personally, i would switch out chicken express for golden chick but i'm here for this
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In-N-Out Burgers not coming east. Steak N Shake still secretly the best.
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personally, i would switch out chicken express for golden chick but i'm here for this
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
I paid $8.60 yesterday for a little cheesburgers and fries at Five Guys last night. One tasteless beef pattty.
Fuck Five Guys.
Fuck In n Out too. Open a distribution facility Pennsylvania. You can ship to NY, Ohio, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, Michigan and Kentucky.
Fuck Five Guys.
Fuck In n Out too. Open a distribution facility Pennsylvania. You can ship to NY, Ohio, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, Michigan and Kentucky.
The service is shit though, or at least it was for me
Burger Bar in Mandalay Bay was a better burger and service, though their boozy shake was really bad.
hahaha, another one of those that I just don't get the praise for.
CountAntonius
Member
As a person who lives withing walking distance from five-guys and In n out I finally put that debate to end for myself last year when i had five guys for the first time. haven't been back since. More expensive for something nowhere as good.
ZombiePlatypus
Member
East Coast saltiest coast.
Martinski43
Member
Have tried the trio of In n Out, Five Guys and Shake Shack. As a Swede they blow the fast food chains we have on offer completely out of the water. The burger chains we got are Mcd, burger King and Max who doesnt even sell 100% beef patties. Instead Max has around 80% so its akin to sasuage patty lol, its garbage. We Also have smaller chains like Sibylla etc who also sell that shit meat...
Shake Shack and Five Guys have better patties than In n Out tho. I really like the thicker bagel like buns at In n Out and the animal style.
There are some decent burger places that has popped up in Sweden last 5+ years but it's pricy. Yes even pricier than a full meal at Five guys.
Shake Shack and Five Guys have better patties than In n Out tho. I really like the thicker bagel like buns at In n Out and the animal style.
There are some decent burger places that has popped up in Sweden last 5+ years but it's pricy. Yes even pricier than a full meal at Five guys.
Soapbox Killer
Grand Nagus
I loved In-N-Out back when I lived near Pasadena back in the 90's, but Five Guys is fine for us east coast.
Also, Da Faq is this "least coast" business?
Also, Da Faq is this "least coast" business?
Imperfected
Member
And don't get me wrong, we love eating some greasy Dick's, but sometimes variety is nice.
Forearm Star
Member
They def microwaved my fries when I asked for cheese on them. They put a slice of cheese on my fries and microwaved/threw them in a heater.
Garbage tier
Garbage tier
Basically West Coast = Best Coast, East Coast = Least Coast.
GoldenEye 007
Member
I've been to Golden Chick a few times. It's pretty good. Haven't made it to Chicken Express, though. Generally for stuff like that, I'm at Raising Cane's.
In Texas we have In-n-Out, Shake Shack, Five Guys, Culvers, and Whataburger. Talk about an embarrassment of riches.
Personally I love all of em, but In-n-Out is the best. Why? Because you can get a full meal for $7. The equivalent meal at Five Guys is gonna be like $15. And INO's ingredient quality is every bit as good. At times I crave FG's burger toppings and copious amounts of cajun fries, but I always end up feeling like death after eating there.
Nobody comes close to INO's combination of quality/price IMO. They're basically what McDonalds would be if it used non-shitty ingredients and still charged the same price.
Personally I love all of em, but In-n-Out is the best. Why? Because you can get a full meal for $7. The equivalent meal at Five Guys is gonna be like $15. And INO's ingredient quality is every bit as good. At times I crave FG's burger toppings and copious amounts of cajun fries, but I always end up feeling like death after eating there.
Nobody comes close to INO's combination of quality/price IMO. They're basically what McDonalds would be if it used non-shitty ingredients and still charged the same price.
Stabby McSter
Member
my goodness i love that place
TetraGenesis
Member
I want to try In-N-Out but I literally cannot imagine it being better than Five Guys. There is nothing in the world like Five Guys.
DizzyCaffeine
Member
Why are we even comparing them?!? A Five Guys burger is literally twice as expensive...at least.
GhostWriter24
Member
Rofl, yikes.
perfectchaos007
Member
Fake news.
There is not a Whataburger in Nevada, let alone Las Vegas.
Whataburger operates in 10 states, and Nevada isn't one of them
MisterShine
Member
Fuck are you on about? Their patties are good, then you slap on some complimentary grilled onions, mushrooms, barbecue sauce + pickles and devour that shit. Plus their cajun fries are 10/10.
I hate those stupid 'All in one' found drink machines they have though. No I don't want cherry vanilla sprite or whatever the shit Frankenstein monstrosity you've got brewing in there.
And three times better? You want cheap shit that is edible head to burger king.
It was brought up, so....
Dog Problems
Banned
Yeah, In-N-Out has always been one of those things that I can't figure out how and why it gets so much praise. I mean, it's certainly better than places like McDonald's and Burger King but it's been surpassed by many other, less common places.
Ampersands
Member
I'll think I'll have some In-N-Out tonight in honor of all the East Coast people who will never have a chance to try it.
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
East Coasters need an article to tell them that burgers should cost less than $20.
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Sho_Nuff82
Member
Fuck yes.
I mean in Ventura County we have:
Wendy's
Carl's
McD
Burger King
Habit
Hook
In n Out
Tommy's
5 Guys
Fatburger
Johnny Rocket's
Red Robin
along with an assortment of like various other smaller mom and pop's joints/sit down burger shops.
Like given the choice of all those price ranges, I'd still land on In and Out any day of the week. We're not strapped for choice out here fam.
Wendy's
Carl's
McD
Burger King
Habit
Hook
In n Out
Tommy's
5 Guys
Fatburger
Johnny Rocket's
Red Robin
along with an assortment of like various other smaller mom and pop's joints/sit down burger shops.
Like given the choice of all those price ranges, I'd still land on In and Out any day of the week. We're not strapped for choice out here fam.
Yeah, tried it in Japan and was really surprised considering it was chain curry. We have a few really standout curry places though rather than just big chains.
Forearm Star
Member
King of the trash heap
It's cheap, it's open late, and the shakes are good.
I was comparing it to the regular cheeseburger. Mcdouble is $1.69 cheaper than all that stuff. Just refuting the guys point, McD's is cheaper than in n out.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
So I'm a Canadian and I moved to the American west a few years ago -- as a result I have 30-ish years experience not eating In n Out and a few years experience eating In n Out.
My genuine sense is:
- In the places where In n Out serves, there is nowhere that mixes the cheap price, the food quality, the polite service, and the availability of locations.
- The strawberry shakes are the best, cheapest milkshakes you'll get anywhere
- Animal sauce is pretty good
- The stores really, genuinely are clean and friendly with good service. It's a positive experience.
- The branding game is on point.
I think if you're a tourist, as a one off, In n Out might seem underwhelming because you've heard the hype and then you get the experience and you're like "wait, is that it". But if you live here, I think it'll be a part of your rotation. And by god if you haven't been to Los Angeles in a month or two and you fly back into LAX, you'll get a craving as soon as you drive out of the airport parking lot onto Sepulveda.
Obviously the aggro Californians getting mega mad at anyone declaring it anything less than the most amazing thing ever are wrong, but they'll die of a heart attack in traffic at age 50 so what's the point in arguing?
It is possible to get cheaper food at McDonalds than it is possible to get at In n Out if you are willing to get dollar menu junk, but the price comparison for the main offerings on a 1:1 basis generally leads to In n Out being slightly cheaper, and at the comparable price point the quality comparison is night and day.
The rap wars of the 90s never ended for some people. Myself included.
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
Enough salt in this thread to sprinkle on all the fries
In-n-out came to Texas and got wrecked by local burger chains.
It's not that in-n-out is bad, it's that it has a cult like status for West Coasters, and once you remove the nostalgia of childhood memories of In-n-out, they are merely good affordable fast food burgers.
My guess is their lack of market penetration in the Texas expansion is the primary reason they aren't expanding any more.
There are 3 Austin locations and there is never a line at any of them. P-Terry's and Whataburger won here. I know they did ok with their very first locations (lines and all), but once the early curiosity went away, no one really cares.
It's not that in-n-out is bad, it's that it has a cult like status for West Coasters, and once you remove the nostalgia of childhood memories of In-n-out, they are merely good affordable fast food burgers.
My guess is their lack of market penetration in the Texas expansion is the primary reason they aren't expanding any more.
There are 3 Austin locations and there is never a line at any of them. P-Terry's and Whataburger won here. I know they did ok with their very first locations (lines and all), but once the early curiosity went away, no one really cares.
ArgyleReptile
Banned
Culver's and Cook Out sustain my burger fix. I'll be fine.
tearsintherain
Member
There are two Original Tommy's burgers in Vegas. I wasn't really that impressed, the chili was good but the burger and bun themselves were meh. Freddy's Steakburgers is also in Vegas and does a very similar chili + burger and chili + fries and I think their offerings are much better than Tommy's.
as a vegas resident its fantastic food wise, tons and tons of asian, pizza, burger, and sushi options. Many quite cheap. BBQ has been the big missing one, but a few big expansions have made it a lot better recently. Had cheap korean to go BBQ recently and it was heaven.
In n out is not the best burger, its just the most consistent at the lowest price. While I am doing low carb, I tend to get an double double animal style protein style. It comes out the exact same no matter which in n out I go to, and it costs like $4. Its REALLY hard to beat that, price wise and food quantity wise and fresh/quality wise, anywhere else.
The pattys are never frozen and all the veggies taste crisp and super fresh. If you don't eat a lot of fast food you NOTICE the difference in food taste, other fast food places heavily salt their food to mask quality but you don't get that over salty taste from good places like In n out, etc.
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