(You have to get them animal-style for them to be any decent.)
Anyway, the old reason why In 'N Out has the reputation it does is kind of lost in the mist of time – it used to be that when your only option on the road was 70s/80s era Burger King and McDonald’s, which, having been there, was shit, having something that was made as you ordered it and with fresh ingredients was a huge step up in quality.
We’re in a completely different food situation these days, so there’s a cognitive dissonance from it being carried over.
This opinion should be taken in with the knowledge that the poster is from where, in theory, In 'N Out should be valued the most. It’s like a Brooklynite talking shit about bagels.
I always figure part of the mystique is like that of Jack in the Box; a chain big enough that it gets known of nationwide well outside of their operating area. The burger imagined but with no reality to drag it down.
I KNOW WHY ITS BECAUSE THEY’RE FUCKING AWESOME AND CHEAP
in and out stinks and i hate it and its always been creepy with the fucking verses under the cups and the super strict rules for how you have to look if you work there its a weird control freakfest all the way down
animal style still isnt good WOOOWWW THOUSAND ISLAND AND AMERICAN CHEESE WOOOWW… WOWWWWW
when the first in n out in my hometown opened it was such an event, ridiculous. there were cars lined up at the drive thru for weeks. i’ll admit i would prefer it to like a mcdonalds burger or whatever, and the meatless options were ahead of their time. but that’s all they get!
five guys started their national expansion when i still lived in la, and one opened up by my old apartment. i have been Off Beef for like several decades at this point, but back then despite my nominal abstinence i still indulged in the occasional burg. five guys isn’t even that good, but one bite and like a visual inspection of the french fries were all i needed to confirm that even the idea of there being a rivalry between the two places was a joke. it’s not like there aren’t good burgers in california, in n out is just a false idol
