In-N-Out Comes East (Kinda)
Growing up in Southern California, my idea of a “burger” is of course influenced by those served at the In-N-Out chain, for which the area is nationally famous. There was an old radio advertisement where a SoCal youth turned Harvard freshman drops out and leaves his scholarship behind, to come back home because he missed In-N-Out burgers too much. (Sound farfetched? It’s actually based on a true story.)
I was tipped off by this article in the New York Times to a new burger joint in the East Village, Blue Nine Burger (92 3rd Ave.), which seeks to emulate the In-N-Out burger style, only on the East Coast. So does it work? I tried them out today, abd while I wouldn’t necessarily say they’ve perfected their clones, they come pretty damn close. Unfortunately, they also closely imitate In-N-Out’s soggy fries. Even the menu, printed on an index card, mimics In-N-Out’s sparse minimalism (the full menu: hamburger $2.35, cheeseburger $2.80, fries $1.75, milkshakes $2.25). If there were enforceable fast-food copyright laws, Blue Nine would be in big trouble. Better get over there before someone gets litigious.
EDIT: I was able to confirm today that they do in fact have the “secret menu” items from In-N-Out as well. (2/6/03)
error wrote:
My problem with In-N-Out is that they include bible quotes on their packaging.
I really think they have a great work ethic (see “fast food nation”) but I disagree with pushing bible quotes on people.
I actively boycot them as a result of their wrappers and soda cups.
Posted 06 Feb 2003 at 7:44 pm ¶
Gayle wrote:
You have a problem with bible quotes on paper? This hurts no one. I’m sure they won’t care you boycott them. Their success surely won’t depend on you.
Blessings
Posted 15 Apr 2003 at 8:47 pm ¶
Rainmaker wrote:
You’ll still come out for burgers every so often, right?
We Miss you out here!
Posted 05 May 2003 at 7:27 pm ¶
lacey wrote:
In & Out is what it’s all about!!! I feel for the peeps that have never experienced a Double Double extra green (lettuce) well done fries and a Neo Shake,,,yummmmm, now I’m hungry
Posted 16 May 2003 at 12:32 am ¶
screeminwilie wrote:
Dude, you boycot because of Bible quotes? Really? Do they make the bugers taste funny?
I’m a pretty die hard atheist, but that’s just ridiculous. It’s a privately owned company, and they can do what they like. Of course so can you, but it does seem silly. I mean it’s not like that nut job judge foisting the 10 commandments on all who enter a public court. Now that’s scary.
Posted 04 Sep 2003 at 4:18 pm ¶
pat wrote:
Does anybody know if it’s possible to get an In n’ Out t-shirt like the one in Swingers?
Posted 04 Jun 2006 at 5:07 am ¶