Sad News For Colorado: In-N-Out Isn't Opening For 3 Years

COLORADO -- After revealing to the public that it would open a location in Colorado, In-N-Out announced this week it actually won't open for another three years. That is a whopping 1,095 days later.

The beloved Southern California chain known for the simplicity and juiciest of its burgers told the Denver Post, "We anticipate that we may be three or so years from cooking our first burger in Colorado, but we are committed to working through the process as swiftly as possible."

The company announced last week that it would purchase 22.4 acres of a distribution center and open its first Rocky Mountain location at the Victory Ridge mixed-use development near I-25, at the intersection of Interquest and Voyager Pkwys.

We'll be counting down the days for it to open! For now, we'll dream of the animal-style fries and burgers.

--Patch editor Jean Lotus contributed to this report; Image by Guy McCarthy.