Five Guys

Yep, I'm bumping them up to 5 full stars. Why? Because its one of a very select few places that I feel like i get my money's worth every. single. time.

Especially when I found out you can get extra cheese on your burger FO FREE which really just takes it to another level. They also finally offer a "little" fry which is good, because I could only eat about half of a regular and felt like I was always wasting food.

Rounding out this rating increase is the staff, which consists of total rock stars. Seriously, they're friendly, energetic, even funny. They keep me coming back.

Keep it Five Guys...keep it up!

The best thing to me about 5 Guys is the people working there. It reminds me of something you might have experienced at Coney Island in the 50s for some reason. When you walk in everything is very simple - bags of potatoes they are using that day to make your fries, a menu board that features cheeseburgers and a couple of sandwiches, simple, solid colors, and a pretty warm and friendly greeting by the people taking orders.

I went with a simple cheeseburger (the small version actually, which is pretty much the size of a regular burger - their regular is quite large) and fries. Each burger is customized with your choice of toppings as you order, which is pretty neat as you don't have to request additions or have things left off as you do with plenty of other burger places. And after you order you get to watch them make your burger in their open kitchen area, an act that fascinated Ephraim to no end.

The burgers and fries were really good, but nothing like made me think, "Oh. Em. Gee. I'll never eat burgers from anywhere else ever again!" Since 5 Guys is so far away from me I'll probably stick to eating my Smashburgers or burgers from local restaurants, but if I was near a 5 Guys I also wouldn't hesitate to eat there again.

One extra note: for fries you can get them 5 Guys style or Cajun style. Cajun style is really quite salty and only a little spicy. I preferred the regular version, but I'm not a huge fan of salt.

Oh this review, more than any other, is going to get me into big trouble! Why?  I'm pretty sure my girlfriend will leave me over this review; accordingly, if you are available - let me know!

Okay, here goes: this In-N-Out Burger clone is no match for the original!  At In-N-Out Burger, the same meal costs much less, has less grease and, dare I say it - tastes better than the food at Five Guys.  

I don't get Five Guys at all: more than $10 for an okay cheeseburger, very good fries and a fountain drink; at In-N-Out Burger that same meal costs $6 and a bit of change, plus you don't have to ring out the burger and fries.  

But, forget I ever said In-N-Out Burger, as they don't exist in Denver.  And, in Denver, you can forget Five Guys exists as there are so many great burger joints, you never need to visit Five Guys unless you converted your car's fuel requirements to grease.  

Oh no, I hear her - she's awake... I have to close out this review before the gf sees it.  Buy - as in buy your burgers in Denver at Park Burger, HBurger or Larkburger, you will be happy you did so...!