Five Guys, pricey...

[ScottFromGA]

while ago, Ron and Fez talked about Five Guys hamburgers and fries. I mentioned on this very board about how I'm not paying 11 bucks for a fucking hamburger, fries and a drink. Plenty of people on here told me that you can get a burger and stuff for 6 to 7 bucks.

actual receipt:

Burger - 5.39
reg fry - 2.39
soft drink - 1.69

sub total - 9.47
tax - 0.67

total - $10.14


for a fucking double cheeseburger, fries and drink, its right over 10 bucks?? Granted, the food was good....but thats too much.


for the record, a little cheeseburger would have been 1 dollar cheaper.

[SatCam]

Me and my buddies make a point to go there every once and a while. It is a very fine establishment, and by that I mean the place has a really nice atmosphere. As for the food... burgers can't be matched. Mayo, pickles, tomatoes on a bacon cheeseburger please. I skip the fries because the burger is good enough to fill me up. Compared to a fast food place it is somewhat steep, but if you go to even a diner, you will be paying atleast that for the same meal, lesser quality.

[Dougie Brootal]

but its so good!

(mod quote) thats right folks im saying i love the taste of five guys hotdogs and buns!(mod quote)

(mod quote)five guys wieners are delicious!(mod quote)

[Furtherman]

Welcome to New York City prices.

[ScottFromGA]

Me and my buddies make a point to go there every once and a while. It is a very fine establishment, and by that I mean the place has a really nice atmosphere. As for the food... burgers can't be matched. Mayo, pickles, tomatoes on a bacon cheeseburger please. I skip the fries because the burger is good enough to fill me up. Compared to a fast food place it is somewhat steep, but if you go to even a diner, you will be paying atleast that for the same meal, lesser quality.

but its so good!

(mod quote) thats right folks im saying i love the taste of five guys hotdogs and buns!(mod quote)


ok, after thinking about it, it is TERRIFIC.

but its something I won't eat all the time....like every once in a while.

[EliSnow]

while ago, Ron and Fez talked about Five Guys hamburgers and fries. I mentioned on this very board about how I'm not paying 11 bucks for a fucking hamburger, fries and a drink. Plenty of people on here told me that you can get a burger and stuff for 6 to 7 bucks.

actual receipt:

Burger - 5.39
reg fry - 2.39
soft drink - 1.69

sub total - 9.47
tax - 0.67

total - $10.14


for a fucking double cheeseburger, fries and drink, its right over 10 bucks?? Granted, the food was good....but thats too much.


for the record, a little cheeseburger would have been 1 dollar cheaper.

For a good burger, that's a fair price. It's not like it was 20 bucks.

[sailor]

Welcome to New York City prices.

fuck that, in the city mcdonald's value meals can be 8 bucks. stop the cryin'.

[cupcakelove]

Sometimes you gotta pay a decent price for decent food.

[AKA]

ok, after thinking about it, it is TERRIFIC.

but its something I won't eat all the time....like every once in a while.

Price you have to pay for good meat - no preservatives, not frozen, and cooked like a sonofabitch. Besides, a Five Guys burger will fill you up well into the next day.

[MobCounty]

while ago, Ron and Fez talked about Five Guys hamburgers and fries. I mentioned on this very board about how I'm not paying 11 bucks for a fucking hamburger, fries and a drink. Plenty of people on here told me that you can get a burger and stuff for 6 to 7 bucks.

actual receipt:

Burger - 5.39
reg fry - 2.39
soft drink - 1.69

sub total - 9.47
tax - 0.67

total - $10.14


for a fucking double cheeseburger, fries and drink, its right over 10 bucks?? Granted, the food was good....but thats too much.


for the record, a little cheeseburger would have been 1 dollar cheaper.

Where's the tip you Canadian. :wink:

[mendyweiss]

They do dump alot of fries in the bag, you could split an order no prob.
but I guess that won't save that much

[MobCounty]

IMO, 10 buck lunch is even normal for Ca. now. If you judged the economy by the price of food we would have had 100% inflation over the last 10 years.

[JPMNICK]

IMO, 10 buck lunch is even normal for Ca. now. If you judged the economy by the price of food we would have had 100% inflation over the last 10 years.

or housing, college tuition, or gas.

but instead they keep saying how tame inflation is.

[ScottFromGA]

Price you have to pay for good meat - no preservatives, not frozen, and cooked like a sonofabitch. Besides, a Five Guys burger will fill you up well into the next day.

but burgers and fries would be considered "fast food", wouldn't it? I would think so cause Mcdonalds and Burger King have put this type of food into that category.

[EliSnow]

but burgers and fries would be considered "fast food", wouldn't it? I would think so cause Mcdonalds and Burger King have put this type of food into that category.

A burger and fries at McDonalds and Burger King are fast food because they are prepared to get to you fast. Any food at McDonalds and Burger King are fast food.

But if you prepared the same in your backyard, or went to a sit-down restaurant that has burger and fries, it's not fast food.

[MobCounty]

or housing, college tuition, or gas.

but instead they keep saying how tame inflation is.

Yeah, its quite laughable. Fucking gas in 1997 in Ca. $1.438 .. Now its hovering around $3.65. That seems like 150% inflation to me.

[JPMNICK]

Yeah, its quite laughable. Fucking gas in 1997 in Ca. $1.438 .. Now its hovering around $3.65. That seems like 150% inflation to me.

in 1998/early 1999 gas in NJ was 99cents a gallon for regular. so 8 years later, and it is now 3.10 for the cheapest near me.

[ScottFromGA]

A burger and fries at McDonalds and Burger King are fast food because they are prepared to get to you fast. Any food at McDonalds and Burger King are fast food.

But if you prepared the same in your backyard, or went to a sit-down restaurant that has burger and fries, it's not fast food.


The Five Guys fixed the food as fast as it could for us customers, so I would call that fast food.
Plus, it was in an establishment.


if its prepared in my backyard, it is not fast food because I prepared it myself.

I think this really falls into how its prepared, so with that point....Its both prepared the same. Which I would think would make it fast food.


Tomato, TOEmaTOE.

[topless_mike]

five guys gets stomped by fuddruckers anyday.

3/4lb manager special w/ fries and a monster desert for $10.67

booyakasha

[aceofspades7]

i'm a big fan of those burgers not so much the fries. i had lunch at the five guys at farragut west metro here in dc a few weeks ago. i could be wrong but i'm pretty sure they had a 'meal deal' with the double burger, fries, and soda that was 8 bucks and change... on a side note that five guys is cleaning up at that food court - it must bum a lot of those other food vendors how many more people eat at five guys.

[MobCounty]

in 1998/early 1999 gas in NJ was 99cents a gallon for regular. so 8 years later, and it is now 3.10 for the cheapest near me.

Ugh..

[JohnWC]

I've only been to the one in Georgetown and I didn't think the burger was all that great. Plus it had just recently opened and it was really really dirty.

[ScottFromGA]

five guys gets stomped by fuddruckers anyday.

3/4lb manager special w/ fries and a monster desert for $10.67

booyakasha

We had a Fuddruckers here one time in the busy part of town, and yes...there is a bunch of business here, but they shut down for some reason. Maybe it was because people here won't pay 10 bucks for a fucking burger.

[CHUCKWAGONCOOK]

in 1998/early 1999 gas in NJ was 99cents a gallon for regular. so 8 years later, and it is now 3.10 for the cheapest near me.

BUT IF YOU LOOK EVEN FURTHER BACK IN 1984 IT WAS AT 2.24 A GALLON. NOT TO MUCH OF A DIFFERANCE IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT.

[MobCounty]

BUT IF YOU LOOK EVEN FURTHER BACK IN 1984 IT WAS AT 2.24 A GALLON. NOT TO MUCH OF A DIFFERANCE IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT.

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[envirogator]

My business fuel costs for all of 2005 were just over 350K. My costs through June of this year is 535K. The shit rolls down hill...

[Fezticle98]

I've only been to the one in Georgetown and I didn't think the burger was all that great. Plus it had just recently opened and it was really really dirty.

Peanut shells on the floor?

[CHUCKWAGONCOOK]

Is That Your Black Little Pecker Your Holding?

[CHUCKWAGONCOOK]

Do It, Google Average Yearly Fuel Costs And See What You Get. Thigns Arn't More Expensive Now We Are Just Making More Money And The Busnesses Know This Thats Why There Is A Higher Cost. Including The War. We Need To Protect.

[AKA]

five guys gets stomped by fuddruckers anyday.

Fuddruckers is the Chuck E Cheese of burger joints - garbage prefab fries and garbage, prefeb burgers.

[JohnWC]

Peanut shells on the floor?

Dirty besides that. Looks like theres one in Brooklyn (http://www.fiveguys.com/store_locator.aspx?s=NY).. maybe I will give it another shot at some point.

[topless_mike]

Fuddruckers is the Chuck E Cheese of burger joints - garbage prefab fries and garbage, prefeb burgers.

unless 5 guys walks a cow to my table and cuts a 1/2 burger from its ass, then its probably all are prefab burgers.

[ScottFromGA]

unless 5 guys walks a cow to my table and cuts a 1/2 burger from its ass, then its probably all are prefab burgers.

:clap:

[PapaBear]

It's only like 2 bucks more than a comparably sized meal from McDonalds, and it actually tastes good.

[sailor]

total - $10.14

fuck that, in the city mcdonald's value meals can be 8 bucks. stop the cryin'.

It's only like 2 bucks more than a comparably sized meal from McDonalds, and it actually tastes good.

thanks for doing the math for me. :wink:

[AKA]

To me, Fuddruckers is a children's restaurant - like a Chuck E. Cheese. The burgers are pressed into uniformity and have no difference from one to the other to the point of no flavor, except that of ass. No difference from a High School cafeteria, which I guess some dig.

To keep things musically - Fuddruckers is Black Diamond (a Kiss Tribute Band) and Five Guys is Fugazi.

Enough of the "opinion," though - how about some facts:

Five Guys = fresh meat, no preservatives, not frozen, burger patties made right there (so, no - they are not "pre-fab")

Fuddruckers acknowledges it has TOO MANY HEALTH VIOLATIONS (http://www.healthinspections.com/articles.cfm?YXJ0aWNsZUlEPTI2).

[PapaBear]

Five Guys = fresh meat, no preservatives, not frozen, burger patties made right there (so, no - they are not "pre-fab"

Don't forget the fresh cut fries. Love the fries!

[El Mudo]

Its great great food, but it does cost too much


Its worth it tho....

[sailor]

Its great great food, but it does cost too much


Its worth it tho....

if it's worth it, by definition it doesn't cost too much, silly man.

[PhilDeez]

Fuddruckers is the Chuck E Cheese of burger joints - garbage prefab fries and garbage, prefeb burgers.

If you are in the east coast, you gotta try CheeBurger Cheeburger. Puts Five Guys and Fudruckers to shame. Each has an old 50's diner feel, homemade milkshakes plus the handmade burgers come in various sizes. Highly recommend.

[weekapaugjz]

If you are in the east coast, you gotta try CheeBurger Cheeburger. Puts Five Guys and Fudruckers to shame. Each has an old 50's diner feel, homemade milkshakes plus the handmade burgers come in various sizes. Highly recommend.

i saw one of these in a plaza in the suburbs. ill have to check it out.

my vote for burgers is red robin. man, do i love red robin...

[Fezticle98]

It is pricey by fast food standards, but the quality is so much better. A jr. cheese and regular fries is usually more than enough for me. It gives me the shits, though.

Fatburger is great.

Back Yard Burger and Whataburger are decent.

[Tenbatsuzen]

In n' Out you hayseeds.

[JPMNICK]

In n' Out you hayseeds.

agreed. I really wish they would open one here.

[sailor]

agreed. I really wish they would open one here.

when everyone says something's the best, it's usually just trendy.

[SatCam]

Peanut shells on the floor?

People in that place do not understand the use of a garbage can

[El Mudo]

if it's worth it, by definition it doesn't cost too much, silly man.



Not to the point where its so cost prohibitive on a limited budget as to where I can only eat there MAYBE once a month

[mikeyboy]

i'm a big fan of those burgers not so much the fries. i had lunch at the five guys at farragut west metro here in dc a few weeks ago. i could be wrong but i'm pretty sure they had a 'meal deal' with the double burger, fries, and soda that was 8 bucks and change... on a side note that five guys is cleaning up at that food court - it must bum a lot of those other food vendors how many more people eat at five guys.

I've been to the one at Farragut West as well. They do great business. I think the food is reasonably priced for what you get. A burger and order of fries is sometimes too much food.

[sailor]

Not to the point where its so cost prohibitive on a limited budget as to where I can only eat there MAYBE once a month

ah, so it costs too much for you as opposed to it's over-priced. i can dig that.

[BeltOfScotch]

In n' Out you hayseeds.

The Double Double Animal Style is the perfect food, the religious messages on the drink cups and such show that God is on their side.

[tele7]

Lunch for 2 at Red Robin cost us about $30. Worst burger ever served by a snotty waitress on wet plates. You got off easy.

[Snacks]

If you are in the east coast, you gotta try CheeBurger Cheeburger. Puts Five Guys and Fudruckers to shame. Each has an old 50's diner feel, homemade milkshakes plus the handmade burgers come in various sizes. Highly recommend.

I have been to one and is good but not great.

i saw one of these in a plaza in the suburbs. ill have to check it out.

my vote for burgers is red robin. man, do i love red robin...

My fav is fatburger. They have great freshly made burgers and the best fat fries (steak fries) and add a choc shake and its a great meal. (my real fav is in and out burgers but we dont have any in jersey)

I just noticed we have a 5 guys in nj I will try it soon.

[sailor]

My fav is fatburger. They have great freshly made burgers and the best fat fries (steak fries) and add a choc shake and its a great meal.

fatburger is probably my favorite of these fast food type burger joints. i'd pick the shoestring fries though.

[geechie]

while ago, Ron and Fez talked about Five Guys hamburgers and fries. I mentioned on this very board about how I'm not paying 11 bucks for a fucking hamburger, fries and a drink. Plenty of people on here told me that you can get a burger and stuff for 6 to 7 bucks.

actual receipt:

Burger - 5.39
reg fry - 2.39
soft drink - 1.69

sub total - 9.47
tax - 0.67

total - $10.14


for a fucking double cheeseburger, fries and drink, its right over 10 bucks?? Granted, the food was good....but thats too much.


for the record, a little cheeseburger would have been 1 dollar cheaper.

Didn't think you would get the double cheesburger. Where I go the little cheeseburger (which is plenty considering the amount of fries they give you) is 3.29 and I usually just get water. So 3.29 + 2.39 + tax is 6 or 7 dollars.

[aceofspades7]

In n' Out you hayseeds.

I was just on vaca in sonoma and my girl and i went out of our way to try these burgers. we both thought 'meh' just ok. the freaking line was out the door and the drive through line went out the parking lot - freaking gold mine

[ScottFromGA]

Didn't think you would get the double cheesburger. Where I go the little cheeseburger (which is plenty considering the amount of fries they give you) is 3.29 and I usually just get water. So 3.29 + 2.39 + tax is 6 or 7 dollars.

Yea, but still....almost 11 bucks for a double cheeseburger?

the positive to that is after eating the hamburger....i wasn't able to eat the fries.

so next time I'll cut back to the little one instead.

[A.J.]

I reiterate what I said in THIS Five Guys thread (http://www.ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=55721&highlight=five+guys).

[AKA]

Five Guys fries rocks the fat ass (literally!...errr...yeah) - all the Five Guys I've been to are VERY generous with their fries - too much so. More times than not, fries and a junior burger from Five Guys will be more than enough for me.

In & Out and Five Guys both keep their menus simple and neither use frozen meat. "Fresh" meat makes the difference, imo. However, of the two, Five Guys is the one closest to me - unless I choose to move to Nevada, Arizona or California. Side by side I'd still pick Five Guys.

Red Robin - crap, crap, crappity, crap crap

Cheeseburger Cheeseburger - never heard/seen of them

Fat Burger - someone brought them up to me yesterday and was swearing by them; will have to check 'em out.

Cowboy Cafe - a sit down bar/restaurant chain in the DC area had pretty good burgers last time I went to one - Mondays was "half price burger night" - a little undercooked at times, but they were not stingy.

[cupcakelove]

Cowboy Cafe - a sit down bar/restaurant chain in the DC area had pretty good burgers last time I went to one - Mondays was "half price burger night" - a little undercooked at times, but they were not stingy.

Are you talking about the place next to the Giant? That place looks so sketchy, I almost checked it out once, but the outside does not exactly look welcoming.

[aceofspades7]

best burger in dc = palena - which is a true $10 burger

my favorite burger place - barnacle bills - rumson, nj

[envirogator]

Have not been to Five Guys, sounds good though. A double double from in-n-out could be just this side of perfect.

[cupcakelove]

best burger in dc = palena - which is a true $10 burger

my favorite burger place - barnacle bills - rumson, nj

As we discussed in the other Five Guys thread, you have to compare them to other fast food joints. Of course a sit down joint is going to beat them.

[LordJezo]

Five Guys is is coming to Watchung, NJ.

w00t. That's right down the road from where I am. Can't wait. I go to one in Va when I am down there and it's the best fast food burger I have ever had. I just hope the one near here will be good as I am told that every location is a little different.

As for Cheeburger, I went there expecting Five Guys like goodness but was left very disappointed. It did not come close to what Five Guys offers.

As for best burger ever, my vote is for Jackson Hole in NYC. That place was amazing and the only burger I have bought out that can beat Five Guys.

[AKA]

Are you talking about the place next to the Giant? That place looks so sketchy, I almost checked it out once, but the outside does not exactly look welcoming.

The one on Columbia Pike - across from Bob & Ediths closed about a year ago (supposedly that Giant is going to expand) - it was sketchy, but kind of cool. The fact that it didn't look welcoming was a big plus in my book - of course, now that it's closed, it shouldn't look too welcoming.

There's at least one other one over on Lee Highway, across fromm Ruffinos.

[sailor]

I reiterate what I said in THIS Five Guys thread (http://www.ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=55721&highlight=five+guys).

lazy

[Snacks]

So I went to five guys today to give it a try. I thought the burgers were really good and the fires were excellent. What I liked most about the place is while your waiting for your food you can sit around and eat some peanuts.

Fatburger is still my favorite fast food burger joint around here. But five guys moved into 2nd. Next time I will get a little burger b/c the double regualr burger was too much.

(my real favorite is "in and out burger" but they are only in the west coast)

[Kris10]

So I went to five guys today to give it a try. I thought the burgers were really good and the fires were excellent. What I liked most about the place is while your waiting for your food you can sit around and eat some peanuts.

Fatburger is still my favorite fast food burger joint around here. But five guys moved into 2nd. Next time I will get a little burger b/c the double regualr burger was too much.

(my real favorite is "in and out burger" but they are only in the west coast)

Where in NJ, Snacks?

[Marc with a c]

five guys opens in manhattan today.

W.55th St, betwix 5th and 6th

[King Hippos Bandaid]

for the Central Jerzee Folks, FIVEGUYS opened up in the Woodbridge Mall

FIVEGUYS is NOT Pricey

under $10 for a Non Frozen Burger. Fresh Cut Fries and a Drink

Cut 2 bucs off if you drink water


$4.29 for a Burger with Toppings ( 2 Burgers) add .50 for cheese or Bacon
$2.29 for Fries with a free extra scoop

1.49 ffor a drink

less expensive then fuddruckers and better

maybe 2 bucks more then the Mcdonalds Crap

Well worth it and tasty, i got my jub full of Hen Cunts hooked on FIVEGUYS

:king:

[JPMNICK]

went to 5 guys in Millburn and Watchung NJ.

the one in watchung was much better, nicer inside and better to eat at. both of them had great burgers.

[drusilla]

there is one in whitestone by me. i haven't been in a while cause i feel so gross after i eat one of their burgers, even though they are very good. they are too expensive i think for burgers & a drink. i never get their fries. i think they suck. but the fountain soda & burgers are damn good. if you like grease.

[ZigZagBigBag]

if you were short on cash, you coulda gone out on the street and panhandled for some change. buck up, skinflint.

[Coach_Mac]

I don't see the big deal in paying 10 bucks for a very good burger and a bag full of fries. Don't eat there every day but it's worth the extra $3 for less food at Burger
King.

[suggums]

no ones mentioned 5 guys dogs, which are a little cheaper too. if you as a single person can eat an entire regular serving of fries from there, in addition to your burger/dog, then you are probably fat or munchin out. i almost always have to split a small fries with whoever i go with. thats like between 5-6 bucks totally reasonable

[King Hippos Bandaid]

no ones mentioned 5 guys dogs, which are a little cheaper too. if you as a single person can eat an entire regular serving of fries from there, in addition to your burger/dog, then you are probably fat or munchin out. i almost always have to split a small fries with whoever i go with. thats like between 5-6 bucks totally reasonable

Ive seen them, are they good, they would have to be god's gift to hot dog to make me choose them over their Burgers

:king:

[sailor]

Ive seen them, are they good, they would have to be god's gift to hot dog to make me choose them over their Burgers

:king:

they're better than walter's.

but, that's not saying much.

[PapaBear]

I tried what someone in here said. I got the kids burger (one patty instead of two) and regular size fries. It was only 5 and change, and I couldn't even finish the fries. So... no. Not too pricey for a good burger.

[Marc with a c]

they're better than walter's.

but, that's not saying much.

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[sailor]

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i'm gonna get mikeyboy to make you stop. so there.

[King Hippos Bandaid]

i'm gonna get mikeyboy to make you stop. so there.

Mikeyboy is too Busy thinking of ways to Destroy Kevin

:king:

[cougarjake13]

finally got a 5 guys down here and the burgers were great, fries okay but def not worth the pricetag

i'd rather take that money and go to a sit down restaurant, and have somebody serve my ass

[PapaBear]

From the Washington Post's "Reliable Source" column...

HEY, ISN'T THAT . . . ?
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[King Hippos Bandaid]

finally got a 5 guys down here and the burgers were great, fries okay but def not worth the pricetag

i'd rather take that money and go to a sit down restaurant, and have somebody serve my ass

rather have Flo serve you a Sub Par Burger, nah I think I ll pay 8 Dollars and No Tip and eat a Kick Ass Burger, some Kick Ass Fries and a generic drink

:king:

[Chainsaw]

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[DiabloSammich]

Riding around Delaware, Pa., Maryland, Five Guys are opening everywhere. They are friggin' awesome, but I worry about over-franchise-ation. Real word?

[SatCam]

i stopped by and picked up a burger on thursday

never dissapoints :thumbup:

[TooLowBrow]

HEY, ISN'T THAT . . . ?

* Kiefer Sutherland shooting another scene for "24" outside the Capitol yesterday, with new-season co-star Annie Wersching. After almost a week of shooting, the show is due to leave Saturday -- but not before crew members got a private tour last night of the "real-world CTU" arranged by Homeland Security head/"24" fan Michael Chertoff. Depending on the course of the Hollywood writers' strike, the cast may return in a couple months -- they've developed a hankering for Five Guys burgers while here.

'burgers' is hollywood for cocks

[CountryBob]

Down here in Bristol we have the Burger Bar which sounds similar to Five Guys. They lay the claim to serving Hank Williams Sr. his last meal while he was traveling in 1953. Dont even fuck with the fries - you cant eat the whole burger.

[DonInNC]

Riding around Delaware, Pa., Maryland, Five Guys are opening everywhere. They are friggin' awesome, but I worry about over-franchise-ation. Real word?

They need to be careful with their franchising. The food at the one in Reagan airport is very mediocre. Yeah, I know airport food in general sucks, but a lot of first time customers aren't going to make that distinction.

[K.C.]

It seems kind of expensive, but people are right...if you check out the fast food joints these days, to get something comparable, if it's around $9-10 at Five Guys, it's $7-$8 at a fast food place.


I like Five Guys a lot. There's a few here in Delaware, notiably one on Concord Pike (Rt. 202) and one in New Castle/Bear (Rt. 40).

The atmosphere is great, they offer a better variety of toppings for your burgers (fried onions), and they don't fuck it up like if you try to order it a specific way, unlike trying to do so at a fast food place.

The fries are amazing, but I recommend not over-eating them...as much as I like them, I've eaten a few too many on occasion, and let's just say you 'feel it.'

And you have to love a place with complimentary peanuts.


We're a little lucky in DE, because we've got a place called Jake's which is very comparable with Five Guys (depending on who you ask, one's slightly better than the other). There's about four of them, and there's a CheeBurger CheeBurger right across the state line in Chadds Ford, PA.

[K.C.]

They need to be careful with their franchising. The food at the one in Reagan airport is very mediocre. Yeah, I know airport food in general sucks, but a lot of first time customers aren't going to make that distinction.

Agreed with the franchising thought...that's the one thing that could kill Five Guys.

Plus the larger the chain gets, soon the ingredients start to suffer.

[sailor]

i was excited (but not overly so) when we were ordering five guys burgers at work earlier this week. everyone spoke so highly of them here. what a letdown. first, what moron there decided "let's call our double-cheeseburger a cheeseburger and our cheeseburger a little cheeseburger"?? i knew that little quirk going in, but it's still idiotic. i ordered the double-cheeseburger with whopper toppings (lettuce, tomatoes, mayo, pickle, ketchup, onion). what a disappointment! it was a good burger, don't get me wrong, but nothing special. very similar in taste to a wendy's burger (always fresh, never frozen). mildly above-average for a fast food burger, but nothing more. as i've stated before, nothing that everyone raves so much about can ever be as good as the hype, everyone loves it mainly because everyone else does (yeah, i'm looking at you in-and-out burger...and ipods). and their cajun fries were worse than most fries i've ever had.

[Don Stugots]

Thanks for the feedback. One just opened in bay ridge and I was going to pick up dinner tonight from there on my way home

[sailor]

Thanks for the feedback. One just opened in bay ridge and I was going to pick up dinner tonight from there on my way home

just remember, everyone else loves them, so who knows?

[Don Stugots]

I will report back on my findings

[Mullenax]

I adore the cajun curly fries, no opinion on the burgers (I get the grilled cheese when I go). I do think there is a bit of hype going on there.

[suggums]

I adore the cajun curly fries, no opinion on the burgers (I get the grilled cheese when I go). I do think there is a bit of hype going on there.

they dont do curly fries, unless you guys have some wacky franchises up there. and if you're getting five guys delivered to you at work, id almost say dont bother-its so fucking sloppy delicious everything is gonna be soggy 5 minutes after its made. try eating it at the restaurant next time and see if you dont like it more

[LordJezo]

This post makes me sad.

Five Guys is the best burger place going out there, blows just about everything else away. I just went last week and it was just as delicious as it was the first time I went in VA years ago.

Their fries are also amazing, some of the best around cooked in that delicious peanut oil.

Yum.

I sent a bunch of the old guys at my gym to the one in Watchung for their weekly old man lunch meeting, they all came back the next day raving about how it was one of the tastiest burgers they have had in a while.

Five Guys: Ron Bennington Approved.


(In-N-Out burger stinks)

(Jackson Hole in NYC is better than Five Guys)

[Freakshow]

Your ability to use the search function. Not impressed! (http://ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=61838&)

[sailor]

Your ability to use the search function. Not impressed! (http://ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=61838&)

i see it as a different thread (kind of an homage to the tastykakes thread (http://ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=70547)) and am saddened by this reckless merge. there are so many worse ones that never get merged even after repeated requests. boo mods.

and it's still a glorified wendy's (with less options), so fuck everyone who loves going there. trendy fuckin' sheep.

[danner1515]

Yeah, I've never been overly impressed with them either. The burgers are good but nothing to really get excited about. I didn't care for their Cajun fries, but I think I'm pickier than most when it comes to fries. If you ask me Red Robin is a much better burger chain.

[King Hippos Bandaid]

wow comparing FIVE GUYS to Wendys, I guess your taste buds go at a certain age

[Freakshow]

i see it as a different thread (kind of an homage to the tastykakes thread (http://ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=70547)) and am saddened by this reckless merge. there are so many worse ones that never get merged even after repeated requests. boo mods.

and it's still a glorified wendy's (with less options), so fuck everyone who loves going there. trendy fuckin' sheep.

There were at least 6 five guys threads. This one stuck out because on the first page someone was already trashing them.

Having been to the original locations there is a bit of a dropoff from them to the all the locations that have sprung up all over the east coast. But it's still cooks the food to order, keeps it simple and has a shitload of toppings. So it couldn't be any more different from a wendys or burger king.

I just don't get the 'I don't like so f$&% you because you do' attitude. You don't like it, fine. More for me...

[sailor]

But it's still cooks the food to order, keeps it simple and has a shitload of toppings. So it couldn't be any more different from a wendys or burger king.

I just don't get the 'I don't like so f$&% you because you do' attitude. You don't like it, fine. More for me...

dude, that's exactly what wendy's does, unlike burger king or mcdonald's.

and the attitude wasn't "you like them and i don't" it's "they taste exactly like a more common chain, but since they're a smaller outfit, we'll act like it's in some way different."

[Freakshow]

dude, that's exactly what wendy's does, unlike burger king or mcdonald's.

and the attitude wasn't "you like them and i don't" it's "they taste exactly like a more common chain, but since they're a smaller outfit, we'll act like it's in some way different."

so I go to the wendy's I can get a burger with mayo, sauteed onions, mushrooms, and jalepenos--wait for five minutes for them to cook it in front of you and I will get it?

Someone at five guys must have played a funny trick on you and gave you a burger from somewhere else.

[Contra]

Wer got a five guys over here in the lehigh valley PA. I finally went recently after about a year of passing by it. The place is great! I loved the burger and the fries were very good. The peanuts available to pick at was a nice gimmick. I don't think its anything like wendys, maybe besides both having good quality meat. Ron Bennington approved, now Contra approved!

[angrymissy]

I don't understand the fuss over Five Guys. One opened near us and I got a burger and fries today and was incredibly underwhelmed, especially with the fries.

[~Katja~]

Wer got a five guys over here in the lehigh valley PA. I finally went recently after about a year of passing by it. The place is great! I loved the burger and the fries were very good. The peanuts available to pick at was a nice gimmick. I don't think its anything like wendys, maybe besides both having good quality meat. Ron Bennington approved, now Contra approved!

is that the place that was just opened near airport road in that newer shopping center? Or is that a different burger joint?

[TheGameHHH]

I don't understand the fuss over Five Guys. One opened near us and I got a burger and fries today and was incredibly underwhelmed, especially with the fries.

i actually think the fries are their best attribute. the burger is just that, a burger. ive had a million of them in my life (999,900 of them good) and ill have a million more. but those fries had good flavor and there are always more in the bag then i can ever dream of eating.

[Contra]

is that the place that was just opened near airport road in that newer shopping center? Or is that a different burger joint?

I think there is one at that shopping center (its open now?), but the one I went to was all the way down tilghman street about 5 minutes past tilghman 8 movie theater.