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

[Da Guru]

Was going to Menards and was starving..saw a Del Taco so I gave it a shot. Had 2 Originals and one chicken taco. For a fast food option the blew away Taco Bell.

 

[The Commish]

You guys must be doing red robin wrong

Only logical explanation.

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

I had Shake Shack a few weeks ago, and I pronounce Five Guys to be officially out of the conversation regarding best fast-food burgers. Shake Shack dominates it in just about every respect. It's a two-way race now between Shake Shack and In-N-Out, and the winner depends on whether you want the best food (Shake Shack), or the best value for the price (In-N-Out).

Price (cheapest)

In-N-Out

Shake Shack and Five Guys (tied)

Patties

Shake Shack

In-N-Out

Five Guys

(Five Guys is a distant third here due to blandness.)

Cheese

In-N-Out

Shake Shack and Five Guys (tied)

Toppings (quality/freshness)

In-N-Out and Shake Shack (tied)

Five Guys

(You can't beat In-N-Out's lettuce. Shake Shack's tomato might be superior to In-N-Out's.)

Toppings (variety)

Five Guys

Shake Shack

In-N-Out

Bun

In-N-Out and Shake Shack (tied)

Five Guys

Shakes

Shake Shack

In-N-Out

(Five Guys: N/A.)

Fries

Five Guys

Shake Shack

In-N-Out

(In-N-Out is a distant third here.)

Service/Cleanliness

Shake Shack

In-N-Out

Five Guys

(I think the service is excellent at all three places. I'd rank Five Guys tied for third [with Chick-fil-A] in the entire fast food category, with only Shake Shack and In-N-Out better. I was shocked that a fast food place could rank above In-N-Out in service, but at the Shake Shack restaurant I went to, each employee was just as friendly and helpful as an In-N-Out employee, but there were even more of them.)

 

[Koya]

Oh, a new addition to the Fried Chicken race: Pollo Campero.

Get a little Latin Spice in your life.

 

[ScottNorwood]

Maurile - how could you not factor "Shake Sauce" into your analysis. I am deeply disappointed - I would expect better from a staff member.

 

[flapgreen]

Never heard of Shake Shack and have never seen one anywhere I've been.

 

[Koya]

Never heard of Shake Shack and have never seen one anywhere I've been.

Started as one outpost cart in a NY Park. It's now throughout NY and some burbs and growing. It's one of Danny Meyer's (Union Sq. Cafe and now a mini restempire.

Just raised 80M or are about to for expansion so my guess is they are about to be far more well known.

 

[flapgreen]

Hard to compare burgers with a place that mostly in just one city in the country.

 

[Soulfly3]

Shake Shack was ridiculously overrated.

I liked it, but lineups a mile long, for that? Nahhhh

The peppers they use on top of their spicy burger was real good tho

 

[skol asylum]

I went to my first Red Robin this weekend. Ordered a Prime Chophouse Burger; now THAT was an awesome burger. Endless steak fries and the onion ring tower were also good.

The Royal Red Robin is delightful as well.

I went there for the first time a couple weeks back and had the RRR too. Very tasty.

 

[skol asylum]

Was going to Menards and was starving..saw a Del Taco so I gave it a shot. Had 2 Originals and one chicken taco. For a fast food option the blew away Taco Bell.

Del Taco fries. Thank me later.

 

[Zegras11]

Got the double double with no onions. It was okay-good. Not out of this world good. The bun on the burger was great but honestly, if we are discussing meat only, I'd say BK's flamegrilled burgers are better. 5g's burgers, although greasier, are better as well, imo.

The fries were not good at all. They tasted (and felt) like dry cardboard.

rud alias?

 

[pollardsvision]

I had Shake Shack a few weeks ago, and I pronounce Five Guys to be officially out of the conversation regarding best fast-food burgers. Shake Shack dominates it in just about every respect. It's a two-way race now between Shake Shack and In-N-Out, and the winner depends on whether you want the best food (Shake Shack), or the best value for the price (In-N-Out).

Price (cheapest)

In-N-Out

Shake Shack and Five Guys (tied)

Patties

Shake Shack

In-N-Out

Five Guys

(Five Guys is a distant third here due to blandness.)

Cheese

In-N-Out

Shake Shack and Five Guys (tied)

Toppings (quality/freshness)

In-N-Out and Shake Shack (tied)

Five Guys

(You can't beat In-N-Out's lettuce. Shake Shack's tomato might be superior to In-N-Out's.)

Toppings (variety)

Five Guys

Shake Shack

In-N-Out

Bun

In-N-Out and Shake Shack (tied)

Five Guys

Shakes

Shake Shack

In-N-Out

(Five Guys: N/A.)

Fries

Five Guys

Shake Shack

In-N-Out

(In-N-Out is a distant third here.)

Service/Cleanliness

Shake Shack

In-N-Out

Five Guys

(I think the service is excellent at all three places. I'd rank Five Guys tied for third [with Chick-fil-A] in the entire fast food category, with only Shake Shack and In-N-Out better. I was shocked that a fast food place could rank above In-N-Out in service, but at the Shake Shack restaurant I went to, each employee was just as friendly and helpful as an In-N-Out employee, but there were even more of them.)

Never been to Shake Shack, but the 5G's criticism's are well put here.

I love the fries and the topping choices, but for a place that specializes in burgers, the most basic components of that burger (patty and bun) are really lacking.

 

[Harry Manback]

I had Shake Shack a few weeks ago, and I pronounce Five Guys to be officially out of the conversation regarding best fast-food burgers. Shake Shack dominates it in just about every respect. It's a two-way race now between Shake Shack and In-N-Out, and the winner depends on whether you want the best food (Shake Shack), or the best value for the price (In-N-Out).

Price (cheapest)

In-N-Out

Shake Shack and Five Guys (tied)

Patties

Shake Shack

In-N-Out

Five Guys

(Five Guys is a distant third here due to blandness.)

Cheese

In-N-Out

Shake Shack and Five Guys (tied)

Toppings (quality/freshness)

In-N-Out and Shake Shack (tied)

Five Guys

(You can't beat In-N-Out's lettuce. Shake Shack's tomato might be superior to In-N-Out's.)

Toppings (variety)

Five Guys

Shake Shack

In-N-Out

Bun

In-N-Out and Shake Shack (tied)

Five Guys

Shakes

Shake Shack

In-N-Out

(Five Guys: N/A.)

Fries

Five Guys

Shake Shack

In-N-Out

(In-N-Out is a distant third here.)

Service/Cleanliness

Shake Shack

In-N-Out

Five Guys

(I think the service is excellent at all three places. I'd rank Five Guys tied for third [with Chick-fil-A] in the entire fast food category, with only Shake Shack and In-N-Out better. I was shocked that a fast food place could rank above In-N-Out in service, but at the Shake Shack restaurant I went to, each employee was just as friendly and helpful as an In-N-Out employee, but there were even more of them.)

Never been to Shake Shack, but the 5G's criticism's are well put here.

I love the fries and the topping choices, but for a place that specializes in burgers, the most basic components of that burger (patty and bun) are really lacking.

I must be the only person to be consistently disappointed by their fries.

They have so much potential: Real potatoes, made fresh, fried in peanut oil etc.

But #######, if they are not always soggy/undercooked.

 

[CentralPA]

It's been a while since i've been to a Red Robin but I remember the burger being quite delightful.

 

[Jayrok]

Red Robin is delicious.

 

[Peyton Marino]

I had Shake Shack a few weeks ago, and I pronounce Five Guys to be officially out of the conversation regarding best fast-food burgers. Shake Shack dominates it in just about every respect. It's a two-way race now between Shake Shack and In-N-Out, and the winner depends on whether you want the best food (Shake Shack), or the best value for the price (In-N-Out).

Price (cheapest)

In-N-Out

Shake Shack and Five Guys (tied)

Patties

Shake Shack

In-N-Out

Five Guys

(Five Guys is a distant third here due to blandness.)

Cheese

In-N-Out

Shake Shack and Five Guys (tied)

Toppings (quality/freshness)

In-N-Out and Shake Shack (tied)

Five Guys

(You can't beat In-N-Out's lettuce. Shake Shack's tomato might be superior to In-N-Out's.)

Toppings (variety)

Five Guys

Shake Shack

In-N-Out

Bun

In-N-Out and Shake Shack (tied)

Five Guys

Shakes

Shake Shack

In-N-Out

(Five Guys: N/A.)

Fries

Five Guys

Shake Shack

In-N-Out

(In-N-Out is a distant third here.)

Service/Cleanliness

Shake Shack

In-N-Out

Five Guys

(I think the service is excellent at all three places. I'd rank Five Guys tied for third [with Chick-fil-A] in the entire fast food category, with only Shake Shack and In-N-Out better. I was shocked that a fast food place could rank above In-N-Out in service, but at the Shake Shack restaurant I went to, each employee was just as friendly and helpful as an In-N-Out employee, but there were even more of them.)

Never been to Shake Shack, but the 5G's criticism's are well put here.

I love the fries and the topping choices, but for a place that specializes in burgers, the most basic components of that burger (patty and bun) are really lacking.

I must be the only person to be consistently disappointed by their fries.

They have so much potential: Real potatoes, made fresh, fried in peanut oil etc.

But #######, if they are not always soggy/undercooked.

rockaction touched on this a bit, dubbing the 5G fries "potato loaves". I pass on the fries when I go there. overpriced and almost a chore to eat.

 

[fasteddie_21]

Was going to Menards and was starving..saw a Del Taco so I gave it a shot. Had 2 Originals and one chicken taco. For a fast food option the blew away Taco Bell.

Del Taco fries. Thank me later.

When I'm sick, these are heaven.

 

[stbugs]

Red Robin is delicious.

I used to think this, but any time we have returned lately, they have been less consistently good. We used to go there a lot with the kids, because they loved it and my middle son is a mac-n-cheese guy and they had a Stouffer's like mac-n-cheese, but occasionally (more on the road) have a Kraft-like substitute and stuff like that has us going elsewhere. There is also a couple more local burger places that I like better that are closer, so we haven't been to RR in many months now.

 

[Jayrok]

Red Robin is delicious.

I used to think this, but any time we have returned lately, they have been less consistently good. We used to go there a lot with the kids, because they loved it and my middle son is a mac-n-cheese guy and they had a Stouffer's like mac-n-cheese, but occasionally (more on the road) have a Kraft-like substitute and stuff like that has us going elsewhere. There is also a couple more local burger places that I like better that are closer, so we haven't been to RR in many months now.

I think it depends on the restaurant. I haven't been to a RR that I didn't enjoy the burger. In my town there is a Zaxby's that is god awful, and I usually like Zaxby's. This one is terrible from the management to the register workers, to the food.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Hard to compare burgers with a place that mostly in just one city in the country.

they aren't a national chain yet, but are expanding.

https://www.shakeshack.com/2012/01/02/locations/

Looks like they are in 11 US states plus the Middle East, Russia, Turkey, and the UK.

also, if you followed this thread at all, how could you have not heard of them? they've been discussed often.

 

[tom22406]

Hard to compare burgers with a place that mostly in just one city in the country.

they aren't a national chain yet, but are expanding.

https://www.shakeshack.com/2012/01/02/locations/

Looks like they are in 11 US states plus the Middle East, Russia, Turkey, and the UK.

also, if you followed this thread at all, how could you have not heard of them? they've been discussed often.

For those #####ing about the prices I doubt they will enjoy forking over the cash here but it's well worth it.First time I had it I got the SmokeShack Double and that alone was almost $10 but the burger was excellent so no complaints here.Not a huge fan of crinkle cut fries but they did them good enough I at least ate most of them.

 

[RBM]

I like Red Robin. Nice to have a steak fry in this day and age. Spicy ketchup dipper is awesome.

 

[shuke]

I had Shake Shack a few weeks ago, and I pronounce Five Guys to be officially out of the conversation regarding best fast-food burgers. Shake Shack dominates it in just about every respect. It's a two-way race now between Shake Shack and In-N-Out, and the winner depends on whether you want the best food (Shake Shack), or the best value for the price (In-N-Out).

Price (cheapest)

In-N-Out

Shake Shack and Five Guys (tied)

Patties

Shake Shack

In-N-Out

Five Guys

(Five Guys is a distant third here due to blandness.)

Cheese

In-N-Out

Shake Shack and Five Guys (tied)

Toppings (quality/freshness)

In-N-Out and Shake Shack (tied)

Five Guys

(You can't beat In-N-Out's lettuce. Shake Shack's tomato might be superior to In-N-Out's.)

Toppings (variety)

Five Guys

Shake Shack

In-N-Out

Bun

In-N-Out and Shake Shack (tied)

Five Guys

Shakes

Shake Shack

In-N-Out

(Five Guys: N/A.)

Fries

Five Guys

Shake Shack

In-N-Out

(In-N-Out is a distant third here.)

Service/Cleanliness

Shake Shack

In-N-Out

Five Guys

(I think the service is excellent at all three places. I'd rank Five Guys tied for third [with Chick-fil-A] in the entire fast food category, with only Shake Shack and In-N-Out better. I was shocked that a fast food place could rank above In-N-Out in service, but at the Shake Shack restaurant I went to, each employee was just as friendly and helpful as an In-N-Out employee, but there were even more of them.)

Never been to Shake Shack, but the 5G's criticism's are well put here.

I love the fries and the topping choices, but for a place that specializes in burgers, the most basic components of that burger (patty and bun) are really lacking.

I must be the only person to be consistently disappointed by their fries.

They have so much potential: Real potatoes, made fresh, fried in peanut oil etc.

But #######, if they are not always soggy/undercooked.

rockaction touched on this a bit, dubbing the 5G fries "potato loaves". I pass on the fries when I go there. overpriced and almost a chore to eat.

"chore"

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

There's a pizza place that serves those giant potato wedges. Each wedge is like 1/6 of a whole potato. Eating them is worse than cleaning out raingutters.

 

[shuke]

5 Guys fries are not wedges.

 

[Peyton Marino]

I had Shake Shack a few weeks ago, and I pronounce Five Guys to be officially out of the conversation regarding best fast-food burgers. Shake Shack dominates it in just about every respect. It's a two-way race now between Shake Shack and In-N-Out, and the winner depends on whether you want the best food (Shake Shack), or the best value for the price (In-N-Out).

Price (cheapest)

In-N-Out

Shake Shack and Five Guys (tied)

Patties

Shake Shack

In-N-Out

Five Guys

(Five Guys is a distant third here due to blandness.)

Cheese

In-N-Out

Shake Shack and Five Guys (tied)

Toppings (quality/freshness)

In-N-Out and Shake Shack (tied)

Five Guys

(You can't beat In-N-Out's lettuce. Shake Shack's tomato might be superior to In-N-Out's.)

Toppings (variety)

Five Guys

Shake Shack

In-N-Out

Bun

In-N-Out and Shake Shack (tied)

Five Guys

Shakes

Shake Shack

In-N-Out

(Five Guys: N/A.)

Fries

Five Guys

Shake Shack

In-N-Out

(In-N-Out is a distant third here.)

Service/Cleanliness

Shake Shack

In-N-Out

Five Guys

(I think the service is excellent at all three places. I'd rank Five Guys tied for third [with Chick-fil-A] in the entire fast food category, with only Shake Shack and In-N-Out better. I was shocked that a fast food place could rank above In-N-Out in service, but at the Shake Shack restaurant I went to, each employee was just as friendly and helpful as an In-N-Out employee, but there were even more of them.)

Never been to Shake Shack, but the 5G's criticism's are well put here.

I love the fries and the topping choices, but for a place that specializes in burgers, the most basic components of that burger (patty and bun) are really lacking.

I must be the only person to be consistently disappointed by their fries.

They have so much potential: Real potatoes, made fresh, fried in peanut oil etc.

But #######, if they are not always soggy/undercooked.

rockaction touched on this a bit, dubbing the 5G fries "potato loaves". I pass on the fries when I go there. overpriced and almost a chore to eat.

"chore"

seriously. it's like eating hardened, coarse mashed potatoes in rectangle form.

 

[Henry Ford]

There's a pizza place that serves those giant potato wedges. Each wedge is like 1/6 of a whole potato. Eating them is worse than cleaning out raingutters.

Why would you buy fries at a pizza place? "Yeah, I'd like a large pepperoni pizza... and I just don't feel like that's going to be starchy enough."

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

There's a pizza place that serves those giant potato wedges. Each wedge is like 1/6 of a whole potato. Eating them is worse than cleaning out raingutters.

Why would you buy fries at a pizza place? "Yeah, I'd like a large pepperoni pizza... and I just don't feel like that's going to be starchy enough."

Asked and answered.

 

[B Maverick]

There's a pizza place that serves those giant potato wedges. Each wedge is like 1/6 of a whole potato. Eating them is worse than cleaning out raingutters.

Why would you buy fries at a pizza place? "Yeah, I'd like a large pepperoni pizza... and I just don't feel like that's going to be starchy enough."

Asked and answered.

Shakeys Pizza with Mojo Potatoes

Not a fan of the mojos but good pizza

Had In n out on Tuesday. #3, no onions, coke and a 2nd order of fries.

Guess I need to check out Shake Shack next

 

[Henry Ford]

There's a pizza place that serves those giant potato wedges. Each wedge is like 1/6 of a whole potato. Eating them is worse than cleaning out raingutters.

Why would you buy fries at a pizza place? "Yeah, I'd like a large pepperoni pizza... and I just don't feel like that's going to be starchy enough."

Asked and answered.

Don't link to it. I enjoy the mystery.

 

[General Malaise]

ONE IN TEH DOOOOOOOOOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Drifter]

I had Shake Shack a few weeks ago, and I pronounce Five Guys to be officially out of the conversation regarding best fast-food burgers. Shake Shack dominates it in just about every respect. It's a two-way race now between Shake Shack and In-N-Out, and the winner depends on whether you want the best food (Shake Shack), or the best value for the price (In-N-Out).

Price (cheapest)

In-N-Out

Shake Shack and Five Guys (tied)

Patties

Shake Shack

In-N-Out

Five Guys

(Five Guys is a distant third here due to blandness.)

Cheese

In-N-Out

Shake Shack and Five Guys (tied)

Toppings (quality/freshness)

In-N-Out and Shake Shack (tied)

Five Guys

(You can't beat In-N-Out's lettuce. Shake Shack's tomato might be superior to In-N-Out's.)

Toppings (variety)

Five Guys

Shake Shack

In-N-Out

Bun

In-N-Out and Shake Shack (tied)

Five Guys

Shakes

Shake Shack

In-N-Out

(Five Guys: N/A.)

Fries

Five Guys

Shake Shack

In-N-Out

(In-N-Out is a distant third here.)

Service/Cleanliness

Shake Shack

In-N-Out

Five Guys

(I think the service is excellent at all three places. I'd rank Five Guys tied for third [with Chick-fil-A] in the entire fast food category, with only Shake Shack and In-N-Out better. I was shocked that a fast food place could rank above In-N-Out in service, but at the Shake Shack restaurant I went to, each employee was just as friendly and helpful as an In-N-Out employee, but there were even more of them.)

MT - Have you had a Culver's butter burger? I put that right in the mix.

 

[Drifter]

Red Robin has horrible consistency. I've had very good (never great) burgers there as well as some of the worst burgers I've ever eaten.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

There's a pizza place that serves those giant potato wedges. Each wedge is like 1/6 of a whole potato. Eating them is worse than cleaning out raingutters.

Why would you buy fries at a pizza place? "Yeah, I'd like a large pepperoni pizza... and I just don't feel like that's going to be starchy enough."

Asked and answered.

Don't link to it. I enjoy the mystery.

You asked and answered.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

Never heard of Shake Shack and have never seen one anywhere I've been.

Started as one outpost cart in a NY Park. It's now throughout NY and some burbs and growing. It's one of Danny Meyer's (Union Sq. Cafe and now a mini restempire.

Just raised 80M or are about to for expansion so my guess is they are about to be far more well known.

There's one in the Orlando metro area now with a second going up this spring.

 

[skol asylum]

There's a pizza place that serves those giant potato wedges. Each wedge is like 1/6 of a whole potato. Eating them is worse than cleaning out raingutters.

Why would you buy fries at a pizza place? "Yeah, I'd like a large pepperoni pizza... and I just don't feel like that's going to be starchy enough."

Asked and answered.

Shakeys Pizza with Mojo PotatoesNot a fan of the mojos but good pizza

Had In n out on Tuesday. #3, no onions, coke and a 2nd order of fries.

Guess I need to check out Shake Shack next

TWO orders of those horrible fries.

Masochist.

 

[General Malaise]

Red Robin has horrible consistency. I've had very good (never great) burgers there as well as some of the worst burgers I've ever eaten.

Red Robin is garbage.

 

[Koya]

What, no love for Pollo Campero?

ALGUIEN ENTRO!!!

 

[Henry Ford]

There's a pizza place that serves those giant potato wedges. Each wedge is like 1/6 of a whole potato. Eating them is worse than cleaning out raingutters.

Why would you buy fries at a pizza place? "Yeah, I'd like a large pepperoni pizza... and I just don't feel like that's going to be starchy enough."

Asked and answered.

Don't link to it. I enjoy the mystery.

You asked and answered.

Bread with stuff on it isn't starchy enough for you?

 

[eoMMan]

What, no love for Pollo Campero?

ALGUIEN ENTRO!!!

Never heard of it but Pollo Tropical is awesome.

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

MT - Have you had a Culver's butter burger? I put that right in the mix.

Can't say I have.

 

[B Maverick]

There's a pizza place that serves those giant potato wedges. Each wedge is like 1/6 of a whole potato. Eating them is worse than cleaning out raingutters.

Why would you buy fries at a pizza place? "Yeah, I'd like a large pepperoni pizza... and I just don't feel like that's going to be starchy enough."

Asked and answered.

Shakeys Pizza with Mojo PotatoesNot a fan of the mojos but good pizza

Had In n out on Tuesday. #3, no onions, coke and a 2nd order of fries.

Guess I need to check out Shake Shack next

TWO orders of those horrible fries.

Masochist.

 

[The Commish]

I don't know why, but this really is one of my favorite threads Some quality work in here

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

There's a pizza place that serves those giant potato wedges. Each wedge is like 1/6 of a whole potato. Eating them is worse than cleaning out raingutters.

Why would you buy fries at a pizza place? "Yeah, I'd like a large pepperoni pizza... and I just don't feel like that's going to be starchy enough."

Asked and answered.

Don't link to it. I enjoy the mystery.

You asked and answered.

Bread with stuff on it isn't starchy enough for you?

Apparently not. You've never had a burger and fries? Sandwich and chips? Pasta and bread?

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Pizza and Fries with a side of Nachos please. TIA.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Pizza and Fries with a side of Nachos please. TIA.

Throw in some garlic bread or mozzarella sticks too, please.

 

[Joe T]

Brew-Bacher's is still #1 in terms of burgers and fries. Not sure about their shakes.

 

[flapgreen]

Brew-Bacher's is still #1 in terms of burgers and fries. Not sure about their shakes.

Yeah because I've really heard of that one.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Brew-Bacher's is still #1 in terms of burgers and fries. Not sure about their shakes.

Yeah because I've really heard of that one.

4 freaking locations nationstate-wide!