IN-n-OUT

For those not fortunate enough to live in CA, NV or AZ, IN-n-OUT is a hamburger chain that prides itself on using only the freshest ingredients and being family owned. And while the food doesn't look that different from the offerings at McDonald's/Burger King etc, it does taste much better in my humble opinion.

Keizo agrees. Here he is February 2010 with his very first double-double.

Total game changer. Plus while we were waiting for our food, we got to watch the cooks shred whole potatoes (!) into fries and put them in the fryer. A bit more appetizing than those bags of frozen ones at other places...

His second trip to AZ in February 2011 would hardly be complete without a meal from IN-n-OUT, so we grabbed lunch there one day.

He enjoyed another double double and I ordered my usual grilled cheese...all the fixings of a cheeseburger, minus the patty (on the right in the photo above) Keizo was nice enough to share some of his fries with me, and I let him have some of my chocolate shake. It was plenty of food for both of us, and I probably shouldn't go back until he comes to visit again.