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

[Osaurus]

Roy Rogers? is that some bulls###t chain from Canada?

Been on the east coast a long time

 

[Kenny Powers]

For you In&Out guys, In&Out has a policy (at least they did like 20 years ago) of giving you your food for free if you forget your wallet.

Holy s###. Can you imagine what Kenny Powers will do with this info if he lives in one of the few states with an INO?

Yeah, Id imagine Id get some free ####ing food, #### face

 

[Kenny Powers]

For you In&Out guys, In&Out has a policy (at least they did like 20 years ago) of giving you your food for free if you forget your wallet.

That sonic boom you just heard was Kenny Powers on his way to In & Out.

 

[Henry Ford]

We're comparing I&O and FG because it's an interesting comparison. Who cares that they don't overlap perfectly all over the globe?

it's a fine comparison at some level, obviously. They are two of the best burger chains.but falling short of I&O on some aspects doesn't make it horrible. doesn't seem reasonable to argue that because I&O sells things for one price that any other good burger chain has to charge a similar price or else not be worth visiting. it comes down to what options people have imo. most of us don't have I&O as an option.

I think the expansion of 5G is a good thing for most consumers as it offers a quality product at a reasonable price. If I&O opened more locations, I'd be psyched too but they aren't going to do that.

Again, I really don't see that argument being made. While I prefer the double-double I still think the 5G burger is very tasty.

I also can totally agree that, at their best, 5G fries are better than In-N-Out's. My only real problem with them (ignoring my unbelievably misunderstood value stance) is that the 5G fries are so wildly inconsistent within a single batch, you gotta sift through a ton mushy/mealy ones to get to the excellent ones.

Do I need to order them for you as well?Simply not true from my perspective.

No, but thank you for the offer.I am glad that you acknowledge that perspective enters into this whole discussion.

My perspective was that there were very good ones but there were plenty of mushy/mealy ones too.

You have given your perspective quite frequently in here so far no matter wrong it was.

Okay

At least you know how to order fries now so I'm still holding out hope for you in the future.

You mean fries well done? Yeah it's definitely a good thing and I am happy 5G offers that option. It's also another In-N-Out innovation that 5G is using without attribution.

I love that you think In-N-Out invented the concept of "leaving the fries in a little longer."

 

[Nipsey]

Cliff Notes from pages 48-55?

Something like this.

 

[Henry Ford]

Cliff Notes from pages 48-55?

Something like this.

When you put it that way, it does seem a little much

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Cliff Notes from pages 48-55?

Something like this.

 

[pollardsvision]

Cliff Notes from pages 48-55?

Something like this.

I do hope his wife is adding malt vinegar to the french fry casserole.

 

[Steve Tasker]

This thread needs to go away!!

I'm gonna wind up eating Five Guys 3x a ####### week

This thread makes me so hungry.

Your FB page makes me hungry

love you. That's pretty much the only reason I use FB.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

Roy Rogers is terrible.

To be fair, I think their rest stop locations are subpar.

I don't recall ever seeing a Roy Rogers that wasn't at a rest stop.

Roy Rogers wiki entry. In 1990 there were 648 locations. Now there are 50. Clearly the sign of a great franchise.

Way better quality than McDonald's, Wendy's and BK. Not sure why they tanked so badly - they have fried chicken (really good, better than KFC), roast beef sandwiches, and burgers. It's like a Popeye's, an Arby's, and a burger place rolled into one, but slightly better than all of those. I wish there were more of them.

The rest stop locations are garbage, you can't evaluate on those.

Once I saw Roy Rogers was brought up, I knew EG would chime in again

I felt compelled. Roy's good name was being dragged through the mud.

 

[NCCommish]

Cliff Notes from pages 48-55?

Something like this.

 

[flapgreen]

Is there a reason why INO hasn't expanded nationwide?

The owners say they will not franchise and they will keep it a completely family owned business.

More immediately, they had only a single meat-processing plant, in Baldwin Park, California, and they couldn't open up any location that was more than a day's drive from there because they wanted all their meat to be fresh.

They just built a new meat-processing facility in Texas, so they should be able to expand to a few more states within the range of that plant soon.

 

[bigbottom]

Is there a reason why INO hasn't expanded nationwide?

The owners say they will not franchise and they will keep it a completely family owned business.

More immediately, they had only a single meat-processing plant, in Baldwin Park, California, and they couldn't open up any location that was more than a day's drive from there because they wanted all their meat to be fresh.

They just built a new meat-processing facility in Texas, so they should be able to expand to a few more states within the range of that plant soon.

Already in Dallas. Just waiting for some Houston locations to get announced.

 

[rockaction]

Cliff Notes from pages 48-55?

Something like this.

What the heck...

 

[Mr. Pickles]

Cliff Notes from pages 48-55?

Something like this.

Always enjoy a Red Meat recap.

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

From an interview with Anthony Bourdain and his wive Ottavia:

Out of morbid curiosity, when is the last time you guys went to a McDonald's drive thru?

Ottavia: We've never done that.

Anthony: Never, especially since my daughter was born. In-N-Out Burger is a whole other story.

Ottavia: I don't think we've ever been to a McDonald's at all, inside or drive thru.

Anthony: In-N-Out Burger actually pays their workers and treats them decently. They source their meat through their own supply chain. It's decent meat and they cook everything to order. It's not some piece of pre-cooked frozen cardboard, sprayed with beef flavor to make it taste like a burger. In-N-Out is real, fresh ground beef that's cooked to order. I think that makes a big difference. It's not only better for you, it's just a much more delicious eating experience.

Being in New York, do you eat Five Guys Burgers?

Anthony: No, I'm a Shake Shack guy. I have nothing against Five Guys, but I love Shake Shack.

Ottavia: It's right across the street from us.

Anthony: Yeah, that helps.

 

[phrozen]

Doesn't sound lile he even tried 5G so not sure what conclusion you are trying to draw.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

He sounds smart. Prefers smaller regional chains to the large national ones and favors the place closest to where he lives, like most in here I bet.

Shake shack is solid.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

definitive five guys review

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

Thomas Keller's favorite junk food: In-N-Out burger.

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

Doesn't sound lile he even tried 5G so not sure what conclusion you are trying to draw.

It doesn't sound like I even tried drawing a conclusion, so I'm not sure what conclusion you are trying to draw. So there!

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

definitive five guys review

:honda:

 

[Judge Smails]

He sounds smart. Prefers smaller regional chains to the large national ones and favors the place closest to where he lives, like most in here I bet.

Shake shack is solid.

I'm in In N Out territory, think they are awesome but Shake Shack was so good my family had 'em twice on our trip to New York. Tasty burger.

 

[phrozen]

Also I am a big fan of elevation burger grass fed beef and extra sharp cheddar cheese.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

definitive five guys review

:honda:

Oh, I know it's quite old. It's just f'n hilarious.

 

[Chaka]

We're comparing I&O and FG because it's an interesting comparison. Who cares that they don't overlap perfectly all over the globe?

it's a fine comparison at some level, obviously. They are two of the best burger chains.but falling short of I&O on some aspects doesn't make it horrible. doesn't seem reasonable to argue that because I&O sells things for one price that any other good burger chain has to charge a similar price or else not be worth visiting. it comes down to what options people have imo. most of us don't have I&O as an option.

I think the expansion of 5G is a good thing for most consumers as it offers a quality product at a reasonable price. If I&O opened more locations, I'd be psyched too but they aren't going to do that.

Again, I really don't see that argument being made. While I prefer the double-double I still think the 5G burger is very tasty.

I also can totally agree that, at their best, 5G fries are better than In-N-Out's. My only real problem with them (ignoring my unbelievably misunderstood value stance) is that the 5G fries are so wildly inconsistent within a single batch, you gotta sift through a ton mushy/mealy ones to get to the excellent ones.

Do I need to order them for you as well?Simply not true from my perspective.

No, but thank you for the offer.I am glad that you acknowledge that perspective enters into this whole discussion.

My perspective was that there were very good ones but there were plenty of mushy/mealy ones too.

You have given your perspective quite frequently in here so far no matter wrong it was.

Okay

At least you know how to order fries now so I'm still holding out hope for you in the future.

You mean fries well done? Yeah it's definitely a good thing and I am happy 5G offers that option. It's also another In-N-Out innovation that 5G is using without attribution.

I love that you think In-N-Out invented the concept of "leaving the fries in a little longer."

1948 v 1986 friend.

 

[phrozen]

big fan of the song. I listen to it after I order my burger.

 

[Chaka]

From an interview with Anthony Bourdain and his wive Ottavia:

Out of morbid curiosity, when is the last time you guys went to a McDonald's drive thru?

Ottavia: We've never done that.

Anthony: Never, especially since my daughter was born. In-N-Out Burger is a whole other story.

Ottavia: I don't think we've ever been to a McDonald's at all, inside or drive thru.

Anthony: In-N-Out Burger actually pays their workers and treats them decently. They source their meat through their own supply chain. It's decent meat and they cook everything to order. It's not some piece of pre-cooked frozen cardboard, sprayed with beef flavor to make it taste like a burger. In-N-Out is real, fresh ground beef that's cooked to order. I think that makes a big difference. It's not only better for you, it's just a much more delicious eating experience.

Being in New York, do you eat Five Guys Burgers?

Anthony: No, I'm a Shake Shack guy. I have nothing against Five Guys, but I love Shake Shack.

Ottavia: It's right across the street from us.

Anthony: Yeah, that helps.

Damn I gotta try me some shake shack.

 

[Chaka]

at pretending 5G doesn't pull heavily from In-N-Out's play book.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

at pretending 5G doesn't pull heavily from In-N-Out's play book.

I think it's clear they do but that's a good thing since I&O is so opposed to expansion.

 

[mr roboto]

at pretending 5G doesn't pull heavily from In-N-Out's play book.

Who the #### cares? Holy hell man, find something else to fixate on.

 

[shuke]

Cliff Notes from pages 48-55?

Something like this.

 

[shuke]

at pretending 5G doesn't pull heavily from In-N-Out's play book.

My favorite part is how you think INO "invented" making food "well done".

 

[Chaka]

 

[Chaka]

at pretending 5G doesn't pull heavily from In-N-Out's play book.

My favorite part is how you think INO "invented" making food "well done".

Does McDonalds offer fries well done? Serious question.

 

[Chaka]

Or any other chains? I would honestly like to hear what I am missing.

 

[shuke]

You mean fries well done? Yeah it's definitely a good thing and I am happy 5G offers that option.


It's also another In-N-Out innovation that 5G is using without attribution.

Fries well done? Check

I can't imagine why west coasters would feel that there was a natural comparison between 5G and In-N-Out.

Got to get the fries well done makes all the difference.

Gonna have to try that next time (it's also another concept they are stealing from In-N-Out).

You're something else, man.

 

[shuke]

at pretending 5G doesn't pull heavily from In-N-Out's play book.

My favorite part is how you think INO "invented" making food "well done".

Does McDonalds offer fries well done? Serious question.

I guarantee they do if you ask. I've seen people ask for stuff "well done" all my life, and I'm not talking about meat temperature, I'm talking about fried food. That you are so ####ing adamant that this is something unique to In-N-Out is hilarious.

 

[Chaka]

I only said that 5G pulls heavily from In-N-Out. I didn't mean to offend you with a statement that seemed fairly obvious.

 

[Nipsey]

Thread update

 

[Chaka]

No one seems to disagree that 5G pulls heavily from In-N-Out but heaven forbid you actually actually draw attention to that fact or make a comparison between the two!

Until this moment I honestly thought the In-N-out fanboys dominated the fast food fanboy space.

 

[Chaka]

Thread update

Killing it.

 

[Daywalker]

Underrated move is getting two double stacks at Wendy's for $4 and entering and exiting the drive-thru in 2 minutes. Don't want to know how the "fresh" burger is ready before I can pull my wallet out.

 

[Henry Ford]

1948 v 1986 friend.

Yes, I know In-N-Out is older than 5G. Do you think they invented the French Fry?

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

Yes, I know In-N-Out is older than 5G. Do you think they invented the French Fry?

They invented the drive-through speaker. True story.

 

[phrozen]

I am so thankful that INO was the first burger joint to put cheese on their burgers. also they were the first place to make fries from potatoes. before INO, fries were made from rutabaga and tasted like ####.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Didn't I&O copy a ton from McDs? Who cares?

 

[Chaka]

Didn't I&O copy a ton from McDs? Who cares?

Probably the same people who get upset when you compare In-N-Out with 5G...oh wait.

 

[Chaka]

1948 v 1986 friend.

Yes, I know In-N-Out is older than 5G. Do you think they invented the French Fry?

uhhhhh...no?

 

[Henry Ford]

Yes, I know In-N-Out is older than 5G. Do you think they invented the French Fry?

They invented the drive-through speaker. True story.

Red Chaney, 1947. Truer story.