Dumbest thing i've seen at a Five Guys Burger joint

[oogabooga]

Just went to lunch there, free access to the fountains, no one being gate keeper.

Also, their small burger is a decent size. It's not really 'big' or such, I guess for the cost it's not a great value compared to other places maybe? I don't know.

 

[DesiPower]

Owner's a douche for sure...

 

[grohl]

I believe in some states or some cities that Health Department regs prevent refills by customers. Dunno.

 

[Exterous]

Is it one of Cokes Freestyle machines?

That was my thought too. At the one over here it's not uncommon for a long line to form behind a bunch of people who turn into drooling retards when confronted by the new coke machines

 

[QueBert]

Thier small burger isn't particularly small, nor is their regular. I dont know WTF you are talking about. Portion sizes are ridiculous in the US. So much it contributes to the obesity problem.

Their double burger's 700 calories, the slightly over a dollar burger I get is almost as high in calories. Most fast food places have double burgers that stretch into close to 1,000. Their patties aren't even 1/4lbs. If I was to eat there to get full I'd have to get 2 doubles, and no I'm not obese. Yeah people eat too much in america but that doesn't take away from the fact 5 Guys has the smallest burgers I've seen, especially for the price.

 

[Sephire]

So good . . .

 

[OCGuy]

Sounds like Arizona, where they check your immigration status in order to get a beverage refill.

Why do you defend law breakers? Get your shit to P&N where you will be instantly shamed for not having a legitimate argument for allowing illegals to leach off of our system that is leached off enough by our own.

 

[ch33zw1z]

A few opened up in CT, the three I've been to are not like this.

 

[allisolm]

That was my thought too. At the one over here it's not uncommon for a long line to form behind a bunch of people who turn into drooling retards when confronted by the new coke machines

Chalk me up as one of the droolers at the Coke freestyle machines. I like diet soda and in most places I have a choice of, well, I don't get a choice. They have diet Coke or maybe Coke Zero and that's it. The freestyle machine has about 70 diet products, many of which I've never even heard of, let alone tried. Just looking at the available flavors takes time.

•Diet Coke
•Diet Cherry Coke
•Diet Cherry Vanilla Coke
•Diet Coke with Lime
•Diet Vanilla Coke
•Raspberry Diet Coke
•Orange Diet Coke

•Coca-Cola Zero
•Cherry Coke Zero
•Cherry Vanilla Coke Zero
•Coke Zero with Lemon
•Coke Zero with Lime
•Coke Zero with Orange
•Coke Zero with Raspberry
•Vanilla Coke Zero

•Caffeine-free Diet Cherry Coke
•Caffeine-free Diet Cherry Vanilla Coke
•Caffeine-free Diet Coke
•Caffeine-free Diet Coke with Lime
•Caffeine-free Diet Coke with Orange
•Caffeine-free Diet Raspberry Coke
•Caffeine-free Diet Vanilla Coke

•Sprite Zero
•Sprite Zero with Cherry
•Sprite Zero with Grape
•Sprite Zero with Orange
•Sprite Zero with Peach
•Sprite Zero with Raspberry
•Sprite Zero with Strawberry
•Sprite Zero with Vanilla

•diet Barq's
•diet Barq's Vanilla

•Pibb Zero
•Pibb Zero Cherry
•Pibb Zero Cherry Vanilla

•Diet Dr Pepper
•Diet Dr Pepper Cherry
•Diet Dr Pepper Cherry Vanilla

•Dasani with Cherry
•Dasani with Grape
•Dasani with Lemon
•Dasani with Lime
•Dasani with Orange
•Dasani with Peach
•Dasani with Raspberry
•Dasani with Strawberry

•Dasani Sensations - Cherry
•Dasani Sensations - Grape
•Dasani Sensations - Lemon
•Dasani Sensations - Lime
•Dasani Sensations - Orange
•Dasani Sensations - Peach
•Dasani Sensations - Raspberry
•Dasani Sensations - Strawberry


•Fanta Zero Cherry
•Fanta Zero Fruit Punch
•Fanta Zero Grape
•Fanta Zero Lime
•Fanta Zero Orange
•Fanta Zero Peach
•Fanta Zero Raspberry
•Fanta Zero Strawberry

•Powerade Zero Cherry
•Powerade Zero Fruit Punch
•Powerade Zero Grape
•Powerade Zero Lemon
•Powerade Zero Lime
•Powerade Zero Orange
•Powerade Zero Raspberry
•Powerade Zero Strawberry

 

[Red Squirrel]

With today's technology you'd think they could replace that job with a machine. Could be something you put your cup under and press a button and it fills it. Magic!

 

[CPA]

Why didn't you just ask him.

 

[slag]

Kinda silly but, I could understand it from the managers viewpoint. Have you ever witnessed the almost total inability of customers to serve themselves? I'm talking about not being able to hit their cup, spilling soda unintentionally or otherwise and, my all time biggest gripe, the low life bottom feeding scumbags who ALWAYS fill their cup up with ice then pour half of it out into the overflowing drip tray and onto the floor.

Fuck it, its not my fault when I quickly press the ice button on your ice machine that it puts enough ice to fill a 20 lb bag in my cup. If I press it for a half second, it should put a few cubes in my cup, not enough to fill my cooler.

Fix your shit and I wont have to dump out the ice.

 

[IGemini]

There's an easier way of doing this. It's called putting the fountain behind the counter.

Manager is an idiot.

 

[jEnus]

Was this in Oregon by chance?

That's funny.

Speaking of which, i'm cringing having to drive to OR.

 

[OutHouse]

i just ate at 5 guys for the first time and honestly i like wendys better. not to mention it cost me $9.50 for a burger, fries and a coke.

i wont be going back.

 

[dr150]

I've been to a Five Guys a couple of times. We just started getting them here. They're really expensive and the music is way too loud.

Oh, and you have to ask for a "small burger" to get a regular sized burger with only 1 patty. A regular burger there has 2, wtf? Lolamerica

We had to throw out fries away too because they gave us way too many.

This is why America is fat.

Oversized portions where the customer is programmed since childhood to eat EVERYTHING on the plate. Excess fat calories for the dumbed-down customer.

When I finish my burger, i throw the excess fries away....which is about 3/4 or 1,000++ calories. :biggrin:

 

[Newbian]

Fuck it, its not my fault when I quickly press the ice button on your ice machine that it puts enough ice to fill a 20 lb bag in my cup. If I press it for a half second, it should put a few cubes in my cup, not enough to fill my cooler.

Fix your shit and I wont have to dump out the ice.

 

[Bignate603]

I bet that a customer royally screwed up. Either they damaged one of the machines, made a massive mess, or spilled a bunch on the ground and somebody slipped and hurt themselves.

 

[Newbian]

This is why America is fat.

Oversized portions where the customer is programmed since childhood to eat EVERYTHING on the plate. Excess fat calories for the dumbed-down customer.

Or maybe because he ordered too many fries and wasted food and it's not oversized if you order something that was meant for more then one person:

That is because you probably ordered multiple orders of fries.

Each regular sized fry is 2 servings. Each large order is ~4.

 

[Exterous]

That always makes me laugh

 

[coldmeat]

Their double burger's 700 calories, the slightly over a dollar burger I get is almost as high in calories. Most fast food places have double burgers that stretch into close to 1,000. Their patties aren't even 1/4lbs. If I was to eat there to get full I'd have to get 2 doubles, and no I'm not obese. Yeah people eat too much in america but that doesn't take away from the fact 5 Guys has the smallest burgers I've seen, especially for the price.

lol that is like 1/3 of what an average person should be eating in a day.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Ehh I went there once.
They are priced in the "premium" burger bracket, yet their burgers don't deliver.
Also their fries are blah.

I would rather eat Wendy's, it's tastier and cheaper.

Or, if I'm close to home, Bulldogs grill in Wauconda is of course where I go.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/bulldogs-grill-wauconda
(also, they also like to give too much fries, that's why you should get the Hillbilly fries. That way they are covered in chilli, cheese, and green onions.)

 

[zinfamous]

Was this in Oregon by chance?

😀

 

[Thegonagle]

I'd guess they only do that when they're busy.

It would help keep people moving through the drink like, and the employee is able to keep the area clean and stocked.

It wouldn't make sense during non-rush periods.

 

[waggy]

This is why America is fat.

Oversized portions where the customer is programmed since childhood to eat EVERYTHING on the plate. Excess fat calories for the dumbed-down customer.

When I finish my burger, i throw the excess fries away....which is about 3/4 or 1,000++ calories. :biggrin:

you do know a small order of fries is for at least 2 people. we get 1 small for the whole family.