POWER OF ATTORNEY


	The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Charles A. Siegel III
and Hilary Burkemper, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

	(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, any Forms 3, 4 and 5 filed on
behalf of CKE Restaurants, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), in
accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, (the "Exchange Act") and the rules thereunder;

	(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5
filed on behalf of the Company and timely file such form with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority;
and

	(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.

	The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming,
nor is the applicable issuer assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities
to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5, or is otherwise
deemed to no longer have any reporting obligations under Section 16 of the
Exchange Act, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 3rd day of April, 2008.



							/s/ Richard E. Fortman
							Richard E. Fortman