Sally M.
Yelp
As mentioned in my Chik-Fil-A review, my 1950s LA-native dad loves a good fast food joint, especially In-N-Out, from his native California (though he's lived in Colorado for the past 40+ years, before he sadly passed - due to COVID - last year). My dad proudly sported at least 6 In-N-Out shirts, in both white & black, from Colorado, California, Las Vegas, and Arizona during his home health physical, occupational, and speech language pathology therapy sessions last September, while fighting the after effects of long-haul COVID, before passing unexpectedly in October. Like many in the Lone Tree area (where his church was based, nearby, across I-25), he sadly fell for homicidal lies & propaganda, and was unvaccinated.
As a result, given both my dad & I have spent time living in the San Francisco Bay Area (him, after the Vietnam War, before joining the FBI - in both Denver & NYC), when I arrived on the scene from NoVA/DC - though I'm a Colorado native - my first stop, of course, was to In-N-Out - last August. I ordered my "go-to" #2 - with onions, like other smart reviewers said ;) - and my fries animal style. This location also courteously provides lap mats (placemats for the car), and a fork with animal style fries! Very smart. Love their Zero Sugar/Diet Lemonade. And their milkshakes, are also a hit.
I remember growing up - in Denver (surrounding suburbs) - and visiting my cousins in SoCal - Orange County, to be exact, though my dad grew up in Beverly Hills - and we'd always hit up In-N-Out, because my dad loved their secret Bible verse underneath the cups. It's sweet, and they still do it. :)
This location is also now sentimental - for me & my dad - because it's where I took him for his last, 77th, birthday, last September - one year ago, this month - because he was too embarrassed to bring his oxygen & walker (which he never had before COVID) in with us, to his favorite Indian restaurant. So I brought him here, and we ate in the privacy of our own car. Comically, I also played him the Beach Boys on Spotify, but he got sick of them after awhile, and asked me if I had anything else. At the time, I only had my Peloton Spotify playlist - mostly with house/bass/electronica - and, shockingly, my dad loved it.
My dad is the best, my best friend, and I miss him every day, every hour, so this location will always be special to me - for the memories. And I hope anyone reading this starts respecting my dad, his life story, COVID, and stops laughing at my dad's death, and reviews (https://www.yelp.com/biz/wild-kitty-waxing-greenwood-village-greenwood-village?hrid=jGAl6dHFvYCTdQCcoNQgPg&utm_source=ishare&utm_content=review) about taking COVID seriously. Please remember that that behavior is *NOT* Jesus-like, or Christian. Thank you.