Shake Shack vs In n Out vs Five Guys

[timosyy]

Shake Shack > Five Guys > In n' Out.

 

[Jeff7]

I've only been to Five Guys, I'll have to check sometime to see if those other places have locations in town here.
1) Burgers are good, and apparently the patties are made entirely of genuine meat.
2) Yes, the portions of fries are huge. Regular fries is still quite a lot. If you're there with a small group, don't get one order of fries each, or you'll walk out with a few pounds of them.

The Meat: 3.3 ounce patties made from a proprietary blend including chuck and sirloin, ground and delivered by Burger Maker, pattied in-house.

I love good business names. It definitely gets the point across.

 

[guyver01]

WOOT!!! Steak and Shake is gonna be opening in Colorado!

Steak and Shake > ALL!

 

[Mr. Lennon]

I have in n out at least 2 times a week. Prices are good and I just fucking love their food. Five guys is pretty good, but way overpriced. They aren't as unique tasting as in n out either.

 

[LikeLinus]

I'm bumping this thread because I didn't want to start a new one. I had my first opportunity to try In-N-Out burger this week while I was on the west coast for work. I've had Five Guys in Nashville, but I've never heard of Shake Shack.

I enjoyed the In-N-Out burger and it's probably the best fast food style burger around. That said, it was almost identical in taste to a Five Guys burger! I was expecting something better and 4 of the people I were with said the same thing...taste like Five Guys. Obviously INO has a huge advantage in price and convenience (a drive-thru). Other than that though, I was not overly impressed and was expecting something better because all of the West Coast people rave about it. I still give it two thumbs up and I really wish they would expand out to the east coast.

I'm now curious if all the Chic-Fil-A haters also hate In-N-Out? The whole "religious" thing and all.

 

[Arkaign]

WOOT!!! Steak and Shake is gonna be opening in Colorado!

Steak and Shake > ALL!

Are they good out there? We have a number of them in DFW and they're uniformly awful around here.

 

[guyver01]

Are they good out there? We have a number of them in DFW and they're uniformly awful around here.

yup... went there a few days ago for lunch, and got the Grilled Portobello & Swiss Steakburger. I liked it... it was better than most Mushroom & Swiss burgers i've eaten.... and i like their fries... shoestring.

 

[ScottFern]

6 bucks for a double double COMBO = /thread


Anyone who opts for Shake Shack or 5 Guys can never bash Apple again, since InO does the same thing as Shake Shack and 5 Guys for A LOT less.

Some of us don't have a Shake Shack or In and Out within 500 miles of us! Five Guys is all I got.

 

[zinfamous]

we, I finally had Five Guys over thanksgiving when I was back home, and while the burger (mostly the quality of the patty) is better than what I get at In-N-Out, I still have to put In-N-Out on top, simply because the value is unmatched.

Still a great burger, and a double-double for under $3 is ridiculous.

The Five Guys fries that I had were also grease sponges. I hate that crap--could have been a bad moment, but I've never had greasy, uncripsy fries from In-N-Out, even though I find them quite boring.

InO wins.

 

[slightlyhuman]

innout has a good burger. never had shake shack. five guys burger and fries beat innout. fuck innouts fries. seriously.

 

[zerocool84]

I'm bumping this thread because I didn't want to start a new one. I had my first opportunity to try In-N-Out burger this week while I was on the west coast for work. I've had Five Guys in Nashville, but I've never heard of Shake Shack.

I enjoyed the In-N-Out burger and it's probably the best fast food style burger around. That said, it was almost identical in taste to a Five Guys burger! I was expecting something better and 4 of the people I were with said the same thing...taste like Five Guys. Obviously INO has a huge advantage in price and convenience (a drive-thru). Other than that though, I was not overly impressed and was expecting something better because all of the West Coast people rave about it. I still give it two thumbs up and I really wish they would expand out to the east coast.

I'm now curious if all the Chic-Fil-A haters also hate In-N-Out? The whole "religious" thing and all.

Five Guys doesn't even taste close to the same thing. Five Guys is a greasy mess wrapped in foil and In-n-Out is crisp, fresh, and not as greasy as a Five Guys burger.

 

[bret]

never been to shake shack but it already sounds better.

I/O and 5 gays is terrible IMO. one has no variety and bland and the other is over priced for its taste.

Discuss.

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Never had a Shack Shack burger

ps. read the attached article......... very well done

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[TallBill]

I'll take an m burger please.

 

[zinfamous]

never been to shake shack but it already sounds better.

I/O and 5 gays is terrible IMO. one has no variety and bland and the other is over priced for its taste.

what is it with you and gays?

:hmm:

 

[Baked]

Anybody who lives in SoCal know about FatBurger. It's crap. There's a couple Five Guys where I live, but I have no intention of going to them 'cause I'm loyal to In N Out. Tried Chic-Fil-A for the 1st time a few months back. Too pricey for what you get. I like McD's chicken club better. And Carl's Jr. waffle fries > Chic-Fil-A waffle fries by a mile.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Finally tried Five Guys, getting the $6 bacon burger and a regular serving of fries. The bacon was unfortunately a huge disappointment; little dry bacon bits hardly better than doggy treats (yes, I've tried many). For the extra $1 I was expecting at the very least overcooked-yet-moist strips, if not actually decent bacon. On the other hand, I didn't realize that each Five Guys burger comes with two patties instead of one, so it was really more like $2.50 a burger vs In-N-Out's $2, which is fairly close (much closer than Smashburger, anyways). For the quality of the burger itself I will need more trials. I've had In-N-Out burgers that were definitely better, but that's maybe 25% of the time. Five Guys' was very good, but at the same time it wasn't an orgy of delicious dripping meat fluids like some pictures I've seen imply.

EDIT: Oh, and the fries sucked. I actually like my fries skinny; those things were just massive and soggy. They do give a shitton of them, but I actually couldn't finish them (rare for me) because they were so wet and weird. Got that "Eurgh, too much grease" feeling in that tummy.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Ill take five guys over shake shack. They had damn good burgers, but fuck them if I'm paying 10 dollars for burgers and fries that only barely manage to get the edge off my hunger.

Five Guys actually makes me think the 10 bucks was worth it. The one near me gives fresh off the grill fries every time and they are heavenly.

 

[LikeLinus]

Five Guys doesn't even taste close to the same thing. Five Guys is a greasy mess wrapped in foil and In-n-Out is crisp, fresh, and not as greasy as a Five Guys burger.

Well myself and the 6 other people I was with all agreed that it was so similar to Five Guys that we didn't see the big deal. It's good and probably one of the best "fast food" type burgers, but it's really not as great as some people have made it out to be. Five Guys is certainly fresh though. They are made to order. In-N-Out is no more "fresh" than Five Guys.

I'll give you that Five Guys can be more greasy, but they still taste very similar in overall taste. Use a napkin to remove said grease. Still lightyears beyond something like McDonalds or BK.

 

[Gibson486]

Finally tried Five Guys, getting the $6 bacon burger and a regular serving of fries. The bacon was unfortunately a huge disappointment; little dry bacon bits hardly better than doggy treats (yes, I've tried many). For the extra $1 I was expecting at the very least overcooked-yet-moist strips, if not actually decent bacon. On the other hand, I didn't realize that each Five Guys burger comes with two patties instead of one, so it was really more like $2.50 a burger vs In-N-Out's $2, which is fairly close (much closer than Smashburger, anyways). For the quality of the burger itself I will need more trials. I've had In-N-Out burgers that were definitely better, but that's maybe 25% of the time. Five Guys' was very good, but at the same time it wasn't an orgy of delicious dripping meat fluids like some pictures I've seen imply.

EDIT: Oh, and the fries sucked. I actually like my fries skinny; those things were just massive and soggy. They do give a shitton of them, but I actually couldn't finish them (rare for me) because they were so wet and weird. Got that "Eurgh, too much grease" feeling in that tummy.

They are inconsistent with the fries. Sometimes, they are pretty good. Other times, they are just a pile of mushy grease.

 

[LegendKiller]

Had 5 guys again this week, 44th and 3rd Ave shop. The place blows. The beef is massively low grade and thin and the fries uber-oily.

Shake shack is *FAR* better than any 5 guys I've ever been to.

 

[Howard]

I've only had SS but it's a good burger.

 

[micrometers]

I like five guys the best. never been to a in n out

 

[RedCOMET]

been to 5 guys in a number of cities (most east cost, 1 in west coast) and have always had a good food. Been to In and Out once and it was a good. I prefer 5 guys but in and out is good too.

 

[grohl]

Hamburger animal style, $2 plus tax

In-N-Out forever

 

[ponyo]

11 years later. When this thread was created, most here never had Shake Shack because it was too new and regional. By now most should've had it.

If we don't care about price/value and only going by what tastes the best:

Five Guys > Shake Shack > In n Out

If we go by price/value

In n Out > Five Guys > Shake Shack

Five Guys cheeseburger is about $2 more expensive than Shake Shack burger here in Atlanta but well worth difference in price. But you have to like lot of toppings on your burger like onions and mushrooms. The only way to order 5 guys is to order cheeseburger all the way style with whatever extra toppings you want like jalapeño peppers. But if you're one of those annoying picky eater and only like plain cheese burger, Shake Shack is better.

In n Out fries are still crap. I can't believe they still charge money for this crap. Shake Shack fries are only slightly better than In n Out and total ripoff. Sysco crinkle fries for $4? That's highway robbery. Five Guys just kills everyone on fries. Not even a contest.

In n Out double double is still the best bang for buck most of the time but I think Whataburger is better when you can find a good location. In n Out is just so consistent across all their locations. Whataburger is not. We just got some Whataburger locations in Atlanta so I have to try them out. Whataburger is what the old Burger King Whopper used to be before modern BK ruined it and made it inedible.