Do an MR to LAX. Fresh double double and a bunch of miles. Doesn't get any better for an FTer.

MR to LAS. You could come out ahead in burgerage, mileage and have it all paid for.

a suggestion, get out more in Chicago and explore, there are far better burgers to be had in Chicago than at In N Out.
You won't get your food as fast as one does at In N Out, but what you do get will be well worth the wait.

I've done a mileage run from ORD/LAX, hit the In-N-Out by the airport and flew home

A lot fresher that way.

I've lived in Chicago my whole life. I've been to all of the best burger joints in the city. In and Out s**** on all of them. Five Guys comes close though. I'll give Kuma's Corner a ^ for creativity. This is OT but if anybody here like fancy and delicious hot dogs, I highly suggest going to Hot Doug's in Chicago. Get there early, they have lines out the door all day. And on Fridays and Saturdays, they have Duck Fat fries and they are amazing!

http://www.hotdougs.com/

I use to go to Hot Doug's in Chicago when my GF attended NW but after that stupid no reservations episode it ruined it for me..lol

really?!?

i turn down requests when people ask me to bring semi important things, now an in-n-out burger i'd probably pickup before leaving lax and bring whoever asked me the receipt still covered in that cheese that always manages to get the bottom of the bag....

Having transported many an Animal Style Double Double on the six hour drive from my area of LA to Stanford over the years (this was before they had locations all over CA), I can say that it can be done and the burger will not spoil. But the issue of packing it in an acceptable way for airplane transport, as well as the sogginess of the bread is an issue. Here would be my solution:

Have your friend order the burgers "protein style" which simply replaces the bun with something resembling a lettuce case. Pack the burgers in one zip lock bag and order the buns on the side to go in another zip lock bag. Soggy bun issue solved. I'm not sure what the TSA policy is on gel packs for coolers but you can transport it all with one of those in a purse sized cooler and you'll have no worry of anything spoiling. Though if the flight is on time you shouldn't have to worry about that anyway.

Upon arrival, simply unwrap your burger mass from the lettuce, nuke it, replace some of the lettuce, add bun, and voila! Almost as good as new.

I would also have your friend get extra sauce on the side in case you need more after the nuking.

As others have pointed out, I'm sure you can find a much better burger in Chicagoland but when you want some In 'n Out, nothing else will do. Good luck!

I tried to take a double double from LAX to BOS a few times, made it on the plane with one, but right after take off it was gone...the wrapper made the east coast though...

very doubtful, I'd also be curious what you consider the best burger joints in Chicagoland.

The magic of an In-N-Out burger is the first bite of that crispy edge bun. That edge does not last more than a few minutes - I wouldn't bother trying to travel with these things. Just come on out for a visit.

I was hoping this would be about getting an In and Out location in Chicago and not getting the burgers themselves here. Anyone can do good burgers, but their fries are another story.

As Sweet Willie says, there are plenty of good burgers in the area if you look.

Hmm... I don't necessarily think an In-N-Out burger is BETTER than other burgers that are twice or three times the price. But for a $2-$3 burger that you can order in a drive-thru, nothing else can even come close.

In any case, I've carried dozens of In-N-Out burgers from LAS to ORD. Order the burgers with the buns on the side. It's definitely not as great as fresh, but still good...and better than anything else remotely close to being called "fast food" in the Chicagoland area.

One great thing about food is that we all have different tastes and opinions. Our opinions are 100% right to us. Another example is that there are plenty of people who think that nasty deep-dish pizza one gets in Chicago is the best in the world, while others like the thin crust pizza we can find in NYC; personally I like the Greek-style pizza one finds in the Boston area.

Right away someone is going to say "wait, Chicago pizza isn't nasty" but that's not going to make me turn around and say "oh, my mistake it is good". If the OP has tried burgers in his area and not found anything that compares to In-and-Out than that's what's best for him/her.

What you say is quite true; I'm also guessing that some/all of the doubters in this thread haven't ever had an In-N-Out burger. While it is technically "fast food", an In-N-Out burger is nothing at all like the "burgers" one can purchase at typical fast-food places (McDonalds, Burger King, etc.).