I've had In-N-Out many times over the years, but it's been a while. My last time visiting California was over five years ago. So, it's been a while.
I'm in Idaho, so it wasn't until eight months ago that our first In-N-Out location opened. Sure, there are locations in Nevada and Utah. I've tried them and they're not the same.
I'll admit In-N-Out is not the best burger out there. They are, however, the best fast food burger I've found for the price. You still can't beat a quality burger from a mom and pop store, but those are far and few between these days.
For the longest time, the closest thing we had to In-N-Out was Freddy's and Five Guys. Both are good burgers. My wife managed to grab us some food before the lunch rush overwhelmed the drive thru.
When they first opened up, people were waiting HOURS for the food. That's insane. In my opinion, no fast food is worth waiting more than 15-20 minutes for in the drive thru. If I'm going to wait any longer, I may as well go to a nice restaurant and wait an extra 10 minutes for better food and someone who will wait on me while I'm there.
We finished eating our meal and looked at each other. I admitted that as much as I like Five Guys, I still liked In-N-Out about 10-15% more. If wait time were roughly equal and so was travel distance, then In-N-Out would be my first choice. She agreed. We were both surprised that it tasted just how we remembered it from California, instead of the failed attempt at a facsimile that we had eaten in Nevada.
The best part is there are three more locations that should be opening up in the next year or two. The location that first opened is only about 7-10 minutes away, so the traffic there should lessen once others have locations closer to them. I never thought I'd actually see In-N-Out come to Idaho. It's nice to have a small "slice" of California here without the baggage that comes with it. I'm sure I'll be enjoying a few more In-N-Out burgers now, and I'm looking forward to it. 馃榿
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