Word on the street says that if you like burgers, then Five Guys is the place for you. I followed the word to the Five Guys location in Henrietta. There is a lot of hype around this chain, but I walked away from this experience with a simple equation:
Five Guys + One Hungry Guy = One Disappointed Guy
I ordered the Bacon Cheeseburger {~1/3lb} with fries from the very simplistic menu options.
Five Guys has a very welcoming environment: Nice, big, clean building; a ton of workers to help serve you; and walls lined with promising quotes and awards of greatness. When you walk up to the brightly lit counter, the choices are simple: Big or little burger; With cheese or no; with bacon or no; and fries and a drink. After you order, you take a seat as you wait for them to actually cook your food, and in the meantime you can help yourself to free peanuts.
Simple menu, promising atmosphere, AND free peanuts? Sounds like a winner, right? WRONG.
Five Guys had a very disappointing burger. They cook the burger when you order it, yet when I was taking my first bite, the burger was cold, had unmelted cheese, and instead of bacon strips I had a handful of crispy bacon scraps. I was ready to really enjoy this burger; not only do most people rave about this place, but the boastful art really set Five Guys to be a good experience. Despite my attempts, I could not enjoy this burger.
If Five Guys has any redeeming qualities, it is in their fries. They are fantastic. If I had a French Fry blog, they would hold the top spot on the podium.
Barring a second review at a different location, I would avoid Five Guys Burgers not their Fries. Do your research in the area and find a different burger location, even a roll of dice burger joint has the probability of a better turnout.
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02/04/2010 at 8:05 pm |
Give them one more try. I think you just got very unlucky. I have eaten at Five Guys several times and the burgers are always delicious. I recently started dressing mine like a Whopper and that combination tastes really good with good meat. We have a friend who sells meat to all the fine steak houses and he was very impressed with the meat that Five Guys uses. He says it is the best around. He was also familiar with the bacon brand and again had rave reviews. Five Guys searches out the best of each offering and combines them any way you want and the result is wonderful.
02/05/2010 at 9:43 am |
Thanks for the comment.
Like I said in the post, I really wanted to like this place. I may have just been unlucky this time. I don’t want to give up on a place like this, so my bad experience is not a deal breaker. I am going to give Five Guys another try, and most likely it will be at a different location.
I hope the second chance burger will do justice for all of the word-of-mouth advertising Five Guys receives. And hey, if all else fails, I still get some damn good fries.
08/16/2010 at 9:40 pm |
Screw 5 guys burgers! I am going to open a burger joint with 6 guys. Ha! Beat them by 1 guy. Losers! My burgers will be food, and my fries will be fried. And you will eat it up! WHY?! Because I got an extra guy. That’s why. Bring your own napkins, yo. We got nothing there. Eat it up YYYOOO!!!! 6 guys.