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

[Joe T]

And $8 for this mess.

http://food.lohudblogs.com/files/img_8454.jpg

ETA: the bun looks tasty.

 

[Politician Spock]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QEZbyOFJMO8/TIPt0TzIxVI/AAAAAAAAGzI/_G2TucGuy5I/s1600/Hot-Tub-Grub-Machine-Five-Guys-Burgers-And-Fries+090410+012.jpg

$4 dollars for this. No word on if they split it.

Look really soggy.

If they didn't cook so many at once, the oil temp wouldn't drop as much, and they'd come out much crispier.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

FBG1: Five Guys and InNOut are comparable but Five Guys is about twice the price.

FBG2: "You can split it", "animal $tyle fries", "free peanuts", "sorry you're so poor", "I can't go to InNOut because it's so far away (but it's too crowded and the fries suck)", "they don't yell at my Five Guys", "you're brainwashed", "bacon, dude"

What's your opinion on Astroburger? Back in the day it was the boobs.

 

[Politician Spock]

FBG1: Five Guys and InNOut are comparable but Five Guys is about twice the price.

FBG2: "You can split it", "animal $tyle fries", "free peanuts", "sorry you're so poor", "I can't go to InNOut because it's so far away (but it's too crowded and the fries suck)", "they don't yell at my Five Guys", "you're brainwashed", "bacon, dude"

You forgot "iced tea".

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Is it "iced tea" or "ice tea"?

 

[Nipsey]

FBG1: Five Guys and InNOut are comparable but Five Guys is about twice the price.

FBG2: "You can split it", "animal $tyle fries", "free peanuts", "sorry you're so poor", "I can't go to InNOut because it's so far away (but it's too crowded and the fries suck)", "they don't yell at my Five Guys", "you're brainwashed", "bacon, dude"

What's your opinion on Astroburger? Back in the day it was the boobs.

I like it but hipsters overrate it. a little pricey. i think i've only had the chicken sandwich. Grilled and came on a wheat bun. Probably the healthiest fast food joint if there is such a thing.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Five Guys makes a very good burger. Far better than McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, Jack-In-The-Box, or the like.

I prefer In-N-Out, pound for pound, even before taking price into consideration.

But Five Guys and Smash Burger are both better than any other fast food burger besides In-N-Out.

The fries at In-N-Out are not for everybody. They can be bland. I personally like them either animal-style or with enough salt and ketchup, but they are nowhere near as good as Five Guys fries if both are eaten plain.

This thread is making me hungry for In-N-Out.

bump

MT's post is very reasonable by the way. I like both places and don't even love FG as much as this thread makes it seem. Just don't get the obsession over price, but obviously that's a factor in evaluating any restaurant/chain.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

If you're gonna eat that cardboard crap In-N-Out calls "fries" you better get them animal style. Otherwise you're better off saving yourself a few bucks and eat the napkins instead.

bump

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

My complaint with In-N-Out fries is that half of them are cut so short. Hard to get a good dollop of kethcup on them. You get a lot of crumbs basically.

Animal style does cool fast which makes taking them to-go a problem. But hot in the restaurant they are real good. Need a fork though otherwise they just break apart.

 

[NCCommish]

If you're gonna eat that cardboard crap In-N-Out calls "fries" you better get them animal style. Otherwise you're better off saving yourself a few bucks and eat the napkins instead.

bump

What if you split them?

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

East coast surprise? They are flavorless fries.

Get them animal-style.

 

[pollardsvision]

And $8 for this mess.

http://food.lohudblogs.com/files/img_8454.jpg

ETA: the bun looks tasty.

I'm not a 5G-hater, but it is pretty impressive that they've got a burger joint using crappy buns that you can't spend less than $8 at. (Little Cheeseburger, Little Fries, no drink). That's $8 to say you want the kid's burger, kid's fries, and the ##### water cup. Three things a man wanting a big, juicy burger is rarely going to say.

It's mostly worth it, but they've got a nice little racket going.

They just don't have any legitimate competition in the "I want a burger and some fries that are a minor step up from fast food, but don't want to tip anyone" market. At least not on the East Coast.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

So do you order the fries animal style too?

Yes.

and I'm making it all up I guess

 

[Politician Spock]

Is it "iced tea" or "ice tea"?

I don't know. I never touch the stuff.

This guy called it "iced".

 

[Henry Ford]

I've never gotten animal style fries. You're talking about something that technically isn't even on the menu.

Like bacon?

 

[Henry Ford]

At Five Guys they only give you one napkin but it's a HUGE napkin. My seven kids each tear off a piece for personal use and we still have plenty left to bring home. We haven't bought paper towels in years. This place is GREAT.

At In-N-Out, you only have to wait 40 minutes to get a really inexpensive Kleenex that they call a napkin!

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Heading to In N Out for my first visit ever, big five guys fan. Will end the debate later. Time to research this "secret menu"

Double-double animal style, fries well done

how much you paying for the double double animal style here?

honestly have no idea and google not helping much.

 

[Nipsey]

it's no secret that some people don't like the INnOut fries. Some do though and it's because they keep it simple and let the ingredient speak for itself without processing. They don't bathe them is salt either. Some people want more salt or a different kind of frying oil. That's OK. You can bump all the old posts you want but somebody's personal opinion that something sucks doesn't make it true.

 

[pollardsvision]

At Five Guys they only give you one napkin but it's a HUGE napkin. My seven kids each tear off a piece for personal use and we still have plenty left to bring home. We haven't bought paper towels in years. This place is GREAT.

At In-N-Out, you only have to wait 40 minutes to get a really inexpensive Kleenex that they call a napkin!

At least you won't have to use it. That cold, congealed, plasticky cheese doesn't make much mess.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

I don't get animal style anymore cuz there's enough flavor, fat and calories in a double-double. Do they charge extra now for burger and fries animal style?

I get animal style but hold the sauce because I agree with you. No charge for animal anything.

no charge still accurate? I know when I've ordered it, I was charged and it seemed excessive to me at the time but I don't recall the details.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

All fries need to be eaten piping hot once they absorb a little moisture it's all downhill. The trick to In-N-Out fries is to order them well done. That guarantees you get them fresh out of the oil. No sitting around.

For me, the trick is animal style. I can't tell you what I have against In-N-Out fries.... I just don't like them much by themselves.

Animal style, well done.

wait. you just said somewhere else that you don't like the fries animal style. now I'm confused.

 

[Nipsey]

Heading to In N Out for my first visit ever, big five guys fan. Will end the debate later. Time to research this "secret menu"

Double-double animal style, fries well done

how much you paying for the double double animal style here?

honestly have no idea and google not helping much.

I have no idea. I've honestly never thought about it. I was just helping out a first timer with the secret menu.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

In Cali, there's no reason to eat at Five Guys. The rest of us don't have In N Out though.

I live equidistant from both. Frankly, I prefer the variety of condiment choices that 5 Guys offers. Sometimes when I want just a plain ol' burger or don't feel like dropping $25 to feed my family, In & Out works just as well. They're apples & oranges to me.

Who gets a plain burger at In & Out? Animal Style that ##### up.

 

[Nipsey]

In Cali, there's no reason to eat at Five Guys. The rest of us don't have In N Out though.

I live equidistant from both. Frankly, I prefer the variety of condiment choices that 5 Guys offers. Sometimes when I want just a plain ol' burger or don't feel like dropping $25 to feed my family, In & Out works just as well. They're apples & oranges to me.

Who gets a plain burger at In & Out? Animal Style that ##### up.

Why is that funny? Animal style is better,

 

[Joe T]

it's no secret that some people don't like the INnOut fries. Some do though and it's because they keep it simple and let the ingredient speak for itself without processing. They don't bathe them is salt either. Some people want more salt or a different kind of frying oil. That's OK. You can bump all the old posts you want but somebody's personal opinion that something sucks doesn't make it true.

I like the fries at In-N-Out. Prefer it to a $4 bag 'o grease.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

it's no secret that some people don't like the INnOut fries. Some do though and it's because they keep it simple and let the ingredient speak for itself without processing. They don't bathe them is salt either. Some people want more salt or a different kind of frying oil. That's OK. You can bump all the old posts you want but somebody's personal opinion that something sucks doesn't make it true.

JoeT had never even "heard of animal style" at In N Out until I brought it up in here recently. Yet it's been talked about going back to the very beginning of this thread over and over again as a solution to making their awful fries actually edible.

 

[NCCommish]

And again it's not so much what 5G costs. It's the lack of ROI. I am more than willing to spend money on good food but let's get real. The burger is better than Wendys, McDs, etc. Yeah high bar there. The fries are fries. There is nothing special about them other than they dump them in a bag. Oh and you "know" where they come from because I am sure no one would just make that up. What does paying twice as much get me in true value? Not a damn thing that I can see.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

FBG1: Five Guys and InNOut are comparable but Five Guys is about twice the price.

FBG2: "You can split it", "animal $tyle fries", "free peanuts", "sorry you're so poor", "I can't go to InNOut because it's so far away (but it's too crowded and the fries suck)", "they don't yell at my Five Guys", "you're brainwashed", "bacon, dude"

What's your opinion on Astroburger? Back in the day it was the boobs.

I like it but hipsters overrate it. a little pricey. i think i've only had the chicken sandwich. Grilled and came on a wheat bun. Probably the healthiest fast food joint if there is such a thing.

That place has been overhyped since the late 1980s. "You're going to Hollywood? You HAVE to go to Astroburger!"

 

[Politician Spock]

In Cali, there's no reason to eat at Five Guys. The rest of us don't have In N Out though.

I live equidistant from both. Frankly, I prefer the variety of condiment choices that 5 Guys offers. Sometimes when I want just a plain ol' burger or don't feel like dropping $25 to feed my family, In & Out works just as well. They're apples & oranges to me.

Who gets a plain burger at In & Out? Animal Style that ##### up.

Why is that funny? Animal style is better,

I thnk Aaron is getting a little

 

[Nipsey]

I could be wrong but I don't think animal style burgers cost extra. If they charged me more I didn't notice.

 

[Henry Ford]

I could be wrong but I don't think animal style burgers cost extra. If they charged me more I didn't notice.

I don't think they charge more for animal style burgers. Just fries.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Why is that funny? Animal style is better,

Who gets a plain burger at In & Out? Animal Style that ##### up.

everybody in here banging the In N Out burger is so much cheaper and a better value is quoting the cost of a regular burger. I'm assuming adding animal style adds a couple bucks to the price but nobody has mentioned that, yet you said in the beginning of this thread that basically nobody ever orders a burger plain at In N O.

 

[Joe T]

it's no secret that some people don't like the INnOut fries. Some do though and it's because they keep it simple and let the ingredient speak for itself without processing. They don't bathe them is salt either. Some people want more salt or a different kind of frying oil. That's OK. You can bump all the old posts you want but somebody's personal opinion that something sucks doesn't make it true.

JoeT had never even "heard of animal style" at In N Out until I brought it up in here recently. Yet it's been talked about going back to the very beginning of this thread over and over again as a solution to making their awful fries actually edible.

Sorry, no wait, thankfully, I wasn't involved in this thread in 2012. And until this week I had never heard of "animal style" fries and you were the only one mentioning it.

 

[Keerock]

And again it's not so much what 5G costs. It's the lack of ROI. I am more than willing to spend money on good food but let's get real. The burger is better than Wendys, McDs, etc. Yeah high bar there. The fries are fries. There is nothing special about them other than they dump them in a bag. Oh and you "know" where they come from because I am sure no one would just make that up. What does paying twice as much get me in true value? Not a damn thing that I can see.

PEANUTS!!!!

 

[Fennis]

In& Out still giving away free bible quotes?

 

[NCCommish]

And again it's not so much what 5G costs. It's the lack of ROI. I am more than willing to spend money on good food but let's get real. The burger is better than Wendys, McDs, etc. Yeah high bar there. The fries are fries. There is nothing special about them other than they dump them in a bag. Oh and you "know" where they come from because I am sure no one would just make that up. What does paying twice as much get me in true value? Not a damn thing that I can see.

PEANUTS!!!!

Right the peanuts. My bad, carry on.

 

[Henry Ford]

And again it's not so much what 5G costs. It's the lack of ROI. I am more than willing to spend money on good food but let's get real. The burger is better than Wendys, McDs, etc. Yeah high bar there. The fries are fries. There is nothing special about them other than they dump them in a bag. Oh and you "know" where they come from because I am sure no one would just make that up. What does paying twice as much get me in true value? Not a damn thing that I can see.

 

[NCCommish]

And again it's not so much what 5G costs. It's the lack of ROI. I am more than willing to spend money on good food but let's get real. The burger is better than Wendys, McDs, etc. Yeah high bar there. The fries are fries. There is nothing special about them other than they dump them in a bag. Oh and you "know" where they come from because I am sure no one would just make that up. What does paying twice as much get me in true value? Not a damn thing that I can see.

:rofl:

I thought you guys would enjoy that.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

In& Out still giving away free bible quotes?

Oof, that's another thing.

 

[Henry Ford]

And again it's not so much what 5G costs. It's the lack of ROI. I am more than willing to spend money on good food but let's get real. The burger is better than Wendys, McDs, etc. Yeah high bar there. The fries are fries. There is nothing special about them other than they dump them in a bag. Oh and you "know" where they come from because I am sure no one would just make that up. What does paying twice as much get me in true value? Not a damn thing that I can see.

:rofl:

I thought you guys would enjoy that.

You should save all of the extra dollars and invest in the Eminence Fund.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

I could be wrong but I don't think animal style burgers cost extra. If they charged me more I didn't notice.

I don't think they charge more for animal style burgers. Just fries.

well, that's good to know. honestly had no idea.

why do they charge $3.40 for animal style fries though?

the only thing keeping this thread alive is the argument that FG is overpriced, and maybe it is. I guess I don't eat there enough to notice.

 

[Nipsey]

it's no secret that some people don't like the INnOut fries. Some do though and it's because they keep it simple and let the ingredient speak for itself without processing. They don't bathe them is salt either. Some people want more salt or a different kind of frying oil. That's OK. You can bump all the old posts you want but somebody's personal opinion that something sucks doesn't make it true.

JoeT had never even "heard of animal style" at In N Out until I brought it up in here recently. Yet it's been talked about going back to the very beginning of this thread over and over again as a solution to making their awful fries actually edible.

whoa, whoa whoa. Animal style is primarily used for burgers. I don't know anyone who gets the fries animal style. I certainly never have. I'd guess a decent percentage of customers get the burger animal style but not many get the fries that way. I honestly never knew it was an option until a few years ago. Anybody here advocating getting the fries animal style were just trying to present an option to you that you might like better. Again, "Animal Style" is something that has to do mostly with the burgers.

 

[NCCommish]

And again it's not so much what 5G costs. It's the lack of ROI. I am more than willing to spend money on good food but let's get real. The burger is better than Wendys, McDs, etc. Yeah high bar there. The fries are fries. There is nothing special about them other than they dump them in a bag. Oh and you "know" where they come from because I am sure no one would just make that up. What does paying twice as much get me in true value? Not a damn thing that I can see.

:rofl:

I thought you guys would enjoy that.

You should save all of the extra dollars and invest in the Eminence Fund.

I am tempted.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

In& Out still giving away free bible quotes?

yep

another perk.

One place gives you free peanuts and the other offers free salvation.

 

[Nipsey]

Why is that funny? Animal style is better,

Who gets a plain burger at In & Out? Animal Style that ##### up.

everybody in here banging the In N Out burger is so much cheaper and a better value is quoting the cost of a regular burger. I'm assuming adding animal style adds a couple bucks to the price but nobody has mentioned that, yet you said in the beginning of this thread that basically nobody ever orders a burger plain at In N O.

It doesn't add anything to the price (I don't believe).

 

[Politician Spock]

I could be wrong but I don't think animal style burgers cost extra. If they charged me more I didn't notice.

I don't think they charge more for animal style burgers. Just fries.

well, that's good to know. honestly had no idea.

why do they charge $3.40 for animal style fries though?

the only thing keeping this thread alive is the argument that FG is overpriced, and maybe it is. I guess I don't eat there enough to notice.

So you rarely eat there. Good to know.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Every time I go to In-N-Out I order my burger Animal Farm style. Pretty much just a regular burger but it is served by a pig that walks on two legs.

 

[Keerock]

In& Out still giving away free bible quotes?

yep

another perk.

One places gives you free peanuts and the other offers free salvation.

I was already saved at Chik-fil-a. I'll stick with the peanuts.

 

[Politician Spock]

Every time I go to In-N-Out I order my burger Animal Farm style. Pretty much just a regular burger but it is served by a pig that walks on two legs.

Did he mention that some hamburgers are more equal than others?

 

[Henry Ford]

Every time I go to In-N-Out I order my burger Animal Farm style. Pretty much just a regular burger but it is served by a pig that walks on two legs.

Five Guys sells the the same thing Doggy Style. It's the same as an In-N-Out burger, but they really ##### you on the price.