I had a Groupon that was ready to expire and gathered up some coworkers to head on down and try American Roadside. Most of our group wasn't even aware of it's existence prior to lunch, but I had been meaning to give it a try for a while.
When we got there, I was convinced to give the Roadstar (a quadruple-cheeseburger) a try. I'm not a huge burger toppings person, but I do like a bit of heat and added some chipotle sauce and roasted jalapenos. The burger came with a drink which was nice, and I also grabbed an order of tots and added an order of Cinnabolts (little cinnamon doughnut type things) since I still had a $1 to spend for my Groupon.
I thought my burger was tasty. It wasn't the best burger in town but was about the same quality as a burger from Five Guys. The tots were good and crispy but nothing special (not as good as Bad Daddy's). The one thing our group did notice was that the jalapenos on the burgers actually had some heat, which is pretty rare for a burger topping and we were all impressed. Speaking of heat, another member of our party ordered the hot wings and after dismissing the girl at the counter who said they were "really hot", discovered that she wasn't kidding. He managed to eat them all but by the end he was hurting. He said they were the real deal, and next time he would likely split the order and get 5 hot and 5 BBQ.
To sum it up, A.R. is a decent alternative to 5 Guys for a quick relatively cheap burger with the added bonus of have options for the non-burger eaters in your group. Also their house beer was pretty decent for a $2 brew. Everyone in our group agreed that they would give it another shot despite the long walk for us.