Five Guys hype

[SAWYER]

SNS is good, I like their super thin fries and cheese sauce

 

[MiniDoom]

One thing about 5 guys is the portions are ridiculously over-sized. I struggle to finish a little cheeseburger and split a regular fry with my wife. Not sure what lard body actually eats a large cheeseburger and bag of fries in one sitting.

 

[Ichinisan]

Yup, had it once. Thought it was overpriced. years later I tired another location. Same experience. $11 for what I could have gotten from Burger King for $8 but Burger King food actually tastes better.

Best burger from a chain in my life: Shake and Steak.

http://www.steaknshake.com/

I've tried S&S a few times. Burger was greasy and didn't really taste good. The fries were consistently awful...like completely inedible kind of awful. I'm not even exaggerating. Apparently, some people like fries like that. I do not.

I'll try their burgers again some day. They're always sending sheets of coupons in the mail and I just throw them away.

SNS is good, I like their super thin fries and cheese sauce

Case in point.

 

[smackababy]

Steak 'n Shake is terrible. They have awful fries. 0/10.

In N Out is the best burger chain. Unfortunately, if you don't live on the west coast, you won't experience this.

 

[SunnyD]

Steak 'n Shake is terrible. They have awful fries. 0/10.

In N Out is the best burger chain. Unfortunately, if you don't live on the west coast, you won't experience this.

Steak 'n Shake is a good if you want a classic diner burger. Lots of options too. Their fries are good too if you like old school shoestring fries.

 

[TheSlamma]

I have been hearing and reading Five Guys hype for a long time and I finally tried it. Good thing I had not fell for the hype, I wouldn't even put it in my top 5 if I had to make a list. It straight up tasted like a home made burger and it was not bad or anything though. The fries did really disappoint the most, so meh.

Next I need to try Chipolte to see how reality compared to interweb hype

Your application to being a hipster has been approved. You know so much more than the mainstream interwebs!

 

[mvbighead]

I've only really had access to smash burger and five guys. Between the two, my preference is 5 guys.

However, having been to 5 guys numerous times over a 2 year span, some days are better than others. Some days the fries are undercooked or soggy.

The burgers for me are consistently good. Not earth shatteringly good, but a better fast food burger than McDonalds/Burger King.

Chipotle for me is pretty much always enjoyable. Not true Mexican food of course, but with a few different salsas on a burrito you can get a good amount of flavor with some reasonably good protein.

Honestly, these types of places are aimed at being a moderate step up from McDonalds and Taco Bell. They accomplish that, IMO. Their food seems to be more natural and not some processed frozen crap. Is it the best food I have ever had? No, but they're consistently better than other fast food joints.

 

[JM Aggie08]

Whataburger > *

 

[smackababy]

Whataburger > *

Jack in the Box is better.

 

[kranky]

^ There we go, all the burger bases have now been covered.

 

[Bman123]

Best local burger I've had was at longhorn steakhouse. Can't remember the name but it was a 1/2 lb burger, had shaved prime rib on top and something else served with the cheese garlic fries.

 

[monkeydelmagico]

^ There we go, all the burger bases have now been covered.

Nuh uh. White Castle FTW

 

[saratoga172]

They are one of the better fast food places but I've found myself avoiding most of them nowadays. Last time I ate there it messed with my stomach.

 

[BoberFett]

its a fast food burger ffs wtf do you expect? never heard anyone "hype" five guys before. it's good for what it is though, and better than the other normal national chain places.

Five Guys is overhyped, I've heard people rave about how good a burger it is. It isn't. It isn't better than other chains. It isn't better than a crappy burger made by a terrible backyard chef. Five Guys was a flavorless burger and their fries sucked. Even faint praise would be overhyping that place.

 

[Dude111]

I have been hearing and reading Five Guys hype for a long time and I finally tried it. Good thing I had not fell for the hype, I wouldn't even put it in my top 5 if I had to make a list.

Its good you have your OWN mind and can come to your own conclusions!!

The last time I ate there it didnt taste quite as good as I remember (Taste not as strong) but they are definetly the best of anyone else... (Which today doesnt say much as almost everything is crap now)

 

[Imported]

Five Guys has great fries but a bland burger.

 

[Vdubchaos]

One thing I really hate about 5 guys is the fact that EVERY single fast food joint now overprices their hamburgers. They ALL went "5 guys" on us and said "fuck it, if they can do it, we can too".

Its good you have your OWN mind and can come to your own conclusions!!

The last time I ate there it didnt taste quite as good as I remember (Taste not as strong) but they are definetly the best of anyone else... (Which today doesnt say much as almost everything is crap now)

I prefer Duchess/BigD over just about any other burger when and if I go fast food (which is extremely rarely).

 

[MiniDoom]

Best local burger I've had was at longhorn steakhouse. Can't remember the name but it was a 1/2 lb burger, had shaved prime rib on top and something else served with the cheese garlic fries.

We're discussing fast food chains, not restaurants. I'm sure there are dozens of restaurants around here that make a better burger than five guys.

 

[Bman123]

It's not fast food if it's a $10 a burger

 

[gothamhunter]

I had 5 Guys for the first time last month and I thought it was plenty good.

 

[MiniDoom]

It's not fast food if it's a $10 a burger

sorry, no burger costs $10 at five guys. My wife and I order 2 small cheeseburgers (double anywhere else) and split a regular bag of fries for ~$15 for 2 people.

 

[Fingolfin269]

sorry, no burger costs $10 at five guys. My wife and I order 2 small cheeseburgers (double anywhere else) and split a regular bag of fries for ~$15 for 2 people.

Come on man. When talking Five Guys bashing you always round up to the nearest $10. Your meal cost $20 which is just ridiculously overpriced considering you split a meal. Next time just do yourself a favor and go to Ruth's Chris or something.

 

[MiniDoom]

As an east coaster, I totally agree with this. A big part of what makes in-n-out great is the freshness of their produce. I believe they only use produce that's grown in a particular radius, which is why they'll never come to the east coast, unfortunately.

 

[MiniDoom]

Come on man. When talking Five Guys bashing you always round up to the nearest $10. Your meal cost $20 which is just ridiculously overpriced considering you split a meal. Next time just do yourself a favor and go to Ruth's Chris or something.

lol

 

[Bman123]

sorry, no burger costs $10 at five guys. My wife and I order 2 small cheeseburgers (double anywhere else) and split a regular bag of fries for ~$15 for 2 people.

Seriously I just looked up the menu to order online a bacon cheeseburger with Cajun fries and a large drink was $14.