Five Guys closes restaurant for good and confirms sad news with taped note to diners – as speculation grows as to why (CT location)

U.S. Sun ^ | 6/12/2024 | Emma Crabtree

[simpson96]

FIVE Guys has abruptly shuttered one of its restaurants but locals say they are not surprised.

The fast-food restaurant in New Milford, Connecticut, shut its doors for good on June 9.

A sign taped to the door of the restaurant over the weekend stated that the business "is permanently closed."

However, officials at Five Guys allegedly told CT Insider that there was no closure news regarding the New Milford location.

Meanwhile, the sign on the door instructed diners to visit another nearby location.

"Sorry for the inconvenience," it read as it directed customers to the Five Guys in Brookfield, which is nine miles away.

The chain has over a dozen locations across the state that customers can still visit.

However, it is not known why the New Milford site has closed its doors, though locals say it is likely due to money.

On a local Facebook group, one resident asked if the closure was true.

Other Facebook users confirmed the closure and reacted to the news in the comments with many saying the same thing about its prices.

"Not such a surprise. Hardly anyone ever in there," one said.

"We love the food, but too pricey for a regular visit. I guess a lot of people felt that way."

"They would have done better with realistic prices," another comment read.

"You can have a sit-down dinner for the price of their fast food," a third said.

"I'm not entirely surprised," one local commented as she recalled being there alone with her family on Saturday night as locals abandoned the diner.

[simpson96]

Looked at their prices in my area. Just the cheeseburger and order of fries shown above (no drink) comes to $15.05 at an outlying location - not in or anywhere near a big-city metropolitan area.

For folks who have plenty of disposable cash and don't care about blowing it - I get it. See it all the time.

For most everyone else, such as people still in debt with a big mortgage and car payment - are you nuts for spending that much for an above-average cheeseburger and fries? (I see that all the time, too, btw.)

[null and void]

It is above average. Not that far above average.

[Big Red Badger]

A McDouble Deal $5:80!
Two Double Cheesers’ but
Your Burger looks pretty Tasty!

[MinorityRepublican]

It’s either that or BK.

[SuperLuminal]

New Milford, and surrounding area, are hotbeds of American communists...

So, it’s not surprising that a Christian-based enterprise would not do enough business there...

In addition, its location sucked on the convenience attribute...

[dfwgator]

Learn to cook, people!

[Brian Griffin]

I remember working hard for $2.30/hour.

Older people like me are going to leave our wallets in our pockets.

If my bank is only paying 4% on a CD, you had better not raise your prices by more than 4%.

$1, $1.04. $1.08, $1.12, $1.16 - got it?

[mabarker1]

I’ve been to 3 different 5 guys burger places and all 3 the burgers were ok but nothing special IMO. WHATABURGER (Texas type) is a massively better burger. The fries at all 3 of the 5 guys were horrible !!! Soggy, dripping grease and just downright disgusting IMO. I could have squeezed the grease out of them.

[wgmalabama]

I’m tired of corporations to jack up profits and the government to jack up taxes and the banks to jack up their profits. The consumer gets screwed ^3. Screw them all. I am to the point where we should all just stop. Stop everything for 6-12 months. Bring the GDP / GDI to a negative 6-12%. Jjust think if you added to savings by that amount. It would be great until you were an evil conservative that starved the economy of your savings.

The collapse is coming. The bill of rights are coming to become real. The real bill of rights.

[Reno89519]

That’s over $25 here in Reno.

[crusty old prospector]

I’ve gotten to where I prefer the DQ HungrBuster over the Whataburger. Especially the Jalitos Ranch. Fried jalapeños, mmm.

[Reno89519]

That’s the Biden message, you got that down right. Only rich can eat out at fast food. And make them bug burgers when you cook at home. It’s the Biden way.

[Dr. Franklin]

I always thought that the name Five Guys sounded kind of gay.

[Theoria]

Regardless of Trump or Biden, the spending isn't coming down. Social grievances, government promises, etc will continue the printer and the inflation.

[03A3]

5 Guys is more about fries I think. Whataburger makes the coldest burger of anybody though. It’s as if they pull them out of the fridge.

[03A3]

5 Guys is more about fries I think. Whataburger makes the coldest burger of anybody though. It’s as if they pull them out of the fridge.

[dfwgator]

Fast Food should be a once or twice a month thing, not daily.

[Robert DeLong]

I used to go to their original outlet in the Arlington Va. area. Father had five sons, and he said I can either send you all to college or I can start you out in business. They obviously chose the business, and their burgers were outstanding, even better than when they went to franchising. Something was lost in the franchising transition. No clue as to why that might be.

[Reno89519]

Says who?!

[Aria]

Here in Bellevue, Wa (just east of Seattle) a large Diet Pepsi is almost $4.00. Not that long ago it was $1.75.

Needless to say I’ve cut WAYYYY back.