# Carl's Jr., Upper Riccarton

Carl's Jr. is a burger takeaway at Bush Inn Centre, Riccarton Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch, inside the Bush Inn-Church Corner commercial centre.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Carl's%20Jr.%2C%20Bush%20Inn%20Centre%2C%20Riccarton%20Road%2C%20Upper%20Riccarton%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Carl's%20Jr.%2C%20Bush%20Inn%20Centre%2C%20Riccarton%20Road%2C%20Upper%20Riccarton%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.

## About, in one paragraph

On the record it offers takeaway. It opens six or more days a week. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Waimairi Rd near Bowen St, the Orbiter (anticlockwise)) is 96 m away; a shared path passes within 93 m.

_Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._

## Opening hours

- Monday – Sunday: 10 am, 10 am

_Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._

## What the record holds

- **Address:** Bush Inn Centre, Riccarton Road, Upper Riccarton _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Kind:** Fast food, Burger _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Website:** http://www.carlsjr.co.nz/, unreachable when last read 30 Sept 2026 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Services:** Takeaway, No drive-through _(OpenStreetMap)_

## In its own listing

This popular burger has now opened in Christchurch.

_Source: Find Christchurch, 2024._

## The ground it stands on

_Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._

- **District Plan zone:** Local centre zone _(District Plan)_
- **Commercial centre:** Bush Inn-Church Corner, large neighbourhood centre _(District Plan)_

## What stood on Riccarton Road

[1900, Bush Inn, Riccarton Road, Christchurch](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/photohunt/2014/ccl-cs-7786)

_From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Fresco Fisheries, 2017-11._ [The street’s then and now](https://www.chch.live/street/upper-riccarton/riccarton-road#s-then)


## The reports nearby
1,122 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9077785), [55 Auburn Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/55-auburn-avenue)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9069345), [11 Leslie St, ????, ??? 8041, ???](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/11-leslie-street)
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9069228), [9 Rudleigh Avenue, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/9-rudleigh-avenue)
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/9066555), [15 Leslie St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/15-leslie-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9051235), [16 Rudleigh Avenue, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/16-rudleigh-avenue)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9024219), [8/380 Riccarton Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/8-380-riccarton-road)
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9014615), [327 Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/327-riccarton-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9008268), [42 Newnham Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/42-newnham-terrace)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8967264), [42 Hanrahan Street, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/42-hanrahan-street)
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8956755), Q4/364 Riccarton Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8946784), [374 Riccarton Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/374-riccarton-road)
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8912326), [374 Riccarton Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/374-riccarton-road)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Waimairi Rd near Bowen St, 96 m (routes Oa) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Waimairi Rd near Bowen St, 133 m (routes Oc) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Riccarton Rd near Newnham Tce, 157 m (routes 5, 86, 100, 130, Oc) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Shared path, 93 m _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/street/upper-riccarton/riccarton-road), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Carl's%20Jr.%2C%20Bush%20Inn%20Centre%2C%20Riccarton%20Road%2C%20Upper%20Riccarton%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5304687,172.5753129)

## Nearby

- [Roast-ease](https://www.chch.live/business/roast-ease-upper-riccarton), Fast food, 8 m
- [WeCareNow](https://www.chch.live/business/wecarenow-upper-riccarton), Doctors & clinics, 9 m
- [Noodle Canteen](https://www.chch.live/business/noodle-canteen-upper-riccarton), Fast food, 15 m
- [Taco Bell](https://www.chch.live/business/taco-bell-upper-riccarton), Fast food, 15 m
- [Pepe's Mexican Grill - Bush Inn](https://www.chch.live/business/pepe-s-mexican-grill-bush-inn-upper-riccarton), Restaurants, 23 m
- [The Sushi Company](https://www.chch.live/business/the-sushi-company-upper-riccarton), Restaurants, 23 m
- [Auburn Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1771-auburn-reserve), park, 253 m
- [Hansons Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1284-hansons-reserve), park, 409 m
- [Siska Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1191-siska-reserve), park, 446 m

_Source: [Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer](https://gis.ecan.govt.nz/arcgis/rest/services/Public/Canterbury_Maps/MapServer/26), refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes._

## The nearest other fast food

- [Roast-ease](https://www.chch.live/business/roast-ease-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 8 m
- [Noodle Canteen](https://www.chch.live/business/noodle-canteen-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 15 m
- [Taco Bell](https://www.chch.live/business/taco-bell-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 15 m
- [Burger Fuel Bush Inn](https://www.chch.live/business/burger-fuel-bush-inn-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 33 m
- [BurgerFuel](https://www.chch.live/business/burgerfuel-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 39 m
- [Kebab Inn](https://www.chch.live/business/kebab-inn-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 46 m
- [The Provedore Food Market Bush Inn](https://www.chch.live/business/the-provedore-food-market-bush-inn-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 51 m
- [Pizza Hut Church Corner](https://www.chch.live/business/pizza-hut-church-corner-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 59 m
- [Every one in Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fast-food#in-upper-riccarton)

## The other Carl's Jr. doors, 1 on the roll

- [Carl's Jr.](https://www.chch.live/business/carl-s-jr-hornby), Hornby, 4.1 km

## Also in Upper Riccarton

- [Coffee Culture](https://www.chch.live/business/coffee-culture-upper-riccarton), Cafés, 25 m
- [La Wheat Bakery](https://www.chch.live/business/la-wheat-bakery-upper-riccarton), Business, 25 m
- [Bush Inn Mall](https://www.chch.live/business/bush-inn-mall-upper-riccarton), Malls, 29 m
- [Hachi Hachi](https://www.chch.live/business/hachi-hachi-upper-riccarton), Restaurants, 30 m
- [Ninja Valley](https://www.chch.live/business/ninja-valley-upper-riccarton), Attractions, 32 m
- [MetroMart](https://www.chch.live/business/metromart-upper-riccarton), Dairies & convenience, 34 m
- [Phone Fix](https://www.chch.live/business/phone-fix-upper-riccarton), Phone shops, 35 m
- [New York Deli Bush Inn](https://www.chch.live/business/new-york-deli-bush-inn-upper-riccarton), Restaurants, 36 m
- [Shanghai Street Dumpling](https://www.chch.live/business/shanghai-street-dumpling-upper-riccarton), Restaurants, 36 m
- [JinaBob](https://www.chch.live/business/jinabob-upper-riccarton), Restaurants, 37 m
- [Every kind of business in Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5304687&lon=172.5753129)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5304687,172.5753129,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Carl's%20Jr.)
- [Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1018404161), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Carl's Jr.?**

A burger takeaway in Upper Riccarton, Christchurch.

**Where is Carl's Jr.?**

Bush Inn Centre, Riccarton Road, Upper Riccarton, on [Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/street/upper-riccarton/riccarton-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5304687,172.5753129,17)

**Is Carl's Jr. still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.

**How do you contact Carl's Jr.?**

its [website](http://www.carlsjr.co.nz/) (Find Christchurch, 2024).

**When is Carl's Jr. open?**

Monday – Sunday: 10 am, 10 am, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.

**What other fast food are near Carl's Jr.?**

[Roast-ease](https://www.chch.live/business/roast-ease-upper-riccarton) (8 m), [Noodle Canteen](https://www.chch.live/business/noodle-canteen-upper-riccarton) (15 m), [Taco Bell](https://www.chch.live/business/taco-bell-upper-riccarton) (15 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fast-food).

**What’s near Carl's Jr.?**

6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Roast-ease](https://www.chch.live/business/roast-ease-upper-riccarton) (8 m); the Waimairi Rd near Bowen St bus stop is 96 m away: route Oa; a shared path passes within 93 m; nearest park: [Auburn Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1771-auburn-reserve) (253 m).

**What stood where Carl's Jr. is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5304687&lon=172.5753129)

## Sources

- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- Find Christchurch, the council’s business directory, a snapshot last touched about March 2024 (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata, the item an OpenStreetMap mapper linked the premises to (CC0)
- Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin
- Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0)
- Record assembled 2026-10-18

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