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The best part of an In-N-Out hamburger is the lettuce â itâs crunchy and moist. And when thatâs the best you can say about a burger, youâre not saying much. Every other component is unremarkable. The beef patty might never get refrigerated, but it isnât revelatory; the bread that holds it together easily disintegrates under even the gentlest of grips: the onions are, well, onions; and the tomatoes are a reminder that people donât know what good tomatoes taste like. And the American cheese tastes like it just got flash-grilled onto plastic...
In-N-Out is a symbol of Southern California at its absolute worst: Eternal traffic. Nostalgia for a past that never really existed. A mob mentality. Fast food. And, worst of all, all hype and little substance.
We cover In-N-Out a fair bit âround these parts. Weâre a food site, they make food, pretty straightforward. And every time we run an In-N-Out story, there are, without fail, folks in the comments talking a blue streak about how seriously overrated those burgers are. So here is what we want to know: Which one of you is âGustavo Arellanoâ of the Journal of Alto California? Declare yourself. There are some pretty sick burns in there, weâd like to congratulate you.
