I wonder how In-n-Out is doing in Texas?
So glad you didn't besmirch my reputation as being from that other Carolina.I can't claim it as birthplace, but it's where I spent the majority of my youth, earlier around Fayetteville and then later near Charlotte. Lots of summers spent in Wilmington and Myrtle Beach. Great place to be a kid.
I discovered this fact just this past summer. It was a nice surprise, but it's a bit pricey. Still, at least I can get my fix a little more conveniently when needed.
I was looking on their website Restaurant Locations - In-N-Out Burger just now and it seems they only have locations in Arizona, Nevada, California, Utah, and Texas. That would say to me, they're entering the biggest markets and slowly expanding outwards from them. Naturally, I would think Oklahoma is next up to be the next state to get one, unless of course, they decide to enter Florida or New York first. It just seems Oklahoma and New Mexico would likely be the next logical expansion for them and then perhaps Florida and Georgia; then they can work their way up the east coast.
They do not freeze anything and thus their expansion is tied to their warehouse/distribution locations. They do not open up anywhere that they are not within a certain distance of the distribution center. Once they opened a distribution center in DFW, that opened up that area. OKC is within the distance (I think it is 500 miles) but looking at Wiki, it appears they are moving south as they have opened stores last year in Austin. In 2014, they announced they have opened in San Antonio
For the longest time, they serviced all the restaurants from one distribution center in Southern California, including far north Cali, about 500 miles away.
However, I'm not so sure they are going to expand rapidly in a bunch of different states. They are only in five: CA, AZ, NV, UT and now TX.
In fact, in Texas, they are only in DFW and a few locations in Austin.
The good news is that OKC is almost the exact same distance their new distribution center as Austin.
Two are under construction in San Antonio right now. Inside sources have said over a dozen will be built in the next two-three years in the SA metro area.
Just total ancedotal observations on my part.
I can't think In-n-Out corporate is too happy with the performance of their DFW stores. Every one I have driven past is usually empty. A big part of this is probably because they overbuilt them. And they have curtailed their growth considerably. By now they were supposed to be in all Big 4 Texas cities, and they haven't made it to Houston and only now opeing in SA.
Frankly I find them to be highly overrated...trust me you are not missing anything. It could just be the tastes in this part of the country are different.
Since this was posted a few years ago, In-n-Out has opened facilities in Utah, NoCal, and Phoenix.The company has said that there's a policy of only allowing new locations to be within 500 miles from the distribution center — with the very respectable claims of consistency and freshness and whatnot — but the Baldwin Park, CA facility supplies a branch all the way out in Centerville, Utah, 685 miles away.
I agree 100%. I tried them in Vegas several years, and was a little disappointed. When they opened up in DFW, decided to give them another go, and it didn't get close to wowing me. Burgers are decent for fast food burgers, but nothing that blew me away. Their infamous Animal Fries were a mess, and extremely overrated. I can't recall, but it did seem a little expensive for fast food as well.
In-n-Out can be an acquired taste.
Their burgers won't change your life, but for fast food they are extremely fresh with quality ingredients at a very inexpensive price.
By far the best fast food burger IMO and cheaper than almost all of them. Plus, the whole operation is run amazingly well with fantastic service.
If there is a better burger around for $2, I'd like to know about it.
Yes, very sure.
Here's my post in the San Antonio thread detailing In-N-Out's confirmation of entering the San Antonio market.
They've since demo'd a three story building in Windcrest where their restaurant will be built. At their Alamo Ranch location they have applied for all their permits.
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Awesome.
Great news for SA and bodes well for OKC.
I sent an email asking for them to open an OKC location and received this response.
Dear Mr. Campbell Sadeghy:
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 the metro area of Oklahoma City, OK. 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,
Kirsten
As much as I enjoy a good In-N-Out burger when we go to Dallas, has anyone ever tried Freddy's and gotten their california style sauce? It is not exactly like INO, but pretty darn close.
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