Mike and I were visiting my friend Paige in Dana Point and we were thinking of what to do for dinner. She asked us if we've ever been to In-N-Out. We said no because we are not big fast food eaters and I actually thought he jaw was going to fall off. She was gawking at me and said that we couldn't leave California before trying one of their burgers, so we did and it very tasty.
Founded in 1948, In-N-Out was California’s first drive-thru hamburger chain and made famous for it’s short and sweet menu of savory eats. And while there are now hundreds of drive-thrus across the West Coast, In-N-Out remains iconic as the first, and is synonymous with the California cool lifestyle, drawing tourists from all over the world to one of their 300+ locations.
Harry Snyder introduced California's first
drive-thru hamburger stand in a space barely
10 square feet at Francisquito and Garvey in Baldwin Park. Every day before dawn, Harry visited the meat and produce markets to pick out fresh ingredients, which he preparedby hand. Meanwhile, his wife Esther diligently took care of all the accounting for the new restaurant at their home right around the corner.
In the movie It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, the characters are on the hunt to find buried treasure under crossed palms. Harry Snyder, In-N-Out’s founder rightfully felt that each restaurant is a treasure, so the palms mark the spot in an homage to one of his favorite movies. Also, the arrow leads to pride.
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