In and Out Burger Rumor (utah?)

**cdlv** · 03-23-2007, 07:45 AM

fatburger does crush in & out. luckily i have both to choose from within a 2 mile radius to know this.

**cramer** · 03-23-2007, 07:47 AM

highly overrated

id have to say bullshit. For fast food, its pretty good.

**The Dad** · 03-23-2007, 09:26 AM

Originally Posted by runethechamp

You just don't know the trick with the fries from In 'n Out. You HAVE to eat them while they're warm, preferrably before the burger. If you wait for them to cool off you're screwed (or at least they don't taste as good anymore).

Same thing's true about Mickey Ds. And their fries bitch-slap INNO's to kingdom come.

For fast food burgers, sorry, but I'll take BK or Carl's over INNO any day of the week. Not to mention, only two members of my family eat red meat (me and BurgerBoy, natch), so INNO is hardly worth the effort.

But what cracks me up is the INNO in Davis, right off I-80, right across from Redrum. In the amount of time it takes the suckers to crawl through that drive thru, I've gotten a real burger. Yummm.

**cj001f** · 03-23-2007, 09:38 AM

Originally Posted by alpinedad

Same thing's true about Mickey Ds. And their fries bitch-slap INNO's to kingdom come.

If you want fake and manufactured, sure.

INNO fries = fresh real potatoes. If you don't like them, maybe you don't like french fries. Their burgers are fresh, unlike Carls or <shudder> BK

**boarddad** · 03-23-2007, 09:42 AM

Fatburger = truth in advertizing. Gotta respect that. I'd still choose In N' Out though. I've had better burgers @ solitary Mom n' Pop type places but never from a chain. Gotta love how they hire bright kids to work there and pay them relatively well too.

Concur that you have to eat the fries hot out of the bag, but if you want them really, really fresh order them without salt. They make batches of fries with salt so they'll have to make you your own special order without salt. They'll look at you funny when you then ask for salt for your unsalted fries, but believe me, you won't be the first to order them that way.

**The Dad** · 03-23-2007, 10:00 AM

Originally Posted by cj001f

INNO fries = fresh real potatoes

... prepared badly.

So yeah, if I have to choose between fresh, real and bad on the one hand, and frozen, fake and good on the other, well, I'm either taking door number 2 or door number 3 (abstention, which is what I tend to do with Mickey D's fries anyway, or for that matter, Mickey D's generally).

**3DB** · 03-23-2007, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by Rockband

Good Times puts up quite the fight, their bacon guac burger is heavenly. Completely different style fries but equally as delicious.

Back in school, my roommates were taking some sort of accounting course and as a term project they looked at the balance sheets for Good Times. Apparently that company has never turned a profit in their entire existence (and they've been around for a while). The conclusion: Good Times is a money-laundering operation. But a tasty one.

If there's any truth to this, I'd expect a border war if In-N-Out tries to advance toward CO. Moab will be Ground Zero.

**cj001f** · 03-23-2007, 10:04 AM

Originally Posted by alpinedad

... prepared badly.

we will have to agree to disagree on that. Fake = prepared badly

**iceman** · 03-23-2007, 10:06 AM

Obligatory Five Guys shout-out right here.

**Joey Bag O' Donuts** · 03-23-2007, 10:07 AM

Originally Posted by Arty50

Heck, SLT has several burger joints that are quite a bit better than In-N-Out. But for a quick drive-thru burger chain, they're light years ahead of everyone else.

Oh god how I love Izzy's

, Can't wait to get up to Tahoe for the 4th of July to devour some california avocado burgers, you gonna be around for the 4th Arty?

**tenB** · 03-23-2007, 10:11 AM

Originally Posted by 3DB

Back in school, my roommates were taking some sort of accounting course and as a term project they looked at the balance sheets for Good Times. Apparently that company has never turned a profit in their entire existence (and they've been around for a while). The conclusion: Good Times is a money-laundering operation. But a tasty one.

If there's any truth to this, I'd expect a border war if In-N-Out tries to advance toward CO. Moab will be Ground Zero.

I hope your roomates learned that balance sheets don't show profits or losses. I don't care if Good Times makes a profit, they make one tasty burger!

**boarddad** · 03-23-2007, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by alpinedad

... prepared badly.

So yeah, if I have to choose between fresh, real and bad on the one hand, and frozen, fake and good on the other, well, I'm either taking door number 2 or door number 3 (abstention, which is what I tend to do with Mickey D's fries anyway, or for that matter, Mickey D's generally).

I'm no fry expert but...

In N' Out way;
Peel potato
Slice potato
drop potato in boiling oil
Remove, add salt, serve

MacD's way;
Peel Potato
Slice potato
add some kind of potato preservative (I prefer not to ask what that might be)
freeze potato
Ship frozen, preserved potato across country in large truck
drop frozen preserved potato into boiling oil
remove, add salt, serve

I'm with you, I usually forgo the fries altogether but if I'm going to eat fries I know which one I'd choose...

**MacDaddy** · 03-23-2007, 10:21 AM

IMO If you like "fresh" INNO is hands down the best burger out there.
the fries are made fresh to order.
The "Animal Style Grilled" double cheese is tits

RedB beat me to it, I think that the produce or lack there of will be the logistical challenge for UT stores

I actually I hope that they DONT EVER come to UT because it will devalue the brand (for me) and it will lose the some of the mystique, and pomp & circumstance in my not to often enough visits to INNO when I travel to CA or NV.

BLOOD SWEAT STEEL · 03-23-2007, 10:39 AM

This thread is making me hungry.

**SLAYER** · 03-23-2007, 10:51 AM

Who needs In and Out when you have Astro & Olympus Burgers. Best bacon cheeseburger and fires in town IMO.

**Arty50** · 03-23-2007, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by Joey Bag O' Donuts

Oh god how I love Izzy's

, Can't wait to get up to Tahoe for the 4th of July to devour some california avocado burgers, you gonna be around for the 4th Arty?

Izzy's is damn good. So is Burger Lounge. But for gourmet action, The Tudor Pub has the burger equivalent of the leg spreader.

No clue on the 4th. I'm currently seeking out new avenues of employment (aka. getting the fuck out of here), so we'll see.

**The Dad** · 03-23-2007, 11:07 AM

Of course, my actual favorite burger these days is the "Roy-Al with Cheese" at A Tavola. 1/2 lb certified angus, sharp cheddar, caramelized onions, pickles, tomatoes, shredded lettuce, and special sauce, on a french roll. It's what the Big Mac wants to be when it grows up.

Oh, and accompanied by really, truly, fresh and tasty fries.

Yum.

**MapleSyrup** · 03-24-2007, 02:02 AM

WHITE SPOT BITCHES!

I'm surprised that none of the Canadian mags have brought this up. The 'Triple O' is dank.

**P_McPoser** · 03-24-2007, 09:02 AM

It's still fast food.

**backpack** · 03-24-2007, 09:30 AM

I'm going to head to the dining hall for a greasy yet juicy cheesburger lovingly prepared on a huge well seasoned griddle by a little hispanic woman who can barely reach the patties at the back to flip them.

Grade D meat? Check.
Added grease from a griddle that was used for Bacon until 11am? Check.
Processed cheese product? Check.
Lightly toasted/buttered bun? Check.

Plus, if I really want to have a heart attack I can go back for more as much as I want for the next 8 hours.

Oh, and they have sweet potato fries and tater tots. Beat that.

**72Twenty** · 03-24-2007, 09:33 AM

For fast food, I still prefer to think outside the bun.

**backpack** · 03-24-2007, 09:34 AM

Originally Posted by 72Twenty

For fast food, I still prefer to think outside the bun.

Wow, just seeing that logo made me throw up in my mouth a little.

**Tippster** · 03-24-2007, 09:45 AM

Seriously - with Chipotle and/or Baja Fresh nearly everywhere now why the fuck would you go to the Bell?

Another vote for Five Guys (if you're in the I95 corridor.) Last time I was in one I watched a cook get chewed out by his manayer for squishing the patty to make it cook faster... "NO, HOMES! You lose all the juice! They'll wait!"