Friend of mine went to Disneyland recently, after 10-minutes of asking why he would patronize them (his wife's plan), I asked if he saw any cross-dressing employees...yup, saw a few. He did ask some other employees (at the bar) on what's going on with the bearded dudes in a thematic dress, the reply was that Disney is desperate for employees as many long-timers have aged-out into retirement or moved out of state, and who's applying are the odd-balls, misfits and questionable appearance types with grievances.
Seeing Snow White with a beard would be a hoot.
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Posts: 9343 | Location: Northern Virginia | Registered: November 04, 2005
Originally posted by 12131: Not sure why In-N-Out so popular.
Far better burgers than stuff like McDonald's and Burger King. On par with, or better than What-a-burger and Five Guys, depending. With every franchised business, each location is going to differ slightly. It all depends on the GM or owner of that franchise and how much they care about the product their business is serving the customer.
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In N Out was what McDonalds used to be in 1960s. Those dismayed by the limited menu, it is why their quality is better than all of the other fast food burger joints; they concentrate on burgers alone. McDonalds went downhill when they started to expand beyond their burgers and went to frozen patties and fries to accommodate the numerous items. In N Out uses fresh patties from their own meat plants, never frozen. In fact, the location of a new restaurant is dependent on how far it is from one of their plants. Their fries are fresh peeled and cut on the premises, never frozen, then fried in oil and salted, that is it. Not pressed, formed, flavored and frozen like everyone else, including Chick Fil A. I like their fries, extra crispy (you can special order them), animal style (cheese, grilled onions, and sauce).
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Posts: 17428 | Location: Texas | Registered: May 13, 2003
I don't go to a burger place for the fries, in fact I'll skipp/pass the fries, don't need the filler. If someone is getting worked-up because the fries aren't that good, then order another burger. That's like going to a barbecue pit/stand and complaining that the sides aren't so good so, best to skip the place. You're there for the main event, the burger.
Posts: 15137 | Location: Wine Country | Registered: September 20, 2000
Originally posted by oddball: Their fries are fresh peeled and cut on the premises, never frozen, then fried in oil and salted, that is it. Not pressed, formed, flavored and frozen like everyone else, including Chick Fil A. I like their fries, extra crispy (you can special order them), animal style (cheese, grilled onions, and sauce).
Yup, having worked in a few places where I was pressing potatoes through the wall-mounted slicer, I can tell you that the reason the In-N-Out fries seem bland is because we're used to the processed shit everyone has been serving for decades. I have no idea if they brine them, but if they're just cut fresh, rinsed, and fried, all you're tasting is potato and some salt. One place I worked at, we had to brine our cut potato wedges overnight. I don't think we even rinsed them before they were breaded and fried. People used to travel from all over the area just for the damn potatoes.
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Originally posted by corsair: I don't go to a burger place for the fries, in fact I'll skipp/pass the fries, don't need the filler. If someone is getting worked-up because the fries aren't that good, then order another burger. That's like going to a barbecue pit/stand and complaining that the sides aren't so good so, best to skip the place. You're there for the main event, the burger.
I like french fries as much as I like burgers. Nothing like a melt in your mouth fresh french fries fried in clean grease. I had a McDonalds place for that next town over. We would go there specifically.
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Posts: 20180 | Location: The Free State of Arizona - Ditat Deus | Registered: March 24, 2011
Originally posted by egregore: To everybody who doesn't like the food because of personal tastes, look up in the sky and try to find where the point flew over your heads.
Or stated pictorially:
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"I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965
Posts: 17428 | Location: Texas | Registered: May 13, 2003
