I’m the pro at In N Out Gluten Free I’ve been going here for years! Some say the fries are bland. Add salt! They barely salt their fries to make it more healthy. Just ask for extra salt packets!!! ANIMAL STYLE FRIES yes please! YOU HAVE TO ASK FOR NO ONIONS AND SPREAD ON THE SIDE NOT ON THE FIRES. They use a spatula to put spread sauce on the buns of the burgers and same spatula for fries and your protein style burger! So say make sure the spread is on the side! They have little packets! The animal style fries are cheese onion and fries. Again they use the same spatula for touching bread with your onions! Also yes the fries are fried in the fryer but the only items on the menu are fries and burgers there are NO ONION RINGS OR CHICKEN NUGETS. So there is no contamination!!!!!! My order is a number one protein style no onion or spread or tomatoes with animal style fries no onion no spread. Then ask for a couple spread packets and you’re good!
The protein style burgers come wrapped in lettuce which makes them 100% GF. Unfortunately after I eat a double, I'm still hungry.
The fries are cooked in the same oil as everything else. Which contaminates them and makes them NOT GF (gluten free). They taste bland anyway.
I have Celiac's disease and only thing I can eat here are the protein style burgers.
As all In N Out locations I have been to, I have never gotten sick at this one in Escondido and the people working there are always very careful and considerate. I feel as safe as anyone can in a non-dedicated dacility. We often even go here over our local dedicated GF location because the burgers and fries are better and cheaper (and we don't eat burgers and fries for health..). Just make sure to order each item with "allergy to gluten". For the burger, the only GF alternative is "protein style" which means lettuce instead of a bun. If you specify gluten allergy they prepare it in a separate area with clean gloves etc.
The employee I spoke with seemed very knowledgeable about cross contamination, assuring me that employees changed gloves and used a separate spread from the one applied to buns. Fries are in a dedicated fryer. I had a lettuce-wrapped burger (protein style), fries and a strawberry milkshake, and I did not get glutened!