Fries,” fries topped with mozzarella cheese, parmesan marinara sauce and pepperoni slices, at select locations in Southern California. But the $2.39 item is more than just a stoner’s dream. It’s also an attempt by the burger restaurant chain to appeal to male millennials, or “Young, Hungry Guys,” as a statement to TIME refers to them. (Think the demographic that drools over [“Epic Meal Time”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEQuwGqy4VU) videos.) Carl’s Jr. says the pepperoni pizza fries are piling onto the trend of “loaded fries.” Varieties that the chain has previously offered include gravy, chili cheese, bacon cheddar, and bacon ranch.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3774588/pepperoni-pizza-fries-carls-jr/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3774588/pepperoni-pizza-fries-carls-jr/"},"headline":"Pepperoni Pizza Fries Are the Snack Hybrid of Your Dreams","datePublished":"2015-04-07T21:26:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:48:30.510Z","description":"Carl's Jr. is appealing to pizza bros","url":"https://time.com/3774588/pepperoni-pizza-fries-carls-jr/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Food & Drink"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. 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