In-N-Out

Animal-style grill cheese sandwiches at In-N-Out are great... I made sure to stop by the In-N-Out in Kings County off I-5 to get me a couple of them for the road... unfortunately, those grilled onions are like canned corn in the sense that they are sturdy all the way through your digestive tract. And the fries suck after 5 minutes.. otherwise, classique.

Didn't you guys just have one in upstate New York that took out a road or something? Do you want more?

Do you want NOTHING SHORT OV TOTAL WAR?

I'll tie this all in to In-N-Out some way... acutally there's a pretty easy way.

One of the odder things in high school was the guy who didn't get what it meant when people took 'In-N-Out Burger' bumper stickers and trimmed off the 'B' and 'R' in 'burger.'

DICK'S!

There is an excellent In-N-Out style burger place in the East Village called Blue 9 Burger. People here don't know what In-N-Out is so they don't market it as such and of course it's not quite as good but it is the same basic idea: super fresh, simple, limited menu, hand-cut fries, real shakes etc.

Hah...who needs those guys when the DC area has Five Guys? Mmmmmmm, Five Guys' burgers...

i think the key to in n out burger aside from the obvious (fresh, unfrozen meat/produce) is when you order the burger with grilled onions, the way the grilled onions and cheese blend together is very pleasing to the taste.

the secret menu at In N Out

I love:
Barney's Burgers in the Yay Area
Father's Office in L.A.

i never saw how the end of that series came out (i imagined not very pretty). did i miss anything?

Damn you!

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i do love how how so many restaurants have to have a "thing" though. in-n-out's got the secret menu, five guys has their "fill your bag to the brim with fries" and peanuts, etc.

too many food shows on tv with "it just wouldn't be a meal at Big Ed's without their signature two steamed artichokes and boot filled with home brewed chipotle horseradish sauce!".

If we are going to bring the 909 into this, I should point out my ridiculous yet strongly-held belief that the In N Out on Garey Ave. in Pomona (one of the old ones without indoor seating) has the best milkshakes of all the In N Outs. Similarly, I rep for the fries at either of the two locations in the San Fernando Valley on Van Nuys Blvd. (Sherman Oaks and Panorama City), which are usually a lil' crispier (but not overly so) than the locations that were closer to me when I lived in West LA. I will still take the softest of In N Out fries over Five Guys (although there is a way-too-expensive mini-chain out here in DC called BGR that has some amazingly great Yukon Gold fries, which I will admit are better than either In N Out or 5 Guys). My usual routine at 5 Guys is to not order any fries, and save more room for free peanuts.

Basically I think I have been to In N Out so many times that I came to believe that each individual location is like its own unique, slight variation on the theme. This probably isn't true, but it did enable me to justify going to every new In N Out I could find, in the name of science.

I salute this noble effort.

PN I've seen people commenting on fry recipes say to soak your fries in sugar water overnight - supposedly helps with the overall crispiness

it's all about taking the starch out of the potato which leads to a better fry texture.

fuck dallas
http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/2010/05/24/first-in-n-out-burger-in-texas-is-approved-for-garland/

Hi: Comparing In and Out to Krystal’s? Give me a break. Have you been dropped on your head?

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okay 5 guys is out here now... the beef is disgusting... wtfff. the fries taste "fluffier" than in-n-out's but i prefer belgian style to oreida or whatever so no big deal. but seriously, thank god they have bacon to disguise the flavor of the beef. that is some sad ass shit. sorry mid-atlantic dudes...

otm 5 guys is hella overrated, esp considering the price

where is it though?

had never even heard of 5 Guys prior to seeing one in Portland over July 4th weekend.

we didn't eat there

good call imo

5 Guys started with just a few places in Northern Virginia, outside Washington DC, then they began franchising...I liked the original pre-franchising locations.

http://aht.seriouseats.com/archives/2010/07/the-burger-lab-how-to-make-an-in-n-out-double-double-animal-style.html

final product is pretty convincing except for the bun

Culver's is just as good as In n Out and doesn't get the love it deserves.

A wonderful world.

Best reason to move out west

One of the few things I dislike about being a vegetarian is I can't eat here anymore...I guess I could have fries

grilled cheese

once ate at in-n-out and the vegan dude only had fries and he seemed cool with it but it kind of hurt to see that also i wanted some of the fries.

Yeah adam get the grilled cheese.

i once tried negotiating with a vegetarian to order a cheeseburger, but order it with a burger on the side because it was equivalent to a grilled cheese, and about the same price, so i could have the extra patty. this burger arbitrage didn't work out.

if you can get grilled cheese maybe you can also get animal style fries?

> 5 Guys started with just a few places in Northern Virginia, outside Washington DC, then they began franchising...I liked the original pre-franchising locations

I thought it was just me! The burgers at the two recently-opened Five Guys near me not as good as what I remembered from 10 years ago. Even then, the fries were too greasy, but the burgers were good. It's still a great value though - their "little" burgers are the size of everyone else's regular ones. And of course the free peanuts while you're waiting are awesome.

I've heard raves about BGR: The Burger Joint from several of my friends but haven't made it to one yet.

UH

if anyone in the UK wants to give it a try, i will ship you TWO chipotle burritos for $25. i accept paypal.

was just coming here to post this:

http://www.midtownrow.com/product/in-n-out-burger-double-double-burger-classic/

This guy in NY paid http://aht.seriouseats.com/archives/2010/07/the-burger-lab-how-to-make-an-in-n-out-double-double-animal-style.html20 to have his shipped (but I bet his employers paid the tab).

When I was doing the bi-coastal thing, I would meet my XGF at JFK with a bag of "fresh" in-n-out double-double/fries.

Yep i've done that, then u take some bagels back west for the bros.

Pro tip: take the burger dry w/sauce on t side

http://shanghaiist.com/2011/10/26/caliburger_bringing_patented_in-n-o.php

had this the other week for the first time ever. pretty good burger for fast food, and not a bad price, but prett lame fries and the milkshake sucked

I really don't like how their patties taste.

gotta eat the fries fast or they start to suck

Fries are great! I hate crispy fries though. Kev order them 'extra crispy' next time if you like them crispy.

big fan of the strawberry milkshake. tastes like bubble gum.

habit burger >> in-n-out

also twice as expensive, no?

oh wait, i'm thinking of the counter. habit is pretty damn good.

A combo is ~$6 so it's a bit more expensive if you count patties. but there is more meat

I also think you have to judge by maximizing goodness/cost

k3vin, if you are near a habit, get one and give us a ruling. I am typically underwhelmed by in-n-out, but I'll rep for habit. the fries will be much better. i do like in-n-out neapolitan milkshakes, though.

they just opened a habit near where I work, I plan to try it out soon

Looks like they have a Habit here in Phx, had never heard of it, will check it.

had five guys for the first time a couple weeks ago. salty, lumpy, gross.

yeah in n out fries are great if you eat them immediately after you get them, but they're awful if you wait any longer than that. the burgers are perfect no matter what.

five guys is soooo overrated and soooooo overpriced. Cajun fries are bomb though

I can't believe I ever was nervous to order from the secret menu here. I thought they would sniff me out as being not insider or cool enough? Will I never get over that? If you order the secret animal style fries, they come in a box that says Animal™ Fries. What a secret™! They're weird, I have eaten enough animal style burgers that all I could think was "it's like eating a fry-flavored burger."

they did not used to come in boxes that said "animal fries" that is p. dumb

Also IIRC they were advertising Uggs w/an In-N-Out logo that you could order from the "company store."