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| - In honor of National Hamburger Day I thought I might take a moment to pay homage to one of my favorite (top two) fast food hamburger establishments, Five Guys. If you haven't tried a burger from them you must, it is imperative you follow my recommendation. Otherwise you quite possibly are depriving yourself of one of the greatest fast food experiences of your life (unless you are vegetarian of course!).
Having moved here from Virginia where the OfG's (original Five Guys) originated it was quite depressing not having the little cheeseburger available here until about a year ago. I tried the whole west coast In-N-Out thing and although close, just didn't do it for me. Finally, being an avid follower on Facebook and seeing the franchise expand to places like Pittsfield, MA , Casper, WY and even Canada (eh) my taste bud prayers were answered and now we have five locations here in town.
Let me share with you some fun facts about Five Guys:
*There are 250,000 possible ways to order a burger (although we all know I only order it one way-plain!)
* If you are in the mood for a Grape Fanta, Sprite and Orange Coke concoction all locations have a Coca-Cola Freestyle machine. If I hadn't given up the coke I would be all over that.
* Everything is made fresh here.. they don't even have a freezer!
* If you are daring enough to order your burger "all the way" it is similar to the animal style but has mayo, lettuce, pickles, tomatoes, grilled onions, mushrooms, ketchup and mustard.. all for no additional charge! It doesn't stop there though as they also offer such toppings as jalapenos, barbeque sauce, and green peppers... why anyone would want green peppers on such a delicious burger is boggling but to each their own.
The food is super fresh and in fact there is a nice little notice advising you where the bags of potatoes for your fries have come from. Speaking of the fries, if there was a negative about this place is would be that their fries are not my style. I think they are too fresh and healthy for me but I still throw a few on my burger for texture purposes. Even so you get more than enough for two people to share when ordering the regular size.
I interrupt this review for an important message. If you are one of the 3.3 million Americans who suffer from peanut allergies, please do not enter Five Guys as not only are the fries cooked in peanut oil but they have bins and bins of complimentary peanuts for you to snack on while you wait. It is an allergy attack waiting to happen!
With all that being said I think you should give them a try. It is a little pricier than your usual fast food restaurants you may patronize but worth it. And with that Yelp Nation in honor of NHD I leave you with this famous quote "I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today." Wimpy J. Wellington
PS- Mark your calendars National French Fry Day and National Hot Dog day are both coming up in July!
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