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Just thought I'd start a thread to read others' opinions.

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?

1 posted on 08/31/2011 5:57:53 PM PDT by mountn man
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I've noticed there's a BIG difference in quality based on WHEN you go. At 11:20 we were order #7 and our burgers were GREAT. The presentation was perfect and they were cooked just right. They were so delicious that they justified the higher price.

When we went again a few days later at 12:30 we were something like order #92 and the burgers were dry, thrown together, average. Definately not worth the premium price.

When done correctly it's a great product, but they may have expanded the chain so rapidly that they don't have properly trained chefs and quality control.

188 posted on 08/31/2011 8:56:17 PM PDT by The Truth Will Make You Free
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Same deal here. I couldn’t wait until when 5 Guys opened in Longmont, CO.

But, boy was I disappointed! Soggy, cold fries and the burger cooked so well done that if you dropped the burger patty it would probably have shattered like a piece of black glass when it hit the floor.

But this wasn’t the worst part. The “music” was so loud you had to scream your order to the order clerk several times before there seemed to be some understanding of what was probably being communicated. I complained to the manager about the noise level but was told that the insane sound level was part of the “ambiance”. I pointed out several older couples about the dining room who were grimly and silently curled into almost fetal balls due to the insane noise level and said, “Do these people look like they’re enjoying themselves?” Total waste of breath, just like water rolling off a duck’s back. I feel sorry for the employees because the high sound levels has got to be severely damaging to their ears.

Needless to say, I never went back. And never will. I also strongly discourage anyone else going if the subject arises.


193 posted on 08/31/2011 10:34:58 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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196 posted on 09/01/2011 12:06:11 AM PDT by rawhide
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Agreed, Wendy’s is better and cheaper. I went to a 5 Guys and was not impressed. Yeah ya walk in, a bunch of bags of ‘taters...an OK burger. OK fries. Overpriced.


202 posted on 09/01/2011 12:57:34 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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In and Out Burger!


204 posted on 09/01/2011 4:57:11 AM PDT by DCBryan1 (Forget the Lawyers....first kill the journalists! - Die Ritter, die sagen, nee)
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This is why we have thrown our TV away and only home-school (sorry I didn’t see the typical Freeper comments so was obliged LOL)


209 posted on 09/01/2011 9:56:47 AM PDT by Moleman
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Gotta agree. 5G wasn’t worth the extra money. It tasted about the same as a Wendy’s burger and fries. Not much different or better.


211 posted on 09/01/2011 4:18:02 PM PDT by CodeToad (Islam needs to be banned in the US and treated as a criminal enterprise.)
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