In article , Shawn
Hirn wrote:

In article
anford.edu,
Al Eisner wrote:

On Sat, 12 Jan 2008, Golden California Girls wrote:

Oh, and I fully understand not ever wanting to eat a hamburger at BK,
Wendy's
or McDonands if there is an In-N-Out anywhere within 100 miles.

You must own stock!

But in any case, In-N-Out doesn't satisfy the original criteria, since
it's not a fast food place. Typical time delay is similar to that of
good non-chain burger places (unless one goes at very-off hours).

In my experience, the only reason In-N-Out isn't fast is because of the
long lines and their policy of making their burgers to order. I still
consider it a ff place though.

I've waited just as long at Burger King as at In-N-Out. Not
consistently, but sometimes.

By contrast, some sit-down Chinese places are able to deliver a
wok-cooked Chinese meal in less time than I have waited at either of
these burger places. (Having cooked on a wok, I know why...)

And Subway often can turn out a fresh sandwich in basically as short a
time as it takes me to move from one end of the line to the cash
register. A couple of minutes.

Still, the term "fast food" has a widely accepted meaning. So I use the
phrase as it is accepted.

--Tim May