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Upvote for being a true unpopular opinion.
I enjoy it because it used to be around the price of McDonald’s, and it’s still cheap comparatively. >

$4 for a burger that size and that level of quality is not bad at all >

When you compare it to Wendy's it is. >

Honestly Wendy’s seems pricier than in n out, that being said Culver’s slaps and Wendy’s is pretty good too >

If you get a specialty burger at Wendy's it's more expensive, for sure. However, Wendy's is cheaper than Culver's for kids meals by a lot and their standard menu items are overall a lot cheaper.
However, Wendy's has some pretty epic specialty burgers so l can't pretend I'm not going to spend the extra couple of bucks for them...
Don't know about In n Outs prices. We don't have any here. >

The bacon pub burger is/was divine >

Totally agree, if they kept that and their curder burger year round I'd be there more often. 
Wendy's has their pretzel burger and the Italian burger which are both just rip offs of Culver's but are always available. >

This is indeed unpopular. Lots of people I know dislike In-N-Out to be contrarian, and it is overhyped, but the price/value ratio is unbeatable. And, as a person who has eaten many fast food burgers, the quality of ingredients is hard to beat. Everything is fresh, fries are handmade in-store, shakes are top-tier.
Have my upvote!
Edit: Corrected spelling >

The price is great, if I'm out and about between 10-11am, I'll definitely pull into one, but any other time, I'm losing money just waiting in that dumb line.  Plenty of other burger joints manage to make fresh cut fries that taste good 5 minutes after you buy them, not sure why In n Out is so trash in that area. >

Are there any other fast food places that don’t use frozen French fries? >

Five guys >

Yeah, I thought of that. Great fries, but are they fast food? No drive thru. But idk I’d INO has a drive thru so my argument is moot in that regard >

Fries are crap. Burgers are top notch fast food burgers. Price is unbeatable for the quality. Shakes are S tier. >

Have you had a shake anywhere besides a chain diner or fast food? Because I promise there are shakes out there that will make you taste how fake In N Out’s are. >

I thought we’re talking chain fast food? The Jewish deli by my house makes an amazing shake. It’s $14 though. >

Their shakes are good, but it's hard to make ice cream bad.
I can't possibly imagine choosing an in-n-out shake over a blizzard from DQ >

Most definitely would choose a blizzard. Is a blizzard a shake? I thought a blizzard was just a blizzard? Like a standalone dessert. On the flip side I can’t imagine choosing a DQ burger over In N Out. >

Is a shake still a shake if you eat it with a spoon is an existential question of fast food. Is ice cream in a cup a shake? 
DQ sidesteps the argument by calling it a blizzard instead. Plenty of other places call them shakes. >

I’ve always wanted to try a McFlurry but the ice cream machine was broken every time. >


"How the hell does this place stay open?"

Great customer service, high quality ingredients (you not liking the burger doesn't change the fact that it's objectively one of the highest-quality fast food burgers around), low prices and extremely savvy business practices that emphasize customer satisfaction over profits.
The issue is that In-N-Out fans refuse to accept that it's a fast food burger, and thus needs to be judged against other fast food burgers like McDonald's, Wendy's or Carl's Jr, NOT to chains with completely different business models, like Five Guys or Red Robin. The hyperbolic praise it gets from diehard fans is about as obnoxious as the whiny histrionics about it being overrated. >

Terrible? Idk.  Overrated? Definitely. >

Wrong >

Every part of this country has some sort of regional burger place that everyone raves about. In N Out, Whataburger, White Castle, Culver’s….they are all mediocre burgers that are loved regionally because they are regional. 
I love In N Out…because the one near my house takes all of the hipsters out of the line for the Wendy’s next door. I can get my equally good burger in minutes while they wait in line 20 minutes for theirs. >

I never understood the fascination with White Castle, and I grew up on the East Coast. >

I've never heard about anyone rave about White Castle.  It's the place you go to at 2 am when nothing else is open. >

And you're high and/or drunk. >

So… like Denny’s but with burgers? >

It’s the best fast food burger in socal compared to any other fast food restaurant. $6 for a double cheeseburger and fries. Lol it’s a no brainer honestly >

I’m with OP; $6 for a double cheeseburger and fries is good, but when you need to tack on a bunch of extras like animal style or secret menu additions to make it appetizing it loses that edge. >

I’d be curious to see how many people order off the secret menu, which is free. I don’t really like adding a bunch of unnecessary toppings. It just gets messy at that point. >

I’m fine with customizing your burger, sometimes I want to mix it up; but the base offering should be good on its own. 
I just think if I need to lather the burger with extras, it wasn’t a good burger to begin with. >

They hardly have any meat. >

It is fucking fast food, nobody is saying it’s like the best food ever, and even then it’s not like every single McDonald’s has the same exact quality of food. Some McDonalds are gonna be shittier than others. You could have gone to a bad one, or just got a bad order. >


nobody is saying it’s like the best food ever,

They say that all the time. >

Not seriously, not compared to like an actual sit down rest restaurant. >

In the 90's it was the best burger I ever had.  Came back to Cali on 2019 and it was still better than the burgers on the east coast but not that "omg best burger in the world" memory.
Even in 2009 when my mother brought back a few when she flew out.  Even being 12 hours old and cold they tasted better than five guys to me.  Something definitely changed over the decades >

I used to work for a SoCal company so I flew in and out of LAX several times a year.  My ritual was to hit the spot near the airport, get a double double animal style and a shake, then drop off the rental and head home, it was pretty nice to watch the planes and eat a great fast food meal.  But I still don't crave it like some people.  It came to my city and I still haven't gone.  There are too many good burger options these days. >

I’m with you. I grew up on the East Coast and I’ve been hearing about it for years. When I finally tried it, I was completely underwhelmed. Admittedly I didn’t know about the “secret menu” at the time. >

Lol L take