I tried Kim Kardashian's go-to orders at In-N-Out and McDonald's, and one meal was far more interesting

In 2016, Kim Kardashian shared an image to Snapchat of her go-to order from the burger chain, with the caption: "Sometimes you just have to!" The photo included a cheeseburger, cheese fries, and a vanilla shake.

My meal came to $9.80, not including tax. I thought this was a fair price for the amount of food I received, especially compared to similar meals I've ordered from other chains.

The bun was toasted and the melted cheese covered the entirety of the crispy beef. The burger costs $3.15 on its own.

I thought this was slightly on the expensive side considering it didn't come with any toppings. However, you can add toppings like onions, pickles, and special sauce free of charge. Kim apparently just likes to order her burger plain.

I thought the ingredients tasted fresh and higher quality than some other simple burgers I've tried from other chains, but I was really yearning for more flavor.

The beef patty itself was crispy and perfectly done, but that wasn't enough to make me want to order this burger again over all of the other burgers In-N-Out has to offer.

I would have really liked some added condiments, pickles, or onions.

I'm well aware of the fact that every time you go to a restaurant — fast food, or otherwise — you may get a different result. However, I was nevertheless disappointed that the cheese on my cheese fries appeared under-melted.

The cheese fries cost me $4.10, compared to $2 for a regular fry.

Since the cheese was under-melted, the fries were easier to eat with my fingers. However, I really wished the cheese had been slightly gooier.

While I did enjoy the cheese, I would have much preferred the cheese to actually cover the fries. Again, this can probably be chalked up to an error on the day I visited In-N-Out.

Hopefully, when other guests or Kim Kardashian herself go to In-N-Out, the cheese fries are slightly more appetizing. They were definitely better than plain fries, but I would probably choose animal fries the next time I go to In-N-Out instead.

It paired well with the meal, although I didn't end up finishing it. Regardless, I thought it was a good deal at just $2.55, excluding tax.

Overall, I thought this meal barely touched the tip of the iceberg when it comes to what In-N-Out has to offer. After trying a variety of different burgers from In-N-Out, I don't understand why anyone — especially a billionaire — would opt for a plain cheeseburger when there are so many bigger and more delicious options.

If I were to order a cheeseburger again, I would at least add some condiments or onions. For not too many more calories — if that's the concern for a fitness-conscious person like Kim Kardashian — you can get a much more flavorful burger.

I'd also be interested to see if the next time I order cheese fries, whether I would run into the same problem of the cheese being under-melted. For now, I'll have to say I was underwhelmed by the order ... but I'd definitely give it a second chance.

She revealed her unique order in a McDonald's campaign that came out in 2020.

When I bought it, the total was $18.34. It was practically double the price of the meal from In-N-Out, but it included a lot more food.

"Chicken nuggets dipped in honey is the ONLY way to eat them!" Kardashian West tweeted after the video was released.

Some fans were disgusted by the choice.

"You mean honey mustard right Kim? ... please tell me its Honey Mustard," one person responded.

Others also replied to Kardashian arguing that honey mustard is better, to which she replied, "HATE HONEY MUSTARD."

My usual choice for a nugget dipping sauce is either ranch, honey mustard, or ketchup. However, the honey glistened on the chicken nugget and smelled delicious.

The crispy, crunchy chicken nugget dipped in honey was a nice balance between savory and sweet. In fact, it even reminded me of fried chicken and honey, a popular choice in the South.

It tasted similar to honey mustard but much, much sweeter. As someone who likes the contrast of sweet and savory flavors in one, I'd definitely order this again.

Kim's instructions didn't say anything about modifying the order, so I got mine with cheese, ketchup, mustard, onions, and pickles.

However, I really enjoyed it. The pickles were crunchy, the cheese was gooey, and the ketchup was perfectly sweet yet tangy. I was tempted to eat all of it, but Kardashian said she only eats half of the burger when she orders the chicken nuggets as well.

I preferred the flavor of this burger over the one from In-N-Out, largely thanks to the toppings. However, if I had ordered the In-N-Out burger with onions, pickles, or condiments, I probably would have preferred that one due to the slightly fluffier bun and crispy beef patty. Still, I had to compare what I ordered based on Kardashian's instructions.

"When I go to McDonald's, I always have to get an order of small fries," she said on her app.

After eating a few fries, which were salty and crispy, I was pretty full.

It seemed like a lot of food, even after only eating half of the cheeseburger and three chicken nuggets.

It was too much food for me to reasonably eat all of it, and that seemed to be the point. It seemed like the order was less about having a filling meal, and more about trying a little bit of a bunch of items for fun. That might work when you're as wealthy as she is, but it just seemed like a waste of money to me.

My one complaint was that the shake was just a little too sweet for my liking. It tasted like straight-up ice cream, which isn't bad, but didn't pair well with a stomach already filled with salt and sugar.

I also thought that it wasn't as creamy as the vanilla shake from In-N-Out.

I had never had one before and I thought it tasted just like "real" apple pie. The apple slices were flavorful and crisp, and the crust was flaky.

After taking a bite of the apple pie and a few sips of the shake, I reached the conclusion that Kim also probably only has a few bites and a few sips of each.

Overall, Kim's was an expensive order to only end up eating half of it.

The reality star explained that if she just orders chicken nuggets, she'll eat all of them. Or, if she gets a cheeseburger, she'll eat "half of each."

It admittedly felt wasteful to only eat half of the cheeseburger and three chicken McNuggets when I could have just gotten either one and been happy. Granted, sometimes Kardashian does choose just the nuggets. However, I wanted to give the stranger version of her order a try.

Surprisingly, I enjoyed Kim Kardashian's choice of honey dipping sauce, but overall her order — and suggestion to eat only half of it — seemed wasteful.

Although I thought the meal was too large, I did enjoy the cheeseburger, chicken nuggets dipped in honey, and the crispy, salted fries over the plain cheeseburger and under-melted cheese fries from In-N-Out.

However, I would make some changes to Kardashian's McDonald's order if I was to get it again. First, I would definitely allow myself to eat the entirety of the chicken nuggets and the burger. I would also skip the vanilla shake and the apple pie. While I thought they were tasty, they definitely weren't necessary.