24-hour in-n-out versus shake shack

lol whoops

neither of these exist where I live. never even heard of shake shack!

I keep on wanting to type 'steak shack'

I would dig a 24-hour in-n-out. la people, are there any in la?

anyway in-n-out

this was supposed to be a 24-hour poll but I forgot we're not actually in 2012 yet

both of these are really good, but i'll rep for fatburger over in-n-out

I guess only a very select few people will know what ilx thinks because in a year from now we'll be back on real ilx

oh well

There's a new place here in Amory that is the equal of any 5 Guys or In-n-Out burger I've ever had. I only let myself go there once a week, but when I'm there I'm always "please please please do some marketing or whatever it takes to not go out of business."

i have eaten at both and pick in-n-out. mostly because i think shake shack is over-rated and in-n-out takes itself less seriously.

The best burger in the universe is the burger of the mind.

oops, sorry. that should have been in the thread for meaningless aphorisms.

l,

that is kind of a good point.
shake shack has a whole Serious Fast Food Restaurant vibe going on
in and out is just there
on the other hand shake shack has good frozen custard
in and out has acceptable milkshakes
love-love

in-n-out is more concerned w/ your spiritual welfare at the end of the day

I've never heard of Shake Shack so I voted for it

^^ my man

btw real burger heads know that the answer is

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Nothing as good as In-N-Out here in east coast US unfortunately, but I live a 2-minute walk to Five Guys (free peanuts!) and also Checkers which is walk-up or drive-thru only, rare around here. BGR: The Burger Joint is also quite good.

five guys has free peanuts? I should check it out

neither of these exist where I live. never even heard of shake shack!

― that wiener from Emearlds (step hen faps), Wednesday, December 21, 2011 1:18 PM (39 minutes ago) Bookmark Permalink

I have been to I-n-O tho and it's pretty great. Never been to 5 Guys. Is it worth it?

Yeah, it's pretty good. I like it. It's like... i want to say that none of these newfangled chains are a helluvalot better than Wendy's, if you imagine Wendy's as a new thing with a slightly different burger flavor.

There's a 5 Guys in Medford

Reading your first post I was about to ask you where I'd find one so ty!

I wouldn't go out of your way for one, but it's a good eat if you're nearby one. A huge choice of toppings, prices competitive with the fast-food giants (despite their name, the "little" burgers are about the size of a McD's 1/4 Pounder). The fries are too greasy for my tastes although everyone else seems to like them.

5 guys is ok but makes heavier grosser burgers than either in n out or shake shack.

tbh I'm mostly interested in the fry aspect since I don't eat meat. I-n-O lets you order the burgers with everything but which makes them pretty awesome imo but it's also delicious even with just that.

tbh I'm mostly interested in the fry aspect since I don't eat meat

Out!

I really dig fast food burgers. This isn't meant to be a a challopsy opinion, but In the pantheon of burgers I feel there are no totally distinct outstanding winners. There are maybe three circles of fast food burgers: acceptable, good, and very good.

Fatburger, Shake Shack, White Castle, Five Guys, Wendys, are all in my top tier but I wouldn't go to the mat for either of them.

Five guys have spicy fries that are pretty great

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why will burger chains never do a veggie patty

okay because they'd need to install a separate grill never mind

in n out fries are pretty bad, 5 guys fries are quite good.

otoh i don't care, just fry that shit with the real person burgers and i'll take my lumps

I don't give a shit about whether or not they use the same grill tbh. I know enough about restaurant food to know that most things you think are "veg" have probably been "tainted" in some way. I would welcome a veggie patty grilled right along side all the meat ones but you're right that most don't. Burger King does but not all locations offer it. It's actually pretty good too.

in n out fries are pretty bad, 5 guys fries are quite good

Yeah, I think that was my verdict a while back - In 'n Out has the better burger, and Five Guys has better fries. But that peanut oil on the latter can be a little much, and you can really taste the potato if you order your In 'n Out fries "light."

lol- xpost, exactly

i don't know shake shack. in n out is good, overrated, sure, but still awesome. when i'm home in LA i go here instead of in n out.
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hamburgers are p gross tbh

shake shack has a fried mushroom burger
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if in-n-out opened in nyc it would probably destroy manhattan economy, line would reach the moon

if shake shack opened in la some people would probably go once in a while

otm

btw in n out's popularity out in socal is so insane now. when I was growing up people knew about it but it wasn't a destination thing. their efficiency is pretty fuckin scary, I went on saturday night and the car line was almost out to the street but it just zipped right along and the chow was still A+

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kinda blame big liebowski for the in-n-out thing. there is a whole generation fo kids raised on in-n-out as a Thing, now, and like a destination spot.

what, no way, it preexisted that

I would dig a 24-hour in-n-out. la people, are there any in la?

If memory serves the big INO in Las Vegas is 24 hours, but none in LA.

Best INO burger ever is the one next to LAX after a long flight.

In-n-out is a shitty burger, but I can't vote because I've never had Shake Shack

q: what is a good (fast food) burger? to me it is good beefy taste with enough fat and not too compressed, and a toasted roll w/ decent not mealy tomatoes for a side.

ooohhh I hate mealy tomatoes

don't eat fast food it makes you die

burger king sold a veggie burger for a while, it was pretty bad

if shake shack opened in la some people would probably go once in a while

idk chick-fil-a in hollywood was pretty damned crowded when i went a few months ago. i think curious natives plus homesick transplants would mean a pretty brisk business at least at first

you can only really be homesick for shake shack if you moved to la pretty recently! but yeah I don't think it would go out of business or anything, but it wouldn't be ****an event**** in the same way.

nyc goes nuts over any chain restaurant that they don't have already, i.e. potbelly.

potbelly stinks

Speaking of which, Steak 'n Shake opens 1/12.

shake shack v 11 madison park

Best INO burger ever is the one next to LAX after a long flight.
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, December 21, 2011 4:26 PM (1 hour ago) BookmarkPermalink

otm

Voted Shake Shack: Have never been to In-n-Out and am vegetarian

of these, only been to the shake shack (had a milkshake in NYC and a burger & fries in DC) but voted in-n-out

I like Nifty-Fifty's but when it comes to Del-Val local places I will forever rep for The Charcoal Pit

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best bet for the aforementioned LAX in-n-out location is to take some time to hang outside and watch the plans fly in about 100 ft overhead. the burgers at in-n-out are great (also: pie and burger in pasadena has virtually the same burger and might be a little better, but it's not fast food, really) i used to like fatburger but i lost the taste for it. the umami burger fellas are in the process of trying to do a counter service type of chain for their brand, which will be interesting to see (though umami is also overrated, moreso than in-n-out.)

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or not really.

i voted shake shack even though i haven't had it in like 5 years. in-n-out is good, but shake shack is next level.

and we have five guys here now, in a few locations.

fuddruckers has buffalo burgers that aren't bad. i think they have ostrich burgers too but i haven't tried 'em.

by the way, what the fuck is this cheeburger cheeburger shit I see popping up everywhere

i went to one of those ages ago in florida...last time i was there it was closed though. it was pretty ok. good milkshake iirc.

24-hour in-n-out sounds like something that happens in silence of the lambs, how could anyone eat there?

just spent the week in Cali and i would like to restate my unpopular position that no matter how good In-N-Out's burgers and shakes are they get the gasface for those shitty french fries

i think a lot of people agree with you re the fries.

they're better if you order them "well done."

i worked for three years right next to the LAX In-N-Out and it was always insanely busy, planes overhead every two minutes...

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