I miss In-n-Out Burger :(

[TB Roye]

I am having a double double when I get home from Idaho on Sunday. I found another place that is as goof as in & out, Its call the Habit and come from Santa Barbara. In & Out are just old stye burgers. May not be healthy but they sure are good comfort food.

Tom

[germdoc]

I've never had the burgers but always smiled at the bumper stickers. I thought it was an attempt at risque humor...

My nostalgic food is Krystal hamburgers and Krispy Kremes. I could eat half a dozen Krystal hamburgers or half a dozen hot-off-the-press Krispy Kreme donuts at one sitting.

[BobSch]

Give me a Jucy Lucy (or Juicy Lucy depending on...)

A burger with melted cheese in the middle.

The Jucy Lucy was apparently invented at Matt's Bar in South Minneapolis, though this is disputed. The 5-8 Club, a short distance south of Matt's also claims to have invented the sandwich; this establishment uses the "Juicy Lucy" spelling. Concerning this spelling, Matt's proudly boasts on posters that "if it's spelled correctly, you're at the wrong place". This can start an almost holy war between the fans of the two establishments and their burgers, so I'm not gonna take sides here.

[jussi]

Well if you're gonna fly all the way over here for a burger be sure to make at least a 4x4. You may severely clog your arteries but it will be worth it.

[jon_ramp]

Alex,

For a good burger, have you ever been to a Red Robin? I've never had In-n-out (never been to so cal), but I really like some of the Red Robin burgers. I think I like the whiskey river BBQ burger best. They have a couple NC locations. http://www.redrobin.com/redrobin/home.aspx

Jim

One of those just opened up and I went there a couple weeks ago. This place reminds me of The Miller High Life commercial where they pull the beer out of a restaurant because the burger prices were ridiculous. Sure enough, after checking the menu, no Miller products. A good burger, but around here, as good can be had for much less.

[LarryG]

Alex, I can relate. I'm a pretty serious hamburger hound, and on my (unfortunately very infrequent) trips West I never fail to hit an In-N-Out as many times as I possibly can. As other have mentioned, there are lots of places one can get a good burger; but there's just something special about the ones from In-N-Out.

If ever I was going to choose a place to live based purely on the availability of fast food, one of the few states that has In-N-Outs is where I'd go.

[drillman88]

Other than local greasy spoons, I would have to say Fuddruckers is the best chain burger joint around here, with Red Robin a close second.The local poolhalls and dive grills have the best burgers by far.

[KenBurris]

try this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbKRSYAuSNg

[shoottx]

Here are a few other great Hamburger Establishments


New Orleans - Red Eye Grill

http://www.redeyegrill.net/FrameSet.htm

Chicago - Billy Goat Tavern

http://www.billygoattavern.com/home.html

Dallas - Adairs Saloon

http://www.adairssaloon.com/

Keller's Drive in

Brookings SD - Nicks Hamburgers

http://www.nickshamburgers.com/index.htm

[cabinetman]

Other than local greasy spoons, I would have to say Fuddruckers is the best chain burger joint around here, with Red Robin a close second.The local poolhalls and dive grills have the best burgers by far.

Oh yeah...Fuddruckers, one of the best. TGI Friday's has a good burger too.
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[scmhogg]

Alex,

I am lucky enough to have an In n Out just down the hill from me, less than 1/2 mile away.

Maybe I could ship some to you. I get pork belly from back east, refrigerated not frozen with no problems.

White Castles are available frozen in the local grocery store. Not quite the same as I remember the 10 for dollar jobs in the 60's.

Jeff,

When the bumper stickers first came out, everyone was cutting them down to read, "In n Out Urge."
Steve

[Tarhead]

We think the Five Guys chain is as close as we can get to In-N-Out in the Charlotte area. Always grab a double-double and fries when I go out to my Orange County office each month.

A chicken place has just opened in Cornelius (N. CLT) and is modeling after In-N-Out. Here's a recent article:
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New Quick-Serve 'Tenders' Restaurant Chain Launched
01-21-2009

CHARLOTTE, NC – The owners of the 131 MAIN restaurants in the Charlotte area are building on their successful formula of a limited menu of quality food and attentive service with the launch of Tenders Fresh Food, a “fresh food fast” restaurant chain.

The new menu will focus on fresh chicken tenders, chicken and pork tenderloin sandwiches, hand-cut fresh fries, four types of milk shakes, cups of fruit, and a variety of beverages. “Everything is fresh,” said Mike Vaughn, Chief Operating Officer. “No freezer. The sandwiches are available grilled or fried. We like the term ‘fast food fresh’ to describe what we’re offering.”

The first Tenders Fresh Food restaurant has opened in Cornelius on Highway 21/Statesville Road at Westmoreland Road in a building which formerly housed another restaurant. “This lets us test and refine our operations before designing a new building prototype which we hope to use in several spots around the Charlotte Region, then beyond,” Vaughn said.

CEO Joe Douglas explained how the concept began: “The idea occurred to us after learning about a highly successful, limited menu hamburger chain in California named ‘In-N-Out Burger,’” Douglas explained. “We learned they’re a lot like us – no freezers, fresh product daily, limited menu, privately held. They haven’t acquiesced to all the other new things that other chains have, like salad bars and breakfast biscuits. And they emphasize service-oriented people and training, like we do.

“We didn’t want to duplicate their menu, but wanted to model their business philosophy,” Douglas added. “We’re applying our culture of service and fresh food to a different market segment. We’re convinced we can outperform our competitors in the quick-serve market segment, differentiating ourselves from the impersonal, mediocre service often experienced in typical fast-food chains.”

After discussing the concept with his partners and thinking through the details – “connecting the dots” as they call it – “our team got excited,” Douglas recalled. “It started to make sense.”

One Saturday morning around the kitchen table, one of Douglas’s daughters came up with the Tenders logo. Partner Chris Carlsen and his wife Susan advocated adding pork tenderloin sandwiches to the menu – something very popular in the Indiana area where they have family, and quite different from the pork barbecue served in the Carolinas.

Tenders Fresh Food and 131 MAIN are owned and operated by Captiva Restaurant Group based in Cornelius, NC. 131 MAIN restaurants are located on Highway 21/Statesville Road in Cornelius, and East Boulevard and Blakeney in Charlotte.

[atgcpaul]

I'm a SoCal transplant and I thought In-N-Out was awesome...until I moved to
the DC area and discovered Five Guys. So much better! Look 'em up.


Paul

[jonmulzer]

If you ever find yourself in a tiny little town on the coast of Lake Michigan called New Buffalo, go to Redamak's! Their burgers are very simple, but unbelievable. I ordered a double cheeseburger and they asked if I wanted it, "The Redamak way"? So I inquired what that was: ketchup, mustard, onion and pickle. Just the way I order a burger. I told the waitress that I expected lettuce, tomato and all of that and she told me, "You can't get that on a burger here and called such things "rabbit food" and then asked me, "You're not a rabbit are you? Of course you're not, so you don't want that on a burger!" My kind of place. I had that, chili fries and the largest Budweiser I had ever had in the heaviest mug known to man. It was not real easy to lift with greasy hands and strangely only became harder to maneuver the lighter the mug became......

http://www.redamaks.com/site/index.htm

[Woodshark]

I remember a guy I worked with in the late 80's. He came back from a trip to CA with a In-n-out-Burger bumper sticker. He had it pinned in his cubicle with the "B" and "r" in Burger blacked out.