Exhibit
      12.1





CKE
RESTAURANTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


RATIO
OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES


FOR
THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED JANUARY 31


(Dollars
in thousands)





2009
                
                
                2008
                
                
                2007
                
                
                2006
                
                
                2005Earnings
      before fixed charges:Income
      before income taxes and discontinued operations
                
                $
                58,489
                
                
                $
                59,731
                
                
                $
                88,213
                
                
                $
                59,747
                
                
                $
                23,633Fixed
      charges
                
                
                60,427
                
                
                
                63,809
                
                
                
                49,447
                
                
                
                52,650
                
                
                
                68,765$
                118,916
                
                
                $
                123,540
                
                
                $
                137,660
                
                
                $
                112,397
                
                
                $
                92,398Fixed
      charges:Interest
      expense
                
                $
                28,609
                
                
                $
                33,033
                
                
                $
                19,768
                
                
                $
                22,988
                
                
                $
                36,775Interest
      component of rent expense
                
                
                31,818
                
                
                
                30,776
                
                
                
                29,679
                
                
                
                29,662
                
                
                
                31,990$
                60,427
                
                
                $
                63,809
                
                
                $
                49,447
                
                
                $
                52,650
                
                
                $
                68,765Ratio
      of earnings to fixed charges
                
                
                2.0
                
                
                
                1.9
                
                
                
                2.8
                
                
                
                2.1
                
                
                
                1.3Deficiency
      (if any)
                
                $
                —
                
                
                $
                —
                
                
                $
                —
                
                
                $
                —
                
                
                $
                —Rent
      expense
                
                
                95,455
                
                
                
                92,329
                
                
                
                89,038
                
                
                
                88,985
                
                
                
                95,971Interest
      component (1/3 of rent expense)
                
                
                31,818
                
                
                
                30,776
                
                
                
                29,679
                
                
                
                29,662
                
                
                
                31,990