In-N-Out Burger Superfan Shares Tips on How To Smuggle the Delicious Double-Doubles to the East Coast

In-N-Out Burger may never come to the East Coast (at least, if the heiress owner Lynsi Snyder has any say over it), but a superfan of the popular fast-food restaurant has some tips for those who are hoping to smuggle Double-Doubles and more to the other side of the country.

According to The New York Post, 55-year-old Spencer Farrar, a retired Marine Corps colonel and California transplant residing in New York, travels frequently for work and always carries an extra carry-on bag so he can fly a dozen burgers back home.

Farrar posted on Reddit, detailing his trick received nearly 2,000 reactions and over 200 comments from die-hard In-N-Out Burger fans.

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“Order just the burgers without the tomatoes, onions, or lettuce (this causes the buns to get soggy). If you want to bring back the lettuce or tomatoes, use protective food containers,” he wrote. Adding to his list of steps, Farrar said to ask for sauce packets on the side when ordering, but skip the fries, as they don’t stay fresh for long, especially after a flight.

To keep the burgers in the best condition, place them in large ziplock bags and layer pre-frozen cold packs around them. “As soon as you get home, vacuum seal the burgers and freeze. Recommend removing about 75% of the air, otherwise the burger gets squished too much,” he explained. For the best taste and quality, he noted that it’s best to consume them within three to four months.

Farrar also suggested trolling other In-N-Out Burger fans on the East Coast by eating the saved burgers in public and telling them that a new location opened up locally.

There’s a New England Restaurant That Comes Close to the In-N-Out Burger Vibe

According to its founders’ granddaughter, In-N-Out Burger will never open a location on the East Coast. But Lee Frank’s Burgers, a restaurant in New England, comes close for consumers looking for an In-N-Out-style burger.

Lee Frank’s Burgers has locations in Wells, Maine, and South Berwick, Maine. Chef Lee Frank also runs Otis in Exeter, New Hampshire, and built a new Lee Frank’s restaurant in the same city last year, which replaced the Donut Love shop at 75 Portsmouth Ave. in the Exeter Commons Plaza.

The restaurant’s menu is inspired by Lee Frank’s early years in California. Lee Frank, the restaurant’s founder and a native of Los Angeles, grew up with a taste for burgers from places like Carney’s Restaurant and In-N-Out Burger.