In-N-Out Burger Secret Menu Guide: Full List and Prices

The In-N-Out Burger secret menu is a set of off-menu orders that restaurant staff prepare on request. On its own website, the In-N-Out lists six of them as “not-so-secret”: Double-Meat, 3×3, 4×4, Grilled Cheese, Protein Style and Animal Style.

Fans and food sites add dozens more, from Flying Dutchman burgers to Neapolitan shakes. This guide covers every order those sources describe, with typical California prices and calories worked out from the their nutrition guide.

What Is the In-N-Out Burger Secret Menu, Really?

Nothing on the secret menu requires a code or a password. Each order is a way of combining the same ingredients that appear on the printed menu: beef patties, American cheese, lettuce, tomato, spread, onions, a toasted bun, fries and ice cream shakes. The In-N-Out’s own page on the topic is titled as a question about whether the secret menu is an urban myth or just plain excellent customer service, and it says the items are simply how some customers like their burgers prepared.

Here are the six secret menu items officially listed on the In-N-Out website.

• Double-Meat: two beef patties with lettuce, tomato and spread
• 3×3, also called Triple Triple: three patties and three slices of cheese
• 4×4, also called Four by Four or Quad Quad: four patties and four slices of cheese
• Grilled Cheese: two slices of melted cheese with lettuce, tomato and spread on a bun
• Protein Style: any burger wrapped in lettuce instead of a bun
• Animal Style: a mustard-cooked patty with pickles, extra spread and grilled onions

Everything beyond those six comes from customers. Some orders, such as Flying Dutchman and Neapolitan shakes, have been around for decades and staff recognize them. Others, such as Roadkill Fries or Monkey Style, spread through fan sites and may draw a blank at the counter. Availability can vary by restaurant and by state.

The Six Official Secret Menu Items

Double-Meat

A Double-Meat burger has two patties and no cheese. It starts from a Hamburger (360 calories) and adds one patty, which the nutrition guide’s figures put at about 110 calories, 10 g of protein and 180 mg of sodium. That brings the burger to roughly 470 calories. An extra patty costs about $1.30 to $1.40 at typical California prices.

3×3 (Triple Triple)

The 3×3 has three patties and three slices of cheese and costs about $8.40. Starting from the Double-Double (610 calories) and adding one patty and one slice of cheese, the estimate comes to about 790 calories, 48 g of protein and 2,260 mg of sodium. That sodium total equals about 98% of the 2,300 mg daily value. At $8.40, the price per patty falls to $2.80.

4×4 (Quad Quad)

The 4×4 stacks four patties and four slices of cheese for about $10.55, which works out to $2.64 per patty. Built the same way, the estimate comes to about 970 calories, 62 g of protein and 2,850 mg of sodium. It is the largest burger the In-N-Out will make. Customers could once order any size, and a 100×100 order in 2004 led management to set the 4×4 limit in 2005.

Learn more about In-N-Out’s 3×3 and 4×4 burgers.

Grilled Cheese

The Grilled Cheese is the burger without the meat. It has two slices of melted American cheese, lettuce, tomato and spread on a toasted bun, with onions if you ask. Typical California pricing is about $3.85, the same as a Hamburger. The official nutrition guide does not list it, and a third-party site estimates about 470 calories.

Protein Style

Protein Style swaps the bun for lettuce leaves and costs nothing extra. The nutrition guide lists it for the three standard burgers, and the swap removes exactly 150 calories and 280 mg of sodium from each. A Double-Double Protein Style has 460 calories, against 610 for the standard version. It also works with Animal Style, the Grilled Cheese and the 3×3.

Animal Style

In-N-Out Animal Style cooks the patty in mustard and adds pickles, extra spread and grilled onions. It costs about $1.50 on top of the base burger. In-N-Out’s history page dates the first Animal Style burger to 1961, after a customer asked for the same customized burger he saw an associate making. Based on the nutrition guide’s serving sizes for spread, onions, pickles and mustard, the style adds roughly 120 calories and 900 mg of sodium. A Double-Double Animal Style comes to about 730 calories.

More Secret Menu Burger Orders

Flying Dutchman

The Flying Dutchman is two patties with two slices of melted cheese between them and no bun. It costs about $4.25, which is $2.00 less than a Double-Double. Pieces from the nutrition guide add up to roughly 360 calories, 28 g of protein and 1,180 mg of sodium, although the guide does not list the order itself. The company credits Guy Snyder with creating it and has not explained the name.

Variations include:

• Flying Dutchman Animal Style: grilled onions go with the melted cheese, and the other Animal Style toppings come on the side
• Onion-Wrapped Flying Dutchman: grilled onions on the top and the bottom
• Roadkill Fries: a Flying Dutchman crumbled over Animal Style Fries, which some restaurants may not recognize

Mustard Grilled

Mustard Grilled is the lighter version of Animal Style. Staff press mustard onto the patty and flip it onto the mustard side on the grill, without the pickles or extra spread. A single mustard packet in the nutrition guide has 5 calories, so the change adds almost nothing.

Scooby Snack and Pup Patty

A Scooby Snack is a single patty with no bun or toppings. The Pup Patty is a version cooked without salt for dogs. Customers pay around the extra-patty price, about $1.30 to $1.50, and the order holds about 110 calories. In-N-Out Burger does not list either item, so owners with questions about feeding a dog should check with a veterinarian.

Wish Burger

The Wish Burger is a vegetarian order: a bun with spread, lettuce, tomato and onion, and no patty. Subtracting a patty from the Hamburger gives about 250 calories, 6 g of protein and 490 mg of sodium. Customers can add chopped chilies for heat. Some restaurants may not recognize the name, so describing the ingredients works better.

Other Custom Burger Orders

• Cold Cheese: a slice of unmelted cheese in place of the melted American cheese
• Extra Toast: a longer-toasted bun, at no extra charge
• Chopped Chilies: pickled yellow peppers on the bottom bun, free on request
• Grilled Onions or Whole Grilled Onion: caramelized onion in place of the raw slice
• Tomato Wrap: two tomato slices in place of the bun, according to Parade
• Cheesy Wiki: a grilled cheese with four slices, according to Parade
• Doggy Style: a Protein Style grilled cheese stuffed with fries, according to Parade
• Fly-Away: the burger and its toppings packaged separately for reheating later
• Medium Rare: available at most restaurants but not in Nevada, where state rules prevent it, according to Parade

Secret Menu Fries

Animal Style Fries

Animal Style Fries are French Fries topped with melted cheese, spread and grilled onions. They cost about $5.45, which is $2.70 above plain fries. Adding the nutrition guide’s figures for each topping gives about 615 calories, while a third-party site lists 750, so a working range runs from 615 to 750 calories.

Cheese Fries

Cheese Fries are fries with melted American cheese and cost about $3.95. A third-party site estimates about 480 calories. Some fan guides mention ordering up to six slices of cheese, which would raise the price and the sodium.

Fries Light, Well-Done and Two-Minute

These orders change how long the fries cook. Light fries come out softer, well-done fries come out darker and crisper, and two-minute fries spend only a couple of minutes in the oil, so they come out warm but not crisp. The plain order costs $2.75, and the cooking changes carry no extra charge. Nutrition figures for these versions have not been published.

Other Fries

Roadkill Fries, covered above, sit at the top of the fry list in calories. Lemon Pepper Fries, where a customer adds lemon and pepper to the order, show up in some fan guides. Gorilla Style, sometimes called Monkey Style, places Animal Style fries inside the burger. The Parade article treats it as a term staff may not know and suggests ordering the burger and fries separately, then assembling it at the table.

Secret Menu Shakes and Drinks

Neapolitan Shake

The Neapolitan puts chocolate, vanilla and strawberry in one cup. A shake costs about $3.45, and the Neapolitan costs the same as a single flavor. The three flavors range from 590 to 610 calories, and a third-party site puts the Neapolitan at about 590.

Other Shake Combinations

• Black and White Shake: chocolate and vanilla together
• Around the World Shake: every ice cream flavor on hand blended together, according to Parade
• Root Beer Float: a vanilla shake with root beer
• Split Shake: one shake divided between two cups

Lemonade and Tea Mixes

Several orders combine drinks from the fountain:

• Arnold Palmer: about 60% pink lemonade and 40% iced tea
• Lemon Up: about 80% pink lemonade and 20% 7UP
• Half Sweet, Half Unsweet Tea: sweet and unsweetened iced tea in one cup
• Mocha Cafe au Lait: half coffee and half hot cocoa

Using the nutrition guide, an 11 fl oz Arnold Palmer comes to about 90 calories if the 60/40 mix holds, since Signature Pink Lemonade has 150 calories at that size and unsweetened tea has none. A half-and-half tea in the 19 fl oz size comes to about 120 calories, since Sweet Iced Tea has 240.

Free Add-Ons and Customizations

Many changes cost nothing. Customers can ask for:

• Extra spread, lettuce, tomato or pickles
• Chopped chilies or whole grilled onion
• Extra toast or lightly toasted buns
• Mustard in place of spread
• No spread or no onions

Extra cheese slices and patties cost more. A slice of cheese adds about $0.50 and 70 calories, and a patty adds about $1.30 to $1.40 and 110 calories. Fan guides describe ordering condiments at levels from very light to extra, and ordering a burger cut in half. In-N-Out has not confirmed those details, so restaurants may handle them differently.

Secret Menu Price and Calorie Quick Reference

The prices are third-party estimates that change by state and city. Calories marked “about” come from the nutrition guide’s component figures or from third-party sites, and the In-N-Out has not published them for these orders.

How to Order From the Secret Menu

Ordering a secret menu item follows the same steps as any other order at the counter or the drive-thru. A few habits make it go smoothly:

• Say the item name first, and describe the ingredients if the name draws a blank. “Two patties, two cheese, no bun” produces a Flying Dutchman.
• Use the In-N-Out’s words: “spread” for the sauce, “chilies” for the peppers, and “Animal Style” for the style.
• Combine changes in one phrase, as in “Double-Double Animal Style, Protein Style.”
• Expect longer waits during rushes, since custom orders take extra steps.
• Ask about availability for anything unusual, such as medium rare.

In-N-Out Burger does not offer delivery or mobile ordering, so the secret menu is a counter and drive-thru experience.

Secret Menu Myths and Limits

The size limit is the clearest rule. Orders above 4×4 ended in 2005, so requests such as 16×16 or 100×100 are no longer available. Monkey Style and Gorilla Style are internet terms, and staff may not know them. The menu also has no chicken, fish, hot dogs, onion rings, tacos or breakfast items, so those cannot appear through a secret menu order.

Some details also depend on the restaurant. Medium rare is off the table in Nevada. Names like Roadkill Fries or Wish Burger may not register everywhere, so describing the ingredients keeps the order clear.

History of the Secret Menu

Animal Style dates back to 1961, according to In-N-Out’s history page. In 1963, a store banner invited customers to try the Double-Double before it became an official menu item. Later, the company trademarked the names Animal Style and Protein Style.

Today, In-N-Out presents these options on its website as special customer orders. The six items listed there are the ones they officially recognizes.

Order From the In-N-Out Burger Secret Menu

You can order any of these items at the counter or the drive-thru when visiting In-N-Out Burger, as the they does not offer delivery. The prices listed on this page are third-party estimates. For more options, visit the In-N-Out Burger menu page to explore the full menu.