510208 Wed Apr 16 19:10:40 -0700 2008 12 32 Chains 0 3602206 For the first time recently I asked for my fries "well done" at "In-N-Out" and they arrived on my tray tasting like potato sticks. I thought they would be soft in the middle but with a crispier outer shell. Having nothing to compare my experience to, were these fries TOO well done? Wed Apr 16 19:10:40 -0700 2008 97644 ReelMike84 1 3602605 Yes. If one doesn't like the "normal' fries at In-N-Out, just don't order them. I'm not a fan of their fries myself and find it's better to save the room and calories for either a milkshake or another burger ... Wed Apr 16 22:05:00 -0700 2008 3602206 11583 ipsedixit 1 3602711 Well done fries at InO are a gamble. Sometimes they come out right...sometimes not. Not a fan but well done are better then the regular fries. Either way you have to eat them right away or not bother. Wed Apr 16 23:08:23 -0700 2008 3602206 27275 ML8000 1 3602748 I am very impressed by so much at In-n-Out -- the limited menu, the friendly service, the excellent low-priced burgers (to me, the secrets are the toasty buns, the nice ratio of cheese, and the fresh off the grill though overdone thin patties). I really like In-n-Out, and I really enjoy having fries with my burger. But I will admit and concede and regret that they haven't found the answer to their fries. Maybe the fresh-cut really isn't an advantage -- after all, isn't there a huge controversy about The French Laundry or Per Se using frozen potatoes for theirs? In my experience, In-n-Out's regular fries are too limpy and bland to be even worth the calories, and I'll agree that when you order them crispy or welldone, they are much improved but too much like those old canned potato sticks. Maybe their shoestrings are just too thin -- I think they might even be thinner than McD's, which are frozen so the middles can stand up to longer frying to crisp up the outsides. Wed Apr 16 23:48:31 -0700 2008 3602206 10855 nosh 2 3606280 And the type of potato they use for their fries. Kennibutt or something like that? Has anyone heard of these? Are they available at a standard grocer? -BnF Fri Apr 18 00:54:52 -0700 2008 3602748 125375 Big N Fat 2 3691909 I have to agree about the fries. I'm a BIG In-n-Out fan but the fries have always been the one part of the experience that I would change if I could. I think it must be either the size/shape of the potatoes themselves or the machine they cut them with because they're annoyingly small. Certainly not enough of a problem to spoil the attraction, but annoying. Thu May 15 17:46:56 -0700 2008 3602748 11405 Midlife 1 3627453 I actually like the fries only if they are well done at In-N-Out. If they are done correctly, they are delicious, crispy with soft centers. But, sometimes they can be too overdone. Usually if I go and they are totally swamped (as opposed to their normal "swamped") then I just skip the fries. Thu Apr 24 17:01:32 -0700 2008 3602206 130022 SouthernFoodie08 1 3637324 That's how I like my fries: too well done. But when I order fries "well done", 75% of the time they come out golden on the outside, soft on the inside and 25% too well done. Mon Apr 28 13:16:59 -0700 2008 3602206 12873 OCAnn 2 3662976 You can order them "extra well done" also. Try them animal style... yum. Tue May 06 16:33:05 -0700 2008 3637324 76226 Oh Robin 3 3691361 That's the only way I'll do the fries... Well Done Animal Style. Otherwise the well done fries tend to turn into plastic when they get cold... :P --Dommy! Thu May 15 14:36:22 -0700 2008 3662976 10659 Dommy 1 3644734 Bleck -- that's how they were the one time I tried them. I like the regular fries (they taste like real potatoes), so I haven't had the desire to try them well-done again. I have specific likes and dislikes at In 'n Out = I don't like animal-style nor the milkshakes (which taste fake to me). Wed Apr 30 16:11:34 -0700 2008 3602206 18705 emily 1 3691975 Personally, I think their fries blow.. I usually ask for them well done but not cremated and they come out over done and not worth the calories. Thu May 15 18:13:00 -0700 2008 3602206 97452 Beach Chick 1 3696078 My wife loves them well-done. Personally, I skip the fries entirely now and get another burger. Sat May 17 06:14:22 -0700 2008 3602206 80141 ccbweb