Five Guys thread, a 130+ page swordfight. (2 Viewers)

[Henry Ford]

what's Jake's? Your buddy's backyard?

Dallas burger joint. It's pretty damned good.

Been there twice. I would classify it as meh. Maybe it's just my location.

Maybe. I've only been to one, the Uptown one.

 

[Henry Ford]

what's Jake's? Your buddy's backyard?

Dallas burger joint. It's pretty damned good.

So, some local place in Dallas that nobody has heard of does a better job than a national franchised chain? Well this changes everything.

They have a bunch of locations, but yes.

 

[SHIZNITTTT]

hamburger 37 pages

 

[Nipsey]

Heading to Umami tonight. Now that's a delicious burger. No peanuts at that place.

 

[BassNBrew]

I get in out of Jake's Burgers with a superior burger, better fries, a beer and a tip for less than 5 guys. And they don't yell at all.

I get in and out of Jakes for just north of $400. Problem is I'm hungry by the time I get back.

 

[BassNBrew]

what's Jake's? Your buddy's backyard?

Dallas burger joint. It's pretty damned good.

So, some local place in Dallas that nobody has heard of does a better job than a national franchised chain? Well this changes everything.

You really want to be shocked, a burger off the grill in my backyard kicks Jake's ### and FGs.

eta to add - I will yell at you if you like or not, but I don't have any peanuts.

 

[fantasycurse42]

Jakes Wayback Burgers?

They opened one a few blocks from me, I enjoyed it, & it was closed in under 3 months...

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Well, we talked about it so much today I am going to try and see if Mrs MOP will skip KC's Healthy Garden and go directly for the artery clogger tonight.

Maybe a walk on the beach after to burn some of it off.

 

[Henry Ford]

Well, we talked about it so much today I am going to try and see if Mrs MOP will skip KC's Healthy Garden and go directly for the artery clogger tonight.

Maybe a walk on the beach after to burn some of it off.

I swear to Christ if you get a Five Guys tonight after the #### slinging you've done against them on this board, I will end you.

 

[NCCommish]

hamburger 37 pages

We can do 37 pages on a lot less important topics than this one.

 

[NCCommish]

Well, we talked about it so much today I am going to try and see if Mrs MOP will skip KC's Healthy Garden and go directly for the artery clogger tonight.

Maybe a walk on the beach after to burn some of it off.

I swear to Christ if you get a Five Guys tonight after the #### slinging you've done against them on this board, I will end you.

 

[fantasycurse42]

Well, we talked about it so much today I am going to try and see if Mrs MOP will skip KC's Healthy Garden and go directly for the artery clogger tonight.

Maybe a walk on the beach after to burn some of it off.

I swear to Christ if you get a Five Guys tonight after the #### slinging you've done against them on this board, I will end you.

+1 go to ####### Arby's Puddy

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Well, we talked about it so much today I am going to try and see if Mrs MOP will skip KC's Healthy Garden and go directly for the artery clogger tonight.

Maybe a walk on the beach after to burn some of it off.

I swear to Christ if you get a Five Guys tonight after the #### slinging you've done against them on this board, I will end you.

Wife said to me "Are you OK?"

We're going to Bulldog BBQ instead.

 

[Short Corner]

My meal at this Five Guys http://gofiveguys.com/menu/five-guys-14th-street which is prob the most expensive Five Guys in America was $9.99...]


I can't have a sit down burger/fries for under $14-$15 (at a minimum) out of pocket.

Of course you can. You just refuse to do so.

The waiter at Red Robin makes $1.50 for my preference of eating a burger not cooked well done and served to me on a real plate for $10.

The waiter at Red Robin makes $0.00 for your preference of eating a burnt burger served in tin foil for $10.

Believe me, the waiter at Red Robin would rather make $1.50 than make $0.00. You're not doing him any favors by claiming the moral high horse of being a big tipper.

As I noted before and I feel majority would Five Guys is better than Red Robin...

Also, with tax, your Red Robin is now $11, plus $2 leaves you at 30% more on a sub par product.

Again, Red Robin is the worst case scenario. There are thousands of restaurants that serve a burger and fries as good or better than Five Guys for $10, especially when they cook it to your preference and don't force you to eat your burger well done.

As for tax, unless you take your Five Guys to go, you're paying dine in tax too. So if tax is 10%, both Five Guys and your diner of choice are at $11. The tip is still $1.50. If you want to tip on the tax, then it's $0.15 for a total of $1.65, which is 15% more than the $11 that BOTH places charged after tax. Where you are coming up with 30% more is fascinating.

I had Five Guys today, prob the most expensive Five Guys in the world... The total was $9.99 after tax.

You ordered the kid's menu burger.

and he drank water. For comparison he drinks beer at the diner.

 

[xulf]

You can get like 8 mcdoubles at mcds for $10. Just saying.

 

[Politician Spock]

Fred: Hey Bill! You want to get a burger with me?

Bill: Hey Fred! Sounds good. But I'm too picky to eat crappy fast food burgers. Let's go to a diner.

Fred: I can't go to a diner. I'm too cheap and stingy to tip restaurant peons.

Bill: Hmmm.... Five Guys?

Fred: Perfect! Let's go.

 

[flapgreen]

I had 5 guys today. 15 bucks for a burger, regular fries and medium drink.

I won't go back. It is not a terrible burger, but I can pay a helluva lot less to make my own and it will taste better. I am not a huge fan of fries, so that does nothing for me.

I did enjoy the root beer. Its one of my guilty pleasures.

Does the price vary that much depending on where you're located? I've never paid close to $15.

 

[Henry Ford]

Fred: Hey Bill! You want to get a burger with me?

Bill: Hey Fred! Sounds good. But I'm too picky to eat crappy fast food burgers. Let's go to a diner.

Fred: I can't go to a diner. I'm too cheap and stingy to tip restaurant peons.

Bill: Hmmm.... Five Guys?

Fred: Perfect! Let's go.

Bill: You know what? I need to get the meat medium rare, even at the expense of an hour of my life and quality of the product. Plus, I only care that I'm allowed to order that, I don't really care if it comes out the right temperature.

Fred: Well, how about Red Robin?

Bill: Hooray!

 

[Henry Ford]

I had 5 guys today. 15 bucks for a burger, regular fries and medium drink.

I won't go back. It is not a terrible burger, but I can pay a helluva lot less to make my own and it will taste better. I am not a huge fan of fries, so that does nothing for me.

I did enjoy the root beer. Its one of my guilty pleasures.

Does the price vary that much depending on where you're located? I've never paid close to $15.

I think it might. Certainly explains some people's issues.

 

[shadyridr]

Its $7 and change for a cheeseburger, $3 and change for regular fries. I never get a drink (never drink soda) so mine comes out to around $10. A drink is around $2 and change. I can see it coming to around $13-$14 and people rounding up to $15. I live in ny

 

[Henry Ford]

Its $7 and change for a cheeseburger, $3 and change for regular fries. I never get a drink (never drink soda) so mine comes out to around $10. A drink is around $2 and change. I can see it coming to around $13-$14 and people rounding up to $15. I live in ny

I'm in Louisiana. It's $5.99 for a burger, $2 and change for a small order of fries (which is still huge.). I always get it to go, so no drink.

 

[shadyridr]

Its $7 and change for a cheeseburger, $3 and change for regular fries. I never get a drink (never drink soda) so mine comes out to around $10. A drink is around $2 and change. I can see it coming to around $13-$14 and people rounding up to $15. I live in ny

I'm in Louisiana. It's $5.99 for a burger, $2 and change for a small order of fries (which is still huge.). I always get it to go, so no drink.

yep same prices here (burger is $6.49). Prices i listed were for cheeseburger and regular fries

 

[Politician Spock]

Fred: Hey Bill! You want to get a burger with me?

Bill: Hey Fred! Sounds good. But I'm too picky to eat crappy fast food burgers. Let's go to a diner.

Fred: I can't go to a diner. I'm too cheap and stingy to tip restaurant peons.

Bill: Hmmm.... Five Guys?

Fred: Perfect! Let's go.

Bill: You know what? I need to get the meat medium rare, even at the expense of an hour of my life and quality of the product. Plus, I only care that I'm allowed to order that, I don't really care if it comes out the right temperature.

Fred: Well, how about Red Robin?

Bill: Hooray!

Fred: No peanuts? ####!

 

[fantasycurse42]

Heading to Umami tonight. Now that's a delicious burger. No peanuts at that place.

The bun is one of the best I've ever had

 

[avoiding injuries]

Similar to John Travolta in Pulp Fiction with the $5 shake, my wife ordered a $5 lemonade at Red Robin years ago. I asked her if there was any liquor in it and she said no. I said fine, but you're getting at least 4 F'ing refills to make it worth while.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

I had 5 guys today. 15 bucks for a burger, regular fries and medium drink.

I won't go back. It is not a terrible burger, but I can pay a helluva lot less to make my own and it will taste better. I am not a huge fan of fries, so that does nothing for me.

I did enjoy the root beer. Its one of my guilty pleasures.

Does the price vary that much depending on where you're located? I've never paid close to $15.

Bacon Cheese $8.50

French Fries $3

Drink/Shake $3.50

$15 ez

 

[mr roboto]

I had 5 guys today. 15 bucks for a burger, regular fries and medium drink.

I won't go back. It is not a terrible burger, but I can pay a helluva lot less to make my own and it will taste better. I am not a huge fan of fries, so that does nothing for me.

I did enjoy the root beer. Its one of my guilty pleasures.

Does the price vary that much depending on where you're located? I've never paid close to $15.

Bacon Cheese $8.50French Fries $3

Drink/Shake $3.50

$15 ez

A soda is 3.50?

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Once and for all in this overly long ridiculous thread.

It's not that 5 guys is going to break the piggy bank. But for $10-$15 or whatever the bill comes to, it doesn't feel like good value. Next you have the issue of every burger being burnt into well done and it's part of their slogan. "Our burgers are well done"

A menu that is sometimes hard to read. Why doesn't the burger just come with ket, must, onion, and pickle and then if you want to add or subtract go from there. I don't even like ketchup on my burger but sometimes I don't want to think, just order.

The fries are hit n miss. I do like the malt vinegar.

For $10-$15 in SOuth FLorida I can get a fresh fish meal many places that was caught earlier the same day. For $10-$15 I can get a delicious meal at a lot of places and 5 Guys just doesn't leave me wanting to run back to it.

It's not the money, it's what you get for the money and also what you can't have(burgers cooked to order).

 

[flapgreen]

what's Jake's? Your buddy's backyard?

Dallas burger joint. It's pretty damned good.

Been there twice. I would classify it as meh. Maybe it's just my location.

Maybe you should consider being nicer to Jake next time or he might not invite you back over.

 

[flapgreen]

5 guys fanboys

 

[Ministry of Pain]

5 guys fanboys are funny. It's like someone made fun of their moms cooking if you mention their burgers are overpriced compared to INO. I like them both, but if we're comparing the burger as is and for the price INO wins for sure.

My personal favorite burger is from Fathers Office (LA place) no substitutions and only cooked MED Rare, but that is a freaking BURGER!!!!

I lived down the alley from that place for 4 years in Santa Monica, used to close the bar at night. Taps incredible and I paid for it tipping the scales once at close to 300. It is a fantastic burger, you cannot order it any way other than they serve it, and the craft beer selection is almost 2nd to none. I think Sierra and Anchor are about the only beers most would even have heard of before entering there.

 

[flapgreen]

what's Jake's? Your buddy's backyard?

Dallas burger joint. It's pretty damned good.

So, some local place in Dallas that nobody has heard of does a better job than a national franchised chain? Well this changes everything.

And some place in LA

 

[Joe T]

I'd pay 15 bucks right now for a five guys burger and cheese fries.

 

[shuke]

Clerk: Welcome to Five Car Rental Guys. May i help you?

Customer: Yes, I'd like to rent an SUV for a trip to Vegas.

Clerk: No problem. We're cleaning and gassing up your SUV now, it should be ready in 30 minutes. In the mean time please begin your trip using this Vespa scooter. No charge.

 

[Chaka]

Heading to Umami tonight. Now that's a delicious burger. No peanuts at that place.

Now that's a tasty burger.

 

[shuke]

They don't yell "at" you. They alert their co-workers that customers are entering.

Is anyone old enough to remember when the cashier would speak into a loud speaker what you order as you ordered it?

Wow, have totally forgotten about that.

 

[Chaka]

Well, we talked about it so much today I am going to try and see if Mrs MOP will skip KC's Healthy Garden and go directly for the artery clogger tonight.

Maybe a walk on the beach after to burn some of it off.

Not sure why you are pressing the health issue re: a burger and fries.

 

[mr roboto]

They don't yell "at" you. They alert their co-workers that customers are entering.

Is anyone old enough to remember when the cashier would speak into a loud speaker what you order as you ordered it?

Wow, have totally forgotten about that.

They still kind of do this at Portillos in Chicago.

 

[Chaka]

My personal favorite burger is from Fathers Office (LA place) no substitutions and only cooked MED Rare, but that is a freaking BURGER!!!!

Another tasty burger.

 

[Nipsey]

My personal favorite burger is from Fathers Office (LA place) no substitutions and only cooked MED Rare, but that is a freaking BURGER!!!!

Another tasty burger.

Father's Office burger is pretty much untouchable. We ended up not going to Umami and instead went to Plan Check. Great burger. Had a really good stout too. 825 State stout? never heard of it.

 

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[Aaron Rudnicki]

Father's Office burger is pretty much untouchable. We ended up not going to Umami and instead went to Plan Check. Great burger. Had a really good stout too. 825 State stout? never heard of it.

yeah, but how does it compare to Jake's?

 

[Nipsey]

Father's Office burger is pretty much untouchable. We ended up not going to Umami and instead went to Plan Check. Great burger. Had a really good stout too. 825 State stout? never heard of it.

yeah, but how does it compare to Jake's?

#### is jakes?

 

[Chaka]

My personal favorite burger is from Fathers Office (LA place) no substitutions and only cooked MED Rare, but that is a freaking BURGER!!!!

Another tasty burger.

Father's Office burger is pretty much untouchable. We ended up not going to Umami and instead went to Plan Check. Great burger. Had a really good stout too. 825 State stout? never heard of it.

Never been to Plan Check, how were the peanuts?

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Father's Office burger is pretty much untouchable. We ended up not going to Umami and instead went to Plan Check. Great burger. Had a really good stout too. 825 State stout? never heard of it.

yeah, but how does it compare to Jake's?

#### is jakes?

Nobody knows, but it's apparently really good.

 

[mr roboto]

Could someone point me to the nearest Jakes, Fathers Office, or Umami? They sound delicious. I'm in Chicago. Thanks.

 

[Nipsey]

My personal favorite burger is from Fathers Office (LA place) no substitutions and only cooked MED Rare, but that is a freaking BURGER!!!!

Another tasty burger.

Father's Office burger is pretty much untouchable. We ended up not going to Umami and instead went to Plan Check. Great burger. Had a really good stout too. 825 State stout? never heard of it.

Never been to Plan Check, how were the peanuts?

The did have some kind of beer nuts on the menu. No freebees though.

 

[Frostillicus]

They don't yell "at" you. They alert their co-workers that customers are entering.

Is anyone old enough to remember when the cashier would speak into a loud speaker what you order as you ordered it?

Wow, have totally forgotten about that.

They still do this at Zantigo.

 

[Frostillicus]

I had Umami last time I was in LA. Pretty good.

 

[Henry Ford]

Could someone point me to the nearest Jakes, Fathers Office, or Umami? They sound delicious. I'm in Chicago. Thanks.

If you add in the flight, any one of them is almost as expensive as a five guys burger anyway.