5/5 Sir L. 2 years ago on Google
I
feel
almost
guilty
writing
this
review.
I
am
a
career
chef.
I
own
a
catering
business.
I
absolutely
adore
hamburgers,
but
this
was
my
first
time
eating
at
In-N-Out.
Over
the
last
decade
I'd
come
to
believe
that
I
wouldn't
enjoy
the
experience
of
this
restaurant,
likely
due
to
the
hype
that
surrounds
it.
I
thought
my
expectations
had
grown
too
high
and
there
was
no
way
I
could
actually
enjoy
eating
here;
there
was
no
way
they
could
deliver
a
product
or
experience
equal
to
the
hype.
I
have
never
been
so
excited
to
be
so
wrong.
From
the
second
I
pulled
into
the
parking
lot,
I
felt
an
intense
swelling
of
excitement
I've
not
felt
in
years.
I've
consulted
for
some
fantastic,
award
winning
establishments
over
the
years
and
have
traveled
far
and
wide
to
experience
all
available
cuisine.
Out
of
all
the
places
I've
visited,
In-N-Out
was
the
only
one
to
make
me
feel
like
a
kid
again.
As
we
progress
through
life
and
face
the
inevitable
hardships
ahead
of
us,
it
becomes
so
easy
to
forget
how
such
simple
things
can
bring
such
great
enjoyment.
We
understand
this
as
children,
but
are
seemingly
unable
to
remember
as
we
grow
older.
Visiting
this
restaurant
allowed
me
to
remember
and
appreciate
what
it
was
like
to
be
so
entertained
and
delighted
by
such
small
things:
the
view
from
the
street
that
made
me
feel
excited
for
a
meal,
the
look
of
the
interior
that
made
it
clear
that
this
was
a
place
for
burgers,
fries,
and
shakes,
and
the
hustle
and
bustle
that
accompanies
the
Platonic
ideal
of
what
it
means
to
be
"fast
food
dining".
I
stood
in
awe
of
the
simplicity
of
the
menu:
burgers
and
fries.
They
didn't
have
fish
options,
or
some
ill-fated
attempt
to
present
a
quarterly
special.
There
is
no
extra
flare
and
they
don't
try
to
impress.
They
offer
only
simplicity
because
they
know
they
have
mastered
it.
Was
this
the
greatest
burger
I've
ever
had?
Of
course
it
wasn't,
not
even
close.
Have
I
had
a
better
burger
for
$4.25?
Hell
no
I
haven't.
My
jaw
was
on
the
floor
and
my
eyes
were
glowing
when
I
first
bit
into
the
burger.
For
something
so
fast
and
so
inexpensive,
I
was
shocked
that
it
tasted
as
though
the
one
who
made
it
had
cared
for
it
throughout
the
cooking
process.
The
toppings
were
spread
around
so
that
each
bite
was
full
of
the
entire
flavor
of
the
burger,
the
patties
were
stacked
neatly
to
provide
a
picturesque
meal,
and
I
could
feel
the
crispy
crunch
from
the
toasting
of
the
bun
(honestly,
the
most
enjoyable
part
to
me).
What
I
purchased
at
this
well-known
fast
food
burger
joint
was
a
meal
that
was
certainly
worth
the
small
price
I
paid
for
it,
but
what
I
was
given
was
the
chance
to
feel
the
joy
and
excitement
of
being
a
child
again,
and
I
relished
every
moment
of
it.
I
hope
everyone
gets
this
opportunity
at
least
once
in
their
life.
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