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| - After hitting Lobby's again yesterday for about the 40th time, I just want to reiterate how yummy the burgers and the chicken sandwich are. Not to mention the best frozen crinkle-cut fries you will ever get at a restaurant.
Sitting there Pavlov-dogging while waiting for my mouth to finish the current bite of the burger so I could take another bite, I said to my daughter, "Anyone who thinks In-N-Out burgers are better than THIS needs to have their taste buds scientifically tested for functionality." Or something very close to meaning that, anyway.
I usually get the grilled chicken sandwich (full ACTUAL chicken breast, not a patty or a processed hunk of grossness but a real boneless breast) with the hot peppers and it is totally delish. Huge piece of tasty grilled meat, never dry, never overcooked, never "scary pink" in the middle. Just right.
My recommendation to anyone who has a bad experience at Lobby's is to go back and try again. I'd bet my bottom dollar it was a rare occurrence. Like I said in the intro, after about 40 visits, my kids and I have had nothing but excessive bouts of yumminess when visiting Lobby's. My 15-yr-old son has eaten at most of the good burger joints in town, and Lobby's is the burger he asks for most often.
In-N-Out has it's place in history, and for good reasons, it does good business. But I've never had anything there which even closely approaches the flavor and juiciness of what Lobby sells. And the fries? Not even a contest. Frozen crinkle-cut fries at Lobby's are better than those starch-sticks which In-N-Out sells for fries.
Is it "gourmet foodie" quality? No. But it doesn't have to be that kind of burger to taste great.
CAVEAT: My opinion obviously means no more than one person's educated opinion. So please don't jump on my case for dissing In-N-Out. They have their place in the fast-food chain. But Lobby's is in a different class.
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