Burger lovers listen up: California’s In-N-Out Burger chain is in Colorado’s future if a member of Denver’s City Council has his way.

Recently, District 8 Councilman Albus Brooks posted to his Facebook page that he had a great conversation “with folks tied to In-N-Out execs. How hungry are y’all to have them come to Denver?”

The post set off a flurry of comments on his page — an overwhelmingly majority of which were “likes.”

“A family member has close ties to the CFO of In-N-Out,” said Brooks, a native of Claremont, Calif. “Having the company look into coming to Denver, along with a number of other initiatives, will be on my agenda heading into 2012. And why not look into it coming to my economic engine, Denver’s downtown District 8?”

In-N-Out, a mainstay for decades in California only, has branched out into Arizona, Nevada, Utah and even as far east as Texas. With Colorado’s large population of California transplants, Brooks says it’s ridiculous that the beloved burger-and- fries joint isn’t already here.

“If we can get one distribution center in Denver, that will allow us to have a number of stores along the Front Range,” Brooks said. He adds that In-N-Out isn’t a McDonald’s type of burger joint.

“Everything is fresh, nothing is frozen and they have great benefits for all of their employees.”

Brooks also said that in his push to have the burger chain come to Denver, he’s not trying to take away from local small businesses.

“I just believe we’re a good niche market,” said Brooks, who is also promoting a Sprouts Farmers Market along Welton Street in the Five Points neighborhood. “I want to be clear that this in no way means that we don’t buy local.”