Cannibal Style

Many Californians love their In-N-Out, believing the fastfoodery to serve the best hamburger in the world. One of the appeals seems to be the "secret menu." Though it isn't advertised, you can order special items including the flying dutchman and a grilled cheese. It's hardly a well-kept secret, however, because practically everyone is savvy to this information; at this point, it probably remains a secret in name only so that customers can feel special. The most popular option on the secret menu is to order something "animal style," which means that the food comes topped with special sauce, grilled onions, and cheese for no extra charge.

Even East Coast-native Debbie knows about the secret menu. Jessica introduced eir to the wonder of eating a cheeseburger animal style and now Debbie orders one each trip ey makes to California. On one occasion, Debbie went to In-N-Out without Jessica and attempted to order a burger "animal style," except that ey forgot what it was called, instead asking for it "cannibal style." The employee taking the order was understandably confused. "What?" "Cannibal style," Debbie tried again, to no avail. Debbie thought ey was trying to order off the secret menu, but was accidentally asking for a burger made of human meat rather than beef. Naturally, In-N-Out was unable to fulfill eir requests instead giving eir a hamburger the old-fashioned way. Still, I sort of wish that Debbie accidentally stumbled upon the secret secret menu, ultimately receiving a hunk of Larry, who fell on the fryer, between two buns.