In line 12 hours before grand opening

Ok, I like burgers almost as much as the next guy.  Not enough to wait outside in freezing temperatures however.  And certainly not for 24 hours.  But thats exactly what a handful of die-hards are doing right now as I write this article.  As you can see by some of the photos, the establishment was actually open for a private party.

Carlos and Mike

Mike and Carlos were outside explaining to the many people coming to the place that they were not actually open, and that they would be opening tomorrow 11/19/2009 @ 9:30 AM.  (Let it be known that I took this candid as a poparazzi without the consent of In N Out).

Lastly, I snapped a picture of the guys truck that wants to be the first customer throught the drive-up window. I would have taken his picture, but he had either wandered off, or was laying down in the front seat trying to catch a nap.

Waiting in for the drive through to open. (12 hour wait.)

The location of the In N Out is in Orem at 1200 South just west of University mall.

http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/diningtravel/restaurants/burgers_intro

Original Tommys Burger

Of course I had to go with the original.  The Tommy Burger Combo.  Number 1 on the menu.  Tommys Burger is a burger with Tommys special chili sauce.  It’s really more like a puree.  The hamburger patty was a standard size.  It came with Tomatoe, mustard and onion.   The combo comes with a very  generous serving of lightly golden and mildly crisp french fries.  The combo was $5.50. and included a medium drink.   They have fry sauce, but you have to ask for it. 

http://www.arbys.com/menu/?id=3350

 Well I had to go out and give it a try today.  It was pretty good, but is it really a burger? I would have named it  “Roast Sandwich dressed like a burger”.  Well, the good people at Arby’s did’nt complete their homework, and as a matter of fact, “Burger” has 2 definitions.  The first is “A sandwich consisting of a bun, a cooked beef patty, and often other ingredients such as cheese, onion slices, lettuce, or condiments. Often used in combination: a cheeseburger.”  By this description, the Arbys sandwich does clearly not have a cooked beef patty, and is thus not a burger by this decription.   The second description of a burger is “A similar sandwich with a nonbeef filling. Often used in combination: a crab burger; a tofu burger”.  Well, even in this case, the roastburger claims to be “Piled High with oven roasted, thinly slicedbeef.”  In the second description it specifically states “nonbeef filling” which this is not.  So according to dictionary.com the Arby’s roastburger, which is made of beef, is “technically” not a burger.