I tried the Vatican which comes with grilled cheese instead of regular buns. Ran me about $20 with fries and a drink. I was pretty pumped to try it because I was looking for a good burger place I can go regularly in Toronto. And this was before I knew there are five guys in town. I also read very good reviews and Vatican was on some kind of must try list.
It was a strange experience. And it has to do with the grilled cheese. I guess my expectation was a patty and toppings between some toast bread. However, the bun felt like glutinous/soft dough with cheese inside although I think they just make it with regular buns. With the meat patty, the feeling in my mouth was strange and to be honest kind of creepy. I remember liking the patty quite a bit and wishing that they were surrounded by non creepy buns. I remember them pretty thin individually and juicy like shake shack patties just as how I like them. I might have fared better with just classic cheeseburger.
The fries were fine. They use some kind of nut oil (probs peanut) cuz you can taste it. I got a lot of the short pieces which made me feel like I was just served a bunch of leftover fries from different tables.
Soda was obviously great. Go crush.
Not worth the money. Indeed a hype. If you can't even control the doneness of your patty, why spend so much money on a burger when theres five guys. They are made to order, juicy patties, cheaper, and much better and probably longer fries.