People are f'n NUTS!!! In-N- Out burgers has come to town. I caught a news piece on the insanity.

[niyad]

People slept in their cars to be first in line. People were waiting in the wind and cold at dawn (grand opening at ten!). Bunched together, half without masks, no social distancing. For freakin' BURGERS?????????

I liked that chain when I was in SoCal, but no way would I freeze my butt off for one. Even without the trumplague.

And the idiots announcing this insane news did not even comment on the maskholes.

[The Genealogist]

1. Reminds me of when Krispy Kreme came to my town

Before they opened here, people would sell them at intersections. Then when they did open, people went nuts. For donuts.

[niyad]

4. Same thing here when KK came. Doughnuts?? The shop did not last long.

[The Genealogist]

9. I think there is one Krispy Kreme location left in town, if that.

The big anti-carb rebellion earlier in the century hurt it a lot.

[LeftInTX]

33. Their donuts aren't even good!

Then, they will have a special like a key lime donut and it lasts only for a day!

I will see a donut ad on facebook and their silly promotion has already come and gone...

I don't get it....Pure syrupy and gross...

[Disaffected]

39. Tried it once,

never went back.

[moonscape]

40. I loved them when I was a teen in

the mid-60’s. But only at the shop, fresh and warm. Yum!

Today I couldn’t have a bite without passing out from sugar shock!

[El Supremo]

2. It's to die for!

[niyad]

53. Will be interesting to see how many do just that!

[Initech]

3. I love In N Out, I have one right down the street from where I live.

But yes it's not worth freezing your ass off for one. And you definitely don't need to sleep in your car overnight just to get a cheeseburger. That level of hype is insane!

[niyad]

11. I will be checking with the health dept in about two weeks to see how big the spike is.

We have several local, non-chain restaurants that make wonderful burgers.i support local!

[Initech]

23. Same!

I do love the occasional In N Out but there's plenty of great burger joints where I live.

And In N Out actually is a local chain since I am in Southern California.

[shanti]

38. My first trip to In N Out

was at the North Bristol location in Santa Ana in the 60/70's. They had car hops too!

[geomon666]

5. Not even that good

Better than McDonald's at least.

[FSogol]

6. Bah, 5 Guys is much better.

[ResistantAmerican17]

10. 5 guys is da bomb...... you called that one!

[niyad]

20. Very good, but not worth freezing my ass off!

[A HERETIC I AM]

59. No it isn't.

The only thing 5 Guys has over In-N-Out is they offer more toppings.

Their buns are crap and fall apart before you can finish and they are bloody expensive.

Their equivalent to an In-N-Out Double Double meal (Double cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato & onion with fries and a drink) is about $15.

You pay around $8 for that at In-N-Out.

[cos dem]

7. Are you in Colorado?

We had 2 of them open today. Apparently Aurora was a 12 hour wait.

I ate at one once in CA. No big deal, certainly not worth a 12 hour wait.

[niyad]

13. Colorado Springs.

[cos dem]

25. Same here. I didn't hear how long the wait was here, but I was warned to avoid Voyager and Interques

t.

[niyad]

57. I do my best to avoid Voyager and Interquest at all times!

[backscatter712]

87. My condolences.

For those outside Colorado, the Springs is fundie central.

[niyad]

91. Thank you. I live in a slightly less fundie part of town, thank goodness.

[louis-t]

8. Sonic opened here years ago.

A six lane hwy and traffic was backed up for a mile. Ridiculous!

[The Genealogist]

12. I can't stand Sonic, myself

I'd rather about any other fast food. I don't eat that much of it, and I certainly don't waste it on Sonic. Everything tastes like the grease they fry the tater-tots in. Even a cup of water tastes like it.

[niyad]

15. Their shakes are decent, but that is all.

[The Genealogist]

21. I've had a few

My half sister worked at a Sonic for a while, and I went to visit her at work and had a banana cream pie shake. It wasn't terrible, but it had that nasty tater tot aftertaste to it.

[Codeine]

30. My kid works there as a skating carhop.

She brought me home a sample of all their vegan-friendly products — they all tasted uniformly of cheap old cooking oil. And there’s a weird sweetness to everything, especially the onion rings and pretzels.

God-awful.

[The Genealogist]

32. Glad to know I am not the only one that notices that taste.

My partner LOVES Sonic, and knows I dislike it. Whenever he goes there, he always asks me if I want anything. I think it is just to hear me say everything tastes like tater tot oil!

[yonder]

47. Yes, those onion rings are WEIRD.

Don't know about the pretzels and don't care to find out.

[MrsCoffee]

69. Vanilla ice cream.

Why do Sonic onion rings taste sweet?

It is because they are made with sweet onions and breaded with vanilla ice milk mix (or melted vanilla ice cream).

[yonder]

94. Yes, now that you say it, I'd agree. Strange taste, IMO.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

14. How dare people have their own idea of fun.

[niyad]

17. Yeah. No masks. No social distancing. Holding up traffic for miles.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

29. Oh it sounded like half of them were masked, you said, and in their cars?

Is this Aurora?

[niyad]

52. Half unmasked. A couple of fools sleeping in their cars to be first in line (they weren't). The

line of people bunched up together was nuts. Not Aurora. Colorado Springs.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

16. We've got Culver's (Wisconsin) here now, so pfft!

I doubt In-N-Out fast food burgers could beat 'em anyway.

[niyad]

18. Have that as well.

[Initech]

56. There's a Culver's by my aunt's house in Arizona.

I always make it a point to go there when I visit! Though if there were one by me, I'm sure I would probably weigh 50 pounds more than I do now!

[Buckeye_Democrat]

58. I haven't ate out since March, not even a drive-thru...

... but I better stop thinking about a burger at Culver's or I'll break my streak!

[pat_k]

19. 14 hours. Incredible.

https://www.denverpost.com/2020/11/20/wait-time-in-n-out-burgers-aurora-14-hours/

[TeamPooka]

22. My wife is bringing home In n Out in about 30 minutes. Double Double tonight baby. Where are you?

Where is InO new and it's freezing?

[niyad]

54. Colorado Springs and Aurora.

[MizLibby]

24. In-N-Out prints bible verses on the bottom of its cups

A good Christian burger joint for sure. Limp fries but the double double is magnificent. Moved from CA to WA and I sure miss them.

[NYC Liberal]

27. Agreed. The fries are crap. Burgers are definitely better.

But I prefer Five Guys or Shake Shack overall.

[MizLibby]

28. Five guys...

Too many choices. Double Double you get what they give you...I like that. Five Guys fries are excellent and the peanuts are a gift from God. It’s great our country gives us so many burger choices. Wish it was this easy to pick our president.

[Retrograde]

37. No, they print references to Bible verses

Not the actual verses themselves. And they're on the underside so you have to turn the cup upside down to read them (or hold it way up high). As proselytizing goes, it's pretty subtle. As an avowed atheist, I admire them for not getting in their customers' faces about their beliefs. And I like their minimalist menus.

The fries are decent if you eat them at the outlet as soon as you get them: they don't travel well. They do make them fresh on-site: more than once I've seen a In-n-Out worker peeling potatoes and slicing them.

[Hekate]

50. Never even occurred to me to check. Helluva good burger, too, bless their hearts...

My college boyfriend was an utter devotee.

Their menu here in SoCal is always fresh, the fries are crispy, and I like them for an occasional treat. Unfortunately they became my go-to meal when we were moving 3 years ago — just off the freeway and back on again with our latest carload. The dog was very happy to sit between my feet and snaffle fries. My cholesterol spiked 40 points before we were done. Since then, I love them more cautiously.

[Hortensis]

80. Lol. So easy to visualize. We had one a few blocks away in SoCal.

Two drive-through lanes, with home-bound traffic backed up onto and along the boulevard at rush hour. The burgers were good enough, but what I liked best was their extremely fast and professional, middle-aged male staff, clear proof that INO paid well.

Those who compare it to places like 5 Guys miss the point that In-N-Out is a fast and cheap drive-through producing very good food for the price. People who still line up in their cars at a place that's been there for nearly 40 years have their reasons.

[El Supremo]

26. I'll wait some time for a Whataburger.

But not an In and Out.

[GulfCoast66]

51. Right there with you.

I love the shredded lettuce and chopped onions.

It a great burger.

That said, I don’t eat fast food even once a month. But sometimes you have to splurge.

[Codeine]

31. I saw a video on Reddit

of some of these douchecanoes in a fistfight when one of them tried to cut the traffic line. All this over a fucking greaseburger.

[Skittles]

34. same thing happened where I live

and the burger is just - meh, I'll take a Whataburger any day over In and Out (WFT is that disgusting sauce)

[vercetti2021]

35. In-N-Out...amateurs

Whataburger is the best burgers. In-N-Out can't hold the goddamn flame to them. Patty melts are the fucking shit

[petronius]

42. Agreed, Whataburger is a damn fine burger! Absolutely the first choice...

...when there isn't an In-N-Out nearby.

[vercetti2021]

43. Never had In-N-Out

I hear it's very overrated. Like Chick-fil-A is overrated as fuck. Chicken is so basic. Raising Cane's has much better chicken

[niyad]

55. When I was in SoCal, I loved El Pollo Loco!

[vercetti2021]

61. Wish we had one

Love to try anything that isn't taco bell or chipotle

[niyad]

67. The chicken was grilled, not fried. Came with tortillas and salsa. Reasonably healthy fast food.

[LeftInTX]

63. Never eaten at one

I picture it tasting like my in-laws food

[niyad]

70. I don't know if the chain is still around. The food was very good.

[LeftInTX]

77. It's still around down here

[niyad]

78. Thank you!

[Turin_C3PO]

85. Nah, I prefer

In-n-Out to Whataburger by far. Different strokes and all.

[LeftInTX]

36. Same thing happened when In-N-Out came to San Antonio about 5 years ago.

I don't get it...

They're food is OK, but really?

[Chellee]

41. Something similar here

when the Chick-Fil-A opened up. We already had a Chick-Fil-A in town, so it wasn't a new restaurant, but it was a second location. And they were running some specials for their grand opening. People lined up hours ahead of opening. The entire day the place was mobbed. Local TV even covered it. This happened pre-covid. But I still don't get it. People are willing to wait hours in line for a $1 off a mediocre fast food chicken sandwich? Really? A sandwich you can get on the other side of town in 5 minutes? What are they doing? Who are these people? Why???

[doc03]

45. We got our first Chick-Fil-A last year same here people lined up for hours. One thing I can say is

their carry out is very efficient and unlike McDonald's they get your order right. As far as the chicken sandwich I
think Wendy's and Arby's are just as good. I like their waffle fries. At this time it is the only fast food place where the
indoor dining is open.

[gldstwmn]

44. I saw it too. The people

Mingling about the parking lot in clusters. Why was that allowed.

[niyad]

60. Are you in the Springs, or Aurora?

[gldstwmn]

62. Westminster

I saw it on the news at noon. The Aurora police were tweeting to not try to go there. They were out there directing traffic. I heard the wait was 14 hours.

[niyad]

64. Yes, the Denver Post article linked above said that. Insane!

There wasn't even that kind of line when we finally got Trader Joe's here.

[gldstwmn]

95. I think people just

want some escapism so badly. It's restaurant week here too. They could support local business, many of whom are set to disappear after Friday's no dining inside order went into effect. It's 40 degrees out and I saw people eating outside a Bad Daddy's at dusk.

[AnyFunctioningAdult]

46. I remember being excited about it

I tried it when I was a kid on a trip with my parents. When I moved to a state they were in a few years ago I was excited to try it again, and the burger was good. I cannot imagine treating it like a Black Friday event waiting in line for hours though. That is pretty nuts.

[smirkymonkey]

48. I will never understand this mentality.

Actually, over 73 million people voted for Trump, so I guess it makes sense. I still don't get it, but in this country, it makes sense.

[NameAlreadyTaken]

49. They have no quality control.

Back when I did eat burgers, the last 2 times I went to In-N-Out I got dry, tough burgers. I don't understand the cult of In-N-Out. There are much better burgers, though at a significantly higher price than In-N-Out. It's just weird. Plus they put Bible verses on the bottom of the cups.

[Tracer]

65. Never had any of the above-mentioned burgers,

except 5 Guys --- which is pretty good --- but doesn't hold a candle to:

Smashburger.


Haven't been there since the pandemic.

[niyad]

71. Have one of those here. Went once. Pretty good.

[panader0]

66. My buddy got the In-N-Out Burger bumper sticker and cut off the B and the r.

It read: In-N-Out urge

[niyad]

73. Cute!

[Captain Stern]

68. People are odd.

We just are.

Why, I've heard that there are people that will stand in line for hours to see a movie, or pay thousands of dollars for a stamp, baseball card, or comic book.

We like what we like. I applaud their dedication.

[niyad]

76. And I am appalled at the stupidity of such superspreader events. In normal times, one just shakesone

one's head. These are not normal times, and they are endangering the rest of us.

[FelineOverlord]

72. People are f'n NUTS!!! In-N- Out burgers has come to town. I caught a news piece on the insanity.

My favorite responses to the madness were by the Aurora Police.

"double double animal style"

Link to tweet

"many other local eateries do not have a wait hint hint"

Link to tweet

[niyad]

75. Thank you for sharing this!

[Autumn]

79. I had to go into Springs and passed there. Insanity. Fuck that, it will be gone before you know it

[niyad]

83. You have my sympathies. Hope you were able to get done okay.

[Autumn]

84. Just had an dentist apt and passed by. You wouldn't catch me dead in a line to eat anywhere.

For a fricking hamburger and fries? No burger is that good.

[niyad]

90. Not even if Chef Jose Anders himself were cooking! But he would be serving the needy, and

that is important.

Hope the appt. went well.

[Autumn]

93. Had to have denture repair done. One could say In and Out

[LeftInTX]

81. It made the Daily Mail!

Fight! Fight!
And fight video!







At 4.33pm, police issued their 'final update' about the fast food line.

'The last car that will be served tonight has been "marked" and is estimated they will be served around 2:00 a.m.,' police tweeted, adding 'We anticipate continued traffic impacts in the coming days so please use alternate routes, maybe you'll find another great local eatery to support.'

At some point during the afternoon, future In-N-Out patrons were seen getting into a wild fight during their wait in a viral video.


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8972231/In-N-Burger-chain-opens-two-Colorado-outlets-leading-fights-epic-14-hour-lines.html

[niyad]

82. Even more insane than ?I thought. How embarrassing. I feel sorry for the staff.

[Turin_C3PO]

86. I love In-N-Out.

I waited in line one hour once to get a burger, fries, and a shake. But no way I would wait twelve hours for one. Especially unmasked in our current covid environment.

[backscatter712]

89. For waiting that long for a hamburger, that burger had better have weed in it...

[niyad]

92. Welllllll. . .it is legal here.

[Klaralven]

96. I ate at the one in Rohnert Park, CA. Culvers, 5-Guys and Whataburger are better.