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| - Opening up a burger joint with 4 of your best friends and having it turn into a huge success is the dream right? Well, in this particular situation, it was the 4 Murrell brothers (I'm not sure how that translates into 5 guys), and once you try their burgers, you can see why they are now a successful North American franchise.
This is the second time I have had 5 Guys Burger and the food was as good as I remember the first time.
To start, when you enter the establishment, you line up to place your order. I had the bacon cheeseburger along with an order of cajun fries and a soft drink. Once you order, you can grab yourself some peanuts (in the shell), have a seat and enjoy your nuts while your order is prepared.
All the burgers are prepared fresh once your order has been placed. There is a variety of condiments from which to choose including things such as grilled mushrooms and grilled onions.
It takes approximately 5-10 minutes for your burger to be made and they certainly provide you with an abundance of fries (one order of regular fries should be adequate for two people).
Overall, the burger was excellent! I had mine with lettuce, tomato, grilled onions, pickles, and A1 steak sauce. The burger patties (most burgers come with two patties) were not very fatty, but rather on the lean side, however they were quite flavourful. Condiments were fresh. My one gripe is that they use processed cheese slices and I would have preferred a less processed cheese. Overall, a great burger.
Once again, the fries were plentiful and the cajun seasoning was somewhat spicy but not overly powerful.
Service was very friendly and efficient.
When it comes to price, the overall cost was more than I would have expected to pay for this type of meal. For my wife and I to have two bacon cheeseburgers, one order of regular fries to share, and a soft drink cost $28 which is somewhat pricey for a meal of burgers and fries.
Nevertheless, the food was good and I would say it is definitely worth giving 5 Guys Burger a try, however, the burger marketplace is a competitive space with numerous excellent burger joints such as Burger's Priest, Holy Chuck Burger, Big Smoke Burger etc, all of which serve excellent burgers. So, take your pick and enjoy your burger journey.
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