In N Out Burger..............review of a fast food place?

Yes, review of a fast food place.  I have been coming to LA for many years now. Everyone is always talking about the best burgers are In N Out.  I have never gotten one as I thought I would always want something better than just a fast food burger.  Well an opportunity had come up where a fast food burger was just what I needed.

I called my good friend Roger for some advice on what to get as I was about to pop my cherry.  Roger recommended the Double Double with onions.  For you folks not familiar with that order, it is basically a double cheeseburger.  Roger said to me that he does not recommend that I eat this in the car as it is a messy burger and the 5 min. I am taking to eat it there is well worth it.

Roger is a wise man.

The burger is a griddled burger with melted cheese and smothered fried onions.  Topped with crispy cool lettuce, a dressing that is similar to thousand island and buttery bun.  Messy it is and delicious is not doing the burger justice.  We tend to go to the mainstream McDonalds and Burger King back home and I'm now seeing a real appreciation for some of the upper end fast food burger joints. This is fast food, but it's fast food to order.  so you don't have a stack of stuff sitting drying up under heat lamps.  The other popular item they have are fresh cut potato fires.  You see them peeling them and shoe string cutting them in the back before they bathe in hot oil and dressed in some light salt.  I noticed that some people had cheese and chili on their fries but I didn't see it on the menu.  Roger said there are a few secrets to the well informed that the novice like myself would miss out on.  There is always next time.

I ate outside because being from New England, we have had a heck of a winter so dining Al Fresco is a real treat for me these days.  I actually sat near where people put their orders in for drive through.  It's great to hear how everyone takes their burger.  I think about 15 people ordered while i was sitting there and each were different.  But one of the cool things that the order takers ask is if they are planning to eat in the car.  so I'm sure they have rigged up something to catch the potential mess that these juicy burgers can make.

If you see an In N Out burger and you are looking for a bad for you meal, go and enjoy.  But remember to work out before or after.

http://www.in-n-out.com/