tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post3089404973800880152..comments2024-03-06T16:22:26.402-05:00Comments on My Inner Fatty: Short order... Five GuysNicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16926717828829279434noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-64756875991697274462011-04-12T11:15:05.911-04:002011-04-12T11:15:05.911-04:00John - werd, burgers from bars are usually pretty ...<b>John</b> - werd, burgers from bars are usually pretty win.<br /><br />Never been to Dram Shop, but I'll make sure to go when I'm back in NYC. I do like Wendy's burgers (yes I admit it), so these should be right up my alley.Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16926717828829279434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-24286226459351002212011-04-11T14:03:27.450-04:002011-04-11T14:03:27.450-04:00@Nicholas: I think they effed this one up in a num...@Nicholas: I think they effed this one up in a number of different ways it seems/sounds like -- it certainly <i>does</i> happen. I am not a huge lover of Five Guys (by any means) but I have gotten some decent burgers there, more often than not. I have gotten some duds though too. IIRC, the best ones I have had in the NYC area were from the Brooklyn Heights location on Montague (their team there John Wozniakhttp://johnwozniak.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-87299047329592919732011-04-11T13:31:08.526-04:002011-04-11T13:31:08.526-04:00John - admittedly I might've gotten a dud. Bu...<b>John</b> - admittedly I might've gotten a dud. But this one definitely didn't taste like meat. It tasted like charring. Not in the good sense. If the flavors were fantastic and it looked like a ball of smashed crap then by all means, that's fine... the problem started with the handling/assembly, but most definitely ended with the taste.<br /><br />I think Five-Guys is either Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16926717828829279434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-72469563081568558972011-04-11T13:22:58.469-04:002011-04-11T13:22:58.469-04:00@Nicholas: Five Guys usually adequately salts (abs...@Nicholas: Five Guys usually adequately salts (absolutely imperative!) their burgers and the meat itself is far from flavorless (likely without or with nominal food science adulterations as well). It is far from the best burger to be had, but it is fairly reliable and I think there are aspects of evaluating burgers that you may be missing -- a burger, IMO, should be mostly about the taste of the John Wozniakhttp://johnwozniak.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-35850029942579810492011-03-13T13:50:11.123-04:002011-03-13T13:50:11.123-04:00gotta go to ones not in philly. philly one sucks.gotta go to ones not in philly. philly one sucks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-59309835233129427542011-02-25T20:34:37.782-05:002011-02-25T20:34:37.782-05:00dominic - no. Not until you convince me otherwise...<b>dominic</b> - no. Not until you convince me otherwise. You gonna wine and dine me at Five Guys next time I visit NYC?<br /><br /><b>FN</b> - really? Five Guys over the likes of Diner/Zaitzeff/Veselka? Damn. I probably did go to a bad franchise, but still... I feel like corporate should be somewhat accountable for what their branches produce, and what I got was <i>not</i> okay.Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16926717828829279434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-2165575949346706432011-02-22T11:30:01.732-05:002011-02-22T11:30:01.732-05:00I gotta disagree with you on this one. I love the...I gotta disagree with you on this one. I love the Five Guys I go to in Brooklyn. Matter of fact, it is the first place I go when I step off the plane from Paris. I get the bacon cheeseburger and it might look F'd up like the one in the picture but I eat it in huge, loving bites and it is slamming!!! You either went to a bad franchise or got a lame one against the odds....FNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08063651163439466590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-70770677838647157492011-02-21T02:25:35.447-05:002011-02-21T02:25:35.447-05:00But seriously, go to a proper 5 Guys in Arlington ...But seriously, go to a proper 5 Guys in Arlington VA (the original, highly consistent excellence) and let them make a believer out of you.Dominichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17370995010145047260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-29052072560745542612011-02-21T02:23:04.977-05:002011-02-21T02:23:04.977-05:00take it back.....take it back.....Dominichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17370995010145047260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-26269284591651746542011-02-18T18:30:52.847-05:002011-02-18T18:30:52.847-05:00Sue - it was awful! It's like a soggy cardboa...<b>Sue</b> - it was awful! It's like a soggy cardboard patty with some erasers on top slathered in Elmer's glue.<br /><br /><b>Graham</b> - dunno, but good burger places should have milkshakes. They go hand in hand. Austin, TX is mighty far, but I'll keep that in mind if I end up there...Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16926717828829279434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-53289442267899799862011-02-17T11:03:11.106-05:002011-02-17T11:03:11.106-05:00Plus they don't have milkshakes. What is with ...Plus they don't have milkshakes. What is with that?<br /><br />Should you venture down to Austin, TX, I suggest P. Terry's. It's definitely my favorite fast food burger.Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04781471277495155073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-66320183427285695462011-02-16T18:05:44.787-05:002011-02-16T18:05:44.787-05:00Whoa, and I thought my Five Guys burger was bad! F...Whoa, and I thought my Five Guys burger was bad! For a burger chain that's originally from the east coast, yours looks worse! :<Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14429401697077363012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-45947412326290831042011-02-09T16:05:02.184-05:002011-02-09T16:05:02.184-05:00Kevin - never had the NYC one... although that'...<b>Kevin</b> - never had the NYC one... although that's where most of my recs for Five Guys came from. Maybe I should try that one instead, but that doesn't change my annoyance at this location.<br /><br /><b>Patrick</b> - the fries were... passable. Probably better if they were hot. But I could understand the appeal... IF MY BAG WERE FULL.<br /><br /><b>Rodzilla</b> - I'm glad Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16926717828829279434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-72389762639356272752011-02-09T08:12:47.091-05:002011-02-09T08:12:47.091-05:00That looks like shit. The only good thing that cam...That looks like shit. The only good thing that came of this was the hilarious account of the experience.Rodzillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217934585720560358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-91672109263929634632011-02-08T12:10:32.927-05:002011-02-08T12:10:32.927-05:00I agree the burgers suck but I love the fries...
...I agree the burgers suck but I love the fries... <br /><br />i wish u can combine shake shacks burgers with five guys fries. i hate shake shacks friesPatrickhttp://appetiteforgood.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-61767017672483335772011-02-07T16:03:52.853-05:002011-02-07T16:03:52.853-05:00"Because he Hulk smashed the shit out of my s..."Because he Hulk smashed the shit out of my sandwich."<br /><br />^That made me lol. The only time I've had Five Guys was the one in NYC on 3rd Ave, and while it was okay, I don't think it comes anywhere close to Shake Shack. Unlimited toppings are all good and well, but the most important part about a burger is the meat, and Shake Shack is clearly much better. Your burger pattyKevinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-64885518213756720432011-02-07T14:00:08.559-05:002011-02-07T14:00:08.559-05:00Danny - they're pocketing the difference in fr...<b>Danny</b> - they're pocketing the difference in fries... probably. I feel like what I got was pretty average for a fast-food burger, not the whole burger spectrum. Come on East Coast... this is embarrassing.Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16926717828829279434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-67014476244895372872011-02-07T13:57:41.309-05:002011-02-07T13:57:41.309-05:00esther - and they cook it SO well done. They didn...<b>esther</b> - and they cook it SO well done. They didn't even give me the option of cajun fries! WTF.<br /><br /><b>James</b> - you're 100% correct. I was blinded by my burger-driven fury in the title. Five Guys is indeed a franchise and variance has to be accounted for, but I feel like the problems that this branch (Philadelphia 15th street) have are tied directly to over-expansionNicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16926717828829279434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-61849958365247993122011-02-07T13:54:41.905-05:002011-02-07T13:54:41.905-05:00yea it looks like they short changed you on fries....yea it looks like they short changed you on fries. they traditionally do a terrible job of melting the cheese, so that's no surprise there. i think they're average when compared to hamburgers in general, but for fast food chains that a lot of people have access to, they're up there. and i don't count the shack in there b/c there's just not enough of those for rest of the Dannyhttp://www.foodinmouth.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-88197924544019719652011-02-07T13:40:13.306-05:002011-02-07T13:40:13.306-05:00I think your statement reads better as: Five Guys ...I think your statement reads better as: Five Guys is a franchise, and this one fucked up. Which Five Guys did you go to here? It'll help us avoid it :)<br /><br />I wouldn't be surprised if the variance among 5G locations is pretty broad... when you work with fresh ingredients it takes In-N-Out-grade discipline to make things the way they were intended. The best Five Guys experiences I&#Jameshttp://theeatenpath.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776104395943412579.post-70365190615811870342011-02-07T12:12:33.964-05:002011-02-07T12:12:33.964-05:00I'll be the first to admit that their beef is ...I'll be the first to admit that their beef is not the BEST quality. I do like their unlimited toppings. The patty that I usually get does NOT look like that! What's up with that?<br /><br />The fries- they always dump extra into my bag. =( The cajun fries are a must. <br /><br />Sorry that you had a bad experience! But please try again!estherhttp://www.ambitiousdeliciousness.comnoreply@blogger.com