Hillbilly Hot Dogs & Five Guys Burger & Fries

[aalomon]

Just went to Five Guys for the first time after everyone kept saying how great they were. Was not impressed by the burger at all, the fries were okay. For the price, would not go out of my way to go back, although the people were extremely freindly and the place was pristinely clean.

Glad Im not alone. Im thinking my expectations were too high after people kept telling me how good it was....

[bassistjon112]

Five guys burger was no different than a dollar menu burger from mcdonalds except 4 times the cost for the same size(there was no difference in taste either), the fries were very tasteless and burnt as well. The way people talked it up had me thinking I was going to have the best burger of my life. It was a huge disappointment.

[wolfy-hound]

I will say, it could be the Five Guys I went to... in other words, I went a place that does lousy work, or had a bad cook on the grill that day.

I probably won't go back there, but if I had a shot at a different Five Guys, I might try it, to see if it was the one franchise... or if it's just not all it's hyped up to be.

I wouldn't call the burger I got a "dollar McBurger", but it wasn't any better than the Wendy's thick burgers imo. The fries did taste like the oil was old or overheated too.

[jbean7916]

The fries did taste like the oil was old or overheated too.

They use peanut oil so if you aren't used to that it can taste a little off. My fiance loves their burgers but isn't a fan of the fries because of the oil and how thick they are.


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[wolfy-hound]

Peanut oil is also easier to scorch. The fries definitely had that old-oil or slight scorch taste. Could even be that they don't properly drain and clean the fryer. Lots of ways to make deep fryer cooked food taste off.

[Mike41793]

OMG all this five guys hatin!
I honestly think the one that ive been to in CT was very good. Its the one in Waterford, CT. If any of you make your way up here be sure to stop in and try theirs!
Maybe the franchises near you just sucks!

[MasonC2K]

5 Guys is awesome! A heart attack in a bag but it's so good and you always get way more fries than you could possibly eat.

[wolfy-hound]

OMG all this five guys hatin!

Maybe the franchises near you just sucks!

This is kind of what I said.

[Mike41793]

This is kind of what I said.

I know i was just re-emphasizing so five guys virgins reading the thread dont get put off from it by just a few negative posts

[rabernet]

I'm not a huge fan of Five Guys either, and they are one of our customers. LOL

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