In-N-Out Burger Stays Out of Texas
A very nice man, Carl Van Fleet, from the In-N-Out Burger corporate offices returned my call last night. Here is what he said:
“We have taken a look at the Dallas/Fort Worth market for future plans and that may have triggered speculation that In-N-Out was coming to Texas. However. for the next several years, we don’t plan to expand any further than California, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. We have taken a long-term look at Dallas for our future plans.”
And that’s the name of that tune.
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Yeah, I’m bummed about In-N-Out but I’m more bummed about the lack of another California native - Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf.
Dang it! The thought off a double double animal style was making my mouth water.
Here is the response I got from IN-N-OUT last week not sure if these people are on the same page
Thank you for your e-mail. It’s always nice to hear from our customers, and we appreciate your interest.
Although we are unable to confirm a site in Dallas, TX at this time, we plan on expanding as far as we can, and particularly into areas in which our customers have expressed interest. As such, we are happy to let our Real Estate Department know that you are anxious to have an In-N-Out Burger® location in your area!
Thank you again for contacting us.
Sincerely,
Cherie Yturralde
Customer Service Representative
In and Out great eats while in the bay area!!!
Since In-n-Out grinds their own cows in their own facility and has a commitment to never freeze the meat, logistically it doesn’t make sense to move to Dallas without opening many locations. Or opening a butcher facility further east, which also doesn’t stand to reason without opening many locations. Wake my taste buds back up when they’re open in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Amarillo. Conventional Wisdom has them opening in Lubbock, Wichita Falls and OKC before Dallas/Ft. Worth. In the meantime, I’ll continue to support our many awesome homegrown burger emporiums.
Whenever I go to California on business I always eat at In-N-Out Burger at least once. On one trip, I ate there 4 times in 3 days. I hope they come here sooner rather than later.
Five Guys Burgers & Fries in the Galleria can serve as a substitute until we get the real thing. Flavorwise, it’s the closest thing I’ve found to In-N-Out.
Just got back from LA and our beloved In&Out. Ordered the double double of course, Rob, what does “animal style” mean? Anyway my kids and I got back to Austin and went to P.Terrys the next day for a taste test. Our verdict was the fires at P.Terry’s ruled over In&Out, but I the DD is still the bomb.
This Califonia native is bummed…just got back from Southern Cali and the first stop off the plane was In & Out. Well Road trip to New Mexico.
Rob, I sent In-N-Out an email last year after we moved here from L.A. about expanding into Dallas, and more or less got the exact same response you just did. I’m hopeful sometime in the near future, with all the Californians coming to the Dallas/Fort Worth area in recent years, that we’ll get a couple of In-N-Outs here in the Metroplex.
In the meantime, I’m heading back to L.A. this weekend for a 9 day trip. My first stop after getting off the plane? Yup! You guessed it!
Five Guys is indeed good. Has it opened yet? Do I have to venture into the Galleria?
Yes, way open, it is.
If I were expanding them nationally with the fewest meat plants, I’d build in Lubbock (Denver/Houston), Rochester (Bismarck/Indianapolis), Boise (Salt Lake City/Seattle), Macon (New Orleans/DC/Miami) and Harrisburg (Detroit/Boston). But I don’t have to pay for their gasoline.