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| - Went there on opening day today for lunch as well. I concur that it was slam-diggity but super well-staffed. I was pleasantly surprised with how quickly we got in & out on opening day AND it was also the 1st day of the Tempe Festival of the (F)Arts, so it was extra crowded on Mill Ave today.
I have to say I'm stoked there's a new lunch option within 2 minutes walk of my office. Since the dirty Uno's closed on Halloween my walkable lunch options have been reduced to LaBoca (which I prefer/reserve for drinking 1/2 half off drinks), P. F Chang's & Chili's.....with an occasional jaunt to Z-Tejas or the Tavern on Mill (time permitting, natch).
One of my co-workers is from D.C. and has been wet over 5 guys opening for weeks. Today we finally got to imbibe & partake of all that is 5 Guys. The food was excellent. The service was fast & efficient for the crowds they served (so glad they were cognizant & well-prepared for things today -- a true surprise for Mill Ave restaurateurs who typically seem clueless to the community in which the run a business), and frankly I loved the food. Basic, simple, no BS and plentiful portions.
I got a cheeseburger with ketchup, mayo, lettuce & tomato & was pleasantly surprised to find it was a delicious double pattty upon my return to work with my heavy sack o'goodness. The fries are flat out phenomenal & today's beauties came from "ground apples" straight outta Shelly, Idaho. I appreciate the localization of the carb offerings. They're skin-on, hand-cut beautes fried in peanut oil (as all things there are cooked, apparently), and the fountain cherry Coke capped off my mid-day repas with classic American stylee & finesse.
I went large with lunch (XL coke & XL fries) and my tab was in the $13 dollar range....which is not odd for Mill Ave & I didnt hafta tip, so awesome. A co-worker went tiny-sized and got a single burger, small fries & a soda for under $10. I'd definitely return again, but most likely when I'm having a stressful day, require a greazy lunch and should probably take a good walk after lunch. I will return for fries and want to try the cheese fries and the hot dog selection.
Everyone was super friendly and I applaud the franchisees for doing a bang-up job on staff training, preparedness and efficiency.
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