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? Â 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! Â 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. Â
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. Â
But, forget I ever said In-N-Out Burger, as they don't exist in Denver. Â 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. Â
Oh no, I hear her - she's awake... I have to close out this review before the gf sees it. Â Buy - as in buy your burgers in Denver at Park Burger, HBurger or Larkburger, you will be happy you did so...!
Not quite In-and-Out Burger...but this is the best fast food hamburger you can get in Denver. Â This is a good location that puts out consistent food that fits the bill. Â The cooks do a good job cooking the burger, but make sure you have your sides before you head out. All in all...when I want a burger in Denver. I get it here.
Review Source:Five Guys is a new thing for me since I grew up in small-town Wyoming. Â However, I've got to say that they have their niche.
The burgers aren't super amazing, but they are sufficient especially for the price. Â We don't eat here very often, but for a cheap, quick, and tasty burger, this is the place for us to go. Â
I'm a fan of the peanuts to snack on while waiting, as well. Â As far as the fries go, they seem to be a hit or miss. Â I've had fries from here that were really under done and some that were just right. Â This last time they were excellent. Â I do like how they post the name of the farmer who's potatoes are being used on that day.
Overall, the food is better than comparable fast-food joints for the same price. Â While 5-Guys isn't a 5-star, they definitely know their quick and tasty burgers!
I have no idea why people are comparing Five Guys to In-N-Out. Â In the scheme of fast food burger joints they're completely different types of burgers and fries. Â In-N-Out obviously has 50's era type cheeseburgers with limited toppings, they do have special sauce, and the FF are thin and small. Â In-N-Out is legendary and I wish they had them in Denver. Â The cheeseburgers are basically the best in the world. Â I would give INO five stars but the fries are only so-so. Â
Five Guys is pretty awesome too. Â Their fries are thicker and much better then INO. Â And again, a much different burger compared to INO. Â The burgers are more of a homemade style, with a sesame seed bun, and with a huge selection of toppings. Â The lack of special sauce does suck tho. Â But they do have bacon, and it's high quality and a perfect touch to the Five Guys burger. Â Whereas INO's burger patties are small and smashed, Five Guys' burgers are much thicker. Â And the quality of beef is very good. Â And I don't care if they only fry their fries one time, they're still friggin awesome. Â I always ask them to fry mine about one minute extra and they're always perfect. Â And they have the option of the Cajun fries, which are good if you're into that style. Â I'm really not but some of my other friends love the Cajun fries. Â Â
Yes, the place is quite expensive for fast food, but it's hands down the best fast food burger in Denver. Â And the amount of french fries you get is insane. Â We always have enough to take home and eat later. Â Sometimes the wait can take a little while (just like at INO), but it's worth it. Â I'll pay and wait a little extra for quality and freshness any day. Â
Bottom line, Five Guys is bad arse. Â I make the drive from Arvada about once a month to indulge.
This place is better than In-n-Out Burgers. Â There I said it. Â Out of all the fast food burger places in Denver, it is my favorite. Â It is a bit on the expensive side, but if you share the fries among a few people it is not that bad. Â I always get the little cheeseburger as it is more than enough food. Â I wish the fries were a little crispier.
Review Source:Five Guys makes the best fast food burger! The burger-to-bun ratio is perfect on the Little Burger and they have every topping/condiment you can imagine. Then, there's the fresh cut fries that I just love. An order of fries comes with a cup of fries and then they put another scoop of fries in the bag with the burger. Bonus fries! Does it get any better?
Review Source:I'm not a big fan considering I can cook the exact hamburger at home! Â Staff was friendly enough, took about 20 min. to get our food.
Food was pretty good (At least I thought so), although my kids said: Â "They cook hamburgers just like us!" Â (Heh, My kids thought this was a total rip!)
My point I guess is, Â I don't make very good burgers.
The only question that lingers for me about Five guys is....why aren't there more of them? Â As someone who has eaten at the Denver Burger Battle twice and who frequents burger joints, I believe there are two schools of thought on burgers. Â The first school of thought is the In and Out model. Â The second being the fancy burger model. Â I won't discuss fancy burgers in this review. Â The In and Out or old school burger operates on one simple premise. Â There are four types of burgers. Â Hamburger, Double Hamburger, Cheese Burger, and Double Cheese burger. Â That's it. Â Of course Five Guys has some sides that you can slap on, but it is still ALWAYS ABOUT THE BURGER. Â When you eat a Five guys burger, you know you are eating meat and you tell yourself...oh, so this is a hamburger. Â And I haven't even talked about the fries yet. Â Why every place that serves fries doesn't have malt vinegar is beyond me. Â These are the best fries around and they are so gluttonous about the amount of fries they pour on. Â NOTE: Â If they do not warn you ahead of time, two people can and should share one order of regular fries.
The only downside is the service is slow, but I would still rather wait than eat any other burger in a fast food joint. Â Five Guys, I will see you again, but you guys already knew that.
If you want a burger "your way" then this is the place for you. Â A burger built to perfection just for you. Â I suggest not ordering the large fries though. Â When I order a regular sized order of French Fries I find the bag has just as many fries as are in the cup. Â Giving me twice the fries as ordered. Â A single order can easily feed two people.
Review Source:Took my hubby here today for a quick bite today. (He's never been to a 5 Guys before.)
I ordered a small cheeseburger with everything, minus mustard. He got a regular bacon cheeseburger, plain. We also ordered a regular fry.
Food came out hot, fast and made exactly to order. Fries were a bit greasy, but consistent flavor with other 5 Guys locations.
Definitely recommend this location for any 5 Guys fan...
Yeah, I'll definitely be making the Denver - Aurora drive for another of these burgers in the near future.
First off, you can pick and choose from a ton of different toppings and sauces, all for free. I placed my order online so I could take my timing in designing the perfect burger. Ordering over their website is super easy, and you can choose to pick up your burger "now" or any any 15 increment in the near future. Since I was ordering at around 12:30 on a Saturday, I chose the "now" option despite my drive, figuring they'd be busy, and maybe a little behind. The site showed that my order would be ready in 7 minutes - I was late picking it up, of course, but it was still warm. Staff was fine - seemed bored, but were moderately polite. No big deal either way.
Anyway, got my burger (no fries) home and dug in. Amazing! For fast food, this is really, really good. Loved it. Can't wait to put some other crazy thing together online and drive back over - next time, with a 15 minute delay on the order.
Good fast-food style burgers can be had here. Â This is much better than most fast-food burger places, though it is much more pricey, too. Â The pluses: Â plenty of toppings to choose from, malt vinegar for your fries, all you-can-eat peanuts, friendly staff. Â The negatives: steeper price than most and no shakes.
Bottom line, this is no In-N-Out, but it will suffice.
I like Five guys. The boyfriend LOVES FIVE GUYS.
I dig that it is a fast burger and fries with out the feeling McDonalds gives me 5 minutes later. They will also make your burger with whatever you want on it. And boy do they have a lot of stuff you can put on it. "What kind of stuff?" you say? Let me tell you!
Mayo, Lettuce, Pickles, Tomatoes, Grilled Onions, Grilled Mushrooms, Ketchup, Mustard, Relish, Onions, Jalapenos, Green Peppers, A1, BBQ Sauce, and Hot Sauce.
And each one is just as free as the last. If you are a true American you can add cheese and bacon too but you have to pay a little extra.
I get a little cheeseburger (don't let the name fool you it is the size of a regular cheeseburger and then a regular is a double patty) with mayo, grilled onions and mushrooms. It is a big melty gooey mess of delicious love. The boyfriend gets something similar but with BBQ sauce and bacon and because he is a man an extra burger patty.
I tried the hot dog once and it was a mistake. I am sure they are good for kids or burger hating, dog lovers but to me it tasted like a 7-11 hot dog. But that is what I get with messing with a good thing. Speaking of a good thing, the fries are yummy and they give you a TON. Not like, "oh they put them in a big container yay". More like they put them in a big container and then put that in your bag and go "eh...lets fill the rest of the bag up with fries to keep the burgers warm. One order is enough for a small family. I also like that they tell you every day where that days potatoes came from. And hint hint...it isn't the freezer.
The inside is very clean and that is impressive because they have piles and piles of peanuts for people to eat all over the place. There are always plenty of people working and while it takes a little bit to get your food it is only because they actually cook it to order. There is also a fairly big patio the views are not awesome but it is nice during the summer.
Not the best I have ever had, but definitely better than any of the major chains. Its a little on the pricey side for fast food, but the food is good and the service is friendly. Everything is cooked to order, and all toppings (except bacon and cheese) are custom and free. Free peanuts too!
I am mildly annoyed that their "cheeseburger" is actually a double cheeseburger (if you want the single, you need to order a "little cheeseburger"). I realize that they are trying to be cute or whatever, but it's annoying when I have to clarify what I want every order.
The burgers come wrapped in foil, and are kinda "tall" (and so a little hard to eat), but very good nontheless. Their fries are deep fried and thickish cut, and are very good (and you get a LOT of them...portions on fries are extremely generous). They do have a tip jar, but the employees will not give you dirty looks or bad service if you decide not to tip.
The lobby is always clean and so are the bathrooms. The kitchen is open to the lobby and you can see everything. service is not as fast as McDonalds, but much faster than a real restaurant.
As far as burgers go, Old School and Griff's are both better in my opinion. Â But if you dont have one of those near you, stop by five guys and give them a try.
Ever since picking up my truck in San Diego and trying out In-N-Out for the first time, I was dying to compare Five Guys to them. Â And honestly, Five Guys blows them away!
They may not have animal style fries or animal style burgers, but you can get creative with the unlimited free toppings that they offer. Â Their regular portion fries is a huge order. Â I read the reviews on here and thought people were exaggerating but they're true. Â I have to disagree with what folks been saying about the burger portions cause I think they're perfect(although I always order the bacon double cheeseburger). Â
Atmosphere here is chill. Â Typical fast food joint but not as crazy as the In-N-Out in SD(granted I'm in a different state and population is probably different). Â But all the times I've been here, there's always ample seating. Â Definitely one of my favorite places to stop at if I'm in Aurora.
The wonderful part about chains is that you know that what you're going to get will at least be serviceable, if your perspective is set right. So it's always a nice surprise to chow down on a burger and fries and it's absolutely delicious.
The Ladyfriend and I, plus the Ladyfriend's Parents stopped into Five Guys for lunch. For the ladyfriend and I it was our first time. I ordered a bacon cheeseburger with everything but tomatoes. They still put tomatoes on it (but honestly, it's easy to pick those off so I don't care too much when that sort of thing happens.) The burger was moist, jucy, flavorful, absolutely delicious for a fast-food burger. It had mushrooms, mayo, lettuce, pickles, onions mushrooms and bacon. Now, a lot of places will simply heat bacon up before they put it on your burger. These guys did it right. They actually COOKED it, so it was crispy. That's like an automatic A+ just because so many other places fail to carry out that crucial step.
So, warm juicy tasty with good veggies. It was a friggin' mess too, so that made it even better. Top that off with some really great handcut fries, cooked to perfection and salted just the right way? Absolutely awesome place for lunch. The only thing missing was some vinegar for the fries, honestly.
Everyone else dug their burgers, even the ones at the table who aren't all that big into burgers.
Service is fine. It's fast casual, really. It took several minutes to get our food, but with that exercise in patience comes the knowledge and security that your burger was literally JUST hand-formed and tossed on the grill. No microwaves or any of that stuff. And with a big open kitchen it's easy to sit back and get lost in the dance of delicious cheeseburgers all over the place :-)
If you love a good unhealthy burger and don't have crazy expectations of what a burger should be, check this place out. I've only got one free day a week, but I'm already stoked to go back!
Honestly it was okay. Then again at $4.50 a burger (cheese) perhaps I expected more.
Yes, you do get 2 patties for that price. Nice.
However, I'd also like the bottom of the bun to be cooked instead of borderline raw.
The meat was okay - perhaps a notch below In and Out. Honestly I think I like Smashburger better for both the burgers and the fries. The fries here were drenched in grease, although leaving the skins on was a nice touch. While drenched in grease they oddly tasted undercooked. Hmm...
There's no recycling for all the foil they are wasting - a bit of a disappointment.
On the other hand, there are bins of free peanuts and they do serve Coke Zero.
They're in a strip mall along with the prerequisite cluster f*** of parking. You'll also have to deal with Aurora drivers.
I'd give it a solid 3. It's OK. That's about it. I walked out with a cheeseburger, small fries, and a large drink for around $10.45 including tax -- for that price, Smashburger is a better bet.
Sorry people.. dont share the same sentiments with y'all. Â One, the BURGER was TOTALLY BLAND. Â The burger was so freaking DRY. Â Two, the fries, be it Regular or CAJUN, its WAY TOO SALTY and man... they had all 6 or so fryers... "up in the air".. meaning when we receive our fries it was a mixture of warm fries which the MAJORITY of the fries are FREAKING COLD..
Hubs order :
* Â Mayo
* Â Lettuce
* Â Pickle
* Â Tomato
* Â Grilled Onion
* Â Grilled Mushroom
* Â Jalapeno Peppers
* Â Double Cheeseburger
My order was :
* Â Single Hamburger
* Â Grilled Mushroom
* Â Jalapeno Peppers
Was indeed a disappointment! Â Hubs and I wont step in this store EVER again let alone, should we try other outlets aka other FIVE GUYS restaurants all across the US... Â I wonder who are those who took the ZAGAT reviews claiming FIVE GUYS etc etc...
Perhaps we went on a "bad day"... FRIDAY Oct 8th 2010. Â Time : 19:54:28hrs.
Cashier : Brytne A.
Order Number : 24
My nephew can make BETTER burger than you guys, Five Guys.
End of Rant.
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I can't figure out how anyone could find 5 guys burgers the best burgers. They're not even in the top ten. Unless you're talking only about Colorado, then they may be in the top five.
We went into the 5 guys burgers and fries on Iliff and Parker Rd. I swear I had just walked into a In-n-out Burger minus the palm trees and plus the peanuts everywhere.
So if you want just a hamburger, you order a little hamburger. If you want two patties you order a hamburger. Almost ordered the two patty burger, silly me, ordering a hamburger(thinking one patty). They finally had to explain how everything works. Too complicated.
So we got our food and sat down to eat , hoping it's going to be as good as the one in Boise,Idaho. Wait for it... It most definitely was not. It was hot and fresh just lacked flavor and quality. I was really excited to try a different 5 Guys only to be let down. I didn't even finish my burger. I left feeling hungry still.
If they were to build one really close to my house, I might try again but I definitely won't go out of my way like I did today. They're still better than any of Colorado's burger franchises.
I drive (well my boyfriend drives me) from LoDo to Aurora for a Five Guys burger. There is nothing else I would travel to Aurora for besides this place.
The burgers are just plain GOOD. You get as many toppings as you want for free which is nice if you like to load up like I do. The only thing they charge extra for is bacon.
The cajun fries are awesome (fries with old bay type seasoning) and the plain fries are good covered in vinegar. If anyone knows of Thrashers french fries, Five Guys fries taste similar. You get enough fries in one small order to feed at least 2-3 people.
The service is always friendly and they always act really excited when you walk in, like they have never had a customer before (but believe me they get plenty of business). It does get really busy sometimes, so I would suggest going after 7:30pm when it dies down a little.
Highly recommended.
I went into five guys after hearing rave reviews on these spectacular burgers. BOY was I let down. The bummer about things with this much hype is that it is VERY hard to live up to it. It was no where near extraordinary. The fries where meh and it was so not memorable. I will say I have had so of this countries finest burgers (apple pan) and so I have incredibly high expectations.
Overall review; "I don't get it"
Overall, I wasn't wholly impressed with 5 Guys. Â Certainly, the burgers were HUGE. Â (I gave up on the bread and eating mine as a sandwich, and just ate the burger with a knife and fork.) Â That being said: Â I could EAT JUST the burger. Meaning the quality of the beef was definitely above average. I just don't get the RAVE reviews this place invokes.
They definitely overdo it on the fries. Â It's too much for any (sane) one person to eat, and seems a waste as well. Â Also: The grease soaking through the brown paper bag wasn't all that appetizing.
The decor is somewhere between contemporary and retro burger stand. Â It's clean inside, and the employees seem cheerful.
The peanuts are an interesting, if random, choice. Â You can grab a handful and munch as you wait.... just hope you don't have a peanut allergy, because the shells and 'dust' are everywhere.
It's certainly a good (if large) quality burger, but there was nothing really outstanding or extraordinary about the actual flavor of it. Â Or of the bun. Â So it gets an A-OK rating from me. Â Middle of the road, in my book.
These are some of the freshest, home-made tasting burgers and fries I have ever tasted. Â Theoretically that is all that should need to be said. Â But being the verbose person that I have a tendency to be I will expound on...
I tried one of the regular size cheeseburgers w/ tomatoes, lettuce, pickles and mayo. Â I also ordered a small (?) fries. Â This was the biggest small I have ever seen, and they tasted like potatoes - actual potatoes! Â They even state on the wall where the batch of potatoes originated from - and I have to say Spinner, Idaho grows some tasty spuds.
I think next time I will either get a small burger with fries or a regular size by itself because getting a reg w/ fries is amazingly more than this hearty appetite can handle.
I've never eaten at Fatburger or Smashburger, but all I know is that I'll take a Five Guys' cheeseburger over a Citygrille or Cherry Cricket equivalent any day of the week.
Dropped by, ravenous, after a frustrating morning house-hunting in the area. The place wasn't too busy, they took our order almost immediately, and the food was made swiftly. Although the burgers come wrapped in foil, I didn't experience any of the soggy bun "issues" some other reviewers mentioned. The lettuce and onions were fresh and crunchy, the tomato was decent, and the amount of ketchup and mustard was spot on. The patties were absolutely delicious - meaty, juicy, with a great grilled taste. As others have already noted, a large order of fries is more than enough for two people. The fries are amazing - well cooked on the outside but squishy and potato-y inside. The bottles of Heinz malt vinegar get a big thumbs up from me also.
Sure it's a bit more expensive than the usual fast food burger joints ($4.99 for the double patty cheeseburger; $3.99 for large fries) but the food is delicious and super fresh/made in front of your eyes, the toppings are free, and you will not leave hungry. I ding them half a star for their lame policy of cooking all burgers "well done." Other than that, I am most definitely a fan!
Things you must know about Five Guys:
1. Large Clean  dining area and packed during lunch
2. Burgers are pricey for fast food, but also thick and juicy.
3. Regular burger comes with 2 patties while small one comes with one. Â Small burgers is the way to go if your not gigantic.
4. Small fries fill a brown lunch bag half way up and large fries fill a brown bag all the way up. Small is for 2 people and large should be split between
5. Their cajun fries are better then there regular fires. Â All fries are made to order from real potatos.
6. Any normal topping on a burger such as lettuce, tomato, mushrooms, etc you can get for free on the burger of your choice.
7. Average meal with fries will run you from $7-$11.
8. I am almost sickened by the amount of food they give you at this place for lunch. No wonder people have heart attacks.
9. Go to 5 guys if you want A) To have a good fast food burger and B) If you want to have that full feeling in your stomach because of the amount of food they give you.
Good. God.
My gentleman friend who is from D.C. kept on talking about how awesome this place was, so we took a little trip down so I could try it out. Â Well first of all, he failed to remind me how BIG the servings of food was. Â He did warn me that a regular cheeseburger was actually 2 patties, and a little cheeseburger was 1 (and we wonder why America has an obesity problem...) and then I ordered a large fries for the two of us, which could have easily fed a family of four.
Besides the huge portions of food, this place served up some high quality burgers. Â Very juicy and fresh. Â The fries are hand-cut and crispy..very tasty! It's not nearly as good as IN-N Out (but nothing really is in my mind) but still a good place to get a decent burger.
The reason I give it 3 stars is it is way too overpriced for being a fast food joint. Â You can't order a combo here-it's a la carte for everything but at least the toppings (w/the exception of bacon) are free. Â Oh, and they also serve up free peanuts, but don't throw your shells on the floor unless you want people staring at you oddly. Â I was in a meat coma pretty much the rest of the day but it was well worth it.
I've been hyping Five Guys to my friends for a really long time now.
See, I used to date a guy who lived in DC, and the first thing I would make him do after picking me up at the train station was drive us to a 5 Guys for some hot greasy juice burgers and cajun fries. Â After we split up I may have actually lamented the loss of my 5 Guys fix more than him (sorry Seth!)
So imagine my DELIGHT when I moved here and discovered there was one nearby. Â We rushed right over for dinner after work. Â When we got there I was a little confused, was this a Five Guys or an In n Out? Â What's with the red and white checkered tile? Â Identity crisis much? Â At least they still have the boxes of peanuts and build it yourself menu concept!
So we saunter up to the counter and place our orders nothing terribly complicated. Â We grab some nuts and our drinks and sit down. Â Burgers come aaaaand, they've gotten mine wrong, nothing serious, but they've left off the onions. Â I'm not huge on complaining over something this small so I just shrug it off and we finish and go. Â The burgers are tasty but really nothing even close to the ones I have become used to from the DC Five Guys.
A few weeks later we decide to give it another go.  We order, sit  and wait... They are a little busier this time so it takes a while, we get our burgers and.... wrong again.  This time they've gotten both of them wrong.  They've put my sauce selections on my boyfriends burger and his produce and sauce on mine.  *sigh* we swap it around as best we can and just leave.
It's still a pretty tasty burger but this is two strikes for the service now. Â We'll go back one more time and see if they can get it right. Â If they can, this will be a three star review.
It seems Five Guys out of the DC area just are not up to par, still an ok burger, just not the amazing beefy heaven they are there.
Wow, I've apparently written a thesis on greasy beef here.
Okay I must admit that I am very biased when it comes to hamburger places. I'm not a fan of your typical fast food chains and rarely eat from them, especially for a hamburger. My favorite has and always will be In-N-Out. Not much is going to change that. Does that mean I can't enjoy another burger? No, not at all.
So after two visits now, I must say that Five Guys has some tasty burgers. I love how simply their menu is. Burger, Fries, Drinks and that's it. All you have to think about is do you want, a single or a double, bacon and/or cheese and what condiments and extras do you want on your burger.
I ordered (both times) a single patty bacon cheese burger with yellow mustard, mayo and hot sauce. The burger was so good and that I thought that I might showed have ordered a double, but if I had, I would have had no room for fries. I've tried both the cajun and the regular and I have to say I like the plain old salted fries to their cajun. I love cajun seasoning on many things, but I feel that their cajun season is a bit lacking. Can't say what it was, but I feel that their fries themselves don't need anything other than a little salt. Also if you plan on ordering a large, you only need one order for two full size adults and even then I am sure you'll end up with more than you can eat in one sitting.
If you are person who loves hamburgers, it is certainly worth a visit. I just found out that there is one in SoCal and another not too far from Long Beach opening up, so although I will NEVER give up my In-N-Out, I now have variety in where I can go to get a hamburger.
This place is great! Â There are clippings from magazines, newspapers, etc all over the walls, many from the south and the east. Â Being from NC, I was surprised I'd never heard of it after seeing all the wall decor. Â
Well, I'm glad I've heard of it now. Â The burgers and fries are delicious. Â You choose your toppings and you get it how you like it. Â The burgers are cooked perfectly. Â Well done, but still juicy and tasty. Â The fries are good too. Â Not your fast food type fry. Â These have the skins still on the outsides, but aren't too thick. Â They have just the right amount of crisp to go with the potato inside. Â
The portions are pretty big. Â A regular order of fries can feed at least two people. Â And the burgers come with two patties unless you order the "little burger," which comes with one. Â
The employees here were all nice and seemed to enjoy their jobs, even on a busy evening. Â While you wait for your food you get to munch on peanuts. Â Can't go wrong there. Â
I'll be going back next time I have a craving for a good burger and fries.
Real meaty burgers at price that puts the drive-thrus to shame. I mean these are hefty burgers (I wouldn't dare to call them patties). These are the kind you would make on the grill, but never can get consistently right. The beauty of the Five Guys burgers are that they are fully cooked but still juicy. I stuck with lettuce, pickle, onion, cheese, ketchup, and mustard, but there are additional toppings. But who can go wrong with the traditional toppings? It's a pretty limited menu, but when you do something as well as they do burgers, why offer too many bells and whistles.
For the fries, wow, they are crispy on the outside and that elusive creamy on the inside that you generally only get with home-made fries. When I get a combo at a fast-food restaurant, I am apt to only eat a few of my fries, give a few to the dogs (yeah, I know, sue me), and the rest go to waste. The fries at Five Guys barely made it home. And I went fishing for the stragglers at the bottom of the bag. I did douse them with some malt vinegar which really complimented the starchy, salty, creamy, crunchy goodness.
The Parker Road location is still relatively new, so there is a wait, but while you sit around, there are plenty of peanuts in the shell to munch upon.
Atmosphere? Not much, but what would you expect for a place with bags of spuds piled by the cash registers and peanut shells over the floor.
When it comes to a no-fuss burger, this is the place.
As good as it gets when it comes to burger!
The beauty is in its simplicity! Its just a burger and its done well, fresh hand formed patty's thrown on the grill as you order it and cooked well done, don't know if you can specify and different temp. All toppings are free with the exception of bacon, they have the regular variety of burger fixins one thing I really like was Fried onions & Sauted rooms are FREE!
The fries are fresh hand cut nothing special nothing fancy but man are they good, they have regular and Cajun a large order is 3.99 and is enough for up to 4 people.
There is a box of peanuts right when you walk in the door and on the counter you order from, crack them and throw the shells on the floor! A fun thing to do with the kids especially when they don't realize that its ok to throw them on the floor!
The burger come in Famous (2 Patties) or Little (1 Patty) I am assuming 1/2 pound and 1/4 pound. The Famous Bacon Cheese was 5.49. So its in line with some other burger joints in town. There are really no frills the burger comes wrapped in plain white paper and served in a plain brown bag.
This is corporate franchise but the do things right and their goodness comes from taking something simple like a burger use fresh ingredients and do it right! Its simple the wrappers are plain but the burgers and fries are top notch.
One thing they really don't have a kid menu with the exception of a hot dog so if your kids are lite eaters get 1 little burger to split between them.
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