Al C
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Posts: 5920
Loc: McKinney/Allen, TX
Reg: 02-16-01
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07-15-11 05:07 PM - Post#134860
In response to Nando
Okay ... been there, done that, no need to go back for more. I was less than impressed. Went inside around 1:30 today for lunch. Got up to the register right away and ordered. The kids did not like it at all. We ordered crispy fries due to the conversation here and they tasted overdone and were indeed crispy. The burger .... well, I compare it to Steak n Shake. That's about the best description I can give it. But the bun was good ... I'll give it that.
Now that I've been there, I can honestly say that I have no need to return and I now totally do not understand the hysteria about this place.
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Nando
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Posts: 1035
Loc: in a deep well
Reg: 02-20-01
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07-17-11 05:08 PM - Post#134946
In response to Al C
eeewww steak and shake.
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AA
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Posts: 859
Loc: Allen, TX
Reg: 07-20-09
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04-04-14 10:05 AM - Post#167283
In response to Nando
Restaurant Talk has been pretty quiet lately, so I'll bring up an old subject.
It's been almost 4 years now. Many people on here said they had it once just to try it and would never go back. So out of curiosity... How many people have kept their word so far and never went back? Did anyone like it but lost interest after the hype? Has anybody ended up caring for it even after they disliked their first visit? And if so, do you think you disliked it the first time because it didn't meet up to the hype? Or do you think you just disliked it because of Texas pride and you wouldn't let yourself like something that became famous from another state?
I myself liked it quite well the first time and thought I would visit often. But in actuality I rarely do. Really no reason except for their fries that I still think are gross. But I do still think that a Double Double Animal Style is a darn good fast food burger.
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hoofdpijn
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Posts: 191
Loc: West Allen
Reg: 03-17-06
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04-04-14 10:15 AM - Post#167286
In response to AA
Wow has it really been that long? I like in & out. It's not the greatest burger on earth or anything but I still like it when I want a quick burger that's better than McDonalds.
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Nando
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Posts: 1035
Loc: in a deep well
Reg: 02-20-01
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04-04-14 10:45 AM - Post#167287
In response to hoofdpijn
I went once.
I just didn't care that much for it, didn't see what all the hype was about. The french fries sucked, that's a huge negative.
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Edited by Nando on 04-04-14 10:46 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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EnjoyingLife
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Posts: 539
Reg: 08-09-10
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04-04-14 01:09 PM - Post#167288
In response to Nando
Same here...went there once because the kids forced me to take them but we've never been back. The kids weren't all that impressed. We're a Whataburger family.
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Bobcat
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Posts: 51
Reg: 12-10-11
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04-04-14 01:27 PM - Post#167289
In response to EnjoyingLife
I thought it was OK but prefer Whataburger over In-N-Out.
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RRRquilter
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Posts: 1471
Loc: Allen
Reg: 05-02-05
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04-04-14 02:01 PM - Post#167290
In response to Bobcat
If my kids want a burger, it is In-N-Out they request. We go every so often.
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Kristale
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Posts: 260
Loc: Allen
Reg: 01-12-11
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04-04-14 02:27 PM - Post#167291
In response to RRRquilter
We went just the other night. I got a cheeseburger and it hit the spot! We don't go often but every now my husband will get a hankering for an animal style double double.
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fornold
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Posts: 55
Reg: 05-07-07
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04-04-14 03:25 PM - Post#167294
In response to Kristale
Still haven't tried it. Obviously not in a hurry.
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bsnelson
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Posts: 873
Loc: Allen, TX 75013
Reg: 10-14-05
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04-04-14 09:51 PM - Post#167308
In response to fornold
We go on an occasional basis. The burgers are really good for the price, but I agree, I'm not a huge fan of the fries. More than once, I've gotten McDonald's fries to go with my In-N-Out, eating them together in the car.
Brad
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Jimi Ray Clapton
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Posts: 2394
Reg: 09-03-07
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04-05-14 09:18 AM - Post#167317
In response to bsnelson
We go on an occasional basis. The burgers are really good for the price, but I agree, I'm not a huge fan of the fries. More than once, I've gotten McDonald's fries to go with my In-N-Out, eating them together in the car.
Brad
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rich75904
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Posts: 79
Loc: Allen
Reg: 12-27-13
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04-07-14 08:31 AM - Post#167366
In response to Jimi Ray Clapton
We went the first month they opened and did not like it at all. But I am always willing to try a place more than once, first time we just got plain hamburgers, but was told to get it animal style next time so we did,,it was much better!! I will agree, I like Whataburger better but In N Out is a good place to go from time to time, and we like sitting outside. Now we dont like the fries at all, they taste too much like those fries you buy in a can at stores? shoestrings i think? just no flavor to them, so we go get fries at Raising Canes before hand. Our favorite burgers in town are still Two Rows,,and Tuesday nights are half price burgers there,,so its a easy decision on that night for us.
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Al C
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Posts: 5920
Loc: McKinney/Allen, TX
Reg: 02-16-01
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04-07-14 10:35 AM - Post#167371
In response to AA
I've given them 3 tries. I just don't like it. I'm not much into fast food burgers anyway.
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chf
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Posts: 574
Loc: NW Allen
Reg: 12-22-07
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04-07-14 11:14 AM - Post#167372
In response to Al C
In-n-Out is #2 on my short list of "traditional" fast food burgers:
1. Whataburger
2. In-n-Out
3. Sonic
4. there are no other good fast food burgers
Whataburger and In-n-Out are really different in taste and style, and I like both pretty close to equal. It just depends on what sounds good that day. Sometimes I just have to have a Double-Double animal style with chilies.
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KCSmiles
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Posts: 79
Reg: 03-02-11
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04-07-14 11:27 AM - Post#167373
In response to chf
We've only been once. The burgers weren't bad but have to agree that the fries were just awful. Too many other places where we can get a good burger AND fries to go back.
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buckinaggie
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Posts: 36
Loc: Allen, TX
Reg: 12-04-12
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04-07-14 04:24 PM - Post#167379
In response to KCSmiles
Once and done. I didn't buy into the hype. Like others have said, I prefer the taste of a Whataburger any day of the week.
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Gvn2Fly
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Posts: 51
Reg: 04-03-13
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04-08-14 10:59 AM - Post#167392
In response to buckinaggie
Went when they first open and still continue to go from time to time. I enjoy it quite a bit. Like chf, I find Whataburger and In-n-Out pretty close and those are the 2 fast food burger places I typically go to, depending on my mood.
I think the fries are fine. They are actually just potatoes - and not frozen. You can see them slicing the potatoes in the store. On the other hand, the McDonalds fries have 17 ingredients in them. I do agree that McDonalds fries taste better, but I would rather eat real food instead of chemicals.
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AA
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Posts: 859
Loc: Allen, TX
Reg: 07-20-09
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04-08-14 12:10 PM - Post#167396
In response to Gvn2Fly
I think the fries are fine. They are actually just potatoes - and not frozen. You can see them slicing the potatoes in the store. On the other hand, the McDonalds fries have 17 ingredients in them. I do agree that McDonalds fries taste better, but I would rather eat real food instead of chemicals.
Mooyah and Five Guys also cut their own fries and I eat the hell out of those... Just sayin 
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pup
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Posts: 3933
Reg: 03-29-06
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04-08-14 12:24 PM - Post#167397
In response to AA
In-N-out fries would be better if they just fried them longer, they come out wet, weak and tasteless.
That and their burger is unremarkable in every aspect.
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