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Post by Restless Spirit on Jul 22, 2014 20:42:45 GMT
I've been meaning to try the Five Guys that opened here. It has really good reviews. Alas, I looked at the nutrition and . I don't have enough calories in my diet to even have a small cheeseburger and fries. I need to find someone that totally doesn't care about their arteries and taste a bite of theirs.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2014 20:45:10 GMT
We do not have an In and Out burger here so Five Guys is the only one I can tell you about. I like their burgers, but to be honest, our local mom and pop burger joint has better burgers and not as expensive!
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Post by heather on Jul 22, 2014 20:47:02 GMT
None of ours play loud music. What I like about the burgers is the long list of condiments to choose from. They are huge, though, so no one in my family eats anything other than a "little bacon cheeseburger." I don't know who could eat a whole full-sized burger. The fries, however, are what keep us coming back. Love the fresh fries! My very skinny, downright scrawny tween son can eat a whole full sized burger and his fair share of fries. Then ask for a shake from Chic-Fil-A on the way home because it's across the street from 5 Guys. I wasn't overly impressed the first time I went, but I do crave it from time to time. But it is expensive. It's a little over $40 for our family of 4 when we go. That's pricey for burgers and fries. The music isn't overly loud at ours. But they are constantly cleaning, which is good, right? Nope. Because they have metal chairs on the tile floors and they are constantly (and I do mean constantly, no exaggeration) pulling out the metal chairs on the tile floor to sweep under. And then scootching them back in. So it's a constant screeeeeeetch followed by a scruuuuuuuurch sound. Drives me bat flipping insane. Seriously. But it's not like you can complain about them cleaning.
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Post by perumbula on Jul 22, 2014 20:48:08 GMT
I did love that it told me exactly where the potatoes were grown that they were using that day. since I live in Idaho, I knew the town and had visited it often. (Heck, I even know it's in the zone for high quality potatoes, albeit on the northern edge of that zone.) "HIGH QUALITY POTATOES" I will say I've never thought about potato quality. If it's not rotten, it's fine. What distinguishes potato quality? LOL! Ok, I will cop to knowing more about potatoes than the average joe. Yes, there are quality differences. The ones grown in north eastern Idaho have colder nights so they bake up better. A little creamier, a little tastier. They really are better. You probably haven't noticed because the best potatoes tend to sell for a premium to the restaurant market. If the package you are buying doesn't have the grown in Idaho seal on it, it's not even an Idaho potato, it's just a russet grown somewhere else. You'll have to excuse me, I'm a fifth generation Idaho girl and the granddaughter of a potato farmer.
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Post by Miss Ang on Jul 22, 2014 20:48:28 GMT
I have never eaten at one; I've been in there many times with DS and DH and they love it, but I always go next door and get Chipotle. I have tried both the fries and a bite of their burgers; I was not impressed. It was greasy and just "a fast food burger". I really couldn't tell you the last time I ate a fast food burger though so I can't compare it to any particular place. I make burgers at home with lean beef and love them. I just don't like biting into food and a burst of grease spreads across my teeth. Gross. I don't remember any annoyingly loud music any time we've been in there. On a side note, I like Jimmy John's but I prefer to go through the drive-up window because I can't stand the yelling from the person taking the order to the people in the sandwich making line. It makes my ears bleed!
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Post by BeckyTech on Jul 22, 2014 20:49:43 GMT
I'm another burger junkie and Five Guys is okay+ and I think the potato thing they have going on is cute and quirky, but I would rate Smash Burger as better. I've met friends at Five Guys and we never had a problem visiting, so no loud music there. We have a regional chain called 5 Star Burger and theirs are quite good.
Our local Whole Foods actually used to have a grill that made burgers a certain way. They knocked your socks off, but they renovated the store and closed down that grill and cook them in a different area of the store in a different way and are now just an ordinary burger. Too bad.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2014 20:52:09 GMT
I like it there. It's fast and they make their fries just the way I like them -- dark! We don't go out for fast food very often, but I'd rather do 5 guys than mcdonald's. I like the burgers I make at home best.
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Jul 22, 2014 20:52:35 GMT
I really like Five Guys. When I'm in the mood for a burger, that's where I go. And I LOVE their french fries! So yummy!
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Post by hennybutton on Jul 22, 2014 20:53:27 GMT
LOL at 'high quality potatoes'! I agree with Sharla, a potato is a potato! That being said they opened up a Five Guys around here a couple of years ago and I gave it two tries and gave it up. I didn't like the atmosphere and I wasn't that impressed. It was very 'meh'. Our Five Guys is rarely busy by the looks of the parking lot, meanwhile, as always In and Out is never without a long line of cars. I agree with you OP, I don't get the hype. I'm in So Cal, by the way. This is definitely In and Out territory. If I lived where there was an In and Out, I would never set foot in another burger place again. * sigh * I live about a mile from both an In and Out and a Five Guys. I have to say that I like Five Guys burgers better. The only advantage In and Out has is the sauce that Five Guys doesn't have. I think the quality of In and Out burgers has gone done a lot in the last few years. I almost feel like saying, "Where's the beef?" I find that the lettuce and tomato are fresher at Five Guys, and I crave their buns. I really like their fries too, except they give you way too many. The fries are best eaten immediately though, they aren't good for take out. Our Five Guys plays semi-loud music. It's definitely not in the background, but you can have a conversation.
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Post by shanni on Jul 22, 2014 20:54:17 GMT
I've only been there once because they cook their fries in peanut oil and dd is allergic to nuts. But the one time I went, I LOVED it and I wish we could go back! I don't remember it being overly loud, so maybe it was just the one you went to? I can't stand restaurants that blast their music, I like to talk to the people I'm eating with.
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Post by amom23 on Jul 22, 2014 20:56:36 GMT
My family is a fan of Five Guys. None of the ones I've been to play loud music though.
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Post by ChicagoKTS on Jul 22, 2014 21:03:10 GMT
We don't frequent chains places too much and have been to 5 guys a couple of times but not for several years. I don't recall any loud music either. The food was okay but obviously not good enough for us to make a regular stop there.
The only chain burger place we actually do conistently go whenever we want a burger and fry fix is Smash Burger. For some reason we just really like that place. I especially love their fries. They are the really thin cut, very crispy more like what I consider to be "pomme frites" which may be "high quality potatoes" but certainly are high falutin potatoes with a name like that!
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on Jul 22, 2014 21:05:05 GMT
The only one we have is about 45mins away. They don't play music but the seating is awful..your right on top of each other! Everyone talking about how there was a long list of toppings and when we each time I kept thinking "this isn't a long list at all!" I love avocado on my burgers they didn't even have that as a topping. Some people (not me) like fried eggs on theirs ...that isn't a option. To me the topplings were very standard. The prices aren't the best. The fries are decent. Burgers aren't bad but I have had better.
Believe or not the absolute best burger I had was at a gas station on a country road back home in Texas! They made the buns fresh daily...the meat was always fresh. I'm not one to get gas station food lol but I figured I had to try it since people were lined up for food lol
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Post by LAM88 on Jul 22, 2014 21:47:37 GMT
I'm not a fan of 5 Guys. Hamburgers are disgustingly greasy for my taste, although I do love the choice of toppings. I think their fries are pretty tasty too, but again, the grease content is overwhelming. DH likes it and brings it back for me occasionally, and I always feel sick after I eat it.
The peanut thing means we can never go there with my kids. Why is that necessary in this day and age? DO all of them have a sign on the door warning peanut allergic people not to even enter? Doesn't make much sense to me to exclude a whole segment of the population just to serve food that you are not even selling.
I've never noticed loud music in ours.
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Post by disneypal on Jul 22, 2014 21:49:23 GMT
In my experience, it isn't the norm for Five Guys to play loud music. I like their food pretty good but don't go very often.
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Post by workingclassdog on Jul 22, 2014 21:52:58 GMT
I think I will just stick with my Smashburger.. I love love Smashburger and their onion straws (their fries are good too!)
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Post by janeliz on Jul 22, 2014 21:53:01 GMT
I don't think either of the Five Guys locations we frequent play any music at all. If they do, it must not be at an annoying level.
Mmm, I really like Five Guys. I wouldn't rate them as having the best burger I've ever eaten, but I enjoy them nonetheless.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Jul 22, 2014 21:53:09 GMT
We've only been once and no overly loud music and the burgers were good. We'd go back again.
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Post by knotlazy on Jul 22, 2014 22:00:47 GMT
My thoughts on this thread...we recently got a 5 Guys but I have not tried it...however it is next door to a Chipotle and across the street from a Chick Fil A....wonder if they plan that? I doubt I'll try 5 Guys after reading this thread.
The whole In & Out Burger love.....DH and I were dying to try one after hearing how great they are...so the next time we flew into Reno we found one. We decided that all y'all non Texans love it because you just don't have a Whataburger there. In the last year or two, we have gotten several I & O burger places here...and there is always a line. We don't get it. Maybe there is a sauce that we didn't get...I've heard they have a secret menu but I don't know what's on it. We just ordered cheese burgers. They were not special enough for the long wait time.
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Post by underwatermama on Jul 22, 2014 22:09:46 GMT
If I lived where there was an In and Out, I would never set foot in another burger place again. * sigh * You and me both! Ours has the loud music too. I do like their burgers but their fries are just ok. DH said he may now prefer this place to In and Out. Blasphemy!
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Post by Rhondito on Jul 22, 2014 22:09:56 GMT
The music is always loud at the two locations here - especially at the one closest to my office. Restaurants play loud music because it makes people eat faster, meaning more turnovers for their tables. I like their burgers when I'm in the mood for some grease. Sometimes you just want a greasy burger and greasy fries!
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Post by cannes on Jul 22, 2014 22:11:42 GMT
I've been there once. I didn't notice crazy loud music. I thought the burger was OK. I didn't care for the fries. I did think it was very expensive for a fast food place. I don't have any plans to go back.
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Post by Elisabeth on Jul 22, 2014 22:14:01 GMT
we have a five guys about 45 minutes from us. we never go there. they are going to open one about 10 minutes from us in a few months. we will probably try it but not somewhere we will go all the time
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Post by bebe on Jul 22, 2014 22:14:03 GMT
Ours has music not too loud, friendly workers, and you get plenty, but I'm just not that crazy about it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2014 22:14:24 GMT
Oh, I miss Whataburger!
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Post by rumplesnat on Jul 22, 2014 22:16:36 GMT
Ours doesn't have loud music, either. Okay burgers. Okay fries. Shelled peanuts are fun. Overpriced.
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Post by PaperAngel on Jul 22, 2014 22:20:03 GMT
The local Five Guys has a laid-back, casual environment that is loud due to the combination of music (with lyrics, at a volume higher than typical background tunes), open kitchen, teen/young adult employees conversing/singing/laughing, tile floors, & numerous customers in a relatively small space. In addition to Five Guys, we have several fast food burger joints in our area & have sampled other popular regional chains (e.g. In & Out, Whataburger) while traveling. My favorite fast food burgers are from Smashburger - many options, less greasy, & paired with shoestring fries & delicious handmade milkshakes!
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Post by travelscrapper on Jul 22, 2014 22:20:27 GMT
I Like 5 guys--don't LOVE them but like that I can get all the fixings --grilled onion and mushrooms.
I LOVE CULVERS---not just their burgers but other things they have as well.
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Post by TXMary on Jul 22, 2014 22:36:07 GMT
We do have a 5 Guys here next door to the Chipotle. I'm not a big burger eater, but every once in awhile they are good. DH prefers 5 Guys. I prefer Smashburger. I love the Smash fries. The fries at 5 Guys are good too though. Maybe I just love fries. lol The music isn't loud in ours. I do love getting jalapenos on a burger. I order the small at 5 Guys and we share an order of fries.
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Post by sincity2003 on Jul 22, 2014 22:38:20 GMT
Only eaten there once and wasn't impressed enough to go back. Our favorite is Fat Burger, but we can only go when we travel. We really enjoy Red Robin, but that's more so because DS has Celiac and Red Robin has gluten free hamburger buns and a dedicated fryer/griller for gluten free foods
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