# In-N-Out Burger opening in Texas, apparently. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 2, 2010, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-n-out-burger-opening-in-texas-apparently/552437 "2010-09-02T22:20:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-n-out-burger-opening-in-texas-apparently/552437/21 "2010-09-03T17:13:15Z")
> [@Max\_Torque](#): > > Coming to Texas? All right! Who’s gonna get a [100 by 100](http://www.supersizedmeals.com/food/article.php/20060125050438458) with me? Oh yeah baby, who wouldn’t want their colon and arteries to look like that? ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-n-out-burger-opening-in-texas-apparently/552437/22 "2010-09-03T17:22:52Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > In-N-Out, like anything else that is popular, will have a contingent of die-hard adherents and those who scratch their heads not getting what the big deal is. That’s fine. I’m from Chicago, so I didn’t grow up with these burgers and have no childhood attachment to them, but they are as perfect as a fast food hamburger will ever be. I, for one, _love_ fast-food style hamburgers, and prefer them over their 1/2 pound or higher cousins who live at the pub. But I enjoy both for variety’s sake. In-N-Out is the exemplar of fast food hamburgers. Thank you! I have been trying for years to explain that a fast food burger is a different foodstuff than a restaurant style hamburger. You can’t compare In-N-Out to the restaurant burgers, you have to compare them to McDonalds or Whataburger or other similar places. If you want a fast food style burger, no one does it better than In-N-Out. If you don’t want a fast food style burger, you will find In-N-Out seriously disappointing. It would be like getting yourself all set for a nice piece of deep dish pizza and then getting a thin slice of plain cheese New York style. Sure New York style pizza is great, but if you want Chicago style deep dish you are going to be seriously disappointed. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-n-out-burger-opening-in-texas-apparently/552437/23 "2010-09-03T17:28:12Z")
And yet when I do compare In-N-Out to Whataburger, I find it wanting. Okay, that’s not really fair, I haven’t had an In-N-Out burger in a few years and I should probably give it another go before I slag on it again. Even so, I find it to be way, way overhyped. It baffles me that there’s consistently huge lines at In-N-Out that you just don’t see at other fast food restaurants. It’s just a burger. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-n-out-burger-opening-in-texas-apparently/552437/24 "2010-09-03T17:29:49Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > If you want to start a fight, get In-N-Out, Fatburger, and Tommy’s partisans together in a cage. Taking everything I said in my last post into account…Fatburger. Always Fatburger. Mostly because you can get it with an egg, but also because it’s just that kick ass. I stay away from Tommy’s these days. Their chili’s addictive properties are more than I can take. The last time I ate there I was going through chili withdrawals for 2 weeks. I was dreaming about the stuff. That can’t be healthy. edit > [@Bosstone](#): > > And yet when I do compare In-N-Out to Whataburger, I find it wanting. > > Okay, that’s not really fair, I haven’t had an In-N-Out burger in a few years and I should probably give it another go before I slag on it again. Even so, I find it to be way, way overhyped. It baffles me that there’s consistently huge lines at In-N-Out that you just don’t see at other fast food restaurants. It’s just a burger. It’s been too long since I has a Whataburger to have a good response. I remember loving it, but I mostly ate there at 3am, and the last time I was in Whataburger country was 8 years ago…so, it’s hard to say. The lines are mostly due to the time it takes them to make your food to order, not just the general awesomeness of the food. I will agree that it is rarely worth waiting more than about 15 minutes for an In-N-Out burger ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-n-out-burger-opening-in-texas-apparently/552437/25 "2010-09-03T17:38:56Z")
> [@Max\_Torque](#): > > Coming to Texas? All right! Who’s gonna get a [100 by 100](http://www.supersizedmeals.com/food/article.php/20060125050438458) with me? The Wikipedia article linked to above says that they won’t make that anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-n-out-burger-opening-in-texas-apparently/552437/26 "2010-09-03T18:01:46Z")
> [@NAF1138](#): > > Thank you! I have been trying for years to explain that a fast food burger is a different foodstuff than a restaurant style hamburger. You can’t compare In-N-Out to the restaurant burgers, you have to compare them to McDonalds or Whataburger or other similar places. If you want a fast food style burger, no one does it better than In-N-Out. If you don’t want a fast food style burger, you will find In-N-Out seriously disappointing. It would be like getting yourself all set for a nice piece of deep dish pizza and then getting a thin slice of plain cheese New York style. Sure New York style pizza is great, but if you want Chicago style deep dish you are going to be seriously disappointed. Even compared to Burger King I found In-N-Out roughly on par. Perhaps I was just expecting more from it after all the near worship of In-N-Out here in SoCal. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-n-out-burger-opening-in-texas-apparently/552437/27 "2010-09-03T18:07:13Z")
> [@Antinor01](#): > > > [@NAF1138](#): > > > > Thank you! I have been trying for years to explain that a fast food burger is a different foodstuff than a restaurant style hamburger. You can’t compare In-N-Out to the restaurant burgers, you have to compare them to McDonalds or Whataburger or other similar places. If you want a fast food style burger, no one does it better than In-N-Out. If you don’t want a fast food style burger, you will find In-N-Out seriously disappointing. It would be like getting yourself all set for a nice piece of deep dish pizza and then getting a thin slice of plain cheese New York style. Sure New York style pizza is great, but if you want Chicago style deep dish you are going to be seriously disappointed. > > Even compared to Burger King I found In-N-Out roughly on par. Perhaps I was just expecting more from it after all the near worship of In-N-Out here in SoCal. Really? Different strokes I guess. I find Burger King to be inedible. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-n-out-burger-opening-in-texas-apparently/552437/28 "2010-09-03T18:09:00Z")
> [@Antinor01](#): > > Even compared to Burger King I found In-N-Out roughly on par. Perhaps I was just expecting more from it after all the near worship of In-N-Out here in SoCal. Really? Well, YMMV, and all that. To me, In-N-Out and BK are worlds apart (also, of the major 3 chains, BK is my least favorite.) The meat on an In-N-Out burger is just so much tastier and beefier. It’s pure beef goodness. BK tastes to me like its been dipped in kerosene or something. The closest fast food analogs to In-N-Out are Five Guys and Whataburger, although I prefer In-N-Out to both. Fatburger, mentioned above, does come really close, too. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-n-out-burger-opening-in-texas-apparently/552437/29 "2010-09-03T20:03:38Z")
Are the double doubles going to be bigger? ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-n-out-burger-opening-in-texas-apparently/552437/30 "2010-09-03T21:56:48Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > > [@Max\_Torque](#): > > > > Coming to Texas? All right! Who’s gonna get a [100 by 100](http://www.supersizedmeals.com/food/article.php/20060125050438458) with me? > > The Wikipedia article linked to above says that they won’t make that anymore. Maybe in other states, but everything’s bigger in Texas! ---
**Author:** ![markdash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@markdash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markdash)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-n-out-burger-opening-in-texas-apparently/552437/31 "2010-09-03T22:07:13Z")
What in the hell? They won’t make a 5x5 anymore? Son of a. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-n-out-burger-opening-in-texas-apparently/552437/32 "2010-09-03T23:24:06Z")
> [@Max\_Torque](#): > > > [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > > > The Wikipedia article linked to above says that they won’t make that anymore. > > Maybe in other states, but everything’s bigger in Texas! Plus, once you’re done, we’ve got [this guy](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denton_Cooley)! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2010, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-n-out-burger-opening-in-texas-apparently/552437/33 "2010-09-04T03:28:11Z")
> [@Doctor\_Who](#): > > Remember the secret menu Johnny? Get the fries “well done”. The fries should default to crispy. If you want soggy, grease-laden fries, have that on the secret menu! Fatburger Fat Fries for me. > [@NAF1138](#): > > Taking everything I said in my last post into account…Fatburger. Always Fatburger. Mostly because you can get it with an egg, but also because it’s just that kick ass. > > I stay away from Tommy’s these days. Their chili’s addictive properties are more than I can take. The last time I ate there I was going through chili withdrawals for 2 weeks. I was dreaming about the stuff. That can’t be healthy. I prefer Fatburger to In-N-Out. Fatburger’s not afraid to put salt and pepper on their patties when they cook them. In-N-Out is good, but I like Fatburger better. I’d kill for a Tommy’s chili burger. None I know of up here, though. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-n-out-burger-opening-in-texas-apparently/552437/34 "2010-09-04T18:59:43Z")
Yet another brand name which has unsettling sexual or scatological implications… ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2010, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-n-out-burger-opening-in-texas-apparently/552437/35 "2010-09-04T19:04:55Z")
In fact, back in the '80s the In-N-Out bumper stickers were modified to read ‘IN-N-OUT URGE’. They’ve since changed the design of the bumper stickers so that this is no longer so easily accomplished. ---
**Author:** ![palacheck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a88e57/32.png) [@palacheck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/palacheck)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2010, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-n-out-burger-opening-in-texas-apparently/552437/36 "2010-09-04T19:24:54Z")
Oh yay! Texas needs more fast food joints. I think we’re only at 5 per city block right now. ---
**Author:** ![Neptunian\_Slug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce7236/32.png) [@Neptunian\_Slug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neptunian_Slug)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2010, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-n-out-burger-opening-in-texas-apparently/552437/37 "2010-09-04T22:49:59Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I thought that In-N-Out Burger only built restaurants in the West because they wanted to make sure that they could supply them from their own warehouse in Southern California (and therefore only located restaurants within a given radius of that location). So does this expansion into Texas mean that they’ve abandoned that restriction? Or are they setting up a supplier warehouse in Texas? And if so, does that mean that East Coast restaurants might follow (with perhaps a new warehouse on the Eastern Seaboard)? We’ll never be that fortunate. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-n-out-burger-opening-in-texas-apparently/552437.md?page=1)