For all you In and Out fans saw this is the Dallas Morning News! Perhaps the next stop will be in Oklahoma??





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Great news. Speaking of the retail recruitment thread, let's all blast them an email to locate a few stores here. I just did.

I am not sure it would work here. Seems citizens here dont really like fast food or fried things. This is a more of a salad/noodles kind of town where people like walk and bike everywhere they go. Its a shame.

Post your link here.. I'll be more than happy to send my request there way as well.

Just go to in and out burger dot com and click on their contact page.

IN-N-OUT Burger (http://www.in-n-out.com/contact.asp)

I emailed them and got this reply:


Thank you for your e-mail. Our customers have made In-N-Out Burger® the Company it is today, and we sincerely appreciate hearing from you.

We would also like to thank you for your suggestion to open a location Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. We plan on expanding as far as we can, and particularly into areas in which our customers have expressed interest. As such, we are happy to let our Real Estate Department know that you are anxious to have an In-N-Out Burger® in your area!

Thank you again for contacting us.

Sincerely,

Sharon Darwin
Customer Service Representative

Did you inform them we are the "fast food capital" and also the "most unfit" city?

We should be a slam dunk for any and all fast food restaurants wanting to expand. They should be begging to get into our market.

I will send them an email too and remind them of Who we are, Okc!

For all you In and Out fans saw this is the Dallas Morning News! Perhaps the next stop will be in Oklahoma??





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makes perfect sense considering the huge influx of california transplants that north texas has been getting in recent years.

it wouldnt surprise me if the person who is bringing the franchise over to the lone star state is also a california transplant as well.

for those who have never ate there, its really nothing special. a very basic burger menu: a hamburger, a cheeseburger, and like 3 different flavors of shakes. thats its. no speciality burgers like carls jr. just basic, nostalgic 1950's-esque burger joint.

i used to take their bumper stickers and remove the B and R from them so that it spells out "In and out URGE"

Just go to in and out burger dot com and click on their contact page.

IN-N-OUT Burger (http://www.in-n-out.com/contact.asp)

I emailed them and got this reply:


Thank you for your e-mail. Our customers have made In-N-Out Burger® the Company it is today, and we sincerely appreciate hearing from you.

We would also like to thank you for your suggestion to open a location Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. We plan on expanding as far as we can, and particularly into areas in which our customers have expressed interest. As such, we are happy to let our Real Estate Department know that you are anxious to have an In-N-Out Burger® in your area!

Thank you again for contacting us.

Sincerely,

Sharon Darwin
Customer Service Representative

get ready Edmond, cause in out burgers real estate department is sure to take note of the prosperous economic climate of your town in stark contrasting relation to the rest of the OKC area. They will assuredly see that edmond is rather commercially vibrant (has a boatload ass of money from the residents that live there), and thats where the first in and out burger will go.

edmond was the first city in okc area to get a steak and shake, so the logic will reasonably follow suit.

personally, i think norman should get "the first of everything".

1. huge college town
2. 3rd most populous city in oklahoma
3. close proximity to okc area
4. the most travelled highway stretch in the state (okc to dallas) cuts right thru the heart of town.

but, edmond will always prevail over norman. they seem to have more clout (bka money)

I am not sure it would work here. Seems citizens here dont really like fast food or fried things. This is a more of a salad/noodles kind of town where people like walk and bike everywhere they go. Its a shame.

active pedestrian type of town where everyone eats salad and noodles, eh? didnt realize okc has a sister city affiliation with, Naples, Italy. :LolLolLol

you may want to recheck your info, cause according to what another poster is indicating, were actually the lardass capital of america.

Great news. Speaking of the retail recruitment thread, let's all blast them an email to locate a few stores here. I just did.

I sent my email to In-N-Out.

I did inform them of our huge success rate for fast food restaurants and asked that we move to the top of their expansion list.

active pedestrian type of town where everyone eats salad and noodles, eh? didnt realize okc has a sister city affiliation with, Naples, Italy. :LolLolLol

you may want to recheck your info, cause according to what another poster is indicating, were actually the lardass capital of america.

The poster was laying on the sarcasm pretty thick there!!!!

Perhaps the reason In-N-Out isn't in Oklahoma is because of our laws forbidding brothels.

OMG YAY! Just what we need another fast food joint to make this city even fatter.

I was sure to tell them to stay away. :)

Dear Mr. Matthew xxxxxxxx:

Thank you for your e-mail. Our customers have made In-N-Out Burger® the Company it is today, and we sincerely appreciate hearing from you.

We would also like to thank you for your suggestion to open a location in Oklahoma City. We plan on expanding as far as we can, and particularly into areas in which our customers have expressed interest. As such, we are happy to let our Real Estate Department know that you are anxious to have an In-N-Out Burger® in your area!

Thank you again for contacting us.

Sincerely,

xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxx
Senior Customer Service Representative

Canned response, hopefully they really are forwarded.

Canned response, hopefully they really are forwarded.

like those stupid sweepstakes letters you get in your junk mail where they print your name in 1 inch high bold letters 57 times on the front and back of the letter they send you.

More fast food? Really?

A sofa-sized avatar? Really?

^Do we really need yet another fat-food chain here? Really? (No, the "fat-food" is not a typo :wink: ;) ;) ).

Why not?

Freedom of choice is what makes America great, if you don't want to eat there, then don't. There are plenty of options for everyone and they seem to grow through the entire spectrum.

I dont think we have to worry about more fast food from In n Out. They are just talking about opening a store in Dallas. That puts us at least 10 years away from being considered. Do you honestly think an exclusive west coast chain that's only in like 3 states is going to make OK the 5th state?

Lee's Sandwiches did.

Ah yes, but Lee's has a huge demographic here - the Vietnamese community. In-and-Out would need a huge population of peo...

OH, NEVER MIND. I GUESS THEY'LL BE COMING SOON.

10-1 Edmond or Norman get one before OKC; even money as to whether Edmond or Norman are first.

I had In-N-Out yesterday in Dallas for the first time. I have to say I am not sure what the hype is about. It has to be one of the most disgusting burgers I have ever had. I was actually nauseous after eating it. If they never come to OKC that's more than fine with me. Places like Republic and S&B have some of the best burgers I've ever eaten.

In-N-out is the wanting what you don't have syndrome. Go to parts of the country that don't have sonics and theyll rant and rave about how awesome it is. In-n-out is a fine fast food burger no doubt, but what makes its special is that used to be really hard to get. Vegas/Phoenix was the closest one until the expanded into texas.

I've said this several times so here it is again...

In-N-Out has very fresh, high quality ingredients and it's cheap. Like McDonald's cheap for way, way better quality food.

It's wildly popular for a reason. Even out here where there are several within a few miles of me, they are all crowded all the time. I've never seen a fast food restaurant so consistently busy. And that's pretty much all of them, years and years after they are open, not just because they are new.

The first time I ate there, I was underwhelmed. Since, I've grown to really appreciate it in general and as a great value. They also have amazing service and pay their employees very well.


Taste is the most subjective of all experiences but you can't compare a $2 In-N-Out burger to a $9 Republic burger (those are the actual prices).

And I've never once heard anyone call In-N-Out 'disgusting'.

These are the ratings from Consumer Reports. The only higher rated burger is The Habit, which I like but don't love and they are pretty much exclusive to California. I think I've only eaten there once.

Note that almost all the burgers on this list are almost twice as expensive as In-N-Out (or more):

http://static3.consumerreportscdn.org/content/dam/cro/magazine-articles/2014/August/CRM_Consumer_Reports_Taste_Champs2_08-14.jpg

As Pete said, it's unfair to compare fast food burgers to medium price fast-casual dining establishment.

I also prefer S&B to In-N-Out. But that's unfair as they are two completely different price points and concepts.

Best comparison is S&B to Garage, and In-N-Out to Sonic.

Three classifications:

1. Fast food -- generally has drive-thru and cheap (McDonald's, In-N-Out, Whataburger, etc.)
2. Quick service - order at the counter, some beer and mid-priced (Five Guys, Tuckers, Smashburger)
3. Full service - wait staff, full bar and most expensive (Republic, S&B)

In-N-out is the wanting what you don't have syndrome. Go to parts of the country that don't have sonics and theyll rant and rave about how awesome it is. In-n-out is a fine fast food burger no doubt, but what makes its special is that used to be really hard to get. Vegas/Phoenix was the closest one until the expanded into texas.

I've had In-N-Out in Las Vegas and in California. It is definitely one of the best fast food burgers I have ever had.

Looks like the ones in Texas don't share the same standards that the ones on the West coast do.

And I've never once heard anyone call In-N-Out 'disgusting'.

Maybe I hit it at a bad time, but the burger that I had last night was disgusting and made me nauseous. To be fair though, it was at 1:30 AM. I may have to give it one more try before I pass judgment on it.

Our neighborhood shopping center has a Habit and an In-n-Out. I go to Habit weekly, but hardly ever to In-n-Out. the In-n-Out burger is good, but I don't care for the fries and they don't have onion rings. Not on the list is Islands. Islands would do great in OKC. The have good burgers, all you can eat fries, great onion rings and the theme is Hawaii and surfing. It's a $9 burger/fries place.

It may be a regional thing, but my sister also completely dismissed the In-N-Out burger after tasting the "special sauce" on it. she is a tried and true mustard girl and for those, nothing beats Whataburger. In-N-Out standard burger has a thousand island like sauce on it. I think the monster has double sauce, but the old fashioned uses mustard, supposedly placed on the patty when it's cooked.

Be careful with a weekly habit, it can get you in trouble. Any burger joint is going to have lovers and haters. It will probably do well. The novelty effect alone can last a year or two.

I heard hype for years about Smashburger and Five Guys, and was excited to try them when they entered the market. Overrated. When it comes to true fast food burgers I'll put Whataburger up against other true fast concepts (I like Freddy's too), and Tucker's/S&B/Garage are really hard to beat for fast casual.

Freddy's is dangerous to visit often, those shakes...

Fortunately they are nowhere near me. Tucker's, S&B and Garage, OTOH...

I had In-N-Out yesterday in Dallas for the first time. I have to say I am not sure what the hype is about. It has to be one of the most disgusting burgers I have ever had. I was actually nauseous after eating it. If they never come to OKC that's more than fine with me. Places like Republic and S&B have some of the best burgers I've ever eaten.

We had them in San Francisco several years back and can't seem to get a grasp why people think the sun rises and sets around them ? Nothing special about them other than they were open late at night.

Freddy's is dangerous to visit often, those shakes...

I appreciate that Freddys always has more workers than needed on hand. Giving kids a chnace to work means a lot IMO.
And FYI, THE Best Burger in Okc is Interurbans Cheddar Burger. (not particularly on topic to this thread)

In my opinion In n Out is really that good and whataburger is just okay.

I guess I prefer mustard-centric burgers and that's why I like Sonic and Whataburger and was pretty underwhelmed by In-n-Out.

As for Five Guys, its probably my favorite fast food burger.

"Animal Style" at In-N-Out is grilled with mustard and I prefer it to their regular burger but both are pretty great IMO.

Since Whataburger is in Oklahoma, I'm glad it's rated close to as good In n Out.

That darn Monterey Melt burger at What A Burger is enough to make me forget about just about every other fast food burger. But In N Out has its appeal for simple fast food done well for a good price.

I don't like Whataburger at all.

I wonder how In and Out Burger stacks up against Braum's, which has the best 'fast food' burger I've ever had, even if they aren't that fast.

I really like Five Guys if you're getting into that next tier up, expense wise.

In-n-Out is not in competition with gourmet burgers. It is in competition with places like McDonalds and BK. The main draw is that it is supposed to be a super quick stop (In-N-Out), and I think all of their ingredients are fresh/organic but still at fast food prices. I don't think they're bad enough to make you sick consistently (not doubting your experience, just not sure that would be the norm), but not gonna knock anyone's socks of in a burger crazy place like OKC. I actually think they would do okay here, considering the alternatives at their price point.

I wonder if their business model is dependent on having cult-status amounts of demand, or if it can survive with regular fast-food traffic.

BTW, In-N-Out is very different than any of the burger places in this way: They only sell burgers, cheeseburgers, fries, shakes and soft drinks. That's it.

No chipotle bacon ranch burger on focaccia bread. No hot dogs or chicken or nuggets or breakfast items. No chasing trends. Just fresh burgers and fries and shakes made with real ice cream.

They concentrate on making a few items very well at a great price with great service. And IMO they do it very, very well.

Well.... am sure OKC will get an In and Out Burger if the Tulsa location does well.

I heard hype for years about Smashburger and Five Guys, and was excited to try them when they entered the market. Overrated. When it comes to true fast food burgers I'll put Whataburger up against other true fast concepts (I like Freddy's too), and Tucker's/S&B/Garage are really hard to beat for fast casual.

Yes, Five Guys here is not the same as the ones I've enjoyed in Washington, DC and New York City for years. There is a reason why they had such a following there, but it hasn't translated to the franchise location. They just don't taste the same.

Some WhataBurgers are great, but I had some pretty bad ones too....depends on the store.

Well.... am sure OKC will get an In and Out Burger if the Tulsa location does well.

Where is there one in Tulsa?

BTW, In-N-Out is very different than any of the burger places in this way: They only sell burgers, cheeseburgers, fries, shakes and soft drinks. That's it.

No chipotle bacon ranch burger on focaccia bread. No hot dogs or chicken or nuggets or breakfast items. No chasing trends. Just fresh burgers and fries and shakes made with real ice cream.

They concentrate on making a few items very well at a great price with great service. And IMO they do it very, very well.

I think of In-N-Out when I look at Tucker's menu. They seem to follow the same model.

They have their work cut out to beat a bacon double (sometimes binge and up it to a triple) cheese burger from either of the two Braum's I frequent. The other B's are likely good too, Just have no reason to drive past the closer ones to find out. Not really fast, but oh, so worth that bit of wait.

In and Out may not sound as appetizing to someone with gastrointestinal disease.

Maybe I hit it at a bad time, but the burger that I had last night was disgusting and made me nauseous. To be fair though, it was at 1:30 AM. I may have to give it one more try before I pass judgment on it.

I didn't get sick, but both times I've had it I thought it was overrated.