Five Guys thread, a 130+ page swordfight. (1 Viewer)

[BigJohn]

My link

 

[Amused to Death]

My link

Surprised...no "Big Kahuna Burger" on that list. "Mmm-mmmm. That is a tasty burger."

 

[flapgreen]

Culver's is mediocre.

 

[Rayderr]

Culver's is mediocre.

i like some of their sides and shakes, but yeah, the burgers are average at best.

 

[mr roboto]

Culver's is mediocre.

i like some of their sides and shakes, but yeah, the burgers are average at best.

This. Love me the cheese curds and the custard. We go with my grandpa and our young kids because they can get kids meals and he orders the diner type food (Fish, pot roast etc). Then we all get shakes.

 

[Jojo the circus boy]

 

[Don Quixote]

 

[Mr. Pickles]

His other reviews are horrible, but this one is rich in shtickness. Reminds me of Chi City Man.

 

[rascal]

Tried for the first time last weekend. Good stuff.

 

[Addai's Adidas]

I love it but I'm not going back. Had some yesterday (prolly my 3rd time in 3 years). I still fell greasy as all get out.

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

Steelers D-Line

 

[One]

Checking in to change my preference from In-N-Out to Five Guys.

The cheeseburger with everything on it is incredible. More mushrooms, the better.

 

[Politician Spock]

Wasn't the Mickey D's move to soak the fries in beef tallow for a period of time? Then when people realized how bad the things were for you they found a "healthier", chemically concocted way to mimic that taste?

They used to fry the fries in beef tallow. Which at the time wasn't odd. Most fry oil at the time was lard (beef tallow). When they switched to vegetable oil (which eventually ended up proving to be a worse oil to fry in than lard) the beef flavor was lost.So McDonalds worked with the perfume industry to artifically add the beef flavor into their fries fried in vegetable oil. This transformed the perfume industry to the point where now far more of it's revenue comes from artificially flavoring food for huge food companies like McDonalds than it does from selling perfume. A ton of food that people eat is the cheapest ingredients that can be sourced perfumed to taste like something better.

 

[EYLive]

Checking in to change my preference from In-N-Out to Five Guys. The cheeseburger with everything on it is incredible. More mushrooms, the better.

5 Guys is a notch above.

 

[shuke]

Wasn't the Mickey D's move to soak the fries in beef tallow for a period of time? Then when people realized how bad the things were for you they found a "healthier", chemically concocted way to mimic that taste?

They used to fry the fries in beef tallow. Which at the time wasn't odd. Most fry oil at the time was lard (beef tallow). When they switched to vegetable oil (which eventually ended up proving to be a worse oil to fry in than lard) the beef flavor was lost.So McDonalds worked with the perfume industry to artifically add the beef flavor into their fries fried in vegetable oil. This transformed the perfume industry to the point where now far more of it's revenue comes from artificially flavoring food for huge food companies like McDonalds than it does from selling perfume. A ton of food that people eat is the cheapest ingredients that can be sourced perfumed to taste like something better.

Why would they go to the perfume industry instead of the food flavoring industry?

 

[Politician Spock]

Wasn't the Mickey D's move to soak the fries in beef tallow for a period of time? Then when people realized how bad the things were for you they found a "healthier", chemically concocted way to mimic that taste?

They used to fry the fries in beef tallow. Which at the time wasn't odd. Most fry oil at the time was lard (beef tallow). When they switched to vegetable oil (which eventually ended up proving to be a worse oil to fry in than lard) the beef flavor was lost.So McDonalds worked with the perfume industry to artifically add the beef flavor into their fries fried in vegetable oil. This transformed the perfume industry to the point where now far more of it's revenue comes from artificially flavoring food for huge food companies like McDonalds than it does from selling perfume. A ton of food that people eat is the cheapest ingredients that can be sourced perfumed to taste like something better.

Why would they go to the perfume industry instead of the food flavoring industry?

Because it didn't exist.What you know as the food flavoring industry is what the perfume industry became.

 

[shuke]

Wasn't the Mickey D's move to soak the fries in beef tallow for a period of time? Then when people realized how bad the things were for you they found a "healthier", chemically concocted way to mimic that taste?

They used to fry the fries in beef tallow. Which at the time wasn't odd. Most fry oil at the time was lard (beef tallow). When they switched to vegetable oil (which eventually ended up proving to be a worse oil to fry in than lard) the beef flavor was lost.So McDonalds worked with the perfume industry to artifically add the beef flavor into their fries fried in vegetable oil. This transformed the perfume industry to the point where now far more of it's revenue comes from artificially flavoring food for huge food companies like McDonalds than it does from selling perfume. A ton of food that people eat is the cheapest ingredients that can be sourced perfumed to taste like something better.

Why would they go to the perfume industry instead of the food flavoring industry?

Because it didn't exist.What you know as the food flavoring industry is what the perfume industry became.

Food flavoring industy didn't exist in 1990 when McDonald's switched from lard to partially hydrogenated soybean oil?OK.

 

[Politician Spock]

Wasn't the Mickey D's move to soak the fries in beef tallow for a period of time? Then when people realized how bad the things were for you they found a "healthier", chemically concocted way to mimic that taste?

They used to fry the fries in beef tallow. Which at the time wasn't odd. Most fry oil at the time was lard (beef tallow). When they switched to vegetable oil (which eventually ended up proving to be a worse oil to fry in than lard) the beef flavor was lost.So McDonalds worked with the perfume industry to artifically add the beef flavor into their fries fried in vegetable oil. This transformed the perfume industry to the point where now far more of it's revenue comes from artificially flavoring food for huge food companies like McDonalds than it does from selling perfume. A ton of food that people eat is the cheapest ingredients that can be sourced perfumed to taste like something better.

Why would they go to the perfume industry instead of the food flavoring industry?

Because it didn't exist.What you know as the food flavoring industry is what the perfume industry became.

Food flavoring industy didn't exist in 1990 when McDonald's switched from lard to partially hydrogenated soybean oil?OK.

International Flavors & Fragrances is one of the world's largest flavor company.In addition to flavoring many of the foods we eat, it also manufactures half of the top 10 best selling perfumes, as well as the smells of household products such as deodorant, dishwashing detergent, bath soap, shampoo, furniture polish, and floor wax. It's competitors are very similar in customer base.All these tastes and smells are made through essentially the same process: the manipulation of volatile chemicals. The same process behind the scent of your shaving cream is the same process that flavors of your corn chips. However it was far more profitable to manufacture and sell perfume to women and soap companies back in the days... before multiconglomerate food companies found it more profitable to take cheap ingredients and perfume them to taste like food naturally would made from the real (and more expensive) ingredients. Now, today, revenue from food companies FAR exceeds revenue from selling perfume to women and soap companies.

 

[shuke]

Wasn't the Mickey D's move to soak the fries in beef tallow for a period of time? Then when people realized how bad the things were for you they found a "healthier", chemically concocted way to mimic that taste?

They used to fry the fries in beef tallow. Which at the time wasn't odd. Most fry oil at the time was lard (beef tallow). When they switched to vegetable oil (which eventually ended up proving to be a worse oil to fry in than lard) the beef flavor was lost.So McDonalds worked with the perfume industry to artifically add the beef flavor into their fries fried in vegetable oil. This transformed the perfume industry to the point where now far more of it's revenue comes from artificially flavoring food for huge food companies like McDonalds than it does from selling perfume. A ton of food that people eat is the cheapest ingredients that can be sourced perfumed to taste like something better.

Why would they go to the perfume industry instead of the food flavoring industry?

Because it didn't exist.What you know as the food flavoring industry is what the perfume industry became.

Food flavoring industy didn't exist in 1990 when McDonald's switched from lard to partially hydrogenated soybean oil?OK.

International Flavors & Fragrances is the world's largest flavor company.In addition to flavoring many of the foods we eat, it also manufactures half of the top 10 best selling perfumes, as well as the smells of household products such as deodorant, dishwashing detergent, bath soap, shampoo, furniture polish, and floor wax. It's competitors are very similar in customer base.All these tastes and smells are made through essentially the same process: the manipulation of volatile chemicals. The same process behind the scent of your shaving cream is the same process that flavors of your corn chips. However it was far more profitable to manufacture and sell perfume to women and soap companies back in the days... before multiconglomerate food companies found it more profitable to take cheap ingredients and perfume them to taste like food naturally would made from the real (and more expensive) ingredients. Now, today, revenue from food companies FAR exceeds revenue from selling perfume to women and soap companies.

I understand. Many flavoring companies produce product for foods and fragrances. I just found it really odd that you implied food flavoring didn't exist until McDonalds went to a perfume company in 1990 and convinced them they had to make a food flavoring.

 

[Politician Spock]

Wasn't the Mickey D's move to soak the fries in beef tallow for a period of time? Then when people realized how bad the things were for you they found a "healthier", chemically concocted way to mimic that taste?

They used to fry the fries in beef tallow. Which at the time wasn't odd. Most fry oil at the time was lard (beef tallow). When they switched to vegetable oil (which eventually ended up proving to be a worse oil to fry in than lard) the beef flavor was lost.So McDonalds worked with the perfume industry to artifically add the beef flavor into their fries fried in vegetable oil. This transformed the perfume industry to the point where now far more of it's revenue comes from artificially flavoring food for huge food companies like McDonalds than it does from selling perfume. A ton of food that people eat is the cheapest ingredients that can be sourced perfumed to taste like something better.

Why would they go to the perfume industry instead of the food flavoring industry?

Because it didn't exist.What you know as the food flavoring industry is what the perfume industry became.

Food flavoring industy didn't exist in 1990 when McDonald's switched from lard to partially hydrogenated soybean oil?OK.

International Flavors & Fragrances is the world's largest flavor company.In addition to flavoring many of the foods we eat, it also manufactures half of the top 10 best selling perfumes, as well as the smells of household products such as deodorant, dishwashing detergent, bath soap, shampoo, furniture polish, and floor wax. It's competitors are very similar in customer base.All these tastes and smells are made through essentially the same process: the manipulation of volatile chemicals. The same process behind the scent of your shaving cream is the same process that flavors of your corn chips. However it was far more profitable to manufacture and sell perfume to women and soap companies back in the days... before multiconglomerate food companies found it more profitable to take cheap ingredients and perfume them to taste like food naturally would made from the real (and more expensive) ingredients. Now, today, revenue from food companies FAR exceeds revenue from selling perfume to women and soap companies.

I understand. Many flavoring companies produce product for foods and fragrances. I just found it really odd that you implied food flavoring didn't exist until McDonalds went to a perfume company in 1990 and convinced them they had to make a food flavoring.

Nah. What McDonalds did for them was transform their major stream of revenue from fragrances to flavors. It was a major win that led to a ton of other food companies following suit.

 

[Purple_King]

Five Guys is so so overrated. There's nothing special about the burgurs. You can just buy the ingredients at your grocery story and make everything yourself. Also, they charge something like 8 dollars just for the burger and fries. Definitely not worth it IMHO.

 

[GoFishTN]

Five Guys is so so overrated. There's nothing special about the burgurs. You can just buy the ingredients at your grocery story and make everything yourself. Also, they charge something like 8 dollars just for the burger and fries. Definitely not worth it IMHO.

What burger place can this not be said about?

 

[EYLive]

Five Guys is so so overrated. There's nothing special about the burgurs. You can just buy the ingredients at your grocery story and make everything yourself. Also, they charge something like 8 dollars just for the burger and fries. Definitely not worth it IMHO.

Your time may be worthless, but mine isn't.

 

[ThaPenguin]

Five Guys is so so overrated. There's nothing special about the burgurs. You can just buy the ingredients at your grocery story and make everything yourself. Also, they charge something like 8 dollars just for the burger and fries. Definitely not worth it IMHO.

Isn't that the point of going to a burger joint? So you don't have to do it yourself?

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

I went to 5 guys one time and it seemed about like a much more expensive wendy's.

 

[ScottNorwood]

Hold on, we can make our OWN burgers?!?!??!

 

[Mark Davis]

I have a 5 Guys that opened at the shopping center down the mountain from my house. I work from home and usually eat lunch around there. I stop in maybe once every 2 weeks. I rarely get the fries with the cheeseburger. It's not that I don't like them it's just a ton of fries for one person. I'd gain 5 lbs every visit if I ate both. Usually just have a few peanuts with the cheeseburger.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

I almost ate at a really nice restaurant but then I realized I could buy all the ingredients and make the meal myself. Game changer.

 

[Apple Jack]

And what's with these car washes??

 

[The Commish]

I have a 5 Guys that opened at the shopping center down the mountain from my house. I work from home and usually eat lunch around there. I stop in maybe once every 2 weeks. I rarely get the fries with the cheeseburger. It's not that I don't like them it's just a ton of fries for one person. I'd gain 5 lbs every visit if I ate both. Usually just have a few peanuts with the cheeseburger.

I do the same when eating alone. I walked into my first Five Guys where they yell hello etc to you this past weekend. I'm not sure it's as big a deal as folks here were making it out to be. Reminded me of the "welcome to Ci Ci's!" shtick

 

[mr roboto]

I almost ate at a really nice restaurant but then I realized I could buy all the ingredients and make the meal myself. Game changer.

Ingredients To Exploit/Avoid

 

[azgroover]

Five Guys is so so overrated. There's nothing special about the burgurs. You can just buy the ingredients at your grocery story and make everything yourself. Also, they charge something like 8 dollars just for the burger and fries. Definitely not worth it IMHO.

Isn't that the point of going to a burger joint? So you don't have to do it yourself?

Plus, WTF am I going to do with the 7 extra buns?

 

[Koya]

Fatburger is looking to open multiple locations in NYC - in my experience, considerably better than Five Guys, and I happen to like five guys... they just cook their burgers SO well done, really lose some flavor and moistness. Fatburger, so long as you order it grilled, is probably my fav fast food burger. Thick, cooked to order.

 

[Limp Ditka]

Five Guys is so so overrated. There's nothing special about the burgurs. You can just buy the ingredients at your grocery story and make everything yourself. Also, they charge something like 8 dollars just for the burger and fries. Definitely not worth it IMHO.

Isn't that the point of going to a burger joint? So you don't have to do it yourself?

Plus, WTF am I going to do with the 7 extra buns?

Most grocery stores around here (Chicago and suburbs) have their own bakery and sell buns individually. The need to buy an 8 pack of buns has been rendered irrelevant.

 

[pollardsvision]

Every time I go now, I like it a little less.

It's a fine burger, but overpriced. I appreciate that they attempt to make fries properly and have a boatload of toppings for the burger.

It's a neat trick they do with the burger. It's a pretty small patty (3.3 oz, apparently, but I think it's way smaller) on a wimpy little bun that's falling apart by the time it gets to you.

But they give the vertical illusion of a substantial burger. The bun falling apart is part of the illusion. Makes people think, "wow, what a monster burger, the bun can't even handle it all". Really, it's a wimpy bun to begin with.

Not a bad burger, by any means, and sadly, one of the better burgers to get in my neck of the woods, but I'm starting to find it more and more disappointing.

 

[phrozen]

Hold on, we can make our OWN burgers?!?!??!

I KNOW RIGHT?mind = blowncan someone provide me with a recipe for these "homemade hamburgers"?

 

[azgroover]

Five Guys is so so overrated. There's nothing special about the burgurs. You can just buy the ingredients at your grocery story and make everything yourself. Also, they charge something like 8 dollars just for the burger and fries. Definitely not worth it IMHO.

Isn't that the point of going to a burger joint? So you don't have to do it yourself?

Plus, WTF am I going to do with the 7 extra buns?

Most grocery stores around here (Chicago and suburbs) have their own bakery and sell buns individually. The need to buy an 8 pack of buns has been rendered irrelevant.

I wouldn't know. My wife does the grocery shopping and she's never returned with a 1-pack of bun(s).

 

[Mark Davis]

I have a 5 Guys that opened at the shopping center down the mountain from my house. I work from home and usually eat lunch around there. I stop in maybe once every 2 weeks. I rarely get the fries with the cheeseburger. It's not that I don't like them it's just a ton of fries for one person. I'd gain 5 lbs every visit if I ate both. Usually just have a few peanuts with the cheeseburger.

I do the same when eating alone. I walked into my first Five Guys where they yell hello etc to you this past weekend. I'm not sure it's as big a deal as folks here were making it out to be. Reminded me of the "welcome to Ci Ci's!" shtick

It's adjacent to a Moe's where they all yell "Welcome to Moe's!" I've never noticed 5 Guys doing something similar but Moe's may have me conditioned to where anything less than a full on group yell I don't notice.

 

[Keerock]

5 Guys for lunch today. Loved the burger. Didn't get the fries because I know I don't like them.

Don't get the hate

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

5 Guys for lunch today. Loved the burger. Didn't get the fries because I know I don't like them.Don't get the hate

you should have raised and butchered the cow yourself.

 

[Keerock]

5 Guys for lunch today. Loved the burger. Didn't get the fries because I know I don't like them.Don't get the hate

you should have raised and butchered the cow yourself.

I live in India. That's frowned upon.

 

[hammerva]

They frown against butchering but not eating it

 

[No. 16]

Fuddruckers is better.

 

[Chaka]

I don't hate it I just think it's overpriced for what you get.

 

[Zegras11]

I don't hate it I just think it's overpriced for what you get.

way over priced.We're due for a Nipsey post here soon.

 

[Rayderr]

I don't hate it I just think it's overpriced for what you get.

If you go to other gourmet burger places, you'll find 5 guys to be on par or even cheaper than them. Heck even places like Wendy's and Steak 'n Shake are close to the same price.

 

[The Commish]

I don't hate it I just think it's overpriced for what you get.

If you go to other gourmet burger places, you'll find 5 guys to be on par or even cheaper than them. Heck even places like Wendy's and Steak 'n Shake are close to the same price.

I spent $9 at Wendy's a couple days ago for their craptastic burger and terrible fries. I had no idea they had changed their fries....they suck. I guess there's a reason I hadn't been in one in several years.

 

[Tau837]

Went to Five Guys yesterday. Little bacon cheeseburger and regular hot dog to go, no drink, no fries... $10.26. It was good, but that's pretty expensive.

 

[Koya]

I don't hate it I just think it's overpriced for what you get.

If you go to other gourmet burger places, you'll find 5 guys to be on par or even cheaper than them. Heck even places like Wendy's and Steak 'n Shake are close to the same price.

I spent $9 at Wendy's a couple days ago for their craptastic burger and terrible fries. I had no idea they had changed their fries....they suck. I guess there's a reason I hadn't been in one in several years.

I do like their new burgers though (relatively speaking)

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

I don't hate it I just think it's overpriced for what you get.

If you go to other gourmet burger places, you'll find 5 guys to be on par or even cheaper than them. Heck even places like Wendy's and Steak 'n Shake are close to the same price.