08-30-2011, 09:33 PM
Being an east-coaster I have frequented 5 Guys for their excellent burgers and fries. Upon visiting the western United States this weekend I had the opportunity to try the highly touted In-N-Out Burger establishment for the first time. Suffice it to say it will be the last not only since I returned home to the east coast but also because I found the food to be highly disappointing.
I should not assume this to be the case with all the restaurants in their chain, but the one I visited in Las Vegas was serving fries that tasted like they had been made yesterday, fried, left out all night, re-fried the next day and then left out to cool before serving. The milkshake was good, not the best I've ever had but something you just cannot get at a 5 Guys. The burger itself: a "double double" with onion, was simply uninspired. Not very juicy or particularly flavorful, but not unappetizing or especially disagreeable at the same time. I had high hopes for the meal, I really tried to like it, I was even pretty hungry and am generally easily satisfied but I will not be returning to In-N-Out anytime soon.
For those who have been to both 5 Guys and In-N-Out, which did you feel was the better meal?
I know there are some big fans of In-N-Out on the forum, so let's hear it. I am willing to accept this as an isolated incident, but the tarnish is already formed.
I should not assume this to be the case with all the restaurants in their chain, but the one I visited in Las Vegas was serving fries that tasted like they had been made yesterday, fried, left out all night, re-fried the next day and then left out to cool before serving. The milkshake was good, not the best I've ever had but something you just cannot get at a 5 Guys. The burger itself: a "double double" with onion, was simply uninspired. Not very juicy or particularly flavorful, but not unappetizing or especially disagreeable at the same time. I had high hopes for the meal, I really tried to like it, I was even pretty hungry and am generally easily satisfied but I will not be returning to In-N-Out anytime soon.
For those who have been to both 5 Guys and In-N-Out, which did you feel was the better meal?
I know there are some big fans of In-N-Out on the forum, so let's hear it. I am willing to accept this as an isolated incident, but the tarnish is already formed.