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aem > wrote:

> L.A.Times has this story in the Business section today, about
> expansion of the Five Guys chain into California where inevitably
> they have to compete with In 'N Out.
> http://www.latimes.com/business/la-f...,7319175.story
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> The story notes that Five Guys doesn't do the drive thru window--only
> sit down inside--which would seem to me to mean that they can't make a
> serious inroad into In "N Out's bottom line. And the story wisely
> doesn't attempt to compare the quality of the chains' food, noting
> only that Five Guys offers bigger and more expensive items.
>
> Being a long time SoCal resident and fan of In'NOut since inception
> I'm curious whether east coast rfc-ers have opinions about the quality
> of Five Guys' food. I think the story tries to make it sound as
> though the competition is more direct than it really is, but for the
> ordinary consumer like us, the story raises curiosity. -aem

There's a Five Guys near where I live in Southern New Jersey. I tried it
once. That was enough. The burgers there are much too greasy for my
taste. I also don't like how they serve their french fries, one size
"huge" in a big paper bag. The only thing Five Guys has over In-N-Out is
their selection of burger toppings, which is vast. The burgers there are
expensive too.

I go to Las Vegas on average about once a year and the first place I
always go to, even before I check into my hotel is In-N-Out. I love that
place.