Akron is a burger town. Swenson's and Skyway rule the night for anyone hungry. Burgers here are like those crazy Chicago hotdogs or the thin folding pizza in NYC.
So, I was skeptical when this national chain showed up an eigth of a mile from the 'secret' Swensons tucked back on the other side of the street. Another gimmick: giant burgers with unlimited toppings and fresh cut fries. People yelling orders. Everyone being hustled through to make room for the next customers.
I went with my friends and it was pretty good. First the bad: you have to know what you want before you even go through the door. The gimmick is that its so good you have to hurry up. But then you order like you're at skyway. A couple of burgers, some fries and a coke. You shuffle along and get your bag of food. WTF? It weighs six pounds. You realize that a Five guys burger is gigantic and loaded with everything good. Mushrooms, onions on and on. Its like a fast food garbage burger from Max and Erma's. You have enough food to eat for a week.
It might not be as good or as Akronish as Swenson's but if you're really really hungry this place will put you to bed.
If you like those county fair fries with the skins on them, you'll like the fries here. If you'd rather have those perfection fries from Swenson's skip the five guys fries. Youy won't need them. You're gonna do about 4500 calories on the first burger alone. Burp.