In N Out is better than McDonalds, Wendy's and BK. I don't really compare it to Fuddruckers, or Smashburger (I don't think much of Smashburger, really) because those places aren't as much of fast food as In N Out is. Small differenece I guess.

I would say Back Yard Burger is as good as In N Out, and Culver's, if I'm in the mood for their burgers. Whataburger, too, is close, but Whataburger's fries suck.

Don't ask me why, must have been a drunken night.

But the closest thing you can get to a gourmet burger at a fast food joint is Jack in the Box's Sirloin Bacon Cheeseburger.

Fuddruckers comes out plain on a bun at the counter and then you have to go to the fixin bar and put everything you want on it and you can load it up.

If you're ever in Houston try Becks Prime.

http://becksprime.com/menu/

well it certainly LOOKS good

It's the quality of the meat.

Not a cheap place hence the word "prime" and not somewhere I can go every day.

It's not a dollar menu type of place but still good.

protein style will get you the burger wrapped in lettuce. The only thing in in n out that has gluten is the bun, and at least one the shakes(malt flavor even though they aren't malts, that may only be the vanilla though.) The fries are hand made and they don't fry anything else in the fryer. Avoid the grilled onions though, they are grilled on the bun grill.

If you are super sensitive, as I am, they have always been very sweet about assembling my burger away from the main line where there may be crumbs from the bun. I have never had a problem with a double double protein style, fries and a coke. Ask for "allergy prep."

bleh

the bun adds a lot to a burger

I'm gonna do Whataburger for dinner.

Then I'm going to schedule an angioplasty. :)

Looveeeeeeeeee Whataburger.

They have a completely different taste.

I want to try Heart Attack Grill.

Good to know in the future. The fact that they toast the buns on the grill was the deal killer for me. Too many chances for cross contamination.

Traveling gluten-free is a tough. We found an amazing fish and chips place in Vegas (Lazy Joe's). All of his coatings are naturally GF. I haven't had onion rings or fish 'n' chips in over 7 years, so it was like heaven. :) Costa Vida in Idaho and Utah were amazing too.

A big 4321 goes to the McD's just out of the Grand Canyon that wanted to charge me $5 for a plain burger patty.

It also adds severe gut pain and diarrhea to me and my sons.

Nobody really chooses to do it this way. :)

I still have dreams about bread sometimes. Don't care for the replacements at all, though I do like a nice quinoa pasta even more than I like regular wheat flour pasta, so it is no longer penne and baguettes chasing me in my nightmares, just the bread.

I'm mixing 80% lean beef 3:1 with mild "regular" sausage. Add some Worcestershire sauce and Montreal steak seasoning to it before a blend it all, ,ake thin patties, and sandwich a dab of butter and "choice of cheese" between two patties (and seal the edges really well), and I have to fight-off the neighbors! Yummy!!!!!!!!

True that. What a monumental pain in the ass (sometimes literally). You can't eat at other people's houses, it's tough to eat out, my boys can't join the military, college meal plans have to be carefully researched, etc.

Do you get gluten dreams where you accidentally eat something with wheat in it and start to panic, only to wake up relieved that it was a dream? I still get those after 7 years. :#

Jucy Lucy.

LC's Hamburgers FTW!