in + out

Okkkay okay, so I've officially lived in Los Angeles for 9 and half months and just tonight experienced In-N-Out Burger. My friend Victoria is a California native who grew up with In-N-Out Burger at her fingertips. (Loving it so much, she even had her favorite In-N-Out Burger T-shirt which made her feel like the coolest kid around town.) As you can imagine she was astounded when she found out these juicy meat patties had never touched my lips. Of course, I knew of this local burger joint but considering I had once or twice gone to Sonic, I felt like I hit my West Coast burger chain.



We are both headed to NYC for our Spring Break and since I would be sharing with her my favorite hot spots from my old stopping ground, we felt it only necessary that she "pop my In-N-Out cherry" in L.A. before heading out East.



Excuse my under-eye bags and gremlin look - it was a long week of late night finals studying!



I got a cheeseburger - Animal style. I was all prepped and schooled to order from the "secret menu", even watching YouTube videos on the history of the menu. In case you are unaware, In-N-Out has only four food items on the menu: a Hamburger, Cheeseburger, Double-Double and French Fries. But there is a not so secret, secret menu you can order from. Probably the most famous secret menu item is "Animal style" - A mustard cooked beef patty with the addition of pickles, cheese, grilled onions, and spread (a thousand island type of sauce). Unfortunately, my brain was over-saturated and I forgot to customize my fries to "well-done".



The verdict: Totally tasty, yet I definitely had some heart burn going on. What can I say, I'm not used to non-veggie burgers!



Until next time, In-N-Out….