it was 2008 and my first year on choir tour as we drove through barstow, california on the way to disneyland. i was starving, and saw the lighted in-n-out sign with excitement and trepidation. i was about to try my first bite ever of a juicy in-n-out burger. ever since i was little, a certain neighbor in our ward, did nothing but rave about in-n-out. he even wore t-shirts! people coming back from vacationing in california always told me that in-n-out had the best burger in existence. and i have to admit, i had believed them - right up until i took that first bite.
i was sorely disappointed.
so you can imagine my dismay when i met john, who just raved about in-n-out during those first few months of dating. i thought that maybe californians were all brainwashed, and that's why they loved in-n-out so much. honestly, i just didn't get it. not only was the burger boring, but the fries were just terrible. i had nightmares about those fries.
but then, he convinced me to try it again. this time, the right way. even though i had become a 5guys girl through and through, i let him drive me to the new in-n-out that had just been built in lovely provo, ut.
i fell in love with that juicy double-double with tomatoes, lettuce, and grilled onions only.
but still, the fries. alas! the fries! i couldn't stand them! since that day, john and i have been known to sit through the drive through of in-n-out to get burgers, and then drive across the street and sit through the drive through of wendy's to get fries {i am something of a fry connoisseur, and let me tell you, they have the best fries.} and i've lived this way, for many a month, wanting to have that in-n-out burger in conjuction with a decent bunch of fries.
and then it happened. last saturday, the discovery of a lifetime.
that sauce that is so horrendous on a burger - is actually mighty delicious as a dipping sauce for your fries. seriously! that sauce made the fries almost as delicious as wendy's, and that is a beautiful thing, i tell you. so, after months of trial and error.... i finally discovered how to do in-n-out right.
get a double-double, with tomatoes, lettuce, and grilled onions only.
don't skip the fries, they're delicious with the spread.
finally, take your handsome best friend along for the ride.
