Here's some inside knowledge from a real life employee of In-N-Out.
Originally posted at "In-N-Out's Secret Menu".
http://www.badmouth.net/in-n-
Author: Misses BThanks Misses B! so there it is folks, I'll credit B for the newest and probably the only Fantasy Menu item you'll actually be able to order. "The Free-side Salad" and if you add chili peppers, "Gratis Ensalada con chile".
Comment:
I have worked at in n out for 5 years now...The 1/2 tea 1/2 lemonade is just simply called that, or an arnold palmer..It prints out on the receipt as Tea/Lemonade or Lemonade/Tea depending on which way the associate types it in. In n out will now only make up to a 4X4..you can no longer go any higher than that. It was a rule set by the health department. The veggie burgers do not come with extra tomatoes, however, just like with all burgers, each bottom bun must be completely covered by each ingredient, so if the tomato slice is small, it will need another slice in order to cover the bun. As far as the "on the sal" thing goes, there really is nothing called that, but you can order a side of any item we have. So you may ask for a side of lettuce, tomoatoes, onions, pickles, etc, and if you wish you could build your own little salad. It does not cost extra to get a side of anything, you could just walk up to the counter and ask for those sides, as well as sides of spread. One thing I did not notice on this site was chile peppers. In n out has packets of chili peppers which upon request you can enjoy while eating your burgers and fries. Also, you can request to have chili peppers chopped up onto your burger. You can also ask for whole grilled onions placed on any burger. They simply take a whole slice of the raw onions and put it on the grill before placing it on your burger. Along the same lines as the fries well done or light, you can have your meat patty cooked well done or medium rare where they will pull it off the grill early. And you can always as for no salt on your meat or on your fries if you wish. Also, you can ask for ketchup and mustard on your burger instead of the spread. I think that about sums it all up!
Now I'm purely into Fantasy Menu territory... Maybe could also order a grilled bun and chop it up for croutons, chopped up slices of cheese (Cob salad style), and of course use the free "spread" aka, thousand island dressing to finish it off.
BONUS NEWS:
I know this is kind of late but check the Aug issue of Maxim magazine for their article about In N Out. I was interviewed for it but all I got was a mention. And sad to say no extra web traffic. The writer of the article must have gotten confused because some Fantasy Menu items were mentioned as examples of "Secret Menu" items. Some readers/In-N-Out purists were quick to call him out on it.
