/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.16672620]

Thoughts on them?

[Anonymous No.16672636]

>Five Guys
Apparently the good old trustworthy folks at Wikipedia have relabelled "gamergate" as a targeted harassment campaign. The media always wins.

[Anonymous No.16672648]

you know it is pretty pricey but i enjoy getting it occasionally.
staff is always cool as fuck
free peanuts
good ketchup.

i like five guys.

[Anonymous No.16672668]

>>16672620
They started gamergate which caused Trump to become President.
Pretty based if you ask me.

Burgers are nice but expensive though.

[Anonymous No.16672720]

>>16672620
I don't know, I've never met any of the 5 personally

[Anonymous No.16672747]

>founded by 2 people

[Anonymous No.16672756]

>>16672620
For me, it’s a bacon cheeseburger with mushrooms, raw onion, pickles, lettuce, ketchup, and mayonnaise, with a small order of fries.

[Anonymous No.16672802]

dry burgers you have to cover up with condiments. hard pass.

[Anonymous No.16672805]

>>16672620
Shit. Fuckin sucks. Everything about it is irredeemable.

[Anonymous No.16672831]

>>16672620
You always get some fat hipster raving how they put fries on the burger. It's far too expensive for fast food not much better than BK oe Wendy's

[Anonymous No.16672832]

>>16672620
Not bad if you don't mind spending $16 on a burger, fries, and soda. Same price as at a real restaurant, and same quality too.

[Anonymous No.16672850]

A good safe bet if I'm ever travelling somewhere and want a good meal
Bacon cheeseburger with chup and mustard, small fries, drink from the fancy fountain that lets you get 100 different flavours please

[Anonymous No.16672917]

>>16672805
>Fuckin sucks
I think you're talking about Chuck's

[Anonymous No.16672923]

>>16672620
Its good but the meat has always seemed bland to me.

I get it maybe twice a year and I live 3 blocks from one

[Anonymous No.16672924]

>>16672620

1. The least-processed burgers & fries of any US fast-food chain.
2. At least at some locations, the "kitchen" is entirely open, which makes it much harder for them to spit in your food.

[Anonymous No.16672951]

>>16672620
I actually really love their burgers, even though it is on the pricier side so I only eat it occasionally. I really like the greasiness and simplicity of the ingredients. The only downside is that whenever I do eat five guys, I have to eat it right there at the restaurant instead of taking it home because the greasiness makes the whole thing soggy if I wait too long to eat it. Also love their cajun fries

[Anonymous No.16673071]

>>16672620
They are great and make poorfags seethe

[Anonymous No.16673142]

>>16672620
Love 5guys, their burger to bun ratio is great, and a largely overlooked aspect for most places.

[Anonymous No.16673149]

I really like it, bit pricy, but the food is good. I only ever eat takeout anymore and as someone else said their burgers get a little soggy if you don't eat them right away so I don't eat them anymore.

[Anonymous No.16673183]

Fast food atmosphere but with burgers that don't feel slapped together by a depressed teenager, whole fries, and free peanuts. A step up from the biggest joints for sure.

[Anonymous No.16673193]

>>16672620
Okay burger, ridiculous price.

[Anonymous No.16673220]

I once had five guys and the burger tasted both too oily and too dry at the same time. Quite the accomplishment I think.

[Anonymous No.16673986]

>>16672620
i don't think about them at all.

[Anonymous No.16673994]

>>16672620
They broke my legs when I couldn't pay them the $30,000 I owed them for my family's meal.

[Anonymous No.16674006]

>>16672620
My favorite place

[Anonymous No.16674031]

They were good like 6/7 years ago when they had an above-average fast food burger at an average fast food price.
But now they charge decent restaurant price for a burger that’s only above-average in a fast food context.
For the same price as my local 5donalds, I can go to a local hipster burger joint that bakes it’s own buns, gets it’s produce toppings from our local farmers market, and makes its patties out of beef raised within 50miles of here.

[Anonymous No.16674161]

>>16672620
Too expensive, burger doesn't fill me and I don't like their fries.

[Anonymous No.16674325]

>>16672648
the staff at my local five guys are not friendly or cool at all. Then again it is Commiefornia...

[ieatinmycar No.16674653]

>>16672620
Overrated, greasy expensive trash. Peanut oil is garbage. Do we need this thread every day tho?

[Anonymous No.16675997]

>>16672620

[Anonymous No.16676002]

>>16674653
>console died while he was playing Honest Hearts
I don't wish that even on a Coloured. Poor kid.

[Anonymous No.16676008]

>>16672620
Their burgers are unbearably greasy. I usually feel sick after eating their food.

[Anonymous No.16676132]

Five Guys is important for us Brits because it's our only option in that category. Prior to 2014 we had either McDonalds/Burger King/ Pub Burger or these horrendous hipster places that banked on making a "posh" burger experience. They were shit and overpriced and had horrendous service.

Five Guys came along and showed us Premium Fast Food and now they're in every city. Yeah they're still expensive, but still about half the price of the hipster chains were, quality is amazing and the service is speedy.

ShakeShack has since came but only in London.
There's a few good indie places like Almost Famous in Manchester or Bread Meats Bread in Glasgow.

Main thing i'm excited about is Wendy's coming back. The burger quality is so much better than the competition at that price point.

[Anonymous No.16676140]

>>16672636
old news

[Anonymous No.16676196]

>>16672620
>fries
banging
>burger
Decent. Actual meat, good topping choice
>price
on the high end of fast food
>value
pretty bad for what you get

>overall
7.5/10. Something to eat a couple times a year maybe

[Anonymous No.16676201]

>>16676196
oh and also they need to start seasoning their fucking meat. Just some salt and pepper and it instantly becomes an 8 or 8.5.

[Anonymous No.16676241]

>>16672802
>dry burgers
Nope.
>>16672805
>Fuckin sucks.
Nope. But bonus points for vagueness.
>>16672831
>they put fries on the burger
Nope.
>>16673149
>someone else said their burgers get a little soggy if you don't eat them right away so I don't eat them anymore.
>someone else said
Jesus dude.

>>16673220
>the burger tasted both too oily and too dry at the same time.
Not possible. I'll assume your personal emotional issues are to blame.

>>16674161
>burger doesn't fill me
Factually incorrect.
>I don't like their fries.
Seems unlikely.

>>16674325
>Commiefornia...
Let's not bring you morally bankrupt political culture into this.

>>16676132
>Main thing i'm excited about is Wendy's coming back. The burger quality is so much better than the competition at that price point.
YES! Best post in thread!

[Anonymous No.16676255]

>>16672620
Expensive as all heck, but prices everywhere are going up as more fast food places are aiming for a $10 lunch, so I guess that's less an issue nowadays.

Otherwise, don't order the large fries unless you intend to split them. They usually toss about twice as many fries into the bag as you think you ordered in the first place anyway.

Also, peanuts.

[Anonymous No.16676289]

>>16676196
i don't think you can get a better burger for the price point.
you can get better burgers, and you can get cheaper burgers, but there is not a better burger for the money.

[Anonymous No.16676301]

>>16676289
>i don't think you can get a better burger for the price point.

Possibly Red Robin?

[Anonymous No.16676305]

>>16676301
p.s. They serve alcohol.

[incelery No.16676482]

>>16672620
props on the veggie sandwich. ty for giving a fuck

[Anonymous No.16676494]

It's the only place here you can get malt shakes, and that's just the only fact that matters.

[Anonymous No.16676669]

>>16676289
as far as fast food goes? Probably not. But why pay $20+ for a fast food burger+fries when I can get a restaurant burger+fries (takeaway) for that price.

I'm not sure what good burger restaurants there are in the US, but in Bongland we have this place called Byron. The burgers are miles better than FiveGuys for the same price (actually slightly cheaper).

[Anonymous No.16676679]

>>16676289
Culver's has far better burgers that cost less

[Anonymous No.16676686]

Overprice okish fast food.

[Anonymous No.16676718]

>>16672620
they're not terrible. i don't like how they wrap the borguh in foil...makes it too soggy. fries are meh/10. they taste ok, but i'd' prefer them crispy. i can go to whataburger or in-n-out and get 2 burgers, fries, and a drink for less $$$ then 1 burger, fries and a drink at five faggots.

[Anonymous No.16676746]

>>16676679

This anon knows

[Anonymous No.16676809]

>>16672620
Bland, overcooked, overpriced

[Anonymous No.16676813]

>>16676679
steakburgers > butter burgers

[Anonymous No.16676974]

$26.58 for a cheeseburger, fries and vanilla shake in London.

[Anonymous No.16677031]

>>16672620
The burgers with all the toppings taste pretty good but look terrible and are very messy.

[Anonymous No.16677108]

quite good by way too expensive. and they give you too many fries. the free peanuts are a cool gimmick though.

[Anonymous No.16677217]

Worst fries and burgers I've ever had, especially the fries. Disgusting savages serving skin on chips. Hot dog was decent though. Would prefer McDonald's honestly. Same quality, better taste and isn't overpriced

[Anonymous No.16677250]

>>16676974

$25.93 here in europotatoland.

[Anonymous No.16677265]

>>16672620
garbage. the burgers dont taste like meat or anything at all its like im biting into some greasy bread or something

[Anonymous No.16677546]

>>16676974
retarded question but what software did you use to edit those two photos into one?

[Anonymous No.16677558]

>>16677546
I used paint.net on Win 7.

[Anonymous No.16677814]

>>16677558
thanks anon

[Anonymous No.16678185]

>>16676289
Same price as 5 guys sloppa

[Anonymous No.16678793]

If you like greasy, soft fries they have the best fries of any fast food chain in the USA. The burger itself is also one of the best for US chains in both taste, quality, and quantity, but plenty of individual restaurants can do better at that price point or lower.

>>16676289
Agreed.
You can also tell this is really the general reaction from people being so fixated on the price rather than the taste. They are good burgers, and I imagine the frequent fast-food crowd wouldn't have nearly the complaint about them if it was at a price-point that didn't hit their wallet as much.

>>16676679
Culver's has great burgers for their price, but the actual amount and quality of meat, toppings, etc. is at least mildly inferior. As far as taste goes its really just personal preference, and I think Culver's cheesier burgers are great in their own right.
Culver's clearly wins in sides and soft-serve, of course.

[Anonymous No.16680087]

>>16678793
>american tasteless cheese
>unsalted burgers
yeah dude 5guys burgers are bursting with flavors

[Anonymous No.16680107]

>>16680087
I actually do think other fast food burger beef patties are too salty relative to just the flavor of the beef, so agree to disagree. The sauce and cheese adds enough salt, and burgers are one of the most ideal cases for processed cheese slices.
What kind of cheese do you usually get on your fast food burger?

[Anonymous No.16680120]

>>16676241
Sorry but, this post has been debunked. Try again, chud.

[Anonymous No.16680225]

Heard they have burgers and fries.

[Anonymous No.16680247]

>>16676241
You can assume all you like. That is what it tasted like

[Anonymous No.16680574]

>>16680107
fast food burgers? Processed cheese is always the only option
>The burger itself is also one of the best for US chains in both taste, quality, and quantity
here you didnt specify fast food, but maybe thats what you meant, so my bad

[Anonymous No.16680657]

>>16676669
>But why
it’s quick (fast food.. get it?)
you don’t have to sit & eat there
you don’t have to tip

[Anonymous No.16680693]

>>16672747
The name famously refers to the number of men the founders get topped by, each.

[Anonymous No.16681325]

>>16672620
Sort of tastes like a higher quality version of Wendy's only with wayyy better fries. Definately overpriced but I love it.

[Anonymous No.16681341]

People say its expensive, but in my experience the amount of fries in volume, as in the actual amount you get is sizeable, In raw potato weight its probably three of mcdonalds large fries. I got a triple bacon cheeseburger with everything on it and the large fries and it was 16.50$. As for the taste, It's a burger, It's alright, nothing to write home about.

[Anonymous No.16681361]

>>16672620
I can't wait to try this place again once the bank gives me that loan!

[Anonymous No.16681363]

>>16672620
Really, really good. For a national fast food chain. Little too greasy though.

[Anonymous No.16681364]

>>16672802
>dry burgers
Bruh that shit is so juicy it's a mess, sorry your 5 Guys is shit.

[Anonymous No.16681376]

>>16676132
>or these horrendous hipster places that banked on making a "posh" burger experience. They were shit and overpriced and had horrendous service.
Glad to know this is an issue across the pond too. I've tried like 5 of those places, and none of them could cook a fucking burger to order, despite the entire point of the resturant being the burgers. It's genuinely mystifying.

[Anonymous No.16681461]

>>16676241
Based

[Anonymous No.16681765]

>>16680657
>you don’t have to sit & eat there
most restaurants, particularly burger restaurants offer takeaway.
>you don’t have to tip
im not a mutt so i wouldnt have to anyways

[Anonymous No.16682052]

>>16672620
Overpriced. Soggy fries. The hotdogs are good.

[Anonymous No.16682330]

>>16672620
Overpriced sloppy burgers I could just as easily make at home.
>B-but, the toppings are free!!!

Like anyone gives a shit I can put a mountain of vegetables on a heart attack on a bun

>t-they give you sooo many fries though!

Why in the ever loving fuck would I want a bag full of soggy fries to make up for a burger 3 times what it's actually worth.

[Anonymous No.16682471]

>>16672620
every time i go to 5guys they always serve me unmelted cheese. i understand its scummy to do but i always bring up the state of my burger having a hot patty with a medium cold unmelted cheese and ask them to remake my burger. as far as i am concerned, i'm paying for a burger with warm melted cheese as advertised and will NOT settle for that excuse of a burger they make me. they ofcourse comply every time, in fact the one near my gas station hasnt served me a piece of cold cheese for months now, its pretty satisfying. most food joints would make you pay for another burger but 5guys will let you have both the satisfactory and unsatisfactory burger for the price of 1, not that i would want to eat 2 of their massive burgers anyways, one is enough for me.

[Anonymous No.16682609]

>>16680574
Yeah, I meant fast food chains when I said "chains," but dedicated sit-down chains with appetizers/bars/waiters etc. are also chains. My mistake.
Don't live near any sit-down chains anymore besides Denny's, so my opinions are probably dated, but:
Some steakhouse(ish) chains make the best plainish burgers I've tasted from chains overall, and they usually run just a similar price for just the burger. Red Robins has several great/unique burgers, but those usually have toppings or seasoning that overpowers the burger, so that's up to personal preference.

However, the best burgers I've had overall in terms of taste and quality (that aren't homemade) have come from individual restaurants. I've found those middle-high end ones that pander to businessmen and formal events, with wide selection of meat products and some in-house processing, tend to make the best burgers overall.

If the burgers from the individual places are a 85-95+, then Longhorn/Chili's/Red Robins was like a 75-90 depending on the burg and the staff, and Five Guys is pretty much consistently 80.
In comparison, Culvers would be like a 65-75, and McDonalds would be a 45-60 at best, it's my bare minimum quality for grabbing a fast food burger.

[Anonymous No.16684043]

Their meat is flavorless and their fries are disgusting grease wedges

[Anonymous No.16684313]

>>16672620
who are they?

[Anonymous No.16684345]

while good, no where near worth the price

[Anonymous No.16684579]

>>16672620
Had it twice. Once when one first opened in town with my dad and thought it was delicous, but it was pricey and we were poor so I didn't get it again. Tried it again a few months ago and thought it was alright but a bad deal for the price. I'd still rather just get my regular two cheeseburgers and a medium fry at McDonald's.

[Anonymous No.16684773]

>>16672620
Could benefit hugely from a loyalty/rewards program to offset its higher costs. Otherwise it's not that bad, all things considered.