Comment on How In-N-Out Burger’s president runs her fast-food empire: Keep it simple, affordable and close
Bahnd@lemmy.world 5 months agoIts a cheap burger joint, I think the confusion is caused by a mix-up of expectations.
I was in SLS a few weeks ago and got a double-double combo for under 10$. I feel like there are very few places left that even offer something that could be viewed as a meal for that price. Plus they treat their employees well and their locations Ive been to are very clean.
Are they prefect, no, but we put them on a pedestal because they are how a crappy fast food joint should be run.
Kernal64@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
What you said makes sense and I completely understand why this would make them popular. They should be applauded for their cleanliness and good treatment of their employees. Those are great! However what I don’t get is why people act like their burgers are top tier when they’re clearly not.
jumjummy@lemmy.world 5 months ago
They are absolutely top tier in their category (fast food and cheap). You can’t compare them to a $20 monster burger.
Kernal64@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
They absolutely aren’t. I’m not comparing them to some $20 burger. I’m comparing them to other fast food burgers, and in that comparison, they’re decidedly average.
HessiaNerd@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Do you honestly think a jack in the box or McDonald’s burger is better?
I admit I am biased. When I was a kid they were only in Southern California and we would always get them when visiting family down there. I 100% have some nostalgia bias. But objectively they have high quality ingredients and are prepared well to your liking. A lot of people complain about the fries (you can order them light well or well), but fries made from potatoes rather than some abomination invented in a lab are a selling point in my book.
jumjummy@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Well, obviously tastes differ, but I have yet to see any traditional fast food restaurant have anywhere near the lines and demand that In&Out has. More often then not, the lines are too much and I’ve often given up and gone to other spots when the lines are insane.
Call it hype, but I really think that they are leaps and bounds better than any other chain fast food places.