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In-N-Out has added its first new menu item in 15 years — here's our review

In-N-Out has added hot cocoa made with Ghirardelli chocolate to the menu. Here's our review.

  • In-N-Out has added hot cocoa to the menu in at least some locations.
  • This is the first new menu item that the chain has added in 15 years.
  • We gave it a try.

In-N-Out has added its first new menu item in more than a decade: hot cocoa.

Made with hot water and

The West Coast burger chain has a noticeably slimmer menu than McDonald's and Burger King, with few options beyond burgers, fries, and shakes. The chocolatey addition could be a hint that In-N-Out is more seriously considering expanding into chillier regions. In November, news broke that the chain will open a distribution center for operations in Colorado.

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In-N-Out's hot cocoa isn't exactly new, but returning. It debuted on the menu in the 1950s, shortly after the first In-N-Out location opened outside West Covina, California, in 1948.

"I'm not sure how it fell off the menu but it's part of our culture and something special for kids, and I'm happy that we're bringing it back," In-N-Out President Lynsi Snyder told FOX11 LA.

She added, "For a certain generation, hot cocoa is an In-N-Out classic, and we hope it will be a favorite of a new generation. It's quality cocoa from Ghiradelli and yes, we serve it with marshmallows!"

I arrived at In-N-Out in Daly City, California, brimming with optimism. I ordered a burger, fries prepared "animal style" with cheese, special sauce, and onions, and a hot cocoa.

Behold, the only new item to make the In-N-Out menu in 15 years: hot cocoa.

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My high hopes quickly subsided. I was not given the side of marshmallows that Snyder had promised. When I popped open the lid, I saw that the hot cocoa more closely resembled Swiss Miss, which comes in a packet, than thick, decadent hot chocolate.

The hot cocoa was served at just the right temperature — neither lukewarm nor scalding. And it was definitely chocolatey, but as I slurped back the nostalgic drink, it tasted thin and watery.

The hot cocoa came as a disappointment from the home of the double-double — named the best burger in America by review site Ranker. And I'm not the only fan who thought so.

People took to Twitter to share their (albeit mixed) reviews:

I love you In-N-Out but tha... @ kiran paul

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It#emo#s honestly tragic how ba... @ ice queen#emo##emo#

Life changing hot cocoa, ne... @ Cari Graham

Some Twitter users were left pining for breakfast items to come to In-N-Out.

I was hoping In-N-Out was a... @ Christine Miller

In-N-Out just introduced it... @ Andy Blaho

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The hot cocoa at In-N-Out will be available year-round and is free for kids on rainy days.

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