"in-and-out" news and stories

There's no denying the obvious: In-N-Out Burger is close to the hearts of Californians. The fast-food burger joint is known for its simple approach (burgers and fries and nothing else) as well as the staggering length of its drive-through lines, which often wind hundreds of feet around their restaurants. The chain got its start in 1948 in the community of Baldwin Park, California -- the first drive-through in the state. But town officials aren't erecting a sign to commemorate it. In fact, they're banning new drive-throughs altogether.

The problem? Well, it turns out that the town's 17 drive-throughs are a little too popular, and politicians are hoping to curb the town's reputation as a hotspot for fast food and tame traffic problems. Baldwin Park, 15 miles east of Los Angeles, is home to about 90,000 people but is only about 6.5 square miles, so drive-through lines often stretch into residential streets.

The City Council voted unanimously last month to put a nine-month moratorium on new drive-through restaurants. "We here in Baldwin Park have taken strides to create a healthy community, and allowing one more drive-through in is not going to meet that goal," city planner Salvador Lopez, who helped craft the ordinance, told the Associated Press.

It's not every day you see the iconic red-headed mascot walk into a competitor's fast-food joint for a burger. In this music video for "When I'm With You" by Best Coast, an imposter Ronald McDonald is caught walking out of In-and-Out.

Maybe he heard about McDonald's decision to stick with regular eggs instead of the more humane cage-free version...

The video after the jump.