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From: "Rick Massey" 
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Subject: Re: In and Out Burger
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 01:57:55 -0500
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"Jeff Edwards"  wrote in message 
news:Q_ednWNXoo2d42bSnZ2dnUVZ_jAAAAAA@giganews.com...
> "OCSDFW"  wrote in news:jss4np$4kb$1@dont-email.me:
>
>> Finally gave this place a shot. Try not to eat fast food to often but
>> was hungry and driving by the new one in Plano so thought what the
>> hell.  From past reviews learned that you should eat there instead of
>> too go since fry's may not be as good.  Anyways order from the 3
>> choices they had for combos. Got the single combo with fry's and
>> drink.  Place was a little crowded so expected a wait for food to be
>> ready.  Got my order.  Burger was just like a Whataburger Jr. except
>> for the sauce.  Fry's where cut but I must of gotten the bottom of the
>> basket since most of my fry's where bits and pieces all about 2" or
>> less in size.  Halfway through the meal the fry's were already tasting
>> cold and old.  Burger was ok but again I was thinking this a
>> Whataburger jr with different sauce.  End of the day I would not go
>> back again.  Its all hype like I thought it would be.  Combo was
>> priced to high and could of just gone to Whataburger and go a larger
>> burger for less money and just mixed some ketchup, mayo, mustard, and
>> pepper if I wanted a special sauce.  Yea frozen fry's there but at
>> least they hold their own through the meal.
>>
>
> I have friends from California who are absolutely mystified by my
> insistance that I can get a better meal at Whataburger without standing in
> line.  It's all nostalgia.  In-n-Out is OK, but just OK.  It's just a
> frigging burger.  At Whataburger, at least I can get a bigger, fresher-
> tasting burger with jalapenos.

I find it interesting that in all comparisons I've heard folks compare In 
and Out to Whataburger. A friend of mine, in discussing this very same topic 
this morning, said it was because Whataburger is the gold standard for fast 
food chain burgers. I can't argue with that. Whataburger also doesn't have 
the disadvantage of them putting scriptures on your food.
I haven't heard if In and Out is a "fresh meat" burger company like Sonic, 
Wendy's, and Whataburger, though I suspect that they aren't, as that's 
rather rare out in California due to logistics. (Yes, you can get fresh meat 
out there, but fast food places tend not to have that option, and I've been 
told there are a dearth of Sonic and Wendy's locations out that way) 

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