Sorry, /ck/ just a quick question: Is Five Guys any good? I only recently (as of today) found out my own town had one and now I'm SUPER curious about trying them out since I've always been a fan of burger joints.

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Anonymous Wed Sep 18 20:03:52 2013 No.4811047 [DELETED]

Sorry, /ck/ just a quick question:

Is Five Guys any good?

I only recently (as of today) found out my own town had one and now I'm SUPER curious about trying them out since I've always been a fan of burger joints.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 20:07:52 2013 No.4811056 I don't know. Why do you ask?

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 20:08:52 2013 No.4811057 >>4811047 greasy deliciousness give it a try and see for yourself.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 20:09:52 2013 No.4811060 Its GOOD OP. All the edgy vegan haters who are poor will tell you that it's bad, but believe me... from a guy who has some money and loved burgers, it's pretty good. Check it out.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 20:10:52 2013 No.4811066 File: 54 KB, 470x327, fivegays.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] It's a little expensive, but sometimes I want a decent burger with a mountain of fries.

>>	USA Wed Sep 18 20:10:52 2013 No.4811067 Very much so.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 21:15:16 2013 No.4811207 >>4811066 >pic Oh, now that is some projecting.

>>	The Australian with koala powe(...) Wed Sep 18 21:17:16 2013 No.4811216 >>4811047 >Is Five Guys any good? Paying 14$ for a combo meal with large fries and a drink? My ass.

>>	None !OPIATE9fy. Wed Sep 18 21:19:16 2013 No.4811221 you can make the same burger at home mcdonalds has a more unique taste

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 21:21:17 2013 No.4811225 >>4811216 Yeah fuck that shit. For $14 I can go to my local dine-in italian joint and get a hearty plate of homemade spagetti & meatballs, a salad and a glass of wine.

>>	The Australian with koala powe(...) Wed Sep 18 21:23:16 2013 No.4811230 >>4811225 Anywhere is better than 5 guys for paying 14$ for a meal this one just open recently but business is dead. No one wants to pay that much for a burger but in and out is always full

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 21:26:15 2013 No.4811236 Costs so much. Somewhere around $15 for a double cheeseburger, fries, and a drink? Give me a break. But yeah, it's really good OP. Just costs a shit ton. If I want to eat and be full I'll get Chipotle

>>	The Australian with koala powe(...) Wed Sep 18 21:29:17 2013 No.4811244 >>4811236 Chipotle is like the MExican version of 5 guys as well For NY residents you have to pay 17 something for a combo meal

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 21:30:17 2013 No.4811246 It's worth trying.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 21:31:17 2013 No.4811252 >>4811244 Yeah, but $8 for a big ass burrito which makes me full, vs. $15 for a really good burger + fries but I'm not really full after. I'm going Chipotle

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 21:32:17 2013 No.4811255 I tried the local one once. $25 for two meals, and the fries were FUCKING LIMP. Burger wasn't anything to write home about either. But hey, free peanuts right??

>>	The Australian with koala powe(...) Wed Sep 18 21:32:17 2013 No.4811257 >>4811252 >8$ See what I mean in over price? When in taco bell you can get something similar and do not start the whole "fresh" crap that the majority of Americans parrot

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 21:33:17 2013 No.4811258 >>4811257 Taco Bell can never make me full, and Chipotle tastes so much better.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 21:34:16 2013 No.4811259 >>4811257 wtf? taco bell doesnt' even put meat in their products. their "steak taco" tastes like someone scrapped the filling off of a tree

The Australian with koala powe(...) Wed Sep 18 21:44:18 2013 No.4811280
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>>4811258
TAco bell is the cheapest when it comes to calories and costs

>>4811259
Same with Chiptloe same shit different name I think you are being naive about this.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 21:45:18 2013 No.4811283 >>4811280 yeah, I don't eat at chipolte either, faggot. fast food is for plebs.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 21:45:18 2013 No.4811286 >>4811280 Chipotle just tastes better though. Like, way better. I could care less about natural or healthy or any of that shit, Chipotle tastes miles ahead of Taco Bell imo.

Anonymous Wed Sep 18 21:49:16 2013 No.4811293

I once had to wait out a 6hr car repair because I didn't have a ride home. I went there and had several servings of fries at regular intervals and it was cheap. They lure you in with cheap but good fries and then stuff it up you and rub it with those hamburgers.

There's nothing special about their burgers, no fancy seasonings, no exotic ingredients. I suppose they consider "it tastes like what a hamburger tastes like when you buy meat at the store and grill it yourself in a pan, as opposed to uniquely-processed (i.e. engineered) burgers from other chains.

I wouldn't comment on their worth... If you can cook and don't mind, you can save money and get roughly the same thing. If you like "made it yourself" taste but don't want to make it yourself, it's a good option.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 21:50:17 2013 No.4811297 >>4811293 Yeah I noticed that as well, normally a chain kind of has like a hook or something special. Five Guys is just burgers, no special recipe or spices or anything

The Australian with koala powe(...) Wed Sep 18 21:53:16 2013 No.4811300

>>4811286
>Chipotle just tastes better though

All in the mind the ground beef all comes from independent meaty packagers that work for Cargil/Tyson.

> Chipotle tastes miles ahead of Taco Bell

I think that wallet of yours is doing the thinking

>>4811293
>cheap fries

Not on my much watch

>>4811297
in and out is the same way it has a nice dressing but its rather plain

Anonymous Wed Sep 18 21:57:16 2013 No.4811307
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>go to 5 guys
>order, grab crayon, 3x5 card, and sit down
>think i'm creative, i write "i love 5 guys in my mouth"
>laughing to myself, i go to post it on the board
>mfw there's already three cards posted that say it

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 21:57:16 2013 No.4811308 >>4811300 How is taste preference "all in the mind?" What do you mean my wallet is doing the thinking?

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 21:59:16 2013 No.4811314 pretty damn good burger. I can't justify paying 10+ dollars for fries and a burger at a fast foot place though. the fries are enough for 2 though so if you bring a friend and split it its more reasonable

>>	The Australian with koala powe(...) Wed Sep 18 22:01:16 2013 No.4811315 >>4811308 I notice a lot of Americans have this problem with fast food they are thinking they are going to a better place because of the image

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 22:02:16 2013 No.4811317 >>4811315 Nah, I just genuinely prefer the taste of Chipotle. I don't really compare the two anyway.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 22:02:16 2013 No.4811319 >>4811300 stop feeding the troll guys. comparing chipotle to taco bell is a joke

>>	The Australian with koala powe(...) Wed Sep 18 22:08:15 2013 No.4811323 >>4811317 I think you are eating into the image >>4811319 > My fast food >Your fast food All shit

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 22:16:16 2013 No.4811331 File: 272 KB, 1600x1175, Stuffed-crust-pizza-pizza-HD.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>4811255 >$25 for two meals Christ, for that kind of money I could live like a fast food king and just get stuffed crust pizza.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 22:17:16 2013 No.4811333 >>4811047 It's decent.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 22:18:17 2013 No.4811336 >>4811331 >stuffed crust pizza God dammit. I wanted stuffed crust pizza one time, and it seems like the only place around me that sold it was pizza hut. I ended up paying like $30.

The Australian with koala powe(...) Wed Sep 18 22:20:17 2013 No.4811339
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>>4811331
>not spending 5$ for a large pizza instead of that over priced shit

>>4811336
Pizza hut is overpriced even PApajohns is a better deal now

Anonymous Wed Sep 18 22:20:17 2013 No.4811340

>>4811336
>God dammit. I wanted stuffed crust pizza one time, and it seems like the only place around me that sold it was pizza hut. I ended up paying like $30.

My nigga, I had the SAME fucking problem.

It was so expensive, but it was so fucking good, but I honestly don't know any other place who does it!

They even give you Marinara dippin' sauce!!

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 22:20:17 2013 No.4811341 File: 140 KB, 1600x1087, IMG_2590.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>4811331 I haven't had one of those in fucking years. They always seem like a better idea than they actually are. >>4811336 I don't think I've seen it anywhere else either.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 22:21:17 2013 No.4811343 >>4811339 Every time I go to Little Caesars Ijust get several bags of crazy bread instead of the pizza. It's probably one of my favorite fast food items.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 22:22:16 2013 No.4811345 >>4811339 >>4811340 >>4811341 Why don't more places do it? I don't really even care for Pizza Hut pizza anyway, the only thing I really enjoy from PH is those pizza rollers, oh fuck

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 22:23:16 2013 No.4811348 >>4811345 I don't know, it doesn't seem particularly complicated. Probably just no place wants to make the jump and do it because of the stigma of stealing an idea from a fast food place.

>>	The Australian with koala powe(...) Wed Sep 18 22:26:17 2013 No.4811355 >>4811343 Pizza is fine as well just throw some spices on it >>4811345 Too expensive

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 22:33:16 2013 No.4811366 >>4811355 closest little caesars is right by a white castle so I usually just wind up getting some crazy bread and white castle burgers.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 22:50:17 2013 No.4811400 There's a Five Guys that opened in London and the prices are ridiculous. For the cost of a cheeseburger, I can get a supersized XL meal at Burger King.

>>	The Australian with koala powe(...) Wed Sep 18 22:53:17 2013 No.4811405 >>4811400 Tell us about the prices in your funny currency

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 22:56:17 2013 No.4811413 >>4811405 It costs about £7 for an XL Bacon Double Cheesburger Super Size Meal if you just by it direct without any reciept discount. So that's a big burger, large chips and a huge fizzy drink. A Cheeseburger from Five Guys costs £8.

>>	The Australian with koala powe(...) Wed Sep 18 22:57:17 2013 No.4811415 Total (exc VAT) VAT @ 20% £ 13.54 £ 2.71 TOTAL ITEMS 3 £ 16.25 >16.25 British Pound Sterling equals >26.22 US Dollar please kill me

Anonymous Wed Sep 18 22:59:17 2013 No.4811417

>>4811413
Please, please stop. You guys sound more and more like us Americans all the time. Some of us need to have hope that not everyone is going to go down the toilet (food wise) like we have. Please stop eating Americanized fast food. Look at what it's done to us.

>>	The Australian with koala powe(...) Wed Sep 18 22:59:17 2013 No.4811418 >>4811413 I just saw it right now horay shit that is terrible who goes to this place?

>>	The Australian with koala powe(...) Wed Sep 18 23:00:17 2013 No.4811420 >>4811417 >food wise >anglo countries You are not very familiar with world wide cuisine?

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 23:01:17 2013 No.4811421 >>4811415 >20% VAT It's hilarious how much foreigners complain about American tipping culture when they are already tipping the government by force.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 23:03:18 2013 No.4811423 >>4811420 Burger King and Five Guys are American companies.

Anonymous Wed Sep 18 23:09:18 2013 No.4811433

>>4811417
Yeah, but it's central London. I usually bring my own food or walk up to the place in Chinatown that does a pork bun for 1.50 or so.

Actually, now I've started making my own pork buns. But every now and again a greasy bit of fast food is nice.

The Australian with koala powe(...) Wed Sep 18 23:09:18 2013 No.4811434
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>>4811421
Not only that the amount taken from their paychecks

>>4811423
Anglo food is not really know in the culinary world for obvious reasons the fast food comes from that culture as well. Even reached the nordic countries as well...

It's too later

>>	The Australian with koala powe(...) Wed Sep 18 23:12:17 2013 No.4811436 File: 1006 KB, 3264x2448, img_0923.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] They used to have these portion sizes during the 60s here in the US... Difference is that the Finns have to pay 15+ for a small meal like this...

Anonymous Wed Sep 18 23:17:16 2013 No.4811445

Had two friends come get me, one from Virginia and one from Jacksonville (I'm in mid-florida)
>Hey guys while we're driving up to where we're going, there's a five guys and I've never had it so lets try it
>so we go
>walk in, order, the meals are 12 bucks each or some shit but whatever we're on vacation and have a lot of money saved up
>food takes half a fucking hour, no one else was in there but us

>pros: their bottles of that vinegar stuff that you put on the fries, had never had it, loved it
>burger was delicious
>tons of fries

>cons: expensive as hell
>takes a long time (was probably just this location probably not a regular thing)
>stupid dining area, enjoy sitting next to 30 bags of peanuts and 50 bags of potatos

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 23:24:01 2013 No.4811456 >>4811436 They still have that. Just order the small next time fatass.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 23:25:31 2013 No.4811458 >>4811445 what the hell? did you hall get an order of fries each or something? a regular hamburger with the free toppings is <$5

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 23:26:31 2013 No.4811461 >>4811458 The meal, yeah.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 23:26:31 2013 No.4811463 File: 32 KB, 406x536, 1368926131648.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>4811252 not full after burger and fries? how much of a fat fuck are you?

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 23:30:31 2013 No.4811467 >>4811461 damn bro. I go to lunch with the whole work crew there, we all split a bag of fries for 4 people. Normal meals there not counting drink is around $5

>>	The Australian with koala powe(...) Wed Sep 18 23:31:31 2013 No.4811471 >>4811456 Our small is a medium to large something of that size is a kids meal

Anonymous Wed Sep 18 23:37:31 2013 No.4811480
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>>4811471
You australian? What are you trying to catch up with us?

Pic related, average size small portion for fast food in the states. Of course most places automatically give you medium unless you specifically state "small"

The Australian with koala powe(...) Wed Sep 18 23:41:31 2013 No.4811487

>>4811480
Not American and that is from the value menu not the main menu.

Hes burger main menu is a lot smaller than ours and you know it as well they are tiny sized portions for a lot of money . I know what you are trying to do by making this country less fat

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 23:42:32 2013 No.4811488 >>4811480 lol, just realized I posted a picture of an indian bk pic. oh the ironing. nevermind.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 23:47:32 2013 No.4811491 S'pretty good if you're looking to eat a good lunch within the $10 range. It is what it is. Don't expect the best damn burger you've ever had or anything, you'll be disappointed.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 23:58:35 2013 No.4811508 >>4811436 A place by me called Shake Shoppe has portions just like that, and it's nice.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 19 00:07:34 2013 No.4811527 >>4811216 If you live somewhere where costs are that high, why are you surprised? I pay half that for the same thing at Five Guys in my town. As for OP, they are very good. Make sure you get the cajun fries.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 19 00:23:35 2013 No.4811562 >>4811216 the large fries is enough for like four people to share.

>>	The Australian with koala powe(...) Thu Sep 19 00:25:35 2013 No.4811566 >>4811527 If you want the large burger with everything and fries its going to cost that much also the drink.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 19 00:26:36 2013 No.4811567 >>4811566 at least you have free healthcare amirite

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 19 00:55:54 2013 No.4811606 >>4811216 >large fries There`s your problem they actually give you about the same number of fries no matter what size the difference is if they`re dumped in your bag or in the cup. Source: buddy used to work there

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 19 00:57:54 2013 No.4811610 >>4811606 I would never get the large fries anyway, they give you a buttload of fries with the small. I never saw the need

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 19 02:02:00 2013 No.4811683 its good but way too expensive for my taste. so since im buying shit food i just go for the cheaper stuff.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 19 02:08:59 2013 No.4811692 >>4811345 Little Caesar's used to do it but they stopped for some reason I cannot fathom. Theirs was better too.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 19 02:32:58 2013 No.4811727 Where do you guys live that Five Guys is so expensive? At my location, a burger and fries is $6.50

Anonymous Thu Sep 19 02:49:19 2013 No.4811741

WHAT IN THE EVER LOVING FUCK IS GOING ON IN HERE?

5 guys makes a legit burger, it wot change your life but it's solid for a franchise. The toping options are done right, though I'd like to seeline, offer something outside of their standards once in a while. The fries are a bit wilty for my taste, I'd prefer they were crisper. The seasoning on the fries is top notch and extra points for malt vinegar as a condiment. The prices are reasonable, I'd say a meal would be under $10 and the smaller cheeseburger is an adequate meal, though the double is where all men should go.

7/10 would bang, but 8-10/10 reserved for that special someone.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 19 03:55:53 2013 No.4811786 >>4811047 It's good, but not worth the price. I consider Wendy's or Rally's just as good, and for the money you could get Frosty or Shake to go along with your meal.

Anonymous Thu Sep 19 03:59:53 2013 No.4811788

The burger is literally the burger you can make in your kitchen at home.

Just buy ground beef, patties, and veggies from the grocery store and assemble it yourself for a fraction of the cost.

Seriously. I know it's usually bullshit to say this about a fast food place, because you can't really recreate places like McDonalds, Wendy's, or Burger King due to corporate black magic in the kitchen.

But Five Guys is just a fucking kitchen burger.

Now, if you're lazy, or your wife is just such a bitch about it, maybe...

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 19 04:04:52 2013 No.4811793 >>4811436 I call that the "50 year old woman" sized meal.

Anonymous Thu Sep 19 04:07:53 2013 No.4811795

I don't know about you guys, but in the midwestern US you can go to pretty much any decent sized gas station/truck stop and they'll have a little lunch counter with old ladies behind it.

Ask for a burger and they'll make pretty much exactly the same thing you get at five guys. They'll just turn around, reach in a fridge and pull out a wad of ground beef from kroger, slice up some tomatoes and onions, and put your patty on the grill. In 15 minutes you've got a great burger for about $3.50. Some places will even throw your fries in the deep fryer for another buck. And those fries are going to be god-like.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 19 08:10:50 2013 No.4811965 I live in North Carolina, a burger and drink is under $10. I usually split the order of fries with my friends.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 19 08:24:13 2013 No.4811982 >>4811788 This. You can make everything you want in your own kitchen out of hemp.

Anonymous Thu Sep 19 08:26:13 2013 No.4811985
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I really hated it at first because of all the fast food connoisseurs who made it sound like it would be the best meal of my life. Needless to say it's impossible for any fast food burger to live up to that kind of hype. I thought it tasted like shit, and the fries are among the worst of any fast food fries, unsurprisingly since fries are the one thing fast food restaurants are usually pretty good at.

It tries to be "not fast food" while not actually not being fast food. As a result the scientific aspect of a place like McDonalds is lost, meaning that insane consistency isn't possible, but because it's still shitty fast food prepared by retards, it doesn't rise to the level of a real restaurant.

I give it a 3 out of 10, that's the best I can do.

Anonymous Thu Sep 19 09:12:49 2013 No.4812046

>>4811985
Fast food, by definition is faster in someway, partially or completely, cooked ahead of time.

You are confusing that with food entirely made to order. Just because a joint has uncomfortable chairs in a casual setting, and serves fries, doesn't make it fast food. Sounds like fresh cut fries are a new thing to your sophisticated palate.

Anonymous Thu Sep 19 09:12:49 2013 No.4812047

>>4811436

What the fuck? I'm from finland and that meal is probaply 5 to 6€ and the most expensive meal is like 9€ or so. For 15€ you could get a cheeseburger or a steak or whatever in a real restaurant. I dont know where the hell are you from if you think finland is some third world piece of shit country where people pay 15€ for a tiny portion of fast food.

>>4811434

That picture is from lithuania.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 19 09:25:46 2013 No.4812064 >finland is some third world piece of shit country where people pay 15€ for a tiny portion of fast food. we know

Anonymous Thu Sep 19 09:39:35 2013 No.4812076

>>4812046
if you want to split hairs like your typical ck fast food expert, it's fast casual. which is still fast food.

I have more life experience than you and have more restaurants in my city than you have within 500 miles of you.

five guys fries are a pathetic excuse for "fresh cut". if you're impressed by them you need to try eating at a real restaurant for once, or - hear me out on this - make some at home.

tldr go fuck yourself

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 19 09:53:35 2013 No.4812098 >>4811300 Chipotle doesn't even serve ground beef. You're a fucking mental patient.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 19 09:55:34 2013 No.4812103 >>4812046 well done. you made >>4812076 spaz out. i don't even think you were trying.

Anonymous Thu Sep 19 10:05:35 2013 No.4812116

People who really like a burger and fries tend to like Five Guys, considering it a step up from Burger King, and maybe even better than In-N-Out, or at least on par with it.

People who find fast food connoisseurship silly tend to see Five Guys as a slightly more upscale fast food joint, and nothing particularly special. I'm in that camp.

Then there are those who buy into the fantasy that a yuppie burger joint is somehow magically transformed into something other than fast food because they cook to order when things are slow. This I do not understand, but places like Five Guys and Shake Shack seem to make a killing selling that fantasy to people who might otherwise look down on fast food.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 19 10:13:34 2013 No.4812126 >>4812116 I have more life experience than you and have more restaurants in my city than you have within 500 miles of you.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 19 10:21:34 2013 No.4812140 >>4812126 Doubt it. Brooklyn reporting in.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 19 10:25:35 2013 No.4812144 >>4811047 5guys is mediocre at best. they cook burgers medium well only, the meat is unseasoned and the fries are greasy (although you get a lot of them). Also way overpriced. Step up from McDs? Sure. For the price, I'd rather just go to Wendy's tho.

Anonymous Thu Sep 19 10:48:25 2013 No.4812185

>>4812140
Brooklys a great place to eat.
Having said that, yeah, you probably do. But I grew up and lived in Los Angeles for almost 30 years before I moved to get out of the city. So, I'm not so sure about that whole life experience thing or that you have tried more food or restaurants than I. I love food, but I'm pretty new at cooking for myself as I have always had a plethora of great restaurants to choose from. Now that I don't live somewhere with nearly as many options, I'm forced to make the foods that I want to eat and I am enjoying every minute of it. So I don't know where your elitism is coming from, but it reeks. How about you contribute something rather than trolling for a bit.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 19 11:13:25 2013 No.4812230 >>4812185 To everyone else ITT, you both sound absolutely ridiculous. Arguing over your life experience and credentials to critic fast food, jesus christ.

Anonymous Thu Sep 19 11:14:24 2013 No.4812235

>>4812185
>So, I'm not so sure about that whole life experience thing or that you have tried more food or restaurants than I.
Don't know why it should matter, but I'm 45 and have traveled through Europe extensively, and Asia a bit. I've also been a home cook for over 20 years, and am a published food writer.
>I don't know where your elitism is coming from, but it reeks
I have no idea where that statement is coming from, but my guess is regional bias. LA is where our American fast food culture was pretty much created. As the backlash against fast food mounted plenty of restaurants there (and later across the country) found success by offering what amounted to a fast food menu (plus a few salads) in an environment that was more upscale. But the addition of a wine list does not make a burger joint into something other than glorified fast food. Sorry, Umami Burger, I'm not buying it. But I know lots of people see that distinction.

I don't. The main reason I don't is because these glorified fast food joints really aren't turning out food that's better than fast food. They've just managed to remove some of the stigma from fast food, and it's brought them success. Good for them, but I don't find it particularly interesting. It's still a burger and fries - delicious, but hardly noteworthy.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 19 11:24:24 2013 No.4812252 >>4812235 >published food writer that's awesome. thanks. lol

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 19 11:26:24 2013 No.4812259 >>4812230 Hey, My reply wasn't directed towards you so just chill. Don't know why it should matter, but I'm 45 and have traveled through Europe extensively, and Asia a bit. I've also been a home cook for over 20 years, and am a published food writer.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 19 11:29:23 2013 No.4812267 It's alright. Overpriced in my opinion.

Anonymous Thu Sep 19 11:37:24 2013 No.4812286

>>4812252
Ain't gonna pay the mortgage, I'll tell you that.

But I've been checking in here for about a year. I know the various scenes going on in NYC, and to a lesser degree LA. But the culture here is totally different. I'm fascinated that most home cooking is lost, except for a handful of folks. I'm amused by the Sinophobia, the worship of steak and burgers, how do I jazz up instant ramen or chicken breast and of course, fast food connoisseurship (which I blame on the food network). I'm also fascinated by the way vegan trolling has morphed into semi-serious discussions over the last few months.

There is an article or two in this somewhere. Even if not it's worth coming here in my off hours for a laugh. And I do my best to contribute when I have something to offer. (Usually in the home cooking threads).

Anonymous Thu Sep 19 11:40:24 2013 No.4812292

>>4812286
I don't. The main reason I don't is because these glorified fast food joints really aren't turning out food that's better than fast food. They've just managed to remove some of the stigma from fast food, and it's brought them success. Good for them, but I don't find it particularly interesting. It's still a burger and fries - delicious, but hardly noteworthy.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 19 11:42:24 2013 No.4812300 >>4811216 Depends on where you live I guess, I could get a double burger with fries for probably under 9, I never get a drink, but it wouldn't take it past 10 bucks. >still worth it

Anonymous Thu Sep 19 11:59:25 2013 No.4812333

>>4812300
>I've been checking in here for about a year. I know the various scenes going on in NYC, and to a lesser degree LA. But the culture here is totally different. I'm fascinated that most home cooking is lost, except for a handful of folks. I'm amused by the Sinophobia, the worship of steak and burgers, how do I jazz up instant ramen or chicken breast and of course, fast food connoisseurship (which I blame on the food network). I'm also fascinated by the way vegan trolling has morphed into semi-serious discussions over the last few months.

Anonymous Thu Sep 19 12:05:25 2013 No.4812346

>>4812259
Yeah, that's my point, nobody cares dude. You don't have to have credentials on /ck/ to have an opinion on something, especially fast food. That being said, I don't get the guys reply to your first post but its a pissing contest now and it looks ridiculous.

Anonymous Thu Sep 19 12:25:31 2013 No.4812385

>>4812346
Dude... can you not see... can't you chase down the replies and see that I'm just copy/pasting parts of people's replies into threads randomly?! You fucking idiot? Now I'm going to use yours...? Don't you know that You don't have to have credentials on /ck/ to have an opinion on something, especially fast food. That being said, I don't get the guys reply to your first post but its a pissing contest now and it looks ridiculous.

Anonymous Thu Sep 19 12:34:48 2013 No.4812405

>>4812076
>if you want to split hairs like your typical ck fast food expert, it's fast casual. which is still fast food.
No.Maybe because it is a franchise with good market coverage..is this why you keep insisting it is categorized in your mind? Fast food is food with time shaved off of the normal cooking time. It's not based on casual seating. Whether a restaurant cuts time with mass production of no special orders waiting for the next whopper request at lunch peak, or par cooked frozen food going into pressure fryers or making bread or chicken breasts sit in steam drawers for your gourmet panini...that's the science of making a meal ready in 2mins, not 30. Nothing at Five is frozen or made ahead, not even sure about grilled onions.

And you don't know me or where I live and travel Are you a child? You can develop a preference for mealy interior twice fried potatoes, or not, but you still can't find fault with fresh fries I was in DC during the start of Five Guys, long before the hamburger joint hipster crap, in a city where everyone had money, the tech boom Bush years. Maybe you wouldn't understand it, but a line around the block for 2 years, in a metro inaccessible neighborhood of busy executives who had to find a rare place to park, wait in a one hourline, texting one guy to placehold, and eat any cuisine money can buy? It was because it was natural fresh. I like my duck fat fries as well as the next gourmand, but I'm not going to compare Five Guys to fast food.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 19 12:47:05 2013 No.4812427 >>4811216 I just went to 5 guys for lunch today, total for everything was 7$, cheaper than mcdonalds large combos, and much better

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 19 12:49:03 2013 No.4812432 >tfw one just opened in London i guess i will have to try it out but last time i was there the line stretched out in the street

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 19 12:56:36 2013 No.4812460 a five guys opened in the mall around here a couple of months ago i walked in, could feel the grease settling into my face and walked back out

Anonymous Thu Sep 19 13:04:36 2013 No.4812479

>>4812405
>I enjoyed third rate burgers before it was cool

lel

also if you don't know what fast casual is, or think that it's somehow special that the grill is within sight of the cash register, you obviously don't know too much about restaurants. they cook the patties on site at pretty much all fast food joints. you've been duped by a well thought out layout that trades on the false notion that seeing a semi retarded guy flipping burgers makes them more wholesome.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 19 13:05:34 2013 No.4812481 File: 52 KB, 536x400, bill cosby laughing.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >this dick measuring contest on /ck/ This is hilarious

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 20 00:50:53 2013 No.4813765 I think locations may vary. I've been to one in Texas and Atlanta and they were both very good. The one in my hometown in Louisiana however is tasteless trash, fries are still good though.

poorfags need not reply Anonymous Fri Sep 20 15:26:04 2013 No.4814725
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i just ate at FG for the first time ever.

i thought it was great! i feel like their food is a little better than In & Out and a lot better than Wendy's, Carl's Jr. and the other shit-tier places below that

my stomach hurts a bit from eating too much. seriously, i will probably get less food next time.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 20 15:41:20 2013 No.4814748 File: 1.26 MB, 4128x2322, 20130919_124909.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Not as good as In-n-Out

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 20 16:10:52 2013 No.4814805 Their fries are really good, their burgers are not. Unless you like nearly tasteless meat on two soggy buns that are somehow flat.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 20 16:17:54 2013 No.4814819 It's my favorite fast food place. If they made their stuff a dollar or two less expensive I'd go there way more often.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 20 16:18:53 2013 No.4814822 >>4811047 It's fast food at sit-down prices. The food is ok but ogrepriced. Cajun fries are good though.

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