How do you like your In-'N-Out?

[Boingonut]

No, I'm not talking about sex, I'm talking about the restaurant;)

Now that I have been living in Southen California for almost 2 years I have started to get that glazed over look on my face that many of the natives get when thinking about In-'N-Out. So what is your favorite In-'N-Out meal, mine is:

Double Double Animal Style hold the tomato, fries and a Neapolitan shake

Whats your favorite?

[Not Afraid]

Double meat, no spread, with ketchup and mustard, raw onions. Fries. Chcolate shake when I'm being totally bad.

[wendybeth]

I'm going to have to eat there next visit- I've never been there, and I hear it's very good. (Which means it's very bad for you, right?)

[mousepod]

"The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him." Double Double. Hold the cheese.

[CoasterMatt]

Double Double plain with grilled onions, fries and a Dr. Pepper.

[Snowflake]

Never been. Next trip, surely.
Gosh, but I am hungry right now.....

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Double-double, animal-style with a coke.

[Alex]

Lived in California for 8 years (and about half a mile from one for a year) and have never eaten there.

Their french fries are terrible and they don't exactly have many options if you don't eat beef. Lani, however, likes whatever the bigger one is with everything but the bun.

[FEJ]

Double Double, Spread the lettuce (no tomato), Grilled Onions.
Fries
Root Beer

[BarTopDancer]

I used to order:

double meat
animal style, raw onions instead, x-tra pickles
dr. pepper, root beer or a strawbery shake

Now I order
grilled cheese
animal style, raw onions instead, x-tra pickles
dr. pepper or root beer

If I order fries they are either animal style, or x-tra crispy w/ a side of spread.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I didn't know you could get extra crispy fries. I love them the way they are but I'm intrigued.

I've been good most of the time lately:
#3 - Hamburger, grilled onions, fries and a coke
or
Hamburger Animal Style, hold the pickles, grilled onions, and a coke

Bad:
Hamburger Animal Style, hold the pickles, grilled onions, fries, and a chocolate shake.

After that meal I'm a sleepy beached whale.

I've never had a double...I think it would kill me. Maybe if I went Protein Style, but I really gotta have the bread.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

After that meal I'm a sleepy beached whale.



Funny you should mention that. Due to this thread, we had to go there tonight and try two new items, a neopolitan shake and animal-style fries. Both were quite tasty although the fries would have been better without the spread, IMO.

And now, beached whale syndrome slowly creeps in...

:)

[BarTopDancer]

I didn't know you could get extra crispy fries. I love them the way they are but I'm intrigued.

It's one of their secret menu items. They take longer to cook (obviously), so if you're in a rush I don't recommend them.

I've never had a double...I think it would kill me. Maybe if I went Protein Style, but I really gotta have the bread.

The alternative is double meat, no cheese, or double meat and cheese but no extra bun. I found that the extra meat helped prevent the beached whale syndrome. But now I get it since I cut out the meat.

And I think I shall have In n Out tomorrow.

[Prudence]

What the hell is animal style? I mean, I know what I'm thinking of, but that doesn't generally involve fast food restaurants.

[BarTopDancer]

What the hell is animal style? I mean, I know what I'm thinking of, but that doesn't generally involve fast food restaurants.

Much like the RHPS you can't know until you've tried it. :evil: ;) :p

watches Alex run from this thread...

[tracilicious]

I went to In N Out last week. The girl at the drive through gave me my drinks and went to get the food. I saw the next person's drinks sitting on the counter in a holder with straws in the holder too. This reminded me that I needed to make sure I got my straws. I looked over at my drinks and the straws were already in them, paper completely off. This weirded me out big time, but the girl handed me my food so quickly and rushed off that I didn't have a chance to say anything. I thought about waiting there, but I figured, what's the worst that could happen? So I risked it.

On topic:

Single w/cheese, w/onions and extra pickles, no sauce, with ketchup and mustard, fries, chocolate shake.

Michael likes his plain.

[scaeagles]

Don't care for their shakes. But now that I'm eating again, double double no tomato raw onion.

[Kevy Baby]

There are (http://www.tiburon-belvedere.com/cgi/home.cgi?c=In_N_Out) a lot of sites devoted to covering the "Secret Menu" though they mostly all list the same things. You can even find one abbreviated listing on In N Out's own web site (http://www.in-n-out.com/secretmenu.asp).

When not doing low carb, it is a Double Double Animal Style, no pickles, fries and an extra large iced-tea. On low carb it is a 3X3, Protein Style, Animal Style No Pickles and an iced tea (no fries - duh). I like to enjoy a cheddar Thin Krisp with this if I can.

Susan gets a Cheeseburger with grilled onions and spread only, fries and a medium or large Coke with extra ice.

[SacTown Chronic]

3X3

[MickeyLumbo]

3X3

now i'm drooling thinking about all that meat:p

[Gemini Cricket]

Double double no onions.
Fries no salt.
Choc shake or iced tea.
:)

[SacTown Chronic]

now i'm drooling thinking about all that meat:p
Don't forget the cheese!

[Scrooge McSam]

*Scrooge munches another celery stick and envies everybody involved in this thread.*

[Gemini Cricket]

I like my In-N-Out like I like my men:
Hot, fresh, a little bit o' cheese, nice buns and no onions...


animal style...


:D

[CoasterMatt]

I'll take a plateful of White Castle sliders over In N Out anyday, though...

Or even a Culver's Butterburger with a frozen custard. (especially their Caramel Apple sundae- I plan side trips around visits to Culvers for that one) :D

[Gemini Cricket]

Judas!
:lightning strikes, thunder booms:

:D

[CoasterMatt]

I guess I'm really a heretic, cuz I'll go to In N Out for my burger, then get fries from the McDonalds down the street :D

[Gemini Cricket]

I guess I'm really a heretic, cuz I'll go to In N Out for my burger, then get fries from the McDonalds down the street :D
Mmmm, sacrelicious...

[tracilicious]

Mmmm, sacrelicious...


Did someone call my name?

[CoasterMatt]

Song titles that come to mind for this thread...

"The Legend of the Golden Arches" and "Cruising For Burgers" by Frank Zappa :)

[mousepod]

Y'know, I have to thank CoasterMatt for bringing up White Castle. There were no In-n-out burgers in New Jersey, so a sack of sliders, onion rings and an extra thick shake at 4am was always the perfect end to a night on the town.

That was, of course, until I discovered Gray's Papaya. 2 grilled all-beef hot dogs with wet onions, dijon mustard and kraut with a medium papaya drink for $1.85. My mouth is watering already. Thankfully, I'm going to NY tomorrow so I will have the ability to indulge. And indulge I shall.

[tracilicious]

McDonald's is the place
hamburgers in your face
french fries up your nose
and pickles between your toes!

[SzczerbiakManiac]

I may be am a freak, but the first In-N-Out burger I ever had was a total grease bomb and I have had no desire to ever have another one. I know people swear by them, but mine was not at all appealing.

[tracilicious]

Y'know, I have to thank CoasterMatt for bringing up White Castle. There were no In-n-out burgers in New Jersey, so a sack of sliders, onion rings and an extra thick shake at 4am was always the perfect end to a night on the town.

That was, of course, until I discovered Gray's Papaya. 2 grilled all-beef hot dogs with wet onions, dijon mustard and kraut with a medium papaya drink for $1.85. My mouth is watering already. Thankfully, I'm going to NY tomorrow so I will have the ability to indulge. And indulge I shall.


Ok, I've had the White Castle burgers that come frozen and they were so disgusting. Is this the same thing?

[CoasterMatt]

Not even close!

(Even when you steam the frozen ones per the instructions on the box, it's just NOWHERE NEAR THE SAME!)

[Ghoulish Delight]

Double meat, animal style, no fries.

and I hear it's very good. (Which means it's very bad for you, right?)Actually, compared to all other fast food burgers, In-n-Out burgers are significantly better for you. For instance:

Famous Star: 590 Calories, 50g carbs, 24g protien, 32g fat (9g sat.), 70mg cholesteral, 910mg sodium

In-n-Out burger: 390 Calories, 39g carbs, 16g protien, 19g fat (5g sat.), 40mg cholesteral, 650mg sodium.

[mousepod]

Ok, I've had the White Castle burgers that come frozen and they were so disgusting. Is this the same thing?

Not really. The only way to truly appreciate a White Castle is to actually go into the restaurant in the middle of the night and watch them prepare 'em.

First, they ladle out chopped onions onto a very hot grill.
Then, they take the burgers (square little things with 5 holes) and lay them on top of the onions. A good White Castle cook can deal the burgers onto the grill with the finesse of a great Vegas blackjack dealer.
Next, the buns are placed on top of the burgers. Bottom half directly onto the burger, and top on top of the bottom. Since the burgers are perforated and the grill is so hot, they are never flipped.
Finally, with a spatula, the cook lifts each burger from the grill, inverts it, adds ketchup (and/or cheese), sticks the top half of the bun in its rightful place and slides the burger into a box.
Ten burgers make a sack.

Eat 'em hot. Chew minimally.

When I was in high school, they were informally known as "sliders", "belly bombers" or "murder burgers".

White Castle was an important part of growing up in the 'burbs. Local punk band Ism wrote the classic tune "White Castle at 3AM", that went something like this:
Headin' home from the city
Friday night at 3 am
We stopped into the Castle
Man was we starvin'
Cracked a couple jokes I grabbed a number
And I got on line
Horsemeat tastes excellénte
When it's cooked in grease and grime
There it is, there it is
Stickin' out like a sore thumb
I'm ready for some action
But the catmeat got my tongue
Don't fondle with McDonalds
Or have a fling with the King
Just hassle with the Castle
At 3 in the morning
Fast food service at 3 am
Hang out till the wee-wee hours of the morning
Got my meal ticket to the restroom
And I let the fun begin
Hamburgers for breakfast, why not?
You're getting toilet trained right in the parking lot
I wanna have a contest
To see how many burgers we can stuff down
In sixty seconds flat
Do you think that's fair enough now
You're walking home with ringworm
It's getting light outside
You're singing that same song
You've been singin' all night
And everybody singin'
Murder Burger
Murder Burger
Murder Burger on a drunken night
Kaopectate
Kaopectate
Kaopectate makes you feel alright
Murder Burger
Murder Burger
Murder Burger on a drunken night
Alka Seltzer
Alka Seltzer
Alka Seltzer makes you feel alright

[Ponine]

Not really. The only way to truly appreciate a White Castle is to actually go into the restaurant in the middle of the night and watch them prepare 'em.

I agree.
However... they do have a similar flavor to the frozen, so if you werent intrigued you might not like them.

But I agree with Mousepod, the middle of the night is the best way. But for me, I loved walking with my cousins, buying thirty or forty and going home to the aunts and uncles and sharing.
This ritual would occur many times during my vacations as a child, Esp, the first day.

[Not Afraid]

I've never had a White Castle.

[innerSpaceman]

The song by my namesake band notwithstanding, I really miss me some White Castle burgers.

In-and-Out is barely a poorman's substitute.

I'd never heard of 'Animal Style' before. And now that I have, I can studiously avoid it (I loathe mustard).

[Gemini Cricket]

I've never had a White Castle.
Me neither.

[innerSpaceman]

No White Castles in Boston???

[Gemini Cricket]

No White Castles in Boston???
Not sure. We don't eat fast food much now that we left In-n-Out country. Even then, we only did it once in a great while...
:)

[blueerica]

White Castle is good, but Gemini Cricket is BETTER...

I'm glad I scanned this thread before I typed what I was going to type:

I like my In & Out, like I like my In-Out In-Out...

Double-double, animal style, with cheese...

;)

Actually, I either get the cheese burger regular style or animal style with cheese...

And BTD: How can you have animal style with no animal in there? I mean, really... ;)

[mousepod]

Now I'm in major White Castle drool mode. Just visited the website. I think I need this glow-in-the-dark White Castle pillowcase with "Time to hit the sack" written on it.
http://www.kingpro.com/white_castle/images/products/WC245.jpg

[BarTopDancer]

And BTD: How can you have animal style with no animal in there? I mean, really... ;)

:p

It's all in the spread baby.

All this talk of In n Out makes me want pickles. Pickles makes me want to go to the deli. I blame you :p

[SzczerbiakManiac]

White Castle is good, but Gemini Cricket is BETTER...Puffy is good, but Wu-Tang is the best. Wu-Tang is for the chillren.

[Ponine]

I've never had a White Castle.
But you grew up out here right? This doesnt surprise me. I dont know that I would know what White Castles were had I not spent every summer in Indiana as a kid. And if you didnt know, why would you ever even buy the box in the frozen section? You'd not understand why it was there.

And I dont think you're the sort that when you travel you make a point to visit the local greasy burger joint.

Now I'm in major White Castle drool mode. Just visited the website. I think I need this glow-in-the-dark White Castle pillowcase with "Time to hit the sack" written on it.
omg.... too cool.

[Not Afraid]

But you grew up out here right? This doesnt surprise me. I dont know that I would know what White Castles were had I not spent every summer in Indiana as a kid. And if you didnt know, why would you ever even buy the box in the frozen section? You'd not understand why it was there.



Yeah, I'm a So Cal native. But, I've been all over the country. But, somehow I missed WC.

[CoasterMatt]

Steak N Shake is also fairly good - reminds me an awful lot of Bob's Big Boy, and there's one close to WDW that we hit every time we're in Orlando

[innerSpaceman]

:confused: Why is it called 'Animal Style' when it adds no animal product? :confused:

[BarTopDancer]

:confused: Why is it called 'Animal Style' when it adds no animal product? :confused:

Because it can be so messy you could look like a pig while eating it? (that's my guess).

[tracilicious]

I think it's because animals eat veggies, and that is what you are adding.

[Ponine]

Steak N Shake is also fairly good - reminds me an awful lot of Bob's Big Boy, and there's one close to WDW that we hit every time we're in Orlando
I had forgotten about Steak N Shake!!!!!!! Oh wow....
checkers... I see checkers in my memory...........

NA, really.... the one we always went to in Indianapolis was next to nothing, and this white shack. (well a castle, but not something that jumped out)
I love them, and I would know to go to it if I saw a white castle anywhere... but I never had the impression they would jump out to the eye that didnt know what they were.

[blueerica]

Deli *drool*

[Gemini Cricket]

Deli *drool*
I know. Thanks, BTD, now I want pickles.
:)

[Not Afraid]

Johnny Reb's has fried pickles. They are soooooo good. They don't sound like they would be, but MAN are they addicting.

[CoasterMatt]

I just baked some brownies...

I'm gonna make Rose chicken fusilli so she can come home to a nice dinner tonight

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Johnny Reb's has fried pickles. They are soooooo good. They don't sound like they would be, but MAN are they addicting.Now I'm (literally) drooling over the thought of Johnny Reb's hush puppies....

[Snowflake]

Johnny Reb's has fried pickles. They are soooooo good. They don't sound like they would be, but MAN are they addicting.
Pickled tomatoes from Carnegie Deli (or Gus' pickles in NYC).....now I'm drooling

[BarTopDancer]

Pickled tomatoes from Carnegie Deli (or Gus' pickles in NYC).....now I'm drooling

Erica make it stop! :p

I know. Thanks, BTD, now I want pickles.

Not just pickles. Deli pickles. From the deli (for those who don't know, the deli is Katella Deli in Los Al).

yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuum.

[Not Afraid]

We used to provide veggies for the San Diego Zoo for the animals to eat. The "industry" term is "Forage". I'm changing the name of animal Style to Forage Style. Makes sense, no?

[Promo-Man]

Cheeseburger, grilled onions, fries and a medium diet.
Now at Johnny Reb's have to have the sweet potato fries

[Not Afraid]

RON!

Hey, I need to talk to you. Your email got returned. Please PM me your correct email.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

So I read this thread last night and share it with Matthew. Within 20 minutes, we are headed to In-n-Out. Now, I just get home from work and all I want is some good deli. Preferrably a corned beef and swiss on rye with a knish on the side. Of course, there in nothing like that within driving distance but my inner cravings do not understand that. All I know is that the planned Trader Joes spinach pie with Feta sounded great this morning. Now, not so great.

And Mousepod, I am so jealous that you are going to NY. Man, I miss the food! The pizza, the baked pasta, the italian ices, the knishes, etc... Eat something yummy for me, ok?

[Prudence]

I had no idea we were so backwater up here. No In-n-Out, no White Castle - pretty much no anything that's been mentioned thus far.

[BarTopDancer]

So I read this thread last night and share it with Matthew. Within 20 minutes, we are headed to In-n-Out. Now, I just get home from work and all I want is some good deli. Preferrably a corned beef and swiss on rye with a knish on the side. Of course, there in nothing like that within driving distance but my inner cravings do not understand that.

If I end up going to Katella Deli I'll let you know so you can come with ;)

[Tramspotter]

I get

Double double animal style with extra grilled onions

You can also get your fries Animal style.

But thats for when I'm feeling really bad you almost cant finish em.

[Kevy Baby]

:confused: Why is it called 'Animal Style' when it adds no animal product? :confused:It's just a name

[NickO'Time]

I get

Double double animal style with extra grilled onions

You can also get your fries Animal style.

But thats for when I'm feeling really bad you almost cant finish em.
Ditto good stuff!

[Gemini Cricket]

I think this thread is a conspiracy to make me want to move back to California.
In-N-Out...drooool.
:)

[flippyshark]

Say, I just ate at that very Steak N' Shake last week. You have to be careful. On certain nights, there are two clowns at that restaurant, making balloon animals and generally lousing the place up with their scary chipperness. Also, that's the most cleanliness-challenged S&S in the area. But I eat there anyway.

Oh, I like my In n' Out just basic double double. Maybe I'll indulge this weekend.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Not a fan of In-n-Out but I crave me the White Castles! I tried the frozen ones once, and once was enough. Nasty.

The real ones? Fresh? OMG. yes. My mom laughs at me every time I go home, we have to stop and feed my addiction. My dad understood; the White Castle stop on the way home was mandatory.

[Alex]

I never understood the White Castle thing. Maybe you have to grow up with them. When I did a trip with a group of people into White Castle country one person in the group insisted we stop. Everybody who had never had one before didn't really care for them (I didn't have one myself since they're made of cow so maybe I'd love them).

But whenever I visit the parents I do have to stop for lunch at Burgerville, so I understand the compulsion.

[AllyOops!]

No, I'm not talking about sex, I'm talking about the restaurant;)

Whats your favorite?

I'm not really a big ol' hamburger luv-ah. :( If I had to choose any burger, the only ones I really dig are McDonald's cheeseburgers (no, I'm not going to hamburger hell!)

I like hot dogs best! Carney's is the absolute hot doggity (literally)! I always feel guilty eating meat. I wish I had the strength to give it up. If I had to have In-N-Out? Protein style I suppose, with cheese. No sauce. Just ketchup & mustard. Can I choose Carney's instead? Der Weinerschnitzel? Wait..I like those 'nilla milkshakes In-N-Out serves. And the strawberry shakes are my favorite! I haven't had one in years! Yum!

As for sex? That's with my boyfriend, animal-style, with me spread. :p

[Prudence]

Oooh....we do have Burgermaster up here. They're pretty cool.


Oooh! Dick's! How could I forget Dick's?

[wendybeth]

I was gonna remind you of that, Prudence. Not to mention that we unleashed the evil that is Starbucks on an unsuspecting, not fully caffeinated population!

Do you have Zip's over there? Best tarter sauce anywhere.

[Prudence]

Except that I don't drink coffee, so Starbucks is never the first thing on my mind. But I am really ashamed that I didn't think of the Seattle instutition that is Dick's. Hell, wasn't it even in Singles? Or am I imagining things?

[wendybeth]

I think it was. My friend's brother was!

[Prudence]

Cool! My friend from dance class was in the Twin Peaks pilot. Which is vaguely food related, if you consider the pie.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

How could I forget Dick's?

How, indeed.



:)

[wendybeth]

Cool! My friend from dance class was in the Twin Peaks pilot. Which is vaguely food related, if you consider the pie.
I like pie.

MBC- would you please get your mind out of ....wherever it is? We're talking about serious, drive-in greasy, heart attack inducing, calorie and carb inundating and easy on the checkbook quasi-food here! We got over the name back in the Seventies!

;-)

[Prudence]

I like pie.
:cakes:

Oh no - that was the other thread where I was craving IHOP.

[Kevy Baby]

I like pie.I don't want to be a pie. I don't like gravy.

[libraryvixen]

Hamburger animal style, no lettuce no pickles.
Extra crispy fries with a side of spread.

mmmm

[alphabassettgrrl]

I never understood the White Castle thing. Maybe you have to grow up with them.
Maybe so. I did, practically raised on the things, dad *loved* them and I learned to. They have other things on the menu now, so mom can find food when she stops for me to feed the craving on the way home from the airport. Never get enough White Castle! :)

[Alex]

I did experience Dick's before giving up meat. I can't remember if I liked it.

[wendybeth]

I did experience Dick's before giving up meat. I can't remember if I liked it.

There's something just incredibly obscene about this post.

[Alex]

I have no idea what you're talking about.

[Gemini Cricket]

There's something just incredibly obscene about this post.
Ahem.
I like pie.
:D

I could never give up meat. Never!
:D

[Kevy Baby]

There's something just incredibly obscene about this post.Or quote worthy.

[Tito's Kitten]

Wow... How quickly the topic can change hmmmmmmmmm.....

By the way, I dig a plain single lettuce and cheese burger. That is all. I have some sort of phobia about tomatoes in my sandwiches, salads, and burgers. Oh and I hate any sort of liquid oozzzzzzzzzzzzing out of my sandwich or burger. SO no mayo, no spread of any sort. Although I just recently gave up cheese for a while and quite frankly I can't eat a burger without cheese. I guess I don't really like the taste of fast food meat. Kind of gross.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Ha! I thought I was the only one on the planet who eats my burgers "plain"! Thanks. :)

[Tito's Kitten]

Oh no my dear!!! You could say we are burger purists.:cool:

[CoasterMatt]

Hey, I always eat my burgers "plain" - with the sometimes exception of onions and/or chili

[Tito's Kitten]

Well then, CoasterMatt you are a purist as well.:cool: