I tried every burger at In-North-Out and the Double-Double 'animal mode' burger was my favorite

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I recently went to In-North-Out and ordered and ranked every burger, from the hamburger to the famous Double-Double.
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  • I recently tried every burger on In-Northward-Out's principal and "not-so-secret" menu.
  • My least favorite burger I tried from In-N-Out was the plain hamburger.
  • The all-time burger I tried was the super flavorful and well-priced Double-Double "animal style" burger.

My least favorite burger at In-N-Out was, perhaps unsurprisingly, the manifestly hamburger.

In-N-Out hamburger.
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It came on a warm toasty bun and cost $2.80.

The beefiness patty was crispy and had a nice flavor to it.

In-N-Out hamburger.
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However, it definitely needed some kind of topping. This order is really only for children or people with picky palettes.

The cheeseburger was slightly better.

In-N-Out cheeseburger.
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It cost just $3.15, though I didn't call up information technology was necessarily worth it considering you can go a much larger, more than flavorful burger for a slightly college cost.

It comes with ane beefiness patty and a slice of American cheese.

In-N-Out cheeseburger.
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The bun was toasted and the melted cheese covered the entirety of the crispy beef.

Still, despite being slightly better than the hamburger, I probably wouldn't social club this again.

In-Northward-Out cheeseburger.
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If I did, I would definitely enquire for actress toppings like ketchup, mustard, onions, or pickles.

The 4x4 is the largest burger at In-N-Out and is role of the concatenation's "not-so-secret" menu.

In-North-Out 4x4.
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Also called the "Quad Quad," the mammoth burger comes with iv beefiness patties, iv cheese slices, lettuce, tomato, spread, and the option to add together onions. It cost $seven.xx at the In-N-Out location I visited, making it the nigh expensive burger I tried.

The ginormous burger was difficult to hold in i hand, let alone bite into.

In-North-Out 4x4.
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Looking at it, information technology was merelysomuch meat. Yous would have to have a really big appetite to go through the entire thing, I would imagine.

All of the elements of the burger were succulent, from the juicy beef patties to the layers of cheese and fresh lettuce and tomato.

In-N-Out 4x4.
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However, information technology was much too large for me. I definitely couldn't, and wouldn't, eat this if non for this sense of taste test. Information technology was over-the-elevation filling, and the vegetables did little to balance out how much meat and cheese were in the burger. The buns too began to fall apart while I was eating it.

I also tried a Double-Double poly peptide-style.

In-N-Out burger protein-fashion.
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As part of the chain'south "not-so-secret" menu, yous can gild any burger wrapped in lettuce rather than buns. The burger toll $4.50.

I was surprised that swapping out the buns for lettuce didn't affect the price at all. I would accept idea it would exist cheaper to get lettuce buns, but I gauge that'due south not necessarily the case.

It came with two burger patties, cheese, tomato, lettuce, and spread.

In-N-Out burger protein-fashion.
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I'm not usually a fan of lettuce-wrapped burgers, but I wanted to give this celebrity-favorite lodge a shot. Kylie Jenner reportedly orders her burger this way when she stops by In-N-Out.

I felt there was style too much lettuce on this lower-carb burger.

In-N-Out burger protein-style.
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I idea the lettuce fabricated the burger so watery that I couldn't really enjoy the other ingredients. It was definitely lighter than the other burgers I tried, simply when I'thou going to a fast-food joint, that's not usually my goal.

Information technology wasn't a "lettuce bun" — information technology was but lettuce.

It comes with two beef patties, lettuce, lycopersicon esculentum, spread, and optional onions.

In-Northward-Out double meat burger.
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There was a generous serving of each of the ingredients, from the lettuce and tomato plant to the thick layer of spread on the bottom of the burger.

The absence of cheese allowed the other ingredients to really come through.

In-Northward-Out double meat burger.
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It tasted a little lighter and was definitely more manageable to eat than some of the other large burgers. The lettuce and lycopersicon esculentum tasted really fresh, while the spread added enough season to make up for the lack of cheese.

This burger really impressed me, even though I exercise personally prefer cheese on my burgers.

This burger was much easier to eat than the 4x4.

In-N-Out 3x3.
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Each beef patty was perfectly coated in tangy, gooey cheese. Information technology had a perfect corporeality of crisp lettuce and tomato plant to balance out the meat and cheese.

The burger was easier to concur and eat than the larger version.

In-North-Out 3x3.
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The buns held upward better. Overall, despite the generous portion of meat and cheese, it tasted counterbalanced.

I also ordered a manifestly Double-Double, which is In-N-Out'due south version of a double cheeseburger.

In-N-Out double cheeseburger.
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Most Double-Double burgers come with lettuce, tomato, onions, and spread. I ordered it without lettuce and tomato since I would also be trying another Double-Double with those ingredients. I ordered it with simply onions, pickles, and spread. The burger cost $iv.50.

The patties were incredibly juicy but had a overnice char on the outside.

In-Northward-Out double cheeseburger.
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The cheese slices were perfectly melted and coated each part of the burger, something I couldn't say virtually any other burger I tried.

The bun was perfectly soft and held everything together perfectly, while the special spread had my oral cavity watering for another bite.

The burger was beyond flavorful, the perfect size, and shockingly inexpensive.

In-North-Out double cheeseburger.
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It was past far the best double cheeseburger I've ever had from a fast-food restaurant.

By far, the all-time burger I tried at In-N-Out was the Double-Double "animal style."

In-N-Out Double-Double animal style.
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The Double-Double usually comes with two beef patties, two slices of American cheese, lettuce, tomato, onions, and spread, but "animal fashion" is slightly different.

However, it doesn't affect the toll. My burger cost only $4.fifty, which I thought was a really good deal for the huge, flavorful burger I received.

If you order your burger "animal manner," the beef patties will be cooked in mustard and come with all the aforementioned toppings, plus pickles and extra spread, and the onions will be grilled.

In-N-Out Double-Double animal style.
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The burger was not just picture-perfect, merely it was probably the best fast-food burger I've ever eaten.

The pickles were tart and crunchy, the beef patties were over-the-top juicy and flavorful, and the cheese-to-meat ratio was perfect.

In-N-Out Double-Double animal way.
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The onions came through and added a lot of season and I really liked the spread. It was super savory and dissimilar any other sauce I've had on a fast-nutrient burger before.

The burger itself was also very big, and all the ingredients tasted fresh. The cheese was too flavorful and thick.

Later on eating my manner through the entire In-Due north-Out burger menu, I could really understand why the fast-food concatenation has such a cult following.

In-N-Out eaten burgers in a box.
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None of the burgers I tried were bad, per se. Some just had more exciting elements than others.

The next time I'm back at In-N-Out, I'll definitely guild a Double-Double animal mode, simply I wouldn't hesitate to order a double cheeseburger, 3x3, or even the Double Meat again.

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