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Recently an in n out burger opened in my city, and I am not kidding every day people are lining on a 5-7 hour line.

7 Hours for a burger?

I heard about that...
Strange people...

We just went and got there a little early, but we left because the whole shopping centers parking lot that is in was filled up with the line

No food is worth waiting 5-7 hours on, (unless it was a Home cooked meal prepared by Christina Hendricks).

Crazy people eat at In N Out Burger.

BTW, doesn't In N Out sort of imply a minimal amount of time? When I have heard the phrase used, it is usually for people who are going into a store for a Mt. Dew or something quick.

Also, I just looked at their food, looks about like Five Guys and they only take about 20 minutes.

novelty factor.

It won't be that long of a wait in 2-3 months

frgsinwntr wrote:novelty factor.

It won't be that long of a wait in 2-3 months

2-3 months seems like a long time for a burger...

In N Out is one of those places that regional transplants always cite as something they miss, and there are a lot of California expats in Texas.

I imagine something similar would happen if a Pizzeria Due, or Lou Malnati's opened in Arizona.

I wish there was one of those here. Or a Del Taco. Or an El Pollo Loco. God I need a burger now.

Californian born here

In-N-Out is the best

VermGho5t wrote:Or an El Pollo Loco.

The Crazy Chicken is the best chicken.

There are four or five In & Outs within an 10 mile radius of where I live and every single one of them has a line of cars 4-6 deep nearly every time I drive by. Understand that those aren't just during peak eating hours either, but early afternoon or late at night you will find a line of cars snaking out onto the street waiting to place their orders. Granted that is not a 7 hour wait, but these burger stands are well established in their respective neighborhoods and still manage to draw a hefty and continuous crowd for the hours within which they operate.

So, given the reasons dogma cited above and the fact that there is only one restaurant in Frisco, Texas, I can understand why there are mobs outside waiting for hours. No doubt those lines will die down to a degree but I'd bet money that even after the hysteria wears off there are still 20-30 minutes waits in store for folks at that location on any given day. That is how In & Out works. Good, cheap food, that you burn $4 in gas waiting for.

To be honest, while In N Out is good, I've never been a huge fan. I prefer White Castle.

That probably would make for an interesting behavioral study.

Local born Californian, and yeah it is a regional thing. I'd bet every Californian, and every one of those Californian's friends is flocking to that In N Out. I do like IN N Out, but to be honest it's more nostalgia than anything else....I actually prefer Five Guys as far as fast food burgers go, but In N OUt isn't half bad.

Five Guys is fantastic.

I'd go to the In N Out near me but I have to go up this annoying grade which makes my car cry. But its cool... I have a Sylvester's here


EDIT: Now with less angrysauce

I moved to Texas a while back from CA, and man I missed In n Out so much. When I it opened at Frisco I was super happy, but those lines were crazy long. If I waited two plus years for a In n Out, I can wait another month or two. Well it doesn't matter, I will be off to CA for summer Vacation so yeah.

I'm astounded by the length of the lines too.....is any sort of food worth waiting a number of hours for? Might as well go to Sonic.

I'll wait a month or two before I go to try that place out, folks are far too fanatical about that joint.

It's good food, and a lot of Californians consider it one of those quintessential Californian things, so there's a pretty damn big nostalgia filter tied to it. I know I want to eat In N OUt whenver I come home, so yeah.

That being said, there is food that's worth sitting down for a couple hours for. Most things served in a Michelin star restaurant are going to be worth a wait.

dogma wrote:In N Out is one of those places that regional transplants always cite as something they miss, and there are a lot of California expats in Texas.

I imagine something similar would happen if a Pizzeria Due, or Lou Malnati's opened in Arizona.

Screw Due, I demand Lou Malnati's in Arizona. Even if I have to drag them from chicago

frgsinwntr wrote:novelty factor.

It won't be that long of a wait in 2-3 months

exactly...remember krispy kremes? people would wait in line for hours for those things, now I don't even think they exist anymore

The best burgers in the world come from Hardee's, and that's that. There's one right across the street from my FLGS, and they are no second home. In-n-out sounds like some sort of lame sexual innuendo humor.

Krispy Kremes is alive and well here. and DEFREAKINLICIOUS!

SlaveToDorkness wrote:Krispy Kremes is alive and well here. and DEFREAKINLICIOUS!

where do you live? I'm in minnesota and I honestly have not seen one single store in the entire midwest

nevermind, looked underneath your name...I guess it's more of a southern thing?

No idea... I'm sure they know.

Hmm, we have a Krispy Kreme just a mile or so down the road from where I live...didn't know they were scarce.

As for In N Out burger,I haven't eaten there since I lived in California ,and that was twenty odd years Ago, do recall they were very crowded when we went.
Apparently they don't operate East of the Mississippi,which is a bit of a shame as I did enjoy their food quite a bit.

warpcrafter wrote:The best burgers in the world come from Hardee's, and that's that. There's one right across the street from my FLGS, and they are no second home. In-n-out sounds like some sort of lame sexual innuendo humor.

So it isn't just your political beliefs which are off the wall?


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youbedead wrote:
Screw Due, I demand Lou Malnati's in Arizona. Even if I have to drag them from chicago

Malnati's is not good.

HERESY

dogma wrote:

warpcrafter wrote:The best burgers in the world come from Hardee's, and that's that. There's one right across the street from my FLGS, and they are no second home. In-n-out sounds like some sort of lame sexual innuendo humor.

So it isn't just your political beliefs which are off the wall?


I am right, and you tremble in fear of my power. I bask in your terror.

I'm far too arrogant to be afraid.

Also, Hardee's/Carl's Jr. is gross.