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| - Five Guys is about as good as you can expect a fast food burger chain to be. This place has some very redeeming qualities but also has some pitfalls that are preventing it from being exceptional.
The good:
- Everything is cooked fresh to order, burgers are customizable, burgers appear to be fresh not frozen
- All toppings are free including grilled mushrooms and onions
- Portion size is huge, a regular burger comes with 2 patties (you can order a single patty but you have to specify it, the norm is a double) topped with as many toppings as you like
- A regular order of fries means you will get a regular cup full of fries then your bag will be filled to the brim with more fries. A regular order of fries should be sufficient to share between two people (provided one of those people isn't me, I ate the whole order myself)
- The fries are fresh cut, thick and very delicious. You also have the option of Cajun fries which have a nice seasoning that has a bit of a kick, definitely go for these.
- The burgers are cooked on a flat top which gives the a nice crispy crust on the outside
- The open kitchen allows you to see your meal being prepared
- They have complimentary peanuts
- They use potatoes from PEI and even have a sign up telling you where that day's potatoes are from.
The not so good
- Although you get a double patty with your burgers the patties are quite thin and if you load up your burger with toppings (as I like to do) the taste of the thin patty can get lost. All burgers cooked to well done which means they will not be at their optimal juiciness.
- Processed cheese on my burger was not melted, I hate processed cheese!
- The price tag is quite high, my regular cheeseburger and regular fries ran about $13 tax in (with no drink), this is a little more than I am comfortable spending on a fast food burger
- They use peanut oil to fry everything, there are big sacks of complimentary peanuts, and the floors have peanut shells all over, so if you have a peanut allergy this place is not an option for you
As for the restaurant itself, it is fairly new with the trademark five guys décor which consists of red and white tiling all over the walls. The service was very good, my order was taken promptly and I got my food in about 10 minutes, my food was cooked to order hence the wait. Overall five guys dishes out probably the best fast food chain burger you can have but that still doesn't justify the price IMO, for $13 I could have gotten TWO meals elsewhere! It is definitely worth a try but I would not frequent this place often.
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