The "top of the heap" of the LA burger chain and our Survey's No. 1 Bang for the Buck, this fast-food "institution" "warms the heart" and "clogs the coronary" with "fresh-cut fries", "thick", "classic" shakes and "old-fashioned" burgers so "irresistible", "even a vegetarian might be tempted to order one 'animal style'"; the "long lines" (including "round-the-block" ones at the drive thrus) hardly deter the faithful from "a taste of SoCal at its finest."