Once again Josh and I made the trek to In N Out along the highway. Fortunately we were staying at The Signature again so it wasn’t too bad a walk. We got there around 2 pm and the lunch crowd was dwindling, meaning we could get a table easily and order right away.
This time I wanted to give the animal style burger another shot, since Josh seems to love it so much. I got one animal style burger and one regular burger, both with the works. I wanted to eat them side-by-side to get a true comparison, rather than one based on memory.
Regular burger on the left, animal style on the right
The animal style burger wasn’t as mustardy as I remembered, but the grilled onions totally overpowered the thin patty. Once again I felt like the combination of the grilled onions and the special sauce detracted greatly from the freshness of the burger. The regular burger just tasted cleaner, and the raw onions work better to cut through the sweetness of the sauce. The burger patty at In N Out really is thin, and too many toppings can overwhelm the flavor of the beef. I’ll stick with my double-meat burgers from now on.
Autopsy shots - regular on top, animal style on the bottom
On this trip I stayed away from the animal style fries and just got the regular plain ones. Perfect, as always.
Big pile of fries
We also tried the shakes on this visit, strawberry for me and vanilla for Josh. They weren’t quite cold enough but were a nice consistency – thick and frothy but not too thick so that we could still drink from the straw easily. They’re better than McDonald’s shakes but still have a bit of artificial flavor to them. Not bad though, and less than $2 each, which isn’t too shabby.
Strawberry and vanilla shakes
What else can I say? In N Out just rocks.
In N Out (multiple locations)
4888 Dean Martin Dr.
Las Vegas, NV