OH CRAP!!!....... they are opening a 5 Guys Burgers and fries in my town

MR. evil · Sep 4, 2011

There is a new building going up at the local shopping plaza, just heard from someone that works in the plaza that it's going to be a 5 Guys Burgers & Fries restaurant. Not good news for my waist line and cholesterol level. Up until now the closets one was in Enfield CT, about a 30 minute drive from home. So I would only go there once every couple of months or so. If this turns out to be true, there will be one 5 minutes from my house.

For those that have never been, 5 Guys is by far the best chain burger joint I have ever been to. But it's also one of the worst for you.

o3jeff · Sep 4, 2011

MR. evil said:
There is a new building going up at the local shopping plaza, just heard from someone that works in the plaza that it's going to be a 5 Guys Burgers & Fries restaurant. Not good news for my waist line and cholesterol level. Up until now the closets one was in Enfield CT, about a 30 minute drive from home. So I would only go there once every couple of months or so. If this turns out to be true, there will be one 5 minutes from my house.

For those that have never been, 5 Guys is by far the best chain burger joint I have ever been to. But it's also one of the worst for you.

Was just at the one in Farmington for lunch today. They did a little remodel there with new tables, chairs and soda machine and was disappointed that they got rid of the birch beer.

MR. evil · Sep 4, 2011

Did they still have Cherry Coke? That's my go-to drink at 5 Guys. Really helps wash down the 2lb small order of French fries.

MR. evil · Sep 4, 2011

You ever been to Plan B in West Hartford? Awesome gourmet burgers!

o3jeff · Sep 4, 2011

MR. evil said:
Did they still have Cherry Coke? That's my go-to drink at 5 Guys. Really helps wash down the 2lb small order of French fries.

The went with a couple of these fancy Coke Freestyle machines http://www.coca-colafreestyle.com/

bvibert · Sep 4, 2011

My condolences.

Edd · Sep 4, 2011

Never tried them but would love to. There's no location near NH as far as I know. The best fast food I've tried is In-N-Out Burger when I lived in CA and I'm praying they make it up this way.

gmcunni · Sep 4, 2011

Edd said:
Never tried them but would love to. There's no location near NH as far as I know. The best fast food I've tried is In-N-Out Burger when I lived in CA and I'm praying they make it up this way.

YES. when i used to fly to CA for business a lot my first stop was always In-N-Out Burger.

5 Guys is pretty good too though, as long as you don't have peanut allergies.

Nick · Sep 4, 2011

They were in a magazine recently as having literally the worst food for you... I think a burger and fries was pushing 2000 calories

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MR. evil · Sep 5, 2011

Nick said:
They were in a magazine recently as having literally the worst food for you... I think a burger and fries was pushing 2000 calories

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It could easily be 200 calories if you eat all the fries they give you. Have you ever eaten there? No matter what size frie you order, they just scoop a s#%^ load of fried and basically fill up the bottom of a large brown paper bag. When my wife and I go we each get a burger and share a small order of fries, and there are still fries left.

o3jeff · Sep 5, 2011

MR. evil said:
It could easily be 200 calories if you eat all the fries they give you. Have you ever eaten there? No matter what size frie you order, they just scoop a s#%^ load of fried and basically fill up the bottom of a large brown paper bag. When my wife and I go we each get a burger and share a small order of fries, and there are still fries left.

Amateur, I ate the cheeseburger, whole bag of fries and 3-4 root beers myself yesterday.

BackLoafRiver · Sep 5, 2011

o3jeff said:
Amateur, I ate the cheeseburger, whole bag of fries and 3-4 root beers myself yesterday.

Dude....props.

They opened one in Portland recently. I didn't realize that the regular burger had 2 patties on it. Total mangasm. The cajun fries are delicious.

Not that anyone REALLY wants to think about caloric impact if you are heading to a burger joint but you can be semi-health conscious by getting the Jr. Cheese Burger (single patty) and share a small fry. (which actually filled me up) That adds up to approx. 900 calories, but, my theory is if you are going to eat there, go big.

MR. evil · Sep 5, 2011

Was it a double cheese burger or a single?

That's he other thing about 5 Guys, a 'hamburger' or ' cheese burger' is a double. If you want a single you order a 'junior' or something like that.

o3jeff · Sep 5, 2011

MR. evil said:
Was it a double cheese burger or a single?

That's he other thing about 5 Guys, a 'hamburger' or ' cheese burger' is a double. If you want a single you order a 'junior' or something like that.

It was a the double with lettuce tomato mayo pickle ketchup and mustard and the Cajun fries. Just glad there wasn't much traffic on the way home!

deadheadskier · Sep 5, 2011

MR. evil said:
It could easily be 200 calories if you eat all the fries they give you. Have you ever eaten there? No matter what size frie you order, they just scoop a s#%^ load of fried and basically fill up the bottom of a large brown paper bag. When my wife and I go we each get a burger and share a small order of fries, and there are still fries left.

Only been once. Not a fan of the 'fry dump'. I ordered a burger and small fry. They put the burger and small cup of fries in the sack 1st, then topped off the whole bag with fries. It was pretty freaking nasty to have to reach down through 8 inches of grease covered fries to retrieve the burger in the bottom of the sack. Next time I will be specific that the little cup of fries is all I want. They'll prolly laugh at me for it.

A 'small' order of fries is enough for Five Guys. Perhaps that's where they got their name.

vcunning · Sep 5, 2011

The worst part is when I do take out. The car smells like fries forever . . . After a 3 minute ride home.

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drjeff · Sep 5, 2011

Just thinking of a 5 guys bacon cheeseburger with fresh jalapeno slices has me drooling! (And my brain hasn't even thought about their fries yet!)

And BTW, if you didn't know, 5 guys has an app with a store locator and the ability even to order ahead of time for some of their locations!

MR. evil · Sep 5, 2011

drjeff said:
Just thinking of a 5 guys bacon cheeseburger with fresh jalapeno slices has me drooling! (And my brain hasn't even thought about their fries yet!)

And BTW, if you didn't know, 5 guys has an app with a store locator and the ability even to order ahead of time for some of their locations!

REALLY didn't need to know about that app!

BackLoafRiver · Sep 5, 2011

drjeff said:
And BTW, if you didn't know, 5 guys has an app with a store locator and the ability even to order ahead of time for some of their locations!

Downloaded. Thanks :beer: Let the weight gain begin.

ctenidae · Sep 6, 2011

5 Guys is a darn tasty burger, no doubt. Still, I prefer Burgers Shakes and Fries, in Greenwich and Darien. The Darien location has a dandy beer selection. Tast-T.

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