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Five Guys: A greasy, filthy, soggy mess for $11, and: An apology to Blarney Stone
Posted: 6:49 pm, April 17th, 2010 in Midtown Eating
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5Gs cheeseburger is good and the cajun fries are alright. Certainly not the best around but nowhere near the worst. Filthy and soggy? I don't think their food is drowned in grease. However, I don't mind the oily goodness of eating a burger and fries as long as the beef and taters are not poor in quality. They cook the beef well-done though so it can be on the dry-side. Any grease is welcome for me - as long as it doesn't become nauseating.
Maybe it can be better enjoyed when unsober or a bad case of the munchies?
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Maybe they had a bad day, but the fries were undercooked and completely drenched in oil - way past the nausea threshhold. The burger was okay but more of a topping barrage. It shouldn't piss me off so much, but it's a burger and fries joint! That's all they do! They could at least get it almost right.
As far as the effects of sobriety, I know people who thought Rush Hour on Ludlow was the greatest burger ever made at 3 am.
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Which Five Guys location did you end up going to?
I been to two of their locations (55/5&6 and 43&44/3). I don't think their fries are anything special but never a huge problem on the oil. The grease will eat into the brown bag but not erode it. I don't like that they pack the regular-size into Styrofoam cups though. Maybe it was a bad batch of fries...The burger does not have to be a toppings overkill. It's all on the person's preference when ordering. I like that you can customize the burger to your own liking. It isn't like Subway where you MUST pile on the salad to get full. I'm cool with just L&T and ketchup but do not mind additional toppings when in the mood, plus you're paying for it anyway.
Free peanuts are a plus.
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The fries I've had there have been well-cooked. Sometimes a bit oily, but the paper soaks some of that up. Burgers I've had at 5G have never been dry--not greasy, cooked medium, but tasty. The toppings are difficult--I find it hard to resist the cheese, grilled onions & mushrooms for starters, and that is already getting to be a well-topped burger!
Their breakfast egg&cheese sandwich with a burger patty still rules. Still haven't found this in NYC.
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'A greasy, filthy, soggy mess '
Thought it was about Chucky for a moment.
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@Rudy
in fairness to five guys, i feel dirtier having clicked on the DocChuck forum thread. that's just weird.
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i'm gonna guess the one 3rd ave because it's the one that's closest to a blarney stone.
not surprised. new locations are usually full of fail. i personally think the Brooklyn locations are better and more consistent. it's not as stressful for the workers so they don't slip up or cut corners to appease the on-the-clock crowd.
a full meal there is still pretty pricey so this is more of a 'treat' for me than a regular lunch spot.
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Like most things, meals at other (non-NYC) 5 Guys locations are much less exp0ensive. A double burger and pile of fries will run around $7-8.
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i know it's unfair to compare, but there's another certain burger joint in the city where a cheeseburger and fries cost $7, and they would never serve anything that looked like the crap i got from 5 guys.
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I never got the 5 Guys hype either - the product is always greasy, soggy and stodgey. I suspect that most of America embraces it because it's a fair alternative to McDonalds, Burger King, etc?
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philistines.
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You can't get a burger combo for under $11 unless it's fast food these days. 5G is good, but the "works" can make it messy.
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@vdubjb
blarney stone, for one. but admittedly, cheaper options in midtown lunch parameters are limited.
btw, shake shack is still only $7 for a combo.
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Really, how do people eat this stuff? $11 for a cheeseburger and fries? And I don't care how many limp pounds of potatoes they give you - there was enough grease to completely eviscerate the paper bag during the 3 block walk.
Five Guys, you have no pride.
And Blarney Stone, I'll never walk past your sliders and onions rings for $5.50 ever again, even if you wouldn't give me a side of mayo that one time.