I call shenanigans because there was no mention of In-N-Out 'Animal Style' insider options.
No In-N-Out here in the south but I LOVE their burgers when I’m out west.
Five Guys can can be tough sometimes. But they do give you half of Idaho when you order a small fry!
I’d say the best chains here and internationally:
1. In and Out
2. Tommy’s Burger
3. Mos Burger
4. Whataburger
5. Umami Burger
But 5 Guys used peanut oil for it’s fries not that sh*tty canola oil.
In’N Out 3x3 with pickles and well done fries FTW!!! :-d)
42 posts as I post this, and not a single mention of Red Robin. Disappointing.
We recently had In-N-Out’s come to the DFW area, and after waiting in a long line ordered an animal style burger. It wasn’t bad, but I felt cheated because it certainly didn’t live up to the hype.
Ate at a 5 guys in Flagstaff recently, and again, it was a decent burger that didn’t live up to the hype.
I’ve never seen a Whataburger or a 5 Guys. My daughter and I don’t get fast food often, but we do argue whether to get Sonic or In-And-Out. I love I-A-O’s protein style, lettuce wrapped burger (and knowing about their secret menu.) We discovered Sonic on a road trip. We loved the flavor, and a Jr. Delux for $1 is perfect for me. Sadly, I’ve found there is quite a bit of variation between stores as to quality. My local Sonic never seems to be able to serve an at least semi warm burger. It’s very disappointing. The one we used to be near we could barely ignore the temptation to pull in when we passed it.
Fast food burgers? Yuck. Personally, I can’t tell them apart. They’re all bad.
You could always go to a five-star restaurant and order a burger. You’d be sure to get something that would knock your socks off. But ordering a burger at a five-star restaurant is a waste of a good night out. Who would do it when you can order other things on the menu that are ten times better than any burger, no matter how well it’s made?
No, homemade is the best way to go when it comes to burgers, imo. Just Google “award winning hamburger recipes” and use the best, freshest ingredients money can buy and your burger cravings will be satisfied.
Five Guys is good, but very expensive for what you get. OTOH, their regular order of fries is enough for two.
In-N-Out has been great every time I’ve had it, and NOBODY can beat their french fries! I occasionally sample items off the “secret” menu, which is possibly the worst-kept secret in the restaurant biz.
I then saute jalapenos in olive oil while grilling the burgers and use that as a condiment as opposed to ketchup, relish, etc., which I think are nasty to have on burgers. I also add a slab of good quality swiss cheese and when I'm feeling particularly hungry, a slab of bacon as well. Forgot about the tomato slice and lettuce - they detract from the burger - unless it's August-September and you pulled the tomato fresh out of a garden.
I had an In and Out for lunch. Never tried 5 Guys, but I think there is one around here somewhere.
I ate many In-N-Out Double Doubles in my SoCal days of the early 80s, and loved them! Five Guys is OK, but I like Cheeburger Cheeburger better. They have a wide variety of toppings and cheeses, and I’ve never been disappointed there. They take your picture if you eat one of their 20 ounce burgers, which is not hard to do. The first time I went there I asked how many I had to eat to get my picture taken.
5 Guys is horrible.
In-N-Out is the sh!t if they weren’t always packed.
5 Guys is horrible.
In-N-Out is the sh!t if they weren’t always packed.
We see such variable reviews because most chains don't have 100% standardized items. They use their own local meat, their own equipment and each restaurant cooks things a little differently.
But this is a good thing because each person has their own taste. Think of the super big chains like McDonalds and BK that have standardized burgers that they ship (frozen) to each restaurant. They season the burgers based on a researched national average. They even use specialized equipment that always cooks them the same way.
The biggest example of this I've seen is Denny's. Some of them are damn near gourmet. The one in State College, PA is one of my favorite restaurants in the world! Extremely cheap, always fresh, cooked right and they never turned down a request. I've even seen them run across the street to the supermarket after some of my requests. I don't think I ever tipped less than 50% there.
Yet, some other Denny's are damn disgusting. I filed a complaint with the health department and their corporate office for the one in Sunny Isles, FL. The entire staff was useless illegals, they got every single order wrong and the food was unsafely cooked after waiting 1 HOUR. The place was empty so they had no excuse. We ended up leaving without eating or paying.
Interestingly there are both In-N-Out and Five Guys within a few hundred yards of each other in Elk Grove. I like the non-stop commercial-free classic rock that is always playing at Five Guys and their burgers are good enough, but when I’m starved and I really want a burger, I find myself at In-N-Out more often than not. Maybe it’s because I grew up in LA when In-N-Out was ONLY drive through, where everyone went in the wee hours for that late night meal and leaned on their cars in the parking lot while they ate, and I just have a lot of fond memories.
IMHO both are good but salty. Animal Style is preferred but sloppy for In-n-Out. Since the 5 Guys here has no drive through, I like the option of calling in my order to reduce waiting time. Burgers and fries are greasy and their fries have skins. In-n-out preferred for value and taste.
Trivia: In-N-Out has Scripture verse references on their soda cups and French fry containers.
I’m not thrilled about their burgers. (After living in CA for a decade, I figured out that it’s a guy thing.) Their establishments and employees are the best, though.
In-N-Out....don’t have any here
Five Guys ...... Their french fries are the best. I usually don’t get much else. Their hamburgers are just OK
I have a Varsity burger and orange shake, please.