17 Deliciously Informative Facts About In-N-Out That’ll Make You HUNGRY

If you weren't hungry already, you definitely will be after reading these facts about the popular burger joint!

You can make mad money there.

A manager can make around $100,000 a year working for In-N-Out, while regular employees have a starting wage of $10.50. Not bad!

Employees like to work there for a while.

In-N-Out has one of the lowest turnover rates in the restaurant industry, with the average manager working at the company for 14 years and the average part-time employee working for two years. In comparison, most fast food restaurants see half of all employees work there for less than a year.

Julia Child was a fan. 

If something has Julia Child’s stamp of approval, you KNOW it’s good. The famous culinary personality reportedly loved the chain so much that she carried a list of In-N-Out store locations on her person at all times.

None of their food is frozen or pre-packaged.

Their hamburger patties are made in facilities located in Baldwin Park, California, and Dallas, Texas. It never takes more than 500 miles to transport products to their stores. Perhaps that’s why they only have locations in the American Southwest?

The “animal style” fries have been around a while.

The popular fries were first introduced to consumers way back in 1961.

You can actually wear In-N-Out swag.

They have everything from Uggs and tracksuits to pajama pants and t-shirts in their online store. In-N-Out fanatics, rejoice!

There have been religious verses on their paper products for decades.

In-N-Out has been printing religious verses on their cups and hamburger wrappers since the 1980s. Rich Snyder, the then-president of the company, was a born-again Christian.

There are a few secret menu items you can order.

They include pre-packaged yellow chilies, root beer floats and bun doughnuts. You can also make a “monkey style” burger (which is putting “animal style” fries on top of a burger) on your own, since the employees won’t make it for you.

You can go seriously overboard.

You probably already know this, but for the uninitiated, customers can order any meat plus cheese combo up to a 4×4. So for example, three patties with two slices of cheese would be a 3×2.

In-N-Out holds the distinction of being California’s first drive-thru hamburger stand.

Taking it all the way back to 1948!

You can go to In-N-Out University.

In 1984, the chain opened a “university” headquarters that serves as its training and management center. School spirit there is probably super high!

Chef Gordon Ramsay approves.

If the screaming guy from shows like “Hell’s Kitchen” and “Kitchen Nightmares” says that a burger is good, then it must be a GOOD burger. In one episode of “Hell’s Kitchen,” Ramsay tries the fast food chain for the first time, saying “In-N-Out burgers were extraordinary. I was so bad, I sat in the restaurant, had my double cheeseburger then minutes later I drove back round and got the same thing again to take away.”

Employees go through boot camp, essentially.

During training, In-N-Out employees are videotaped performing various tasks and are then evaluated and analyzed on their performance. Sounds like a lot of pressure, but someone’s gotta make your food fast and get it right!

You can actually request your burger to be cooked medium rare.

Try pulling that off at a McDonald’s.

Lynsi Snyder is the youngest woman billionaire in America. 

As the only grandchild of Harry Snyder (who founded the chain in 1948), Lynsi Snyder is the owner and heiress of the In-N-Out Burger Company. At the young age of 33, she is the youngest American female billionaire. 

The palm trees out front have meaning.

Founder Harry Snyder was reportedly inspired to have palm trees at every In-N-Out after seeing the movie “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.” In the film, the characters are racing to find hidden treasure that’s buried under a group of palm trees. Snyder wanted his restaurant chain to have the same effect on customers…and it kinda does, if you think about it.

Animal Style is the best way to order your fries. 

Okay, so this isn’t a fact as much as it is a matter of opinion. But still, the mixture of special sauce, cheese and grilled onions atop a glorious batch of crispy fries is hard to beat!