Five Guys vs. In-N-Out Burger: Can You Guess Which Is the Better Business?

[Stradling]

So which locations do you all go too?

[Guest]

Many people don't actually know this but In-N-Out doesn't give a price break compared to buying items a la carte when you order a burger, drinks, and fries. That company must have made millions off of inattentive customers buying #1 combos etc. thinking there was actually a price break 

 

After I discovered this I figured I'd get back at 'em by only ever buying burgers, never high-margin menu items like fries or beverages, followed by occupying seats in their dining room for a lengthy period of time. With the price of beef these days they barely make any net profit off customers like me 

Edited October 12, 2014 by ScottLux

[mancini79]

So which locations do you all go too?

 

Costa Mesa: Bristol/MacArthur

Huntington Beach: Talbert/Beach. Although I live down the street, I don't go often since the lines are horrible.

Truckee: By Montgomery Ward.

[m0nkey]

Alhambra, Sante Fe Springs, and Pasadena.

I go to the one by UC Irvine a lot now.  Haven't gone during a weekday lunch hour, but I imagine it's probably hell on earth.

[Glen]

I like In-N-Out but I rarely have it, because at every damn location the line is at least six cars deep, and I'm an impatient man.  Every once in a while though the urge overwhelms me and I wait it out.  

[arch stanton]

Last one I went to was just off I-35 in Ft Worth near the Taco Cabana.

[Jay]

I like In-N-Out but I rarely have it, because at every damn location the line is at least six cars deep, and I'm an impatient man.  Every once in a while though the urge overwhelms me and I wait it out.

Yeah usually the long line in the drive through keeps me away as well. But when I go I visit the location at Harbor Bl. and the 405 freeway in CM.

[Splint7438]

I go to the corona locations. Either Ontario and the 15 or Serfas Club and the 91. I used to stop at the store in Barstow but we usually save that for the trip back and go to the del Taco in Barstow. Best del taco ever.

[Splint7438]

As far aside tea goes I have founda fountain ice tea that is reallyngood. Fuze unsweetened. At least atthe fishtail ions near my house it is good.

[Caralho]

Long Beach Town Center is the one I go to the most. 

[Hollyw00d]

So which locations do you all go too?

foothill ranch, uci, orange off chapman

[Stradling]

Two of those are mine, pretty cool.

[Brandon]

Strangely, I think the one I have been to the most is the Riverside one on Van Buren where the Santa Ana River is.

Been to the Corona one on Ontario a bunch and hated that when I'd leave the gym it smelled like half great burgers and half the dumpsters there.

[Hollyw00d]

Two of those are mine, pretty cool.

uci one is probably my favorite, but like monkey said, the drive thru is almost always ten cars deep

nice thing about that one is it has lots of seating

[Stradling]

Yea that's one of our biggest dining rooms and it's a pretty busy store. During the lunch rush at that store ten cars deep is about an eight minute wait.

[Lou]

i go to 2 in Rancho and the one by Ontario Mills. The only one i won't go to is the one one off the 10 and Vineyard. It's incredibly slow every time I've been there. We refer to it as In-n-In-n-In-n-Finally Out.

[Lou]

 

Truckee: By Montgomery Ward.

 

By far the best location. Must be the ambiance 

[AngelsLongBall]

Long Beach off PCH and 2nd and the new one in Seal Beach off SBB

[gotbeer]

In N Out needs to improve or move the Hollywood branch.  Parking and drive through is way too small for that place.  

 

Oh, and went to Counter last night.  It wasn't packed, but at least 60% full.  On the way home, drove by Five Guys.  It was about right, only saw about 5 guys in there, including the workers.

[Sully151]

So which locations do you all go too?

Foothill Ranch

Santa Margarita

Tustin (by REI)

[Stradling]

Foothill Ranch

Santa Margarita

Tustin (by REI)

Those are mine

[Taylor]

So which locations do you all go too?

 

I go to the one in Indio, but they're opening a new one in La Quinta soon, or so I've heard.

[nando714]

Garden Grove off the 22 and magnolia

Westminster off the 405 and Springdale

I think it's bp or cypress

La palma and valley view I believe

Edited October 12, 2014 by nando714

[nate]

The one in Arcadia on Santa Anita and Colorado had major traffic issues but nothing they could do about it.  Lunch and dinner time the line of cars would be 25 deep down Santa Anita and 10 deep down Colorado.  The other businesses on the street would put up signs saying not to block their driveway, must have sucked for them.  When I was in HS even though it was 5 minutes away I couldn't get lunch there because it would take 45 minutes to get my food.  But I had friends that worked there so on the weekends I would go by, buy a #1, they would give me like a 4x4 and a bag full of fries so that was cool.  It was more than a decade ago though so don't worry, Strad.

 

I grew up just down the street from the one on Lower Azusa and Doreen in Temple City, it was one of the first INOs.  It was almost never crowded.  Ate there all the time.

[Stradling]

In N Out needs to improve or move the Hollywood branch. Parking and drive through is way too small for that place.

Oh, and went to Counter last night. It wasn't packed, but at least 60% full. On the way home, drove by Five Guys. It was about right, only saw about 5 guys in there, including the workers.

Yea we have a handful of stores that fall into the category of, "nobody goes there anymore because it's too crowded."