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In-N-Out scouts two potential locations on sa国际传媒官网网页入口鈥檚 West Side
A vacant lot at 3811 Coors NW. The lot could be the potential site of an In-N-Out Burger, as company officials say they are in the pre-development process for the site.
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They say all good things come in threes. Apparently, so do popular burger joints.
In-N-Out Burger 鈥� a restaurant chain with scattered primarily throughout the West Coast 鈥� has shed light on plans for two potential locations on sa国际传媒官网网页入口鈥檚 West Side.
The restaurant chain confirmed the plans in a series of emails to the Journal on Thursday and Friday. It is still too early in the development process to know if those possible locations will pan out, according to Mike Abbate, In-N-Out Burger鈥檚 vice president of store development.
This brings the total number of known planned sa国际传媒官网网页入口 locations to three. The planned locations include Cottonwood Mall, a vacant lot at 3811 Coors NW and a vacant lot off of Gibson and Interstate 25.
Abbate said in a statement that In-N-Out Burger is still in the development application process for the possible Cottonwood location and in the pre-development process for the potential Coors location. Therefore, he said, 鈥渋t鈥檚 too early to say when or if we will be able to obtain the approvals necessary鈥� to open a restaurant at either spot.
The burger chain, known for its burgers, fries and shakes, announced in 2023 that it would be venturing into New Mexico, with plans to open in the sa国际传媒官网网页入口 area by 2027. Other New Mexico cities could welcome In-N-Out restaurants 鈥渋n the years beyond,鈥� a November 2023 news release said.
The first planned location was revealed shortly after, with the University of New Mexico telling the Journal that In-N-Out would be a tenant in the university鈥檚 South Campus Tax Increment Development District.
At the time, In-N-Out had begun the process of purchasing roughly two acres of land from UNM for $2 million with the intention of building a restaurant near the fire station off of Gibson and I-25. Tom Neale, UNM鈥檚 director of real estate, told the Journal the transaction between UNM and In-N-Out for that location was expected to close in May 2025.
Plans for the additional two West Side locations were revealed in one fell swoop, after screenshots of alleged letters from In-N-Out to the city of sa国际传媒官网网页入口鈥檚 Development Facilitation Team regarding plans for the locations started circulating on the social platform this week.
According to the Bernalillo County assessor鈥檚 website, In-N-Out is listed as the current owner of a two-acre vacant commercial lot at 3811 Coors NW. The lot is located near St. Josephs NW and sits in proximity to a Chick-fil-A, Panera Bread, Starbucks, Blake鈥檚 Lotaburger and a 7 Brew under construction.
Additionally, the potential Cottonwood Mall location would be a new build located outside the mall itself, an In-N-Out spokesperson told the Journal. The letter circulating in social media says the site has a little over one acre, which is currently made up of surface parking and landscaping.
As the restaurant chain鈥檚 development plans undergo the steps of gaining approval, Abbate said in a statement the In-N-Out team remains 鈥渉opeful to serve the community of sa国际传媒官网网页入口 and are truly grateful for the support we鈥檝e received from the state of New Mexico.鈥�
