In-n-Out Burger [Las Vegas, NV]

4888 Dean Martin Drive
Las Vegas, NV  

 

For some reason or other, I became intrigued by In-N-Out Burger when I read about this "animal style" burger on a food blog. Adding on the fact that In-N-Out Burger outlets were only located in a few US states that were not within reasonable driving distance from my home town (i.e. in California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona and Texas), this exclusivity made me want to try it even more!

 

 

I had my chance when I saw that they opened up a couple places in Las Vegas! Yes!! The closest one was just a 10 minute drive away from our hotel!

 

 

We arrived there around 11:30am and the place was already packed with people! There were people lining up to order food, a crowd of people waiting to pick their orders, and people hovering around occupied tables waiting for them to finish eating so they could claim it!  

 

As you can see from the photo above, their menu is really small and simple. There's only a few items listed with 3 different meal combos to choose from as well. HOWEVER! There is a "not so secret menu" posted on their website. If you didn't check their website, you probably wouldn't know of this menu unless you've heard of it from someone else.

 

Aside from the items on their regular menu, there are other options on their "secret menu":

 

Double meat - Hamburger with 2 beef patties

3 x 3 - Hamburger with 3 beef patties and 3 slices of cheese

4 x 4 - Hamburger with 4 beef patties and 4 slices of cheese

Grilled Cheese - 2 slices of cheese, with lettuce, tomato, spread, with or without onions on a bun

Protein-style - Your choice of burger wrapped in lettuce instead of a bun

Animal-style - Extra lettuce, tomato, sauce, pickles and sauteed onions on any hamburger of choice (or even on your fries!)

 

I know that opting for animal-style does not incur extra charges but I'm not sure about the other options...

 

Top: Cheeseburger (combo $5.15)

Bottom: Hamburger - animal style ($1.90)

Left: Pink lemonade

Right: Fresh cut fries

W and I decided to order a cheeseburger combo plus a hamburger (animal style) to share between the 2 of us. It was a good idea because there were A LOT of fries that came with the combo! We also shared the drink because the soda fountain was self-serve and that basically meant all-you-can-drink! LOL!

Both the hamburger and the cheeseburger were simply done but the ingredients were fresh (minus the processed cheese of course) and tasty. The fries were more stiff and starchy than other fast food restaurant's fries (e.g. McD's or A&W) but I think that's because they were freshly cut and deep-fried to order. Still, the fries were full of golden, crispy goodness!

For a meal this cheap, I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food. Service was quick and friendly (all the people working there were males...not sure about inside the kitchen though; just something I noticed) and you know, I would rather eat at In-N-Out than McD's now after trying their food. Seriously, McD's burger quality has gone down...although I'll forever love McD's fries haha...

In-N-Out Burger should expand up to the Pacific Northwest!!! Let's start a petition, shall we?!