She runs it "animal style!"
-- Sorry, I just had to.
this post was submitted on 18 Apr 2024
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How is it not typical? I was deeply underwhelmed the one time I went there.
I'm with you. People love this place, but the half dozen times I've been there, it's been thoroughly mediocre. It's not bad, but it's not this amazing pinnacle of burgers either. And I truly don't understand why people are in love with "animal style," aka make my burger as messy as possible.
Its a cheap burger joint, I think the confusion is caused by a mix-up of expectations.
I was in SLC a few weeks ago and got a double-double combo for under 10$. I feel like there are very few places left that even offer something that could be viewed as a meal for that price. Plus they treat their employees well and their locations Ive been to are very clean.
Are they prefect, no, but we put them on a pedestal because they are how a crappy fast food joint should be run.
What you said makes sense and I completely understand why this would make them popular. They should be applauded for their cleanliness and good treatment of their employees. Those are great! However what I don't get is why people act like their burgers are top tier when they're clearly not.
They are absolutely top tier in their category (fast food and cheap). You can’t compare them to a $20 monster burger.
They absolutely aren't. I'm not comparing them to some $20 burger. I'm comparing them to other fast food burgers, and in that comparison, they're decidedly average.
Do you honestly think a jack in the box or McDonald's burger is better?
I admit I am biased. When I was a kid they were only in Southern California and we would always get them when visiting family down there. I 100% have some nostalgia bias. But objectively they have high quality ingredients and are prepared well to your liking. A lot of people complain about the fries (you can order them light well or well), but fries made from potatoes rather than some abomination invented in a lab are a selling point in my book.
Are McDonald's burgers better? No. Are Wendy's? Yes. I haven't had Jack in the Box in almost 10 years (none in my area), so I can't compare them directly.
Their fries seem like their burgers to me: good, but not remarkable. They're certainly better than BK fries and the current Wendy's fries (the old Wendy's fries were better).
I'm not sure what you mean about the lab thing, though. The vast majority of the fries I've had have just been sliced and fried potatoes.
Culver's, Habit, Smashburger, Five Guys. I don't eat out much, but even I can easily name several off the top of my head.
McDonald's burgers better? No. Are Wendy's? Yes
Maybe it's the one you tried or something but, no, not by a long shot, at least not on average.
What makes In n Out better is the freshness of everything. Crispy fresh lettuce, crunchy quality pickle, thick cut fresh not slimy tomatoes, etc. It's basically a fast food version of the small town burger joints you see everywhere in California. Everyone heres got their local burger joint with quality ingredients, In n Out is basically a step down off of that in chain form. I'd almost classify most fast food burgers as one "kind" and In-N-Out/joint places as another with how vastly different they are despite being the same ingredients.
Wendy's is one of the better fast food burgers but if you prefer it then it's likely the grease and salt and other addictive stuff in them. Or the bacon. I can get behind the bacon being a plus.
Fresh everything? We're definitely not going to the same In N Out.
Lettuce on an in n out? Fucking when???
Well, obviously tastes differ, but I have yet to see any traditional fast food restaurant have anywhere near the lines and demand that In&Out has. More often then not, the lines are too much and I’ve often given up and gone to other spots when the lines are insane.
Call it hype, but I really think that they are leaps and bounds better than any other chain fast food places.
Show me you've never been to a Culver's.
Haha no shit. Culver's stomps the fuck out of in n out
Yea, it's nothing impressive. I think it's popular because it's "popular". Nothing impressive, but consistently average. Though I've also heard it's much better the closer to the original locations you get, so who knows.