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.

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

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.

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

Not even close!

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

Double meat, animal style, no fries.

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.

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:

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.

I've never had a White Castle.

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).