I was not all that kind in my first review of Five Guys. A good friend wanted to deviate from our normal lunch spot and grab some burgers and I believe that one bad experience shouldn’t ruin your overall opinion., so I gave it another shot.
Five Guys has a lot of options for toppings and this can be a good or bad thing. I am a burger purist at heart, so I keep it pretty standard. I had lettuce, tomato, raw onion, ketchup, mustard and mayo. Of course I ordered the standard double cheese with two patties and two slices of cheese.
As much as I hate to say it, the burger was a big sloppy mess…and it was awesome!! Produce was fresh (the lettuce could’ve had more crunch) and the burger itself was cooked medium well. There was a lot of cheese and plenty ended up on the paper making it gooey enough to pull off the paper for a little cheese snack.
My problem with Five Guys is the fries. I mean, they taste great, but they are $2.55 and too big. You could easily share them. However, with a soda, your combo is now $10+.
Would I Buy It Again? Eh…mmm…yes/no. I am not going to fight the recommendation from another person, but for the money, I think that Culver’s offers a better burger with more value. At the end of the day, I don’t think that this is a $10.50 meal. If someone wants to go to Five Guys, then sure, I will go. However, I still don’t like it enough to suggest it myself…unless I really want a quick burger and Culver’s is not in sight.
Also, the service was bogus. I fumbled through a few of my toppings and the cashier was rolling her eyes. I mean, that has to happen all the time. Nature of the beast.
-wibia
Tags: burgers, five guys burgers & fries, Food, Fries
I went to a Five Guys a couple of weeks ago, and I really liked everything about the place. My friend and I shared an order of fries with our burgers, and it was still too much!
Ya- I don’t know if I can agree with you on this. I’ve been a couple of times and had awesome burgers (grilled onions + mayo) on the kid burger. Very tasty- maybe try it again?
My biggest issue with 5G is that the burger is pretty inconsistent and the value aspect is just not there. It is the most expensive QSR combo out there (at least I think so). For a little over $10, I can think of plenty of other places I would rather go.
When they are good, they are pretty hard to beat.
I love the burgers and fries at Five Guys, but I agree that the smallest portion is a bit absurd for one person – IMO it’s ideal if you have someone there to split the order. Have been meaning to order the cajun version with some spices tossed on after frying. My usual toppings of choice:
- grilled onion
- pickles
- lettuce
- mustard
Well, of course people fumble through their orders in the middle of lunch rush all the time … that’s WHY she was rolling her eyes. Have it ready!
try ordering a cheesesteak in philly and fumbling over your ‘whiz or provo at the counter
@Show.. To go into the story more, I was first at the counter, there was no line. I asked for a Cheeseburger and gave her my toppings. When she gave me the amount, I know that it was short so I looked at the screen and it showed the junior single patty. I mentioned that I wanted the double cheeseburger and she acted like it was a big deal to change it as she said “So now, you want a double?” Umm yeah, that is what I wanted in the first place.
Long story short, she botched my order, and then after she gave me the total, I wanted to add tomato and she acted like ruined her day.
No matter what business or what time of day it is, you can’t appear inconvenienced by the customer. End of story.
Hey, just trying to have some fun and mess around with you … you didn’t have to go through all that to save face. It’s cool.
same here – just razzin ya a bit wibia
IMO they bring a lot of confusion on themselves with the whole cheeseburger vs “little” cheeseburger BS
TWO PATTIES
Never mind the razzin… we all know I dish plenty of it out around here. I agree, why change a perfectly good burger ordering system? It is like calling a burrito “Joey Bag of Doughnuts”… (see rant on Moe’s Review)
Five Guys is alright. I mean, the food is good. I think the burgers a actually a bit small for what you’re paying. Well, I get the small (or kids, or whatever the heck it is. Cause even IT is like almost $5!?!) and it was a quarter pounder (I hope I’m remembering this correctly) but I thought it was a really sad size when I finally got it.
All in all it’s not bad food, but the price always scares me away. I guess I’m just really poor HA HA! cause the prices people seem willing to pay for “fast food” nowadays is mind boggling to me. This place fits in with Red Robin (though Five Burgers hamburgers are MILES above Red Robin!) in that their prices are ridiculous for what you’re getting. I simply can’t justify putting down that kind of money for what you get in return. And agreed, the whole french fry thing is insane. Could we please just have normal portions here, thank you.
BUT I see people flocking to it all the time, so I must be in the minority. Eh, it’s like any other place, soon the “coolness” will fall off Five Guys, and everyone will move onto something else. LOL
Maybe you need to keep going to cheapo coupon burger instead.
Maybe you should try sharing your fries and then it is only $1.27
Maybe I should just shut up before I get flamed.
I completely agree about the service! We went recently (to the one in Greenwood) and the cashier was rolling her eyes at us as we were walking in. I think it was just because I was holding the door open for my 2-year-old. Seriously? She never smiled the whole time and seemed to find us tedious, although we gave a pretty simple order and were pretty straightforward about it. Is it that hard to find someone who knows how to act like she doesn’t despise everyone who walks through the door?
I’ve never eaten at 5G by myself, I mean, I always split the fries with someone. When the fam goes out (4 of us) we split a large with plenty left over. We can ususally eat as a family for about $20. I get a double the wife gets a single and the kids get hot dogs. To me that’s good value. I love the fries. Good flavor, love the peanut oil and they have vinegar. I’m an east coast guy and this is what I think of when I want a burger. Culver’s is good, Ted’s Montanna is pretty good too, but when I want a burger that takes me back east I go to Five Guys
The fries were soggy and undercooked (and there were way too many of them, half of the bag was full of them as well, the majority of mine mine went into the trash), the burger meat was bland, burger was not large, the prices are outrageously high, the atmosphere sucks (it’s like eating in a school cafeteria). At half the price it would still be only so-so…
I have still yet to try a Five Guys. I keep hearing great things about them, but the price seems a bit high to me. We have a Red Robbin near where I live and every time I pay the bill, I feel like I got bent over without a reach around, if you know what I mean. For what I pay for burgers and fries at that place, I could grill burgers myself for everyone who posted in this thread.
Red Robin = vomit. It also depends on which 5G you go to from what I’ve heard. The one on 116th is great. Hamilton Town is good too