Blog 21

The first in the series of Faves - Raves - Craves (basically things that define me) has to be In-N-Out Burger as I have only had it once, but boy was it memorable. It was late summer of 2000, when my wife (then pre-fiancée by a month girlfriend) visited my fraternity big brother and his wife in Santa Barbara, CA. The burgers, fries and milkshakes are incomparable . The California based franchise is the mecca of all things that are fast food today.

For your view pleasure, I have included the "secret menu" sourced from Wikipedia.

The Secret menu

There are also "secret" item specials, variations of the basic menu that are not listed on the menus in the stores, nor advertised. A few of these variations are detailed on the company's web site for all to see.

Some items on the "secret" menu have a slightly different price due to the addition or removal of ingredients — in particular, the meat and cheese.

X by Y: X meat patties and Y slices of cheese (for example, a 3 by 3 or a 2 by 4) In the past one could order as many meats and cheeses as they had wished. However in recent years the limit became an 8 by 8, then eventually the limit was lowered to a 4 by 4.

Triple Meat: Three meat patties without cheese.

Animal style: In addition to the usual condiments, mustard fried on the meat, pickles, extra spread and grilled onions are added.

Animal Style Fries: Fries with cheese, spread, and grilled onions.

Double Meat: Two meat patties without cheese.

Extra Everything: Adds extra spread, tomato, lettuce, and onions (regular or grilled).

Flying Dutchman: Two meat patties and two slices of melted cheese.

Extra Toast: Bun is cooked longer so it is extra toasted.

Fries "Light": Almost raw fries that are cooked for less time.

Fries "Well": Fries that are cooked longer to be extra crisp.

Fries with cheese: Fries with two slices of melted cheese placed on top.

Grilled Cheese: Two slices of melted cheese, tomato, lettuce and spread on a bun, with no meat. There is also a Grilled Cheese Animal Style (grilled onions are added).

Choco-Vanilla Swirl Shake: Chocolate and vanilla flavors combined in one shake.

Neapolitan Shake: All three shake flavors (strawberry, vanilla and chocolate) combined in one shake.

Root Beer Float: Vanilla shake with root beer combined.

Protein Style: Instead of a bun, the burger is wrapped in lettuce. This style of burger was created when customers started asking for it in the early 1970s.In addition to burgers, a protein style Grilled Cheese is available.

Veggie Burger: A burger without the meat and cheese.

Spread: Extra packets of refrigerated Thousand Island dressing in packages marked "Spread".

Lemon up: 1/2 lemonade 1/2 7-up