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Best credit card to use at Hardee's.

Dining

Hardee's is the eastern and southern US counterpart to Carl's Jr. under the CKE Restaurants umbrella, with around 1,700 domestic locations. The menu skews toward charbroiled Thickburgers, Made From Scratch Biscuits at breakfast, and hand-breaded chicken tenders. Purchases at Hardee's, including those routed through the Hardee's mobile app, code as fast-food dining, which means cards like the Capital One SavorOne (3% unlimited on dining), Chase Sapphire Preferred (3x), and Amex Gold (4x) earn at the full dining multiplier on every order.

  1. #1
    Robinhood
    5% on dining
    5%
  2. #2
    American Express Business Goldif it’s your top category
    American Express
    4x points on dining if it's your top eligible spend category that cycle (up to $150,000/year, then 1%)
    Automatically on your top 2 spending categories each billing cycle from 6 eligible (U.S. advertising, U.S. electronic goods retailers and software/cloud providers, U.S. restaurants, U.S. gas stations, transit, U.S. wireless telephone service), combined cap. Flights earn 3x via AmexTravel.com.
    4.8%4x points
  3. #3
    American Express
    4x points on dining (up to $50,000/year, then 1%)
    4.8%4x points
  4. #4
    U.S. Bank
    4x points on dining (up to $2,000/quarter, then 1%)
    Up to $2,000/quarter
    4.0%4x points
  5. #5
    Chase
    2x points on dining
    4.0%2x points
  6. #6
    World of Hyatt Businessif it’s your top category
    Chase
    2x points on dining if it's your top eligible spend category that cycle
    Automatically 2x total in your top three spend categories each calendar quarter, from dining, shipping, airline tickets bought directly with the airline, local transit and commuting, social media and search engine advertising, car rental agencies, gas stations, and internet/cable/phone services
    4.0%2x points
  7. #7
    Barclays
    4x points on dining
    4.0%4x points
  8. #8
    Barclays
    4x points on dining
    4.0%4x points
  9. #9
    Chase
    3x points on dining
    Dining worldwide, including takeout and eligible delivery
    3.8%3x points
  10. #10
    Chase
    3x points on dining
    3.8%3x points
  11. #11
    American Express
    7x points on dining
    U.S. restaurants
    3.5%7x points
  12. #12
    Comenity Capital Bank
    3% on dining
    3%
  13. #13
    Chase
    3x points on dining
    3.0%3x points
  14. #14
    Bank of America
    3x points on dining
    3.0%3x points
  15. #15
    Bank of America
    3% on dining if you select it as a bonus category (up to $2,500/quarter, then 1%)
    3% in choice category (gas, online shopping, dining, travel, drugstores, home improvement); cap is combined with groceries/wholesale-club row
    3%
  16. #16
    Bank of America
    3% on dining if you select it as a bonus category (up to $2,500/quarter, then 1%)
    3% in choice category (gas, online shopping, dining, travel, drugstores, home improvement); cap is combined with groceries/wholesale-club row
    3%
  17. #17
    Bilt Obsidianif you select it
    Bilt
    3x points on dining if you select it as a bonus category (up to $25,000/year, then 1%)
    Choose dining (default) or groceries as your 3x category annually (cap applies when groceries is selected). Earn up to 6x at participating Bilt Dining restaurants (limited network) when Dining is the selected category.
    3.0%3x points
  18. #18
    Capital One
    3% on dining
    3%
  19. #19
    3%
  20. #20
    Capital One
    3% on dining
    3%

Last updated July 28, 2026