Ok I was doing my daily surfing, and I came across this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgTVuwFRjXA
and this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQowy9DdY8k
Ok I get it. It's a fast food place, but really what is so special about this burger, that people are waiting in super Theme park type lines to get one?
Ok we don't have one up here by me, or in the state, so I will never know, can someone explain to me what is sooooo special about the In-N-Out burger?
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Bible verses on the drinking cups and wrappers, not freezing the meat patties, and using thousand island dressing on the burgers as the special sauce. Oh and smothering their french fries in fried onions, cheese, and the aforementioned dressing.
That's what I can tell from Wikipedia.
Their fries are cut from potatoes on site, and fried (in vegetable oil) once, then served. Most fast food fries are "twice fried" and frozen inbetween.. that is they are cut, fried, frozen, then shipped, and refried on site.
The In and Out menu is notoriously sparse. There are very few "options" stated on their menu. While they will create variations for you, you are of course limited to the materials available. There's no bacon, no swiss cheese.. This isn't Burger King. Your choices are meat, cheese, bread, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, onions, and fried onions. There is no chicken, no fish, no salads, no onion-rings.. just burgers, fries, drinks... that's it.
As such, In and Out is considered something of a "Guys" burger place.. and was mentioned in The Big Lebowski.
It's not a bad place to eat, if you're in the mood for what they offer. But personally I find their fries oily and disgusting, and I like a little more variety in my fast food.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-N-Out_Burger
In-N-Out menu:
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Beyond that extensive selection, they also offer a "secret menu" with such amazing alternatives as the 3x3 (3 meats, 3 cheese), the 4x4 (you can probably guess what that implies) and a couple of weird and inventive alternatives including "protein style" (aka.. no bun).. and "animal style" where the burger is fried in mustard, then served with all the normal trimmings, plus extra sauce and fried onions.
Five Guys was a one-time thing for me. The fries were greasy and the burger was huge and gloppy and sloppy. I can't eat that way long term.
Probably by far one of the best chain burgers out there. It's hard to describe to the uninitiated.
I'll take Carl's Jr. (Hardee's for those in the east coast) over In-N-Out any day. I'll get my food in a fraction of the time there too
Interesting. I never knew the animal style burger was fried in mustard. I only noticed the sauce and fried onions.
If it doesn't get all over the place...it doesn't belong in your face.
Carl's is by far my favorite too..but In-n-Out's a close second for me...tho I agree about the fries.
Diced onions and Worcester sauce is mixed into the meat. Then fried to perfection. Cheese is melted on top. Served with ketchup, tomato, lettuce, fried onions, and french fries. That's right, the fries go ON the burger.
Mmmm... My friend grills up burgers llike that, with the onions and worcester, and it's always amazing. Never tried one with fries as a topping though
Oh yeah. I haven't tried anything on their menu that hasn't been delicious.
I think my 2nd would have to be Whataburger. Mmm Mmm good!
All this talk is making me hungry...
Anything that can kill lawns is not okay in my body.