In-N-Out Burger opened in 1948, providing a basic menu of burgers, fries, and beverages. Unlike other hamburger fast food restaurants, it has not added chicken or salads to its menu since 1976, and has never changed its preparation methods.
The company utilizes vertical integration for its food supplies. The company does not use freezers, instead shipping fresh ingredients daily to each store from its facilities, including potatoes which are cut in each store for french fries. In-N-Out is known for its "secret menu," unadvertised variations of its menu items, such as the popular "Animal Style".
Burgers
Burgers consist of 2 oz beef patties cooked "medium-well," served on a toasted bun. The standard style includes tomato, hand-leafed lettuce, and "spread", a sauce similar to Thousand Island dressing.[1]
Meat
In-N-Out produces its own meat in company-owned facilities. The chain never freezes its patties, and all of its stores are supplied by its California manufacturing operations located in Baldwin Park. Upon its expansion into Texas, the restaurant opened its a new production plant in a suburb of Dallas to increase its geographic footprint.[2][3] The chain maintains its strict quality control standards by owning the manufacturing process.[3]
French fries
In-N-Out uses Russet Burbank potatoes[12] for its fries, cutting them on-site.[3][13] According to In-N-Out, the french fries are cooked in "100% pure, cholesterol-free sunflower oil".[14]
Fries can also be ordered in a range of cooking times from "light" to "well done".[15] Customers can also order Animal Style fries, which are topped with melted cheese, spread, and grilled onions.[16]
Beverages
The company offers lemonade, unsweetened iced tea (and sweet tea in Texas stores only), coffee, and three flavors of milk shakes made with real ice cream (chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry) which can be mixed in any combination desired (Neapolitan contains all three).[14] In-N-Out serves Coke, Cherry Coke, Diet Coke and Barq's from the Coca-Cola Company, with 7Up and Dr Pepper from Keurig Dr Pepper. A root beer float contains root beer mixed with a vanilla milk shake.[16]
Further reading
References
- Menu IN-N-OUT Burger^
- Lisa Jennings. In-N-Out Burger expanding to Texas Nation's Restaurant News, May 27, 2010, retrieved March 3, 2016^
- Richard Clough. Drag-racing heiress keeps In-N-Out on course February 24, 2013, retrieved March 3, 2016