text: Of fast food burger joints few places are as well known in areas where they have absolutely no store presence as the chain InNOut Burger While visiting Arizona on a business trip I was aware InNOut Burger was a fixture in the area and it had been well over a decade since the last time I had stopped at one nnSince my first pair of visits to InNOut Burgers in California in the early s I have seen people wearing InNOut Burger shirts read countless articles about the chain and decided the next time I am near one I will give it another shot My feeling in previous visits to InNOut was that while good and inexpensive there was nothing exceptional about the food there Would I notice something I did not beforennWhen I arrived at my hotel in Tempe Arizona I was immediately able to spot an InNOut location and visited several times during my two week stay On my initial visit I ordered a x which is three beef patties and three slices of cheese served Animal style which is with lettuce tomato the beef patties being mustard cooked pickle extra Thousand Island style sauce known as spread with grilled onions I also got Lemonade and animal style fries which added spread and onions to the top of my fries Overall I thought the burger was very good especially for the price but that even with the spread the fries were a bit lacking nnMy next visit I went in a slightly different direction passed on getting any fries and just got a regular x burger without the animal style additions and a chocolate shake I noticed that besides the lettuce tomato and onions it did not taste as different as I thought it would I also obtained this through the drivethru and was given a box rather than a bag making it somewhat difficult to transport without spilling The shake I had was excellent and while I was in the area I tried vanillachocolate and strawberry shakes and all were goodnnMy overall opinion of InNOut is this if you have never visited one it is not the legendary once in a lifetime experience you may have heard about However it is very good for fast food and is quite inexpensive The most unique characteristic of getting an animal style InNOut burger is that it is unique tasting Nothing exactly tastes quite like an InNOut burger the sharp onions and more sour than big mac sauce thousand island spread give the burger its character It might not be the best tasting fast food burger ever but it has its own identity I am going to give InNOut four stars