Your Favorite Burger Chain Just Donated a Bunch of Money to the Republican Party

LA Mag ^ | 08/29/2018 | Brittany Martin

[ridesthemiles]

I have eaten In n Out burgers for over 60 years. I don’t rememeber any ‘special sauce’.

I always get the Double Double meal.

[SENTINEL]

My wife and I are heading to Ca in a few weeks for a long planned vacation. We rented a Challenger and have plans to drive from San Diego to Reno, hitting a few sites along the way.

There are no In and Out burger joints where I live, and I miss the food. I've been joking for months about all the burgers we'll eat.

Now we don't have to eat our Double Doubles next to stinking hippies.

God is good!

[ridesthemiles]

IIRC, that is entirely a family operation. ONLY family members run In n Out.

[dirtboy]

It may have been the seasoning. It just didn’t taste quite right and it also did not sit well in my gut. A gal I know who has had their burgers both here and in CA says the CA burgers are a lot better.

[Magnatron]

They better open some outlets in the east and south. California will shut them down now.

[wardaddy]

I’m not big on their fries either

But their double double animal burger is the best true drive through I know of

I like Culver’s too

And Whattaburger for the chopped onions

We have a fairly cheap burger joint in the south called Cookout which is pretty good too

People are asking about In and Out in Texas

In and Out does not franchise

They own all stores and only reach out around 300 miles radius from their company distribution...they do not use PFG and Sysco as their distributors

Although in California they go out further to some like Nevada and Utah

In Texas it means from Dallas to San Antonio basically and Houston

Coming soon I think to Oregon and Colorado

[Crucial]

Who doesn’t like burgers???

[Wuli]

When in California I always have an In-N-Out burger at least once.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Cheese can indeed cover over a multitude of cooking mistakes.

[beelzepug]

I understand that In & Out is opening some stores up here in Washington. Carl’s Junior showed up a few years ago. that’s fine with me; I like both. But for god’s sake, don’t
send any Californicaters with them. We have too many nutjobs as it is!

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

But then, White Castle was quite the going concern in Cincy back then. They were real good too...if you just had to have a Nickel bag of burgers to get your fix.

[vespa300]

<<>>> Right over the hill from us in Hacienda Heights. :)

[vortec94]

I fell for Steak & Shake as a paper boy in 1952. Always faithful.

[vortec94]

Steak & Shake has a store in McAlester, OK.

[fwdude]

To be honest, I’m not a big fast food fan anyway. Don’t like pasty white high-processed bread, for health and taste reasons.

I’ve been a fan of Smash Burger, which is an up and coming chain. gourmet burgers with an option for whole wheat buns. Fuddruckers is good, too. They have a bakery and make their own buns.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Have you ever tried putting cheese inside the burger? That way the savoriness of the charred beef hits your taste buds first, and then you get a hit of cheesy goodness.

Cheddar or bleu cheese work best.

[Jeff Chandler]

Have you ever tried putting cheese inside the burger?

That sounds good, although I don't usually add anything other than salt and pepper.

BTW, I don't "char" the burgers. I cook them in the covered charcoal grill with indirect heat (no flare-ups) until they're about 145F, then sear both sides until a mahogany-colored crust forms. By then they're up to 165F and ready to serve.