Privately held since 1948 and never franchised, In-N-Out Burger in Point Loma runs its Sports Arena Boulevard kitchen with the same three-item foundation — burgers, fries, and shakes — that launched in Baldwin Park, California. Fresh-ground beef patties cook to order on each ticket using cattle never frozen or pre-formed, a single-source protein chain that distinguishes the format from the pre-portioned charbroiled system at Habit Burger & Grill across the Midway District San Diego corridor. Hand-cut Kennebec potatoes fry in 100% sunflower oil in the same kitchen where milkshakes spin from real ice cream — no heat lamps, no freezers, no microwaves on the premises per company-wide policy since 1948. The not-on-the-printed-menu customization system lets regulars order protein-style lettuce wraps, animal-style grilled-onion-and-spread patties, and 4x4 stacks, an off-menu depth absent from the fixed combo boards at Five Guys on the same boulevard. Late-night drive-through service extends kitchen output past midnight on the Sports Arena corridor, feeding the post-event Pechanga Arena crowd from the highest-volume burger line in Point Loma.