In & Out Burger is great--too bad I live on the East Coast but I have been there when I visit the West--you can't keep me out of there, in fact!

They are unique among 'fast food' chains in that their potatoes arrive at each store in POTATO form--that's right, not frozen, already-cut french fries; their meat is never frozen; they don't use transfats and never have; their lettuce is cut by hand (the big leaves are peeled off and saved for us protein-style fans); the milkshakes are made with ICE CREAM, MILK and SYRUP (not some weird synthetic no-dairy polymer--notice how McD's calls them "shakes?" that's bcs it's illegal for them to imply that there is even one milk molecule in that plastic stuff).

No the owners are not porn fans --each wrapper/cup etc has a ref to a bible verse printed on it--have you ever noticed?

They also treat their employees really well--there is little turnover in staff--give them benefits etc.

There's a lot of info about them in Fast Food Nation, that great book that came out a few years ago.

Mmmm...makes eating a burger downright virtuous!

But I do think the sauce is carby...more's the pity...

Lucy