On Fri, 8 Apr 2011 12:23:45 -0700 (PDT), aem >
wrote:

>L.A.Times has this story in the Business section today, about
>expansion of the Five Guys chain into California where inevitably
>they have to compete with In 'N Out.
>http://www.latimes.com/business/la-f...,7319175.story
>
>The story notes that Five Guys doesn't do the drive thru window--only
>sit down inside--which would seem to me to mean that they can't make a
>serious inroad into In "N Out's bottom line. And the story wisely
>doesn't attempt to compare the quality of the chains' food, noting
>only that Five Guys offers bigger and more expensive items.
>
>Being a long time SoCal resident and fan of In'NOut since inception
>I'm curious whether east coast rfc-ers have opinions about the quality
>of Five Guys' food. I think the story tries to make it sound as
>though the competition is more direct than it really is, but for the
>ordinary consumer like us, the story raises curiosity. -aem
>

I am a fan of both, though a customer of In-N-Out for a longer time.
Still, I am on the east coast, so don't get there more than twice a
year. They are great fun and do a nice burger.

Five Guys moved into the area a few years ago and they are really
terrific. It is true they have no drive-thru, but you can order online
and go pick it up, which makes it easy.

Boron