In-N-Out Burger secret menu

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In-N-Out Burger has a very simple menu. However there are also "secret" item specials, variations of the basic menu that are not listed on the menus in the stores, nor advertised. While many think the "secret" menu is limited to In-N-Out Burger, the slang nomenclature for different variations on burgers has been around virtually since the inception of the short-order cook. A few of these variations are detailed on the company's web site for all to see.^[1] Some items on the "secret" menu have a slightly different price due to the addition of ingredients — in particular, the meat and cheese.

Contents 1 Items on the Menu 1.1 Burgers 1.2 Onion styles 1.3 French fries 1.4 Drinks 2 References

[edit] Items on the Menu

X by Y

X meat patties and Y slices of cheese (for example, a 3 by 3 or a 2 by 4)

Double Meat 

Two meat patties without cheese.

Triple Meat 

Three meat patties without cheese.

Animal Style 

A mustard cooked beef patty served on a bun with pickles, lettuce, tomatoes, extra spread and grilled onions. Any burger (including veggie and grilled cheeses) may be made this way.

Flying Dutchman 

Two meat patties, two slices of melted cheese and nothing else.

Protein Style 

Instead of a bun, the burger is wrapped in lettuce. Any burger (including veggie and grilled cheeses) may be made this way.

Veggie Burger (Wish Burger) 

A burger without the meat and cheese.

Grilled Cheese 

Two slices of melted cheese, tomato, lettuce and spread on a bun, with no meat.

Extra Everything 

Adds extra spread, tomato, lettuce, and onions (regular or grilled).

Fries "Light" 

Almost raw fries that are cooked for less time.

Fries "Well" 

Fries that are cooked longer to be extra crisp.

Cheese Fries

Fries with two slices of melted cheese placed on top.

Animal Style Fries 

Fries with cheese, spread, and grilled onions.

Neapolitan Shake 

All three shake flavors (strawberry, vanilla and chocolate) combined in one shake.

[edit] Burgers

The bulk of the secret menu revolves around the burgers. Animal Style is the most popular "secret" style. In addition to the standard toppings, Animal Style burgers include pickles, extra spread, grilled onions, and mustard fried onto each meat patty. 3×3 (3 by 3), 4×4, or variations of m × c, refers to a burger with a varied amount of meat patties (first number, m) and slices of cheese (second number, c). For example, a burger with four meat patties and three slices of cheese would be a 4×3. There have been confirmed accounts of burgers as large as 100x100.^[2]

Although big burgers have been popular with customers in the past, as of September 2006 the company limits the size of their burgers to 4x6. Management made this decision to curb the bad publicity generated by customers who would make websites exhibiting very large burgers. Quality and packaging were also aiding factors in their decision. However, one can order one or more meat patties and slices of cheese on the side to make a burger larger than 4x6.

It is possible to order a burger with no meat (a Grilled Cheese) or no cheese (such as a Double Meat or Triple Meat). Unlike some restaurants which use a vegetable patty, at In-N-Out, a Veggie Burger is a sandwich containing only vegetables, and no meat or cheese.

In-N-Out has two ways of providing a burger with no bun, which are popular among Atkins dieters and low carbohydrate eaters. Protein Style, or a Protein Burger, replaces the hamburger bun with large leaves of lettuce, creating a lettuce wrap burger. The Flying Dutchman is simply two meat patties and two slices of cheese; it includes no bun, vegetables, or spread. For eat-in orders, the bottom patty is placed on top of a double-double wrapper, alternating meat, cheese, meat, cheese. For to-go orders, the Dutchman is arranged meat, cheese, cheese, meat, and placed inside the wrapper.

Pickles, mustard, and ketchup are available as well. A burger can be ordered with Fried Mustard which fries on the meat. Chopped Chilies adds mild (pickled) chopped peppers to the bottom layer of the burger. In addition, side orders of chilies are available upon request.

[edit] Onion styles

Onions may be present on the burger in many different forms.

Regular Onions is what a customer receives by default, if they want onions. This refers to one full slice of onions that is not cooked, but rather placed on top of the center patty or cheese slice while the meat is still on the grill, giving the onion time to warm and soften its flavor. Raw Onions are not warmed at all, and instead placed between the spread on the bottom bun and the tomato, keeping them cold. These can also be ordered as Chopped Raw Onions. Grilled Onions indicates chopped, grilled onions placed in the same location as 'regular onions'. Whole Grilled Onions consists of a whole slice of onion placed on the grill and cooked until it is soft.

[edit] French fries

Depending on the season, In-N-Out uses Kennebec or Russet potatoes, and peels, slices, and rinses every individual potato by hand shortly before it enters the fryer. Standard fries are cooked four to six minutes (or until "golden brown") in 100% cottonseed oil.

A salt and pepper mixture is added after the fries are cooked, although ordering a No-Salt Fry will omit this. Fries Well-Done are cooked for a longer period, making them crispier. Fries Light are fries that have been cooked for a shorter period, making them softer. Fries Lightly Well are cooked longer than standard fries, so they are more crispy but not as long as fries well-done, which often leaves them rock hard and full of oil.

Animal [Style] Fries are topped with two slices of melted cheese, spread, and grilled onions, and are served with a fork, salt packet, and napkin. Cheese Fries adds 2 slices of melted cheese on top of the fries, although you can specify exactly how many slices you would prefer.

In-N-Out french fries have always been fried in vegetable oil^{[citation needed]}, even before it became the norm. Other chains had used lard (or, like McDonald's, beef tallow) until the discovery of its negative health effects caused a switch.

[edit] Drinks

Rather than ordering a single flavor shake, a Neapolitan Shake is a mixture of chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry shake. Root beer floats are part vanilla shake and part root beer, although any combination of shake and soda can be ordered. Large and Extra Large shakes are also available. The cup sizes for these shakes are one below those of soft drinks, that is, a Large Shake is a Medium Soft Drink cup, while an Extra Large Shake is a Large Soft Drink. There is no small size shake, just the standard 14oz. shake cup.

Fountain drinks can also be ordered mixed together. For example, Lemon-Up is a mixture of lemonade and 7 Up, and Tea-ade, also known as an Arnold Palmer, is a mixture of iced tea and lemonade.

[edit] References

1. ^ IN-N-OUT Burger (2006-08-08).
2. ^ In-N-Out 100x100 (2006-08-28).