Shake Shack is mediocre and, if I'm being completely honest, so is In n Out. I know I'm going to get murdered on the latter, but I've tried it multiple times when I've gone out west and it's never come close to the hype. What am I missing?
Yeah, a lot of people mistake the hype for In N' Out as it being the best tasting thing out there. It's not, but the simplicity, freshness, and quality of the ingredients makes the difference for me. If I'm going to In N' Out, it's because I want to eat a hamburger that doesn't taste like everything was frozen a few hours ago.
Also, I think a lot of people "eat it wrong" -- for lack of a better term. Like, some chucklefuck from back east will order In N' Out in a bag and eat it twenty minutes later....that's just not the way to do it.
If you're ordering drive-thru? You get that shit in a box with a lid & then stop somewhere nearby to eat. Or at least race home & eat it right away.
Not as good as it used to be....but in terms of bang for your buck it's still hard to beat a 3x3 & and and order of fries (yeah, the fries are an acquired taste). And they at least pay their employees a little better than most fast food places, so that's nice.
Okay, that I can understand. The way people were talking was the it was the best burger around, this was before 5 Guys expanded outside Virginia.
I live not too far from the original 5 Guys and they expanded locally much earlier than their nationwide push (obviously) so that's the benchmark I was using. I definitely get they're at different price points but it seemed like everyone that it was also the best tasting burger and I just couldn't get in board.
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u/xWolfsbane 10d ago
In n Out for QPR. Shake Shack for taste, but man is that expensive.