In-N-Out Burger tells San Francisco 'we refuse to become the vaccination police' after city closes restaurant

The Blaze.com ^ | October 19, 2021 | CHRIS PANDOLFO

[Hojczyk]

In-N-Out Burger blasted the city of San Francisco's proof of COVID-19 vaccination requirements after the San Francisco Department of Health closed one of the popular California burger joint's locations for serving customers who were not carrying the proper papers.

"On Thursday, October 14, the San Francisco Department of Public Health closed our restaurant at 333 Jefferson Street because In-N-Out Burger Associates (employees) were not preventing the entry of Customers who were not carrying proper vaccination documentation," In-N-Out Burger's chief legal and business officer, Arnie Wensinger, said in a statement.

"Our store properly and clearly posted signage to communicate local vaccination requirements," Wensinger said. "After closing our restaurant, local regulators informed us that our restaurant Associates must actively intervene by demanding proof of vaccination and photo identification from every Customer, then act as enforcement personnel by barring entry for any Customers without the proper documentation."

[Dilbert San Diego]

Off topic, but I am sadly amazed at how violence breaks out at Chuck E. Cheese so often. A place oriented to kids and family events such as birthday parties seems to be in the news a lot for violence.

[mlo]

"It sure hurts the bottom line of the franchisee."

In-N-Out doesn't franchise.

[dragnet2]

Gezzuz...

[\/\/ayne]

The local population immediately moved in to the building...


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[monkeyshine]

AFAIK, In & Out is not a franchise. They own all their own stores. Tragic family backstory - the mother and father who founded it passed, their two sons passed young, and the wife of the 2nd son now owns the whole thing.

[ex91B10]

Like What-a-Burger is here in Texas.

[dragnet2]

Out-N-Closed

[fuzzylogic]

Yep. Same with contact tracing. Restaurants aren’t responsible for policing. My information is private, the State has no business demanding my ID and where I eat - 4th Amendment applies. Having a restaurant do it is no different.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

What do you think the chances are of the city shutting it down if its name were "In-N-Out Tofu"? Or better yet, "In-N-Out Vegan Soul Food"?

[Fledermaus]

What happened to them? Used to eat there a lot when I lived in Arlington. Stopped at one in Texarkana last Xmas. Not the same.

[TheDon]

That’s the clown world we live in.

It’s what you get when wealthy psychopaths are running your country.

[rllngrk33]

Off topic, but I am sadly amazed at how violence breaks out at Chuck E. Cheese so often.

The violence is caused mostly by the adults of a certain demographic who bring their kids there for parties. It wasn't always that way.

[GOP Poet]

Great Point!

[Mark]

When the large Northridge earthquake struck, that local franchise sent a catering truck to the nearby police station, handing out free food.

[ex91B10]

The chain is still here, but recent changes seem to have had a bad effect.

[SunkenCiv]

Show your identity papers (not to vote, to get fast food, or anything else we say), or you go to the Gulag.

[Osage Orange]

Yeah...imagine that!!!

[Seruzawa]

[SaveFerris]

Good question

[MAGA2017]

I’m a bit surprised. I assumed In-N-Out Burger was a liberal/woke company being from California. Glad to see this.