As of recently, I had never heard of Five Guys Burgers. I am from Southern California and In-N-Out Burger is #1, as far as I am concerned. The Five Guys have started to pop up all over town, so I decided to try it out one day for lunch. My first impression when I walked in was that it had an eerie similarity to In-N-Out Burger: meat that has never been frozen, fresh cut fries and a burger with whatever you would like on it, and the color scheme of the restaurant is red and white.
When you first walk in, you are stopped by piles of potato bags and boxes of peanuts. As you approach the front of the line, you are able to read all the magazine reviews posted on the wall. When you get to the front of the line, you look up at the menu and you notice that it is a very basic menu, burgers, hot dogs, fries and drinks.
There are many options for condiments that you can put on your burger and a majority of them are free. The fries come in two sizes, regular and large, but the regular is big enough to feed two, maybe three people. The fries come in two flavors, regular and Cajun. I would highly recommend the Cajun fries, as it gives it a bit of spice and sweetness.
The burger patties are larger than those compared to In-N-Out Burger and again, there are more options of condiments to help assemble your burger. I ordered the regular burger, which comes with two patties, with a plethora of items; such as ketchup, lettuce, grilled onion, jalapenos, etc. The bun is a sesame seed bun, which I’m not a big fan of, but it was fresh. The only problem with the bun is that when you add a certain amount of ingredients to your burger, the bun falls apart.
As I took my the first bite of my Five Guys burger, the burger was juicy, but not too much flavor and the condiments that I added, did not give me that “WOW” factor. As I continued to eat my burger, the burger bun began to fall apart and in no time, my burger had exploded on to the tin foil on my table. The grilled onions were bland; they did not have that rich caramel sweetness and even lacked that dark brown color of really well grilled onions. These grilled onions had a very light brown color and just gave off that warm onion taste. The fries were good, but the seasoning was very inconsistent, as some fries had little to none seasoning and some had way too much.
My personal opinion of Five Guys Burgers is that it is overrated and overpriced. For a burger, fries and drink, you are paying close to $16 for meal. The restaurant was voted as one of the “best cheap eats,” but I have no idea who they were comparing it too. For the price of my meal, I could have fed at least another person, maybe two more from In-N-Out Burger and had a more flavorful meal. My suggestion, go to In-N-Out Burger and feed your family for the same price or even pay a little more and go to Fleming’s and enjoy a more classy upscale burger. The east coast can keep their Five Guys Burgers, while In-N-Out Burger will continue to dominate over on the West Coast. The East Coast versus West Coast battle continues!!
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