Cke Restaurants (CKR) POS AM Prospectus update (post-effective amendment)

EXHIBIT 12.1

CKE Restaurants, Inc.
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

														Sixteen Weeks Ended
	2001			2002			2003		2004			2005		May 17, 2004		May 23, 2005
Fiscal year
Earnings before fixed charges
Income (loss) before taxes, discontinued operations and cumulative effect of accounting change for goodwill		(214,938	)		(85,308	)		12,121		(48,013	)		17,070		11,018		16,638
Fixed charges		103,843			81,510			69,481		70,404			68,692		21,045		17,011
		(111,095	)		(3,798	)		81,602		22,391			85,762		32,063		33,649
Fixed charges:
Interest expense		70,509			53,906			39,924		39,962			36,748		11,720		7,373
Interest component of rent expense		33,334			27,604			29,557		30,442			31,944		9,325		9,638
		103,843			81,510			69,481		70,404			68,692		21,045		17,011
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		—			—			1.2		—			1.2		1.5		2.0
Deficiency (if any)		(214,938	)		(85,308	)				(48,013	)
Rent expense		100,003			82,812			88,672		91,325			95,833		27,976		28,915
Interest component (1/3 of rent expense)		33,334			27,604			29,557		30,442			31,944		9,325		9,638