Consolidated "In-N-Out Burger" thread
Dec 4, 2018 | 1:20 am
#631
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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.)
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.)
Dec 4, 2018 | 12:29 pm
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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).
Dec 9, 2018 | 6:45 pm
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Not sure I'd like reheated In-N-Out, no matter how much I love them otherwise.
Jan 6, 2020 | 3:01 pm
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Who knew?
In the Los Angeles Times:
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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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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Jan 7, 2020 | 7:27 am
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Who knew?
In the Los Angeles Times:
In the Los Angeles Times:
Jan 8, 2020 | 11:18 am
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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.
Jan 9, 2020 | 12:05 am
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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.
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.
I did have a tasty INO burger outside SJC a few months back- mMMMm. Thread making me hungry.
Jan 11, 2020 | 5:07 am
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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.
Jan 12, 2020 | 6:47 am
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Jan 12, 2020 | 9:03 am
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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.
Jan 12, 2020 | 3:18 pm
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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.
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.