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tmiw Dec 4, 2018 1:20 am

I still like their lemonade, FWIW. And their burgers are good for the price they're charging; of course you're going to find better if you're willing to spend more money.

Of course, I definitely can't go anywhere near as often as I used to. Maybe once a month or every other month at most these days.

(BTW it would be nice if I could pay with my phone there. I doubt that's coming any time soon, though, even if it were in the form of a mobile app or something. That's one thing Five Guys has over them.)

Bluehen1 Dec 4, 2018 12:29 pm


Originally Posted by Madone59 (Post 30481041)
I'll be honest. After 6 years living in San Diego I was over In-N-Out, but I'm going back for two days next week and can not wait for their fries and a shake!!!!!!

Prior to moving to Palmdale, getting In-N-Out was a treat. Once I moved there, I overdosed on it. Once I moved away, I missed it a bit. Now when I go to company HQ, I go to the In-N-Out right in front of my hotel once each trip (usually once a month).

HawaiiO Dec 8, 2018 4:33 pm

There is a UA pilot from SFO who would bring bring a bag of In N Out burgers to one of the ground crew in HNL whenever the Pilot flies there.
They are friends apparently and the ground crew guy loves those burgers.
lol

exerda Dec 9, 2018 6:45 pm


Originally Posted by HawaiiO (Post 30513913)
There is a UA pilot from SFO who would bring bring a bag of In N Out burgers to one of the ground crew in HNL whenever the Pilot flies there.
They are friends apparently and the ground crew guy loves those burgers.
lol

Not sure I'd like reheated In-N-Out, no matter how much I love them otherwise.

lowmiles Dec 12, 2018 1:19 pm

The only thing I dislike being reheated is fries. Yuck.

TWA884 Jan 6, 2020 3:01 pm

Who knew?

In the Los Angeles Times:
That time Julia Child ate at In-N-Out? Learn more at Santa Barbara culinary fest


The late Julia Child was a big fan of In-N-Out Burger. Jamie West, executive chef at the Montecito Club in Santa Barbara California, said he stopped at the fast-food chain more than once during a road trip with the grande dame of cooking.

“On the way up the coast, we ate In-N-Out burgers in the car,” West told the Ventura County Star newspaper in 2009. “On the way back, we went inside to order at the In-N-Out Burger in Santa Maria. A young woman behind the counter kept looking at us. Then she whispered to me: ‘Is that Julia Child?’ It was great how people of all ages knew who she was.”

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Eastbay1K Jan 7, 2020 7:27 am


Originally Posted by TWA884 (Post 31916586)

And she (and her husband) were nice as can be. They used to shop at the store I worked at and I'd bring their goods out to the car - as I recall, a low-key Nissan. Now back to your regularly-scheduled "I don't mind the burgers but I don't care for the fries" In-N-Out thread.

pseudoswede Jan 7, 2020 1:39 pm

The In-N-Out they plan on opening in Park Meadows in the southern Denver 'burbs will be an absolute traffic disaster.

milepig Jan 8, 2020 11:18 am


Originally Posted by DavidDTW (Post 29175576)
But that would mean having to decide between In-n-Out and Portillo's when I am in town!


Originally Posted by beckoa (Post 29183366)
Portillos all the way ;)

INO much easier to get to for me ^

Sorry to add to postings from 2017, but it is my sad duty to report that Portillo's is on the downhill zephyr. On my last trip even the size of the hot dog had been reduced, and had a different flavor and texture.

Add to that the abysmal service levels at some locations - South Loop, I'm talking about you - where no one seems to know what they're doing and either "hide out" talking on their cell phones or in the case of at least one person manage to just walk around and do absolutely nothing, and I'm done with Portillo's.Instead of the normal organized food like I'm used to they just seem to run in circles, and then in the end they can't even manage to get the right food in the right bag half the time.

beckoa Jan 9, 2020 12:05 am


Originally Posted by milepig (Post 31924617)
Sorry to add to postings from 2017, but it is my sad duty to report that Portillo's is on the downhill zephyr. On my last trip even the size of the hot dog had been reduced, and had a different flavor and texture.

Add to that the abysmal service levels at some locations - South Loop, I'm talking about you - where no one seems to know what they're doing and either "hide out" talking on their cell phones or in the case of at least one person manage to just walk around and do absolutely nothing, and I'm done with Portillo's.Instead of the normal organized food like I'm used to they just seem to run in circles, and then in the end they can't even manage to get the right food in the right bag half the time.

Yeah, my last visit in 2019 was marginal...

I did have a tasty INO burger outside SJC a few months back- mMMMm. Thread making me hungry.

diburning Jan 11, 2020 5:07 am


Originally Posted by exerda (Post 30517086)
Not sure I'd like reheated In-N-Out, no matter how much I love them otherwise.

They're not great reheated, but they're pretty darn good cold.

Every time I'm on a trip that takes me near one, on the last/second to last day of my trip, I order a dozen double doubles with onions, and they give them to me in a box. I put that box into a plastic bag and put it in the fridge in the hotel room. When I pack my bags and check out, I put the bag with the box in it into my checked bag and check it at the airport. They make it home just fine. My friends think it's disgusting, but I think cold double doubles are phenomenal.

chanp Jan 12, 2020 6:14 am

Prefer them hot, but when I cant have them hot, cold works for me as well! Like raw and sautéed onions together on the burger.

tentseller Jan 12, 2020 6:47 am


Originally Posted by chanp (Post 31939978)
Prefer them hot, but when I cant have them hot, cold works for me as well! Like raw and sautéed onions together on the burger.

[LIKE]
Raw and sauteed onions combo works for me overtime.

HawaiiTrvlr Jan 12, 2020 9:03 am


Originally Posted by pseudoswede (Post 31920626)
The In-N-Out they plan on opening in Park Meadows in the southern Denver 'burbs will be an absolute traffic disaster.

I agree. It will take about 6 months before the lines are manageable. The one they are planning in Aurora will be a zoo too. Now I hear they will open on in Lakewood. Of course, I wish they would open one in Stapleton/Northeast Denver.

Polytonic Jan 12, 2020 3:18 pm


Originally Posted by diburning (Post 31936418)
They're not great reheated, but they're pretty darn good cold.

Every time I'm on a trip that takes me near one, on the last/second to last day of my trip, I order a dozen double doubles with onions, and they give them to me in a box. I put that box into a plastic bag and put it in the fridge in the hotel room. When I pack my bags and check out, I put the bag with the box in it into my checked bag and check it at the airport. They make it home just fine. My friends think it's disgusting, but I think cold double doubles are phenomenal.

Why not warm them back up in an oven or toaster?


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