stackyFACTSOur sacred ritual of shouting into a static-filled speaker for fries has military origins.
Our sacred ritual of shouting into a static-filled speaker for fries has military origins. In 1947, Red's Giant Hamburg in Missouri opened the first drive-through. It gained major popularity at an In-N-Out in California shortly after, primarily to cater to soldiers stationed nearby who were strictly forbidden from getting out of their vehicles while wearing their uniforms. Thus, the lazy convenience of eating dinner over a steering wheel was born.
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