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| - I live close to this In-N-Out, but we don't frequent fast-food burgers much, 'cuz I cook a lot and am a burger snob to boot.
BUT.... sometimes the fast route is in order. Recently, we popped through the drive through at 10p for one of those "teenager is starving and we ate dinner 3 hours ago" moments. This happens frequently- we go to pick up one of our kids from some event and they are "starving". My kitchen's done-closed for the night, and they luck out by getting a half-way decent drive thru burger. And since there are a couple other people in the car, we end up picking up a variety pack so end the growling stomachs and to avoid food envy.
What is what In-N-Out is to me... a decent burger, steps above the McD's experience. Still, not a stellar burger, but good.
Sorry folks, the fries do not amaze me. Yes they are fresh cut potatoes but if you've ever made really good fries, you should really soak you spuds in ice water for a while to bring down the starch so that they fry up crisper. But- the fries are OK.
Here's the "5 star" part:
Accurate orders- my kids order a hundred different variations, and they always get the order right.
Grilled onions- not commonly available via drive-thru
Their "protein style" is a lifesaver if you avoiding bread. This is the burger wrapped in lettuce, BTW.
Ingredients that weren't processed back in New Jersey, chemicalized and trucked cross-country. This stuff is fresh.
Food hot and fresh, service friendly.
Here's the "2-3 star" part:
Fries- ehh. Just OK
Wait- we always hafta wait in line, because they are busy. But wait we do.
Price- every time i leave, I think "wow, we coulda gone somewhere and sat down" for this amount...
OK, after this review I'll assemble my short-list of good burger places!
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