The first thing I don't really get is all the peanuts. The place has a help yourself barrel leading up to the line and peanut shells scatter the place. If you have an allergy to peanuts don't even walk into this place! Still I love shelled peanuts but I just don't understand why they have them in such abundance.
I've been to Five Guys years ago because they have one in Aventura mall near North Miami and they do things a little different from the one in Etobicoke. First of all it's in a food court so they don't have peanuts everywhere. Secondly they don't just bag your fries and throw it in the bag cup-in. Thirdly the prices are not as outrageous as they are in Canada.
I admit, I've only gone to Five Guys once in Canada and this was the location. While the food is OK, it's honestly not above and beyond and the prices greatly skew this review because what they are serving shouldn't be as much as it costs.
To put it into perspective... I had a bacon cheeseburger (normal, not small) and for the price of this you can get 3 to 4 double doubles at In-N-Out. Is In-N-Out better than Five Guys? That's a matter of opinion but price wise the disparity is as wide as the Grand Canyon.
While I don't dislike Five Guys I simply think their price model for what they have is simply too high. I'd much rather go to a real burger place instead of an overpriced chain. The bottom line I think they are decent but way too expensive for what you can get at many other places in Toronto. We're not a small town, we have choices and I honestly think Five Guys is overrated compared to what else you can get in town for the same money or less.