Author Topic: Five guys burgers and fries (Read 14952 times)

RoadKingLarry · « **Reply #25 on:** April 20, 2011, 01:58:12 AM »

Time to get new reading glasses, I read the thread title as Five gay burglars...

Other than that it sounds like a good place to pig out.

erictank · « **Reply #26 on:** April 20, 2011, 05:24:59 AM »

Quote from: Harold Tuttle on April 19, 2011, 10:41:27 PM

easy to order is a medium #5 with a coke

I have seen 5 guys newbies vapor lock on the infinite options

"Little bacon cheeseburger, lettuce, raw onions (you do have to specify raw or grilled here - but on the few occasions I don't, they ask which I'd prefer), pickles, mustard, ketchup; regular fries and a large soda."

Anyone vapor-locking on a list of 15 potential toppings deserves their "#5 with a coke". Yeah, Five Guys costs a little more than McD's and takes a couple of minutes longer to get your order - but it's LIGHTYEARS ahead in taste. And the fries are always hot.

I wish you hadn't asked about this, MillCreek - I've been thinking about Five Guys now since I saw this thread yesterday, and I'm trying to lose weight!

Harold Tuttle · « **Reply #27 on:** April 20, 2011, 04:29:40 PM »

raw or cooked onions?

the number of options is now 2x

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #28 on:** April 20, 2011, 04:56:44 PM »

It appears that some people are too dumb to order a burger from a burger joint. And they all live in Harry Tuttle's neighborhood.

birdman · « **Reply #29 on:** April 20, 2011, 05:32:26 PM »

Five guys is awesome. However, if you have a sensitive stomach, take the following precautions:
1. Turn in your man card for being sensitive (you can get it back after you eat two regular burgers in 10min)
2. Eat burgers
3. Start 25min count-down
4. At 25min, find the nearest bathroom and make sure you are less than 1 minute from it
5. Wait 5 minutes
6. Run to bathroom
7. Lose 5 lbs and quite possibly various internal organs in 30 seconds

Dannyboy · « **Reply #30 on:** April 20, 2011, 07:37:56 PM »

5 Guys is good but, man, I would give a testicle for some friggin Whataburger!

Pharmacology · « **Reply #31 on:** April 20, 2011, 08:51:01 PM »

One of the few things I loved about Santa Monica was Fat Burger. MAN, was that place good! In n out smelled like vomit

Quote from: Dannyboy on April 20, 2011, 07:37:56 PM

5 Guys is good but, man, I would give a testicle for some friggin Whataburger!

To each his own, but I've had enough of those paper thin patties and soggy fries over the years.
Their onion rings, however, are always excellent.

MillCreek · « **Reply #32 on:** April 20, 2011, 09:17:22 PM »

OK, the first trip to Five Guys: little bacon burger with mayo, tomatoes, grilled mushrooms, grilled onions and BBQ sauce; regular fries and regular diet Coke. $ 9.96

Impression: the peanuts were very good. The fries were nice and dark, hot, salted well and were enough for two people. The burger was excellent, very tasty, a good amount of toppings and a very nice textured and tasting bun. Prepared fresh in front of my eyes.

Verdict: Seriously good. I won't eat there that often lest my coronary arteries constrict to the size of a number two pencil lead, but it was pretty darn good. I have to try the bacon dog next. I have a weakness for a good hot dog and so few restaurants sell them.

erictank · « **Reply #33 on:** April 21, 2011, 05:57:15 AM »

Quote from: Harold Tuttle on April 20, 2011, 04:29:40 PM

raw or cooked onions?

the number of options is now 2x

They're listed right on the menu Fistful posted, and have been for as long as I've known Five Guys has existed - # options is same as it ever was. ("...same as it ever was! Same as it ever was!" Sorry - channelling David Byrne there for a minute.)

Quote from: The artist formerly known as fistful on April 20, 2011, 04:56:44 PM

It appears that some people are too dumb to order a burger from a burger joint. And they all live in Harry Tuttle's neighborhood.

Too bad, for them. And a shorter line for me, when I go there.

How hard is it to go there and say, "Cheeseburger, plain, no toppings", or with everything, or just pickles, or whatever? I remain mystified by the concept of people locking up at a Five Guys counter, unable to wrap their heads around the notion of ordering what they want on a burger - what do these people do at other burger places?

Just... wow.

Heck, I order the same thing at Burger King that I do at Five Guys, though these days I'll go to Five Guys rather than Burger King by preference (why did they take away the Sourdough Bacon Cheeseburger!

), since the extra $3 or so and the extra 2 minutes prep time are worth it - and the guy at the BK register doesn't look at me like I've grown a second head, or even like I've imposed on him or his staff. He takes the order, types it in, and tells me how much it'll be, and I get my order in a couple of minutes, and it's typically correct.

Harold, I don't know how to ask this politely, so I'll just come out and ask it - are there an awful lot of idiots in your neighborhood, or something?

Dannyboy · « **Reply #34 on:** April 21, 2011, 09:06:28 AM »

Quote from: Pharmacology on April 20, 2011, 08:51:01 PM

To each his own, but I've had enough of those paper thin patties and soggy fries over the years.
Their onion rings, however, are always excellent.

That's the thing, I haven't had Whataburger since 2000.

mtnbkr · « **Reply #35 on:** April 21, 2011, 09:57:40 AM »

Quote from: Dannyboy on April 20, 2011, 07:37:56 PM

5 Guys is good but, man, I would give a testicle for some friggin Whataburger!

I'm visiting my folks in Mobile and have a Whataburger just down the street. I would rather have 5 Guys.

Chris

Pharmacology · « **Reply #36 on:** April 21, 2011, 10:31:30 AM »

Quote from: Dannyboy on April 21, 2011, 09:06:28 AM

That's the thing, I haven't had Whataburger since 2000.

LOL, I can ship one to you if you'd like.

There's one thing I can agree with you on; Whataburger's restaurants have a nicer "feel" to them then other places. It's a nice place to sit down with friends after a long day on the beach and enjoy a meal.

Wow, now you have me nostalgia-ing.

41magsnub · « **Reply #37 on:** April 21, 2011, 10:33:02 AM »

Now I have to go try 5 Guys. We've had one for a couple of years now but I've never gone since the location is a bit out of the way for my routine.

trombosis · « **Reply #38 on:** April 21, 2011, 11:13:18 AM »

Quote from: Dannyboy on April 21, 2011, 09:06:28 AM

That's the thing, I haven't had Whataburger since 2000.

Then what have you been eating after last call at the bar?

Whataburger is the best after a night of drinking--hence the long lines at 2 am

Harold Tuttle · « **Reply #39 on:** April 21, 2011, 11:43:28 PM »

are there an awful lot of idiots in your neighborhood, or something?

i used to live north of Washingtoon DC for 14 years.

I saw epic amounts of idiots. Never go to the Shady Grove Emergency Room.

They must breed them there

Balog · « **Reply #40 on:** April 22, 2011, 01:49:31 AM »

Huh, I went to the Lynnwood location (the one Millcreek refers to) the week it opened and was very unimpressed. Bland fries, ho hum bun, and the toppings didn't taste very fresh. Not bad, but not significantly better than Jack in the Box and worse than Carl's Jr. I don't get the fanboy love. Of course, In n out doesn't do it for me either. Still, maybe it was just growing pains and they suck less now. May have to try again.

seeker_two · « **Reply #41 on:** April 22, 2011, 11:30:36 AM »

The only thing about Whataburger that stands out is their ketchup containers....why can't other fast-food places get the hint and do the same?....

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljkkdqIv0M1qd9jb9o1_400.png

TechMan · « **Reply #42 on:** April 22, 2011, 12:08:31 PM »

Seeker_two,
What is special about the Wataburger ketchup containers?

makattak · « **Reply #43 on:** April 22, 2011, 12:19:05 PM »

Quote from: adively on April 22, 2011, 12:08:31 PM

Seeker_two,
What is special about the Wataburger ketchup containers?

You can dip your fries in the container itself without having to squirt the ketchup on your burger's wrapper. (at least, I surmise that from the picture.)

seeker_two · « **Reply #44 on:** April 22, 2011, 12:19:16 PM »

Quote from: adively on April 22, 2011, 12:08:31 PM

Seeker_two,
What is special about the Wataburger ketchup containers?

Probably the fact that no other fast-food place does them like that.....

Quote from: makattak on April 22, 2011, 12:19:05 PM

You can dip your fries in the container itself without having to squirt the ketchup on your burger's wrapper. (at least, I surmise that from the picture.)

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cFPJCI2EKO4/TNrsr5gaFZI/AAAAAAAAAMM/Hc44B_v8Stk/s1600/whataburger%2Bketchup.jpg

True....

TommyGunn · « **Reply #45 on:** April 22, 2011, 01:04:30 PM »

OK, I went to the link a earlier poster published and used their google search function to find a nearby Five Guys restaurant. Being vaguely familiar with the area the result indicated, I did a

Out of curiosity I went there yesterday and sure enough .... nothing. No burger joint of any kind.
What's with this idjit googlemap function, anyway?

So I went to a Burger King.

Quality is not what it used to be .....