Posted on 09/05/2006 3:04:03 AM PDT by goldstategop
The family-owned chain has been successful enough to spawn a famous commercial jingle, earn several loving write-ups in the New York Times and have its burgers served to A-list celebs at swanky post-Oscar parties.
The great taste hasn't changed, but the mystique that inspired our carnivorous cross-valley quests sure has. The earlier, spartan drive-throughs, which once kept us at arm's length, a sheet of glass sealing off the inner sanctum where clean-cut workers frenetically packed the grill with meat patties, has given way to brightly lighted indoor seating no different from the national fast-food chains. The fabled secret menu, for years passed around solely by word of mouth, giving those of us in the know an easy way to separate the true In-N-Out fan and true Southern Californian from the wannabes well, the Web ended all that.
How can we preserve that vanishing sense of wonder while giving proper respect to the important role In-N-Out has played in postwar SoCal culture? An idea came to me a few months back while driving on the 10 Freeway, when I glimpsed a well-worn yellow-arrow sign, bearing a quaint pre-digital clock.
It was there, in Baldwin Park, where Harry and Esther Snyder started it all back in 1948, according to the company's website. (The original hamburger stand was demolished when the 10 Freeway came through; this site was its replacement.)
It came to me. Just look at the simple menu of burgers, shakes and fries. The In-N-Out folks are masters of minimalism. What if they skipped the bric-a-brac and gimmicks and just let the old store slide into a mysterious ruin? Keep the grill's pilot light burning in an eternal flame. Keep the cult following alive.
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I don't think most people go there for the burgers, they go to get their bumper stickers and then modify them.
Over the years probably 2/3 of their bumper stickers i've seen have been In and out Urge!
This would be the best fast food meal: Double Double In and Out Burger, Fries from MacDonald's (it's still the one thing they do better than anyone else) and a Shake from Carl's Jr. If you haven't had their hand-scooped shakes, you haven't lived. Better than any ice-cream shop I've ever been to. No Kidding. Carl's Jr.'s Six Dollar Burger is pretty damn good as well.
Some folks disagree.
The problem with fries at In-N-Out is that if you don't eat them while they're HOT they become hard and chewy and not very palatable. Hot out of the frier they're GRR-EAT. Ronald still makes good fries, as someone earlier stated. And a strong second to Carl's Jr.'s shakes. Fabulous!! SSZ
Sorry..."fryer".
If you really want to eat well and die young The Hat or Pinky's
Did anyone here grow up in SoCal and NOT have this on their first car's bumber?
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Lived in Cali for a while... all I'm going to say about them is this.......
Only in a place where rabbit food is concidered chic like Cali could their food be considered "great".... Their burgers are ok, but not something to write home about.
Is that true? I don't did their fries.
"Verses from the book of Mormon are printed on them.
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Nope. They're verses from the Bible. They're on everything there. The burgers are great!
"I don't did their fries."
dig....I don't dig! ;)
Your most reminds when Jack-in-the-Box ran ads for its Ultimate Cheeseburger. The scenario was a taste testing and one of the men said, "I understand the meat and cheese but why a bun?" Unrelated, their short lived Colossus burger was just *too* big. In the observation booth, Mr. Box spat his coffee in surprise.
I love In-and-Out fries. Wendy's are probably best for a national chain.
The Hidden In-N-Out Burger (aka In and Out Burger) - The Most Accurate Secret Menu
In-N-Out Burger has a secret unpublished menu for insiders who are In-The-Know. Next time you're at In-N-Out, order a bag of these off-the-menu specials:
"3-by-3" = three meat patties and three slices of cheese.
"4-by-4" = four meat patties and four slices of cheese.
"2-by-4" = two meat patties and four slices of cheese.
*Note: You can get a burger with as many meat patties or cheese slices as you want. Just tell the In-N-Out Burger cashier how many meat patties and how much cheese you want and that is what you'll get! For instance, if you want 6 pieces of meat and 10 pieces of cheese tell them you want a "6-by-10."
"Double Meat" = like a Double Double without cheese.
"3 by Meat" = three meat patties and no cheese.
"Animal Style" = the meat is cooked and fried with mustard and then pickles are added, extra spread and grilled onions are added.
"Animal Style Fries" = fries with cheese, spread, grilled onions and pickles (if you ask for them).
"Protein Style" = for all you low-carbohydrate dieters, this is a burger with no bun (wrapped in lettuce).
"Flying Dutchman" = two meat patties, two slices of melted cheese and nothing else - not even a bun!
Fries "Well-Done" = extra crispy fries . . . even better than the regular!
Fries "Light" = opposite of fries well-done, more raw than most people like 'em
"Grilled Cheese" = no meat, just melted cheese, tomato, lettuce and spread on a bun.
"Veggie Burger" = burger without the patty or cheese. Sometimes we call this the "Wish Burger."
"Neapolitan" Shake = strawberry, vanilla and chocolate blended together.
The friendly employees of In-N-Out Burger will take your special order without question, if you use the right terminology. The printed receipt will have your special request typed on it just as we said it.
Try it!
Sorry for the rambling post. Can you tell I've been up all night? ;)
No, it is a different species of potato they normally use. Some people love them, some hate them, but they are normally different (Kennebec potatoes?) than the traditional ones.
Nahum is in the Old Testament, Einstein. Right after Mikah and just before Hebakkuk - if my memory serves me correctly and my spelling isn't too far off.
Done the triple triple and protein style. Can't remember if I've done a 4 by 4 or not.
Their patties are really small. Both thin and small around. The smallest of any fast food chain I know of.
I didn't know that. Well, count me among those that love 'em!
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