To me, I was expecting something extraordinary. What I got was ordinary. All around the joint I see these "supposed" magazine and newspaper articles, extolling the awesomeness of Five Guys burgers' and fries.
I say supposed, because from the time I got my sack, with the round tinfoil ball, that was my burger, to the time I took my first bite of said burger and had my first fry, my first and continually repeating thought was "are these raves and quotes real? Are these magazines and papers even real?" I wondered, and still do, whether the owners of 5 Guys just bought ad space in these mags and papers, and created ads that looked like reviews.
A half mile from 5 Guys is a Steak And Shake, I'll go there... repeatedly... before I'd go to 5 Guys. There's a Culvers about 3 miles away, and a Fuddruckers about 5-6 miles. Why waste my time with 5 Guys?
Heck, there is a Wendy's about the same distance from me as 5 Guys, and not only is Wendy's MUCH cheaper, I find the burger just as good.
What say you?
Agreed for my taste 5 guys nothing extraordinary. We also have a Red Robin in the area, anybody have any comments on Red Robin?
I think the burgers and fries there are a nice change.
However, the best burgers are the Fuddruckers Elk or Buffalo burgers.
What say I? Saith I, what expectest thou from a burger chain, no matter the price? Far superior burgers have I had from sports bars indeed. Support thy local burger cook.
What say you?
Five Guys is great. Love the burgers and the Cajun fries.
I thought their burgers were pretty great. I’m kind of a fan of a moist burger though (some would say greasy) so their burgers appeal to me. I thought the taste was good. Every condiment and topping you could imagine and some you can’t.
Now the fries are interesting. They’re a little tasteless, natural cut and you get a lot of them. They are fried in peanut oil for those who who like that idea.
I think they’re prices are kind of high but I liked the experience.
I’d rate them better than Fuddruckers or Red Robin. I will say though that most towns have a locally owned bar that has better burgers.
Still I would not call Five Guys “overrated”.
I agree.
The burgers were okay, the fries were awful.
I agree.
The burgers were okay, the fries were awful.
I agree.
The burgers were okay, the fries were awful.
I felt the same way about In & Out. Haven’t tried 5 Guys yet.
Tried 5 Guys. Burger was OK. Hated the greasy fries. Prefer Culvers butter burger and their fries.
In and Out, Baby (and no, we don’t have it in FL)
It was not better than the others.
Agree.
My boss got all excited about 5 guys one day and insisted on taking me there. He went on and on about how great a product idea they had. “They don’t try to do everything. They try to do the most popular lunch really well.” So I get there, order one and as I’m eating it I think to myself, “The reason I’m eating here is because my boss likes their product plan.”
I got a subscription to the HBR just to know where I would be eating every month. (j/k)
As in most things East Coast Liberals couldn't be more wrong.
Regards,
TS
Had 5 guys burger this weekend thought it was pretty good, fies had better.
Side note, if anyone remembers Gino,s? Well they are back! We just had one open up in Towson, MD last week and every time I drive by there is a line out the door!
I will go check out Gino’s in a few weeks when the lines go down!
Almost swallowed my tongue when the cost was $11.00 for soda, fries and a average burger.
I can go to Kopp’s here in Milwaukee get a hell of a better and bigger burger, better fries, and a scoop of frozen custard for $4 less.
Was there once and never have been back.
I like Five Guys and I’d probably go there much more often if it weren’t so pricey. If we are going to spent $40 for burgers and fries, I’d rather have someone bring it to my table and not deal with the whole standing in line thing.