Five Guys rated #1 Fast Food Burger

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lurk3r

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I'm not saying they're "just as good"...I'm just saying they really made them higher quality since Dave died.

No idea where you are from, but the last Wendy's hamburger I had will remain the last, it was horrible, patty was thin enough to see thru and what was there tasted like cardboard.
 

Phokus

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The last wendy's burger i had was a little weird... it tasted too rich, like it had too much fat in it. If it didn't taste so fatty it would have been perfect.
 

stag3

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No one really considers In-N-Out fast food.

i do, if you hit it at lunchtime, dinnertime or late, you're gonna wait.
if you can get there within the first 1.5 hours it opens, or randomly past peoples breaks, its not bad at all, ~5-7 minutes usually
 

stag3

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holy fuck that sounds so good right now

Been to Tops in Pasadena or Jack's Classic in NoHo?

tops rocks, to bad there's only 3 of them. everytime i drive into LA i go there
for some zuchinni and whatever else i feel like.
 

Chaotic42

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I've never waited shorter than like 25 minutes for food at in n out. I can make a burger and eat it in 25 minutes. That's not fast.

Wow. I've only been once and it was the standard wait. Of course, I had been up for 31 hours at that point, so my sense of time may have been skewed.
 

Chaotic42

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No idea where you are from, but the last Wendy's hamburger I had will remain the last, it was horrible, patty was thin enough to see thru and what was there tasted like cardboard.

I hate Wendy's burgers. I'd rather go to Burger King, so you know I hate them. :p
 

Fritzo

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Jan 3, 2001
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No idea where you are from, but the last Wendy's hamburger I had will remain the last, it was horrible, patty was thin enough to see thru and what was there tasted like cardboard.

Huh. They redid all of the Wendy's around here to make them like "botiques", and they have very good burgers. From what I understand they are trying to appeal to the older crowd, so they upped the quality of their menu.
 

waggy

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i just found out there is a 5 guys burger joint in rockford. woot going to hit it up tommor for lunch
 

Fingolfin269

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i just found out there is a 5 guys burger joint in rockford. woot going to hit it up tommor for lunch

If you go with someone else be sure to share the fries. You will not finish an order on your own. And get the cajun seasoning (fries) while you're at it.
 

alkemyst

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Feb 13, 2001
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This must be how Wendy's treats the homeless up there. Probably took the burger jumped on it a few times and handed it over hoping he'd never return.
 

coolVariable

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for those that haven't had a chance to try 5 guys ... just google for pictures ... looks disgusting and tastes below average.
 

Fritzo

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for those that haven't had a chance to try 5 guys ... just google for pictures ... looks disgusting and tastes below average.

Looks damn good to me:

five_guys_burgers.jpg
 

ShawnD1

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Looks damn good to me:

five_guys_burgers.jpg

Why do you eat a burger instead of eating something like spaghetti? Because a burger can be eaten with no utensils and you won't get shit on your hands. Tacos are the same, burritos the same, fries are slightly the same. Now with that in mind, can the burger in this picture be eaten without getting shit on your hands? Do not want :(
 

Ns1

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Why do you eat a burger instead of eating something like spaghetti? Because a burger can be eaten with no utensils and you won't get shit on your hands. Tacos are the same, burritos the same, fries are slightly the same. Now with that in mind, can the burger in this picture be eaten without getting shit on your hands? Do not want :(

I'd wrap the foil around the burger and peel as you eat the same way I do a burrito
 

PricklyPete

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Against my better health judgement...I went to Five Guys today and got a bacon cheeseburger. I'm in food coma heaven right now.
 

bfdd

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holy fuck that sounds so good right now

Been to Tops in Pasadena or Jack's Classic in NoHo?
Tops sounds familiar I think I have eaten there, not Jacks though. The place I get that from is Classic Burger in Redondo Beach. Not the best burgers, but much better than average and the staff there is awesome. Their breakfast burritos are pretty fucking good too.
okay for fast food pastrami (love the onion rings + orange bang) but shit compared to Langers

Orange Bang is the shit and The Hat is probably some of the best fast food pastrami around, but like Ns1 says, nothing beats Langers. I don't give a fuck if you're from NYC, best around is Langers in LA.
 

MrX8503

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Something I've always noticed with a hamburger. Restaurants always skimp or forget about the bun.

I hate hate it when I'm eating a burger and the bun doesn't hold up or is disintegrated.

Give me a meaty bun like a kaiser bun.
 

eits

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Why do you eat a burger instead of eating something like spaghetti? Because a burger can be eaten with no utensils and you won't get shit on your hands. Tacos are the same, burritos the same, fries are slightly the same. Now with that in mind, can the burger in this picture be eaten without getting shit on your hands? Do not want :(

you could do what i do and cut the burger in half before eating it. that way, i don't have to use both hands to eat it and it doesn't get all over my face. i do this for just about any real burger.

for fast food burgers, they usually come in a wrapper. just peal off half off the burger, eat the half, then unwrap the burger longitudinally once you ate the half of it and eat half of it... then, you're left with a bite left.

i can't believe i have to try and explain to someone how to properly eat a burger...