- I compared two famous burgers from the East and West Coast.
- In-N-Out’s animal-style Double Double burger was large and came with lots of toppings.
- The gooey cheese and soft bun of the double cheeseburger from 7th Street Burger in NYC blew me away.
There’s a lot of debate over which coast has the best, well, everything.
From pizza to Mexican food and, of course, burgers, foodies on both sides of the country will always claim their coast does it best.
To see how famous burger chains from each coast compared, I tried cheeseburgers from one West Coast-based and one East Coast-based chain: In-N-Out’s iconic Double Double animal-style cheeseburger and 7th Street Burger’s smashed double cheeseburger.
Founded in New York City in 2021, 7th Street Burger now has 19 locations in New York, New Jersey, and Washington, DC, and has grown a reputation for its no-frills approach to smash burgers featuring crispy patties, gooey cheese, and the chain’s signature sauce. Infatuation called it one of the best burgers in the city and “an unapologetic salute to salt and fat.”
In-N-Out, on the other hand, is an institution on the West Coast thanks to its simple menu dating back to its founding in 1948 and the popularity and arguable cult following associated with its “animal-style” burgers. It’s now in eight states, and in 2023, it opened its 400th restaurant.
The chain’s president, Lynsi Snyder, has said the In-N-Out has no plans to expand to the East Coast, much to the dismay of fans outside the west and southwest regions of the US.
Here’s how these two famous burgers compared in terms of taste and value.
