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Is Five Guys really that good?

10,159 June 10, 2010 at 05:17 PM in Grocery
A Five Guys burger joint just opened today in my area....the first in CA, I believe. I'm dying to go check it out. Maybe this weekend. Is all the hype justified?drool
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BostonGirl
07-28-2010 at 09:30 PM.
07-28-2010 at 09:30 PM.
Damn it, now I want a burger and fries with malt vinegar..Ranting
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07-28-2010 at 09:32 PM.
07-28-2010 at 09:32 PM.
Quote from BostonGirl :
Damn it, now I want a burger and fries with malt vinegar..Ranting


drool
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07-28-2010 at 11:10 PM.
07-28-2010 at 11:10 PM.
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I thought this was going to be a thread about wiles!
Now why would that get a special thread? That's just her Friday night.... or her Thursday night... or her Wednesday night........
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07-28-2010 at 11:15 PM.
07-28-2010 at 11:15 PM.
Quote from BrgnHntr :
Now why would that get a special thread? That's just her Friday night.... or her Thursday night... or her Wednesday night........
Touch

Depending on its success it might even make it to a title edit!
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SLickCate
07-29-2010 at 12:07 AM.
07-29-2010 at 12:07 AM.
I forgot about this thread, I had my first Five Guys burger a few weeks ago on vacation. I thought it was great and wish we had them here. I hail from the land of In-n-Out and sure miss not having them around. I had been real curious to try this Five Guys that I hear so much about. On our way to the Oregon Coast I found one right on the route there, in West Linn, OR. DH loved it too, and considers it right up there with In-n-Out, though not in direct competition. I forgot to order the fries Cajun, so only tried regular, and they were fine.

I also forgot that the regular burger is a double, so next time I'd order the smaller one. DH ordered bacon on his and after a few BIG bites realized bacon was missing. He took it back and they made him a new burger, so he ate two of those huge double burgers. Just happened to take a pic of the meal too.

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Pinstripes
07-29-2010 at 05:05 AM.
07-29-2010 at 05:05 AM.
Just have to watch out for people with nut allergies since they use peanut oil. Peanut oil gives the fries the amazing flavor.
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07-29-2010 at 05:28 AM.
07-29-2010 at 05:28 AM.
Quote from Pinstripes :
Just have to watch out for people with nut allergies since they use peanut oil. Peanut oil gives the fries the amazing flavor.
Don't forget about the fact that they have peanuts free to eat just sitting around..


I love Five-guys, so good, but when i eat it, I can feel my heart dieing, lol.
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07-29-2010 at 05:59 AM.
07-29-2010 at 05:59 AM.
Quote from Pinstripes :
Just have to watch out for people with nut allergies since they use peanut oil. Peanut oil gives the fries the amazing flavor.
*Random*
Just imagine if a pr0n star had nut allergies ScratchchinScratchhead
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07-29-2010 at 06:33 AM.
07-29-2010 at 06:33 AM.
Is all the hype justified?

Not really.
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TigerStar
07-29-2010 at 06:37 AM.
07-29-2010 at 06:37 AM.
I passed a Five Guys in Tampa on the way home from vacation but didn't stop because my toe was hurting so bad.

random.... this past weekend in Nashville I saw my first White Castle but didn't get a chance to stop.
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07-29-2010 at 06:43 AM.
07-29-2010 at 06:43 AM.
Quote from TigerStar :
I passed a Five Guys in Tampa on the way home from vacation but didn't stop because my toe was hurting so bad.

random.... this past weekend in Nashville I saw my first White Castle but didn't get a chance to stop.
My dad always raved about White Castle when he spent a lot of time in Michigan
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JoshPowell
07-29-2010 at 11:34 AM.
07-29-2010 at 11:34 AM.
Quote from Monkfish :
Good fast food burgers, but amazing french fries.
Agreed drool Half the time I go in there I just get an order of fries and no burger laugh out loud
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07-29-2010 at 11:36 AM.
07-29-2010 at 11:36 AM.
Quote from TigerStar :
I passed a Five Guys in Tampa on the way home from vacation but didn't stop because my toe was hurting so bad.

random.... this past weekend in Nashville I saw my first White Castle but didn't get a chance to stop.
We've got one of those here. Or maybe it's a Krystal's. I've never gone though. My brother used to get the frozen White Castle burgers they sold at the grocery store and said they weren't bad. I don't know if they still sell them.
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BostonGirl
07-29-2010 at 11:36 AM.
07-29-2010 at 11:36 AM.
Quote from SLickCate :
I forgot about this thread, I had my first Five Guys burger a few weeks ago on vacation. I thought it was great and wish we had them here. I hail from the land of In-n-Out and sure miss not having them around. I had been real curious to try this Five Guys that I hear so much about. On our way to the Oregon Coast I found one right on the route there, in West Linn, OR. DH loved it too, and considers it right up there with In-n-Out, though not in direct competition. I forgot to order the fries Cajun, so only tried regular, and they were fine.

I also forgot that the regular burger is a double, so next time I'd order the smaller one. DH ordered bacon on his and after a few BIG bites realized bacon was missing. He took it back and they made him a new burger, so he ate two of those huge double burgers. Just happened to take a pic of the meal too.

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EEK! I don't see any Malt Vinegar with those fries...a little part of me just died..Crying
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07-29-2010 at 12:07 PM.
07-29-2010 at 12:07 PM.
Fresh food. They don't freeze the burgers and they cut up the potatoes on site to make the fries. $4-5 burger. $2-3 fry, but the size is huge for the fries. Everything tastes great. But $8 for a burger and fries seems like a lot to this dollar menu guy. I went like 5 times when they first opened 2-3 years ago down here, but I havent gone since, strictly because of the cost.
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