Spokane Food Blog

Oh come now, we do claim to be a food blog, and thus we have to write about In-N-Out Burger at some point. It’s the law.

I like In-N-Out. Who doesn’t? Yet every time I eat there — i.e. every time I go to California — I walk out with the same slightly befuddled look on my face. Was it really that great? Sure, the ingredients were fresh, and you don’t feel like you’ve just had a meal from McDonald’s. But still. It wasn’t that great, was it? In the end, wasn’t it just a burger? A good one, sure, but not that amazing.

Of course, the myth might be what makes In-N-Out what it is today. The way they’re not franchised, nor are they a public company. The little bible quotes hidden away on cups and wrappers. The minimal menu. The (not so very) secret menu. Add that to the fresh ingredients, and all of a sudden the burger seems a bit more special than what it really is.

But if you look at it as a standalone food item… Well… You can get pretty much the same burger at D. Lish’s. And a better one at Crazy G’s. At least according to me.

But hey, In-N-Out… Definitely awesome for many reasons. Just not that awesome.