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| - This is my favorite fast-food burger joint. The menu is small and simple, with just a few items,. This simplicity is definitely a virtue because it helps In-N-Out to maintain its commitment to high quality ingredients. Their beef, for example, contains no additives, fillers, or preservatives. This is important to me because I will rarely eat meat anymore unless I know it's free of sodium nitrate.
The burger comes with beef, crisp whole-leaf iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, and thinly sliced onions with a sauce which seems to consist of mayonnaise, ketchup and relish. With cheese, it's only 359 calories.
The fries are made from potatoes that are peeled and diced at each store and cooked fresh in 100% trans-fat free, cholesterol-free vegetable oil. There are no small, medium, large, or "biggie" options. You just get a well-proportioned cardboard boat of fries.
In-N-Out doesn't use heat lamps or microwaves because the burgers and fries are cooked fresh to order.
In-N-Out is also one of those rare fast-food restaurants that make their milk shakes with real ice-cream.
Their commitment to quality and simplicity translates into great tasting food, and also allows them to keep the prices low. Being on a student's budget, this is one of my favorite things about In-N-Out Burger. A hamburger is $175, with cheese it's $2.05. An order of fries is only $1.35. And a milkshake is just $1.95.
Another thing about In-N-Out is that there's almost always a long line of cars at the drive-thru when you arrive, but because of the distance between the ordering station and the pick-up window, you rarely have to wait long to order. The line moves fast and your order is timed to be ready when you get to the pick-up window. So don't let the long lines deter you.
Because of their great tasting burgers, quality ingredients, and low prices, I'm giving In-N-Out Burger the highest rating I could give to any fast-food restaurant -- 4 stars.
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