In-N-Out Burger's Encinitas location on Calle Magdalena — store number 295 — debuted on May 22, 2014, extending the chain's never-frozen beef, no-freezer, no-heat-lamp format to the New Encinitas corridor near Interstate 5. The kitchen receives whole potatoes daily and hand-cuts them into fries on site, a zero-processed supply chain that eliminates the pre-blanched frozen product used by most national burger chains and parallels the daily-prep tortilla production at The Taco Stand on South Coast Highway 101. Founded in Baldwin Park, California, in 1948, In-N-Out operates without freezers, microwaves, or heat lamps at any location — all beef patties arrive as fresh, never-frozen 100% beef and grill to order on a flat steel surface. The core menu holds at three burger configurations (hamburger, cheeseburger, Double-Double), one fry cut, and three shake flavors, supplemented by a widely known but unofficial customization menu that includes the protein-style lettuce wrap and animal-style sauce additions. Real ice cream milkshakes in chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry round out a beverage program that keeps ingredient processing to a minimum, a dessert simplicity that contrasts with the multi-flavor churned gelato and ice cream approach at JoJo's Creamery in Old Encinitas. Each patty cooks on a flat steel grill calibrated for Maillard-reaction sear while the proprietary spread blends a thousand island-style base formulated specifically for the chain since its 1948 founding, and the buns bake fresh from a proprietary recipe at the company's own bakery.