In-N-Out Burger Pop-Up (2026 edition)

It's been a number of years since I last went for one of these. I think there was one more time since the 2018 pop-up, but I wasn't feeling it then, I think? It was also gonna be at Strangers at 47, and I know where that is, LOL. 

Like the last time I went, this was also announced the day before it seems (I saw the announcement from local KOLs in my algorithm while doom-scrolling in the middle of the night, while all bleary-eyed, hours before). Also kind of needed a distraction from work, anyway. 

Since it wasn't that far from me (less than 20 minutes drive) and the posts were like, it starts from 11 a.m., I figured I'd get there so that I would be in line after 10 a.m., and I didn't have to be in line that long. 

Like last time, I parked across the road and walked (not that lazy lah, also could stand to walk off the meal afterwards). Got there just before 10 a.m. This time they had people line up in serpentine form right outside the store, and unto the street so that their neighbours weren't blocked. 

Surprisingly, I think they started early (or for the media, I dunno cos I saw some influencers/KOLs go in early), but the line was moving briskly. I was probably in line less than half an hour? I heard that this time it was gonna be 500 portions. 

If you got this, means got burger for you. 
Also to be returned to the cashier, so..

So colour me surprised when I found myself in the door, got the swag (pic below), and standing in front of the cashier earlier than expected. Got a burger sticker (pic below) from the young angmo lady when she overheard me tell the cashier that it wasn't my first time, but it's been awhile. Faced with decision paralysis, the cashier suggested I go for the Double-Double set, which I kind of regretted since it was only potato chips and choice of either (canned) Coke, Coke Zero, and 7Up. I wouldn't mind paying the extra RM10 if it was fries and fountain drinks, but I guess they were going for efficiency. Last I checked, Strangers at 47 is not a burger restaurant, so they wouldn't have deep fryers and soda dispensers unlike say, MyBurgerLab. At least they allowed credit card payment this time round, but no AMEX (we got to find out together). Oh wells. 

Got the Double-Double set

I guess having only chips and canned drinks worked in their favour, cos they would only have to focus on the burgers. 

The merch table was off to the side, but that one only accepted e-wallet payment. IIRC there were t-shirts, lunch totes, maybe mugs, and two choices of socks. Maybe there was more. NGL, I was still dithering on the what size t-shirt to get when my order was called out, so they had to put my order down on the nearest table. Xandria Ooi and her husband thought it would be a good idea to take a picture of my meal, for some reason. Ended up spending RM55 on a t-shirt and an insulated lunch tote. It's cheaper than a plane ticket to the States. 

Because some people had their orders to go, finding a place to sit for dine-in wasn't hard. But I found myself faced with eating a burger set before 11 a.m. (not even for the first time this year). Call it brunch? The burger was messy to eat, but decent. The chips and drink was nothing to write home about. As usual, left one bite of bun there cos I cannot by then. 

Had to get merch la

The swag for the early birds (?)
Dunno if everyone afters got these, but..
Paper cap, lanyard, keychain, and stickers.

All in all, I was probably In-N-Out (pun very much intended) for about an hour, tops. Probably less. Skedaddled very quickly as I saw the queue get longer outside. That meal lasted the rest of the day. 

PS. Talk about history repeating itself - I checked the other t-shirt I got the first time, and it was also a Small. So now I got two Small-sized In-N-Out tee shirts, in black and white, but different prints. In my defense, the M was significantly larger. At least I know I cannot get away with XS then, and I lagi cannot now. Last I checked, the Small fit ok on me, just maybe a bit snug? The M would've fit like a Uniqlo oversized t-shirt on me, tbh. 

PPS. Saw online later that people were lining up for up to 2 hours in the sun as the day went on, and it was only for a few hours. Hot damn. 

Week, 39, 2026

• 4th In-N-Out pop-up on Wednesday (3rd time at Strangers at 47), which was announced practically the day before. Tried the Double Double set, bought a tee shirt and an insulated lunch tote bag. 
• Le Creuset announced their Factory To Table sale for this weekend. Went on Friday for the vibes, still didn't get anything. Don't cook enough to justify it, lol. 
• Dragged my ass on Saturday morning to unload empty drink cartons at PJ Eco Plaza. 
• Was auntie enough to go line up for RM9.90 powerbank at Pyramid on Saturday afternoon. Oklah, it was more like I got used to not wanting to spend 3 digits on powerbanks if I can help it. 
• Which was just as well, cos had to send in the RM19.90 powerbank I got earlier this year for warranty claim cos I can't charge it any more on Sunday at the nearest Thundermatch/TMT store. 
• The short list for the next James Bond is out. Good luck to them. 
• There's gonna be a Darkwing Duck revival 
  
  
  
  
  

Week 38, 2026

4 day work week with Wednesday being Malaysia Day. Bit of a wash as a work week, but was kinda busy for the most part?

• They added a second show for Trevor Noah... which is also sold out as I type this
• Spent Malaysia Day eve in the dark as the power went out around 11 something p.m.. Could only go to bed around 3 something the next day when the power came back on.
• Managed to redeem the Starbucks x Snoopy PSL bag charm from the Sunway Lagoon Hotel store as the mall store was OOS. 
• Went to check out the Watsons event at Midvalley. Got some samples, just not as much as some of the hauls I've seen in passing online, but that's okay; I'm still trying to use up what I already have. 
• Went to the local GP about the red itchy bumps(?) on my legs. Was prescribed antibiotics and antihistamines. 
• AESOP Women's Library at the KLCC store on Saturday. The queue for a free book started early, but I only got there right before the store opened, so I was only in line for about 1 hour, 40 minutes give or take. Went around to collect other samples, mostly fragrance samples, so it wasn't a total waste of LRT fare (couldn't drive down cos roads were closed for some marathon, and didn't want to deal with the stupid jams). 
• Tried the teh tarik burnt cheesecake and cempedak egg tart (Merdeka specials) from doudou bakes in SS4. Ngl, they were pretty expensive (RM26 and RM13?), but I liked the flavour of the cheesecake, cos who doesn't like teh tarik? 
• IOI Damansara announced new parking rates, starting next month. 
• RIP Duncan Sheik
• Some people are kpkb-ing about Tillamook adding a halal label to their products. Other people here are like, where to find Tillamook products, which as far I know, has been here for years liao. 

Week 37, 2026

Haze is back, y'all. 

• It was announced this week that Trevor Noah is finally performing here. After years of not being able to get tickets to see him in Singapore, him coming to PJ wasn't on the bingo card at all. What's funnier is that it's gonna be in 3 Damansara, so in my hood, practically. There goes the traffic. 
• Got a cheap ticket to see Trevor Noah during the pre-sale, no drama on my end. But tickets were scarce when I checked again at the end of business, so it might sell out quickly.
• Took Friday off just cos. Went to Genting Premium Outlets. Was already on the MRR2 when I realised that I forgot my wallet at home, and was too far gone to turn around for it. I made it work. 
• Met up with some college mates on Friday night in SS2. 
• Chipotle opening in Singapore next year
• There's gonna be a Hawaii Five-O movie? 

Week 36, 2026

Three day work week, Monday being Merdeka day, and Tuesday being the ad hoc holiday announced by the MB. 

• Spent Monday at Pyramid
• Tuesday in line at Stickerrific for Hobonichi Day
• Friday night at Pav Damansara Heights for that Kino's first anniversary celebrations/sale
• Dropped off umbrellas for repair at OUG market on Saturday
• RIP Gloria Steinem 

Week 35, 2026 - Pre-Merdeka madness

3 day work week. A lot to cram in those 3 days. 

Decided to take Monday off just cos Tuesday was Maulidur Rasul. 

• Ended up going to Pavilion Bukit Jalil on Monday
• Spent Tuesday watching my second Jason Statham movie (Mutiny) this year at IOI Damansara, with a chiropractor appointment later that afternoon. 
• MB announced a cuti peristiwa (ad hoc holiday) for 1st September cos the Selangor contingent won a lot of medals at the SUKMA games. Or something to that effect. Guess I won't have to use the annual leave for what I was planning for on that day... 
• Drove downtown on Wednesday night for the Valiram Merdeka sale. Was sorely tempted by some stuff, but ultimately came away with a single limited time, Merdeka-themed flavoured macaron. Got the other flavours from the store across the road. 
• Saw my first opening night play (local production of Duncan MacMillan's Lungs) in ages on Thursday.
• Would not recommend going to the Kayu Ara eco-shop, but now I know how to get to the Kayu Ara LRT station. 
• Decided to go watch One Mic Stand's Merdeka show on Saturday cos I really got nothing else better to do.
• Spent Sunday riding the LRT to Midvalley and KLCC cos I didn't want to deal with the downtown road closures cos there was a marathon going on this weekend. 

Mutiny

Second Jason Statham movie this year... I KNOW! 

This movie is so undermarketed, so the cineplexes are making people pay full price to watch this by not having morning screenings AT ALL. Kinda annoyed that I spent RM20 to watch this. (Sadly, the HSBC Live+ RM10 off promo is already over, *whomp whomp*). Only upside to a midday movie is I would need to have lunch beforehand, or else it would be too late and I'd be hangry AF if I waited until afters. 

So ended up at Gossip Cafe not far from the IOI Damansara GSC and had my fix of Portugese style stingray set (with rice, a soggy papadom, and not warm sunny side up egg) before the movie. Honestly, not the best value for price paid. 

This time he plays a former cop and commando who's now a billionaire's (very the overqualified) head of security, who goes on a vengeance mission to find out who wanted his boss dead. Ends up on a cargo ship, stumbles into a human trafficking ring, kills his way up the chain, chaos ensues. 

• Dude is his own movie genre at this point lah. 
• There's some Die Hard references, especially when he was crawling around in air vents and what not. 
• OMG he Phineas Gage-d that guy khau khau, but with a knife. Oklah, not exactly like Phineas Gage, but close enough 
• There's reasons why this movie is rated 18. For real. 
• I want to know how they are able to find out phone numbers and people's dossiers like that as non law enforcement... 
• Props to whoever linked Jason Statham's SSM listing for his production company on the Wikipedia article.. 

If you watch Jason Statham movies for the same reason I do, just watch it to check your brain at the door, kill a couple of hours... Ok, it's a 90 minute movie lah. Don't think I can tahan if it ran any longer than that.