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[Renekton]

That's the key, and Carls just can't compete with that consistency throughout their chain.

imo In-N-Out is all about freshness.

Are they copying that too?

Maybe it is a placebo effect due to marketing.

 

[Falchion]

Lose the onions and that looks pretty good.

 

[WaterAstro]

Maybe it is a placebo effect due to marketing.

That just reminded me of this Carl's Jr. gem.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjSJj_Pdjys

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

Nice try but fuck off Carl

 

[pottymouth]

1. It seems like there is a burger thread on gaf every week. We must love our burgers.

2. I was hyped to try In-n-Out burger but left underwhelmed. A year passed before I tried it for a second time recently and it was even worse than I remembered. Five guys, shake shack and Wendy's are much better.

3. Even though In-n-out isn't my thing, it's still better than fucking Carl's. Carl please.

 

[Premium Quality]

When it comes big franchise fast food, I like CJ (love their Western Bacon burger).
This is a war they will never win. In-N-Out easily wins because their food is made fresh. The moment you take a bite, everything seems to melt in your mouth just right.
CJ's paddies will never do that.

 

[TI82]

Just got one, wasn't even on the menu and took forever so I'm guessing the manager used my order as a teaching example. Hope it's good, looks great surprisingly

 

[Cat Party]

Unless they ditch their freezers, CJ will never be able to compete with In N' Out.

 

[Tom Nook Sawyer]

2. I was hyped to try In-n-Out burger but left underwhelmed. A year passed before I tried it for a second time recently and it was even worse than I remembered. Five guys, shake shack and Wendy's are much better.

Shake Shack I'd agree with, but Five Guys and freakin' Wendy's? Noooooooo

But yeah, In n Out was my favorite until Shake Shack happened

 

[TI82]

yeah this is pretty good, i think its the thousand island which is one of my favorite sauces. the tomato could be thicker/crisper but i mean that will vary between burgers. Overall not bad at all!

 

[newdayrocks]

Had this for lunch today, and bless their hearts, but just no. Not good at all.

 

[ThaiGrocer]

I was looking for this. Was not disappointed.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

Obligatory promo pic vs real life pic comparison:

 

[CrashPrime]

Carl's Jr. but not Hardee's? Lame.

I would love an In-and-out but I would steal a lollipop from an infant if I could get a Five Guy's Burger & Fries. I drive an hour+ way too many times a year to get this treat.

 

[Apt101]

I really need to try In-N-Out. Everyone from my area who has traveled and tried them tell me it's barely one step above McD's and far, far below Hardee's/Carl's Jr, Five Guys, etc. But, everyone on the west coast (or wherever) swears by them.

 

[Glass Shark]

I would assume this would come to Hardee's too, but I can't find any information about it on their website.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Lose the onions and that looks pretty good.

Get out.

 

[Yaboosh]

Obligatory promo pic vs real life pic comparison:

Whoops, seems they missed the mark.

 

[univariate]

Good luck with that. Carl's Jr is disgusting

 

[SwiftDeath]

Would still try.

 

[Tom Nook Sawyer]

I really need to try In-N-Out. Everyone from my area who has traveled and tried them tell me it's barely one step above McD's and far, far below Hardee's/Carl's Jr, Five Guys, etc. But, everyone on the west coast (or wherever) swears by them.

Your friends are wrong: it's that simple. I was wrong too at one point.

In n Out is a bit of an acquired taste. I thought they were overrated at first...then I learned the error of my ways

 

[RagnarokX]

Whoops, seems they missed the mark.

To be fair, double doubles usually look like that irl, too, but with pieces of napkin stuck to the cheese because they put the napkins on top of the burgers.

I tried the California Classic this week. It was good.

 

[spazchicken]

Obligatory promo pic vs real life pic comparison:

I don't know. That bun looks a little too ridiculous. I can't have full confidence that nobody messed with this to make it look worse than normal.

I've personally never gotten a burger from CJ that looked like that.

 

[King Tubby]

The only burger worth getting if you ask me.

Why are there no Hardee's in New York, though.

 

[spazchicken]

Good luck with that. Carl's Jr is disgusting

It's just a burger.

 

[KRod-57]

pft! no they're not


They both serve burgers, but Carl's is not in the same class as In-N-Out

 

[UrokeJoe]

Obligatory promo pic vs real life pic comparison:

and that is why In-N-Out gets the hype. It is over hyped, but it is a well deserved hype.

They don't fake an image and fail.

 

[atr0cious]

Had this last night, it's nothing like in n out in actual taste. It tasted like a burger king budget burger. Don't waste your time.

 

[univariate]

It's just a burger.

Yeah, a shitty one!

 

[GamePnoy74]

I'm at a Chinese restaurant near my work right now waiting for take out and there's an In-n-Out that just opened in the same plaza and a Carl's Jr. is right across the street.

Yeah, I'd rather go to In-n-Out.

Spoiler

There's also Five Guys and The Habit nearby too.

 

[hateradio]

It's still Carl's Jr. . . .