In-N-Out Burger

[tenaya]

I was looking up why the largest drinks at Starbucks are called venti, and one thing led to another and I found this paragraph about my fav burger joint:

"In-N-Out Burger, which is privately held, has maintained a cult following, in large part because it has insisted on not turning burgers into an industrial process, all while expanding gingerly in California, Arizona and Nevada. As a result, it remains a destination, a privilege, a brand that is owned by the minority of Americans who have regular access to it."

Strangely, I do feel lucky to live where these are available. Huh.

Comments

[treewishes.livejournal.com]

But-but-but they put bible verses on their sandwich packaging! I just can't deal with that.

[tenaya.livejournal.com]

Really? I never noticed that! If I look at the wrapper it's to see how close I am to getting dripped on.

Now I'm wanting to go buy a burger to see the bible verse. Does it change, btw?

I'm not real thrilled by that news but they do make the best burgers. I'm gonna have to turn a blind eye I think, unless it promotes intolerance.

I'm dying of curiosity now! DAMN YOU! *g*

[tenaya.livejournal.com]

Are you sure it's In-N-Out that do that? I bought some burgers tonight and carefully looked over the packaging and couldn't find any bible verses.

[treewishes.livejournal.com]

Yes -- it's on Wikipedia. They don't list the words, just the book and the numbers, ie John 3:16, Nahum 1:7. I saw it when I was out west in August and looked it up.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-N-Out_Burger

:)

[tenaya.livejournal.com]

Well, I'll be damned! *eg*

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

So...why do Starbucks call their large drinks venti?

[khek.livejournal.com]

Yes, why? And why Grande, when Venti is bigger?

[tenaya.livejournal.com]

The Grande has sixteen ounces and the Venti twenty and apparently venti is twenty in Italian. I think the language change really confuses their labeling.

[tenaya.livejournal.com]

Apparently it's Italian for twenty, and the drink holds twenty ounces--usually.

[gategrrl.livejournal.com]

In and Out are the ONLY commercial burgers my daughter will eat (she's only just begun eating a little bit of red meat after refusing to eat meat at all for the last few years). The animal-style burgers are awesome. Burger King, go get stuffed!

[tenaya.livejournal.com]

They are good. :)

[moonchildetoo.livejournal.com]

Loooooove the burgers (and I have a drive-in close by), but the fries are gross - so I just order two burgers, no fries ;-)

[tenaya.livejournal.com]

The fries are either the best ever or gross. No in between. It's why the fries are fair game on the drive home because they are the best right then!