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| - Where to start with 5 Guys Burgers and Fries... well, I guess with the hype; it was not deserved. It would seem this establishment has a fervent following and while that is nice, I cannot see why it is so.
The menu: The menu is VERY basic. Burgers, fries, hotdogs, a few other things and that is it. Now, with a limited menu like that you would suppose the food would be absolutely awesome since they are betting everything you will like the few offered items. Well, in my opinion there is a long way to go with such an extreme "statement" concerning their food.
Your Basic Order: I ordered the regular (double patty) bacon cheese burger, large fries and a medium drink. My wife ordered a little cheese burger (single patty, what a scam) and a medium drink and the bill came to over $21. (Oh yeah, we split a large fries) That put the price more than our regular joint for burgers and even more than an average night at Buffalo Wild Wings. By making the regular a double patty they up the average price of the order significantly. I honestly did not know I had ordered a double until it was pointed out that the "little" was a single. I find that deceptive in a way, although I applaud the bald face deceit. It does mean that I will NOT be returning however since they really do not want to be honest with their customers (although there are other reasons as well).
Order Up: If there were no grilled onions on that burger it would not have had any taste. Was the burger juicy? Sure, if you like steam, but last time I checked steam added very little taste. The fixin's were fresh but the bacon was not and the cheese slid all over the place. The bun was too soft for such a hardy burger and ended up as a mess as well. IMHO, these people do not know how to make a burger, but then again very few places do. And then there were the fries... Fresh Potatoes, check. Hot Oil, check. Potatoes presoaked, um... maybe not. Two step frying process, not a chance. So what do you think we got? If you said a large order of limp and fairly tasteless fries you would be right. What a disappointment.
Bringing down the house: I will say one thing that did impress me; the place was clean and there were always people cleaning. Otherwise, bags of potatoes stored in the common area may be neat but I wonder what people do to them before they get processed into fries. I am not sure it is against health code but would be surprised if it weren't. As for having a conversation with anyone else while eating, forget it. The music and noise of the place was not conducive to banter of any type. In fact it served to drive you out of the place as soon as possible. Pitiful.
Summing it all up: Too expensive for what you get, unless you think a burger should taste like grilled onions. Limp fries are a joke and mass quantities are no cure. Finally, bring earplugs. I honestly do not know where the hype comes from and there is no way it is justified.
Fatburger is a better experience and you will save a few bucks as well.
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