Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
"Glenn" wrote in message
. ..
Boy did you open the gate, but WHAT IS AN IN-N-OUT BURGER??? I live in
the 4th largest city in the nation and we have never heard of it.


Big out west. OK, but not anything to brag about.


Some bi-coastal friends say they're much like Checkers. I prefer
Whataburger. One of the nastiest burgers around has to be Steak 'n' Shake.

--

Tim W

In article . com,
"aem" wrote:

Glenn wrote:
Boy did you open the gate, but WHAT IS AN IN-N-OUT BURGER??? I live in
the 4th largest city in the nation and we have never heard of it.

The best fast burger chain, family owned, still limited to SoCal with a
few outcroppings in Nevada and AZ.

They've expanded to Northern California in a big way:

http://www.in-n-out.com/locations_map.asp

There's one a couple of miles from my house that opened recently. Never
eaten there. There's one close to where I worked for many years. Never
ate there either. I've eaten at one a couple of times while traveling.

--
Dan Abel

Petaluma, California, USA

"Glenn" wrote in message
. ..
Boy did you open the gate, but WHAT IS AN IN-N-OUT BURGER??? I live in
the 4th largest city in the nation and we have never heard of it.


It's a fast food chain, found primarily in Southern California. Take heart
in not knowing about it; I've spent practically my whole life in Texas and
never heard of In-n-Out Burger either, until I visited Los Angeles just a
couple of years ago. It's absolutely unknown over here because we've got
Whataburger, and California folks don't.

In-n-Out Burger gets its name, I think, from the interesting way they serve
their food. The restaurants are built so that they can serve two lanes of
cars at once; one booth, with windows on either side, so the staff can
continuously serve customers. Think of a combination toll booth and burger
joint. Their burgers are pretty good, too.

There are several regional chains of fast-food joints, and there are some
good web sites dedicated to this topic. There are no White Castle
restaurants in Texas, and I never heard of them until ABC News did a story
about their popularity well over a decade ago. I did not know what they
were talking about then, and in fact to this day I still have never been to
one. Krystal's, though, is close enough to White Castle to be a clone, I'm
told; I really like Krystal's burgers but until recently I had to go to
Memphis for them, because they're based primarily in the Deep South while
White Castle is in the Midwest and Northeast (right?). Krystal's is just
now making inroads into Texas; there is one in far north Dallas, and one
just opened up down the road in Grand Prairie... the line went out the door
the day they opened.

I thought Jack in the Box was a nationwide chain, but I've heard they don't
exist in Chicago.

Note: I visited Melbourne, Australia earlier this year and they've got
McDonald's (slightly different menu) and KFC. They also have Burger King,
but it's called "Hungry Jack's" down there.

"Matt J. McCullar" wrote in message
Note: I visited Melbourne, Australia earlier this year and they've got
McDonald's (slightly different menu) and KFC. They also have Burger King,
but it's called "Hungry Jack's" down there.

McD's is most every place in the world and Burger King is not far behind. I
had to laugh while taking the Vaporetto down the Grand Canal of Venice, we
passed a boat (looked like a barge) that is used to supply the McDonalds
there. Sure seemed out of place.

In article . com,
"Bermuda999" wrote:

aem wrote:
Glenn wrote:
Boy did you open the gate, but WHAT IS AN IN-N-OUT BURGER??? I live in
the 4th largest city in the nation and we have never heard of it.

The best fast burger chain, family owned, still limited to SoCal with a
few outcroppings in Nevada and AZ.


Semi-famous for using cups and burger wrappers marked (inobtrusively)
with Bible citations.

....and counter help who are polite, efficient, speak intelligible
English, don't have 17 facial piercings, Halloween make-up and dreds,
and who will never be on cell phones or yakking with friends at the
expense of customer service. I don't know how they do it, but it just
never happens there. For this, I can overlook a few John 3:17-ish
markings on wrappers.


Karen

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
"Matt J. McCullar" wrote in message
Note: I visited Melbourne, Australia earlier this year and they've got
McDonald's (slightly different menu) and KFC. They also have Burger King,
but it's called "Hungry Jack's" down there.

McD's is most every place in the world and Burger King is not far behind. I
had to laugh while taking the Vaporetto down the Grand Canal of Venice, we
passed a boat (looked like a barge) that is used to supply the McDonalds
there. Sure seemed out of place.

Yes, you can get greasy cardboard circles almost anywhere in the world now days.

On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 20:31:18 -0700, Karen M
wrote:

In article . com,
"Bermuda999" wrote:

aem wrote:
Glenn wrote:
Boy did you open the gate, but WHAT IS AN IN-N-OUT BURGER??? I live in
the 4th largest city in the nation and we have never heard of it.

The best fast burger chain, family owned, still limited to SoCal with a
few outcroppings in Nevada and AZ.


Semi-famous for using cups and burger wrappers marked (inobtrusively)
with Bible citations.

...and counter help who are polite, efficient, speak intelligible
English, don't have 17 facial piercings, Halloween make-up and dreds,
and who will never be on cell phones or yakking with friends at the
expense of customer service. I don't know how they do it, but it just
never happens there. For this, I can overlook a few John 3:17-ish
markings on wrappers.


Karen

How they do it is that they pay their help well over minimum wage -
the local store had a "now hiring" poster up a couple of weeks ago -
starting pay was $12.50 per hour.

Bermuda999 wrote:

Semi-famous for using cups and burger wrappers marked (inobtrusively)
with Bible citations.


Oh Jesus.
Isn't anything off-limits to these people?


-L.

Karen M wrote:

For this, I can overlook a few John 3:17-ish
markings on wrappers.



Huh. I know John 3:16, but the next verse isn't anywhere near as well
publicized. I've got a KJV on my desk, but I'm wondering if anyone here
can cite John 3:17 from memory?

Dana

Karen M said:
In article . com,
"Bermuda999" wrote:

aem wrote:
Glenn wrote:
Boy did you open the gate, but WHAT IS AN IN-N-OUT BURGER??? I
live in the 4th largest city in the nation and we have never heard
of it.

The best fast burger chain, family owned, still limited to SoCal
with a few outcroppings in Nevada and AZ.


Semi-famous for using cups and burger wrappers marked (inobtrusively)
with Bible citations.

...and counter help who are polite, efficient, speak intelligible
English, don't have 17 facial piercings, Halloween make-up and dreds,
and who will never be on cell phones or yakking with friends at the
expense of customer service. I don't know how they do it, but it just
never happens there. For this, I can overlook a few John 3:17-ish
markings on wrappers.


Karen

AMEN SISTAH!

--
The AnsaMan
The third-rate mind is only happy when
it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate
mind is only happy when it is thinking
with the minority. The first-rate mind
is only happy when it is thinking. - A.A. Milne
The AnsaMan Wiki http://wiki.ansaman.com

-L. wrote:
Bermuda999 wrote:
Semi-famous for using cups and burger wrappers marked (inobtrusively)
with Bible citations.


Oh Jesus.
Isn't anything off-limits to these people?

Does that mean if you see aa Arab eating an In-N-Out burger you need to call
Homeland Security?

On 13 Sep 2006 21:34:35 -0700, "-L." wrote:


Bermuda999 wrote:

Semi-famous for using cups and burger wrappers marked (inobtrusively)
with Bible citations.

Oh Jesus.
Isn't anything off-limits to these people?

Just because the founder of In-and-Out were black is no reason to use
a disparaging phrase like "these people."

--
If we could live without passion maybe we'd know some kind of peace, but we
would be hollow. Empty rooms, shuttered and dank. Without passion we'd be truly dead.
--David Boreanaz as Angel in "Buffy The Vampire Slayer"

Kevin S. Wilson wrote:

Just because the founder of In-and-Out were black is no reason to use
a disparaging phrase like "these people."

I don't care if they are black. What I hate is proselytization. The
****ing Fundies are everywhere.

-L.

"-L." wrote

Just because the founder of In-and-Out were black is no reason to use
a disparaging phrase like "these people."

I don't care if they are black. What I hate is proselytization. The
****ing Fundies are everywhere.

Bigot!

--oTTo--

Joe Gillis wrote:

Enshrine This Burger
If the site of the first McDonald's is commemorated, why not In-N-Out?

We had an arcade/restaurant here in Georgia. It was called the Dog
Patch. They had a small selection. The sign out front read......The
Dog Patch, under one million sold.

I am guessing that he never made it to a million, although, the patch
burger was a hamburger with homemade cole slaw. It was quite good.