In N Out

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   So as those of you who live in the DFW area know...we got an In N Out. 

Now, a little personal factoid about myself, I'm a food lover. Like, I'm one of those people who would make a road trip halfway across the country just to try something new. I'm just happy I have a pretty good metabolism or else I'd be 400 pounds ordering pizza through a door I could no longer fit through. Seriously, when I go somewhere new, the first thing I do is start looking up online food reviews of the local foodplaces.

But one thing that I've consistently learned from eating, is that, in essence, a burger is a burger. They don't vary or differ a bunch, just small details that tend to separate them out along personal preference. That's why I see the whole "gourmet burger" movement as a complete fail. In the end, you could chop up kobe beef, load on some white truffles, and drop a 200 dollar price tag and there are still going to be people that prefer McDonald's.

So I've always been skeptical of the hype surrounding In N Out. I dated a girl who yapped about it nonstop, and I have a friend from California who thinks that they cook the end all burger. Seriously, people in Texas were waiting FIVE HOURS in front of the Frisco location, a lady arriving 5 days early and staying at a hotel just to get double cheeseburger. There was,on average, a two-three hour wait to get your burger the first several days of its operation.

So, skepticism aside, I made the hour and a half trek from my place to Frisco to give it a shot. I took my Cali buddy who looked as though he was about to lose his virginity to Megan Fox on a bed made of bacon, and as time went on, I got less and less enthusiastic about the whole trip. Finally we get there, we wait about ten minutes or so in line, and then place our order.

Now to their defense, it was the best service I've ever gotten in a fast food joint. Servers were almost cultishly cheery, the cook team was running like crazy, and everyone seemed to have a really professional work demeanor. The food made it out almost crazy fast, which was great because I was starving.

My opinion-? No big deal. I'd rate their burgers better than McDonald's, maybe slightly better than Burger King, but not as good as Whataburger. Nowhere near what you'd get at Red Robin or Fuddruckers, but I didn't really expect that either.

My biggest issue was the fries. I ordered regular fries and also animal style, which is basically just fries with melted cheese, bacon, and thousand island. But any way you dress them, they're awful. No saltiness, no crunch, just a kind of mushy bland stick. And seriously...the thousand island is disgusting, and this place is in love with it.

So hopefully I've started a flame war for those of you that took the time to read this. I'd love to hear some rabid In N Out fans explain to me why this place has garnered the near religious hype that you see with it. Otherwise, just drop your favorite burger place. 

TL; DR - In N Out is overrated, give me your favorite burger joint. 

Edited by stratoaxe - 15 June 2011 at 6:27am