Five Guys Burgers and Fries

Got a really pushy cashier even after I kindly declined upsizing. The food was tasty but did they shrink their burger sizes? I remember being more full when i tried it when it first came to Canada. Maybe someone on Unilocal can confirm this! Anywho, the place was bopping with people at around 7PM on new years eve. The meal was satisfying and filling as it is NYE and my night will only continue to countdown. Happy New Years Unilocalers!
Update: just confirmed with friends and colleagues — we all agree burger shrank!

What is there to say it’s a five guys.
Burgers dogs & fries they are good but not great.
US locations tend to be better.
Fries are greasy
It’s not cheap considering it’ just a step above McDonald’s or Burger King

It’s a killer… LOVE IT!!! extremely great, nice jucy burger… I would go there over and over and over

Good music, nice ambience and usually pretty clean, noticed employees coughing over food while I was here today but usually they are top quality service. The food here is excellent, I always enjoy their burgers and Cajun fries but a tad bit on the expensive side for burgers

Typical 5 guys.
Was in the mood for fries and on those they do not disappoint, lot of fries. Burger was aiight as well, but still price is steep.

I come here when I am feeling a bit homesick; the Five Guys in the west village of NYC will always be my favorite location. My usual order is the little bacon cheeseburger (single patty) with ‘everything’ and jalapenos on top and a side of regular-​sized cajun fries. Super filling, messy, greasy, but appetizing. I am always guaranteed extra fries to take home if I finish the burger. Fountain soda is available with free refills. The employees are pleasant. Peanuts for days… I often snag a small bag to take home.

I’ve eaten at this restaurant several times. It’s not bad but I wouldn’t go outta my way to eat here. Has veggie burger (I know, sounds weird even to me) but I was feeling burgered out. The fries are hugh & a pretty good.

Food is super greasy which is probably why all the fat people keep giving this 5 stars and writing that it’s the best burger joint in the city. Fries are below average. Even the cajun fries are below average. Holy Chuck is so much better. I’ve eaten at a lot of Five Guys in the US and those are not good either but they’re still better than this one. I guess if i was fat and overweight and didn’t care about anything else, I would love it here.

Not sure why this chain gets such great reviews. Maybe their competition in other cities is worse than they are.
It has the ambience of a subway station during off peak hours. Chairs look like they’re made of wood, but are painted metal, so it’s cold on the butt. Everyone that was eating in left their coats on as the place was cold. Acoustics are terrible and the place was littered with peanut shells.
The burgers we ordered left lots to be desired. Once they were unwrapped they looked like they had been made using a hammer. All squished and misshapen. Certainly not appetizing. It could have been so much better.
The bottomless drink was decent. Split one with my date.
Split an order of fries as well. That had to be the only good thing about this place. The fries were hot, and stayed hot in the container. They were crisp, not soggy and not too salty. We had the regular size, and it was generous.
Next time, I’ll just order the fries — for take out.

This is the best burger place in town. Amazing incredible so delicious once you try it you will always want more booomb

I love this place.
Food is fantastic. They don’t do a crazy fancy gourmet burger… but they keep it simple, distill a burger down to the core ingredients and do it right. Sometimes less is more, and these guys have that formula down packed.
They do not offer an incredibly wide selection of toppings or condiments. But everything they offer is focused and goes well with how they prepare the burger. The portions are large and burger is always consistently made. You can expect the same experience each time you go there.
Word of warning: Their «little burger» is something like a 5oz patty. The name makes it sound like a kiddy meal, but for some folks, the little burger is all you need!
The patty is flavorful and actually tastes like meat! I come back here again and again. It’s less greasy than Burgers Priest, and has better quality meat and flavor than South Street Burger. In fact, I prefer 5 guys burgers to Burger Cellar burgers. It proves that there is no need to get fancy. Something simple, focused and well done is all it takes. These guys do it right. It’s doing old school burger diner experience properly.

Oh good, another burger joint. Because that’s what we need in this city. This particular location is located pretty much across the street from where the old Lick’s used to be — and I miss Lick’s. Basically I’m saying I was not in the mood to be impressed when boyfriend took me to eat here. Well they changed my mind, all right. Got a regular burger with cheese, and decided to get it «with everything» (which I normally don’t do). I also got a side of fries. I’m not reviewing the pop, because that’s silly. It’s fountain pop.
Burger was amazing. Loved it. Was surprised by 2^nd patty in there and the cheese sauce should have been way over the top, but it was terrific. The fries are very good too, and they give you about a million of them.
The service at this location was good too. It takes a few minutes to get your order (it’s not like McDonalds), but they were friendly, asking about our day and generally chitchatting. Nice folks.
Will go back.
Would recommend unless you’re on a diet. Then: DON’T GO.

Got there before noon, so the place was empty. By 1pm people were very loud and others were waiting in line. I got a burger, large fries and coke for $ 16.50. My buddy got a little hamburger and coke for $ 8. We got free refills of pop. Thee were two rows of toppings to get one in black and one in red. Make sure you look at both of the because I didnt.
The fries were massive yet perfect, and I ate every morelsel. The coke was, well, a coke. But the double burgers, man were they sweet. Especially in the middle I caught mustard and jalapeños. Basically it was heaven on a plate. With free peanuts we left very full and very happy.
If I had to say one thing it’s that it costs $ 16.50, which is like a steak or pork chop platter
TL:DR the burgers were well worth the $ 24 and if you are too poor for that then A) you are too cheap, or B) you don’t really eat burgers.

Was told by the cashier that their payment terminal doesn’t work with BMO cards. Luckily the person I was with could lend me cash. There with one other person. There was a really long wait between him getting his food and my food being ready. We ordered the same thing. Didn’t time it but it was over five minutes. No explanation why.
No longer a fan, at least if this location.

Arrived at this Five Guys burgers earlier today for lunch for the first time at any of there chained restaurants. My visit was ok, then again, I don’t expect much from these greasy spoons anyways.
I ordered the bacon cheeseburger with a large set of regular fries for myself & 2 others. The burger was good, but lacked a bit of flavour in the beef patties. The bacon helped a bit flavour wise. The fries were a little over cooked when I got them.
The only issues I’ve came across there was, the music was too loud & the table I sat at was too wobbly. & just a tip to anyone reading this, the food is over priced, expect to shell out more if you decide to buy anything.

Mr. Rosie S. and I came to this location for a late lunch on a Friday in May — there were 4 or 5 other parties there at the time,
The highlight of our visit was the staff for sure. Each and every one went out of their way to make our experience awesome.
1. Cashier /​order-​taker: Chatted with us before and after taking our order — actually interested in a conversation. Nice.
2. Cook /​fry god: Threw in an extra LARGE fries-​worth of fries into our bag. Yessss!
3. Cleaner /​floor-​sweeper:
As she came by sweeping up the peanut shells, she checked in and asked how everything was, or if we needed anything!
THE FRIES ARE SO GOOD IT SHOULD BE ILLEGAL. Nommmnomnomnomnom I normally don’t indulge in deep fried things with such abandon but GOSH these were great!!! The large we ordered would have been more than enough for the two of us to share, and we got DOUBLE that, so we took home and re-​heated in the oven later that nice!
«Juicy burger, crispy bacon. What more can you ask for?» says Mr. Rosie S. — so he obviously loved the burger.
They do a great job of branding! It’s simple, but very effective.
There is a huge vat of peanuts by the ketchup area and cute little cardboard boats that people can fill and take to their table to munch on while waiting for their meal (made to order is a nice touch).
Also I enjoy pop fountains. Call me crazy but I love mixing Orange Fanta and Gingerale. Wheeeeeee!
Like other locations, there are bags of potatoes all over the place here — in this case, they define the line-​up area. Cute!

Munching on peanuts as I wait for my food is a food is a good idea. I like the peanut idea. I only try their veggie burgers since I don’t eat beef. It would be nice if they had a chicken option. However their veggie burger is very delicious, for what it actually is. There is no patty it is just all the veggie toppings that are on a regular burger with the sauces. My favorite part is the sautéed onions and jalapeños. The fries are similar to NY fries and a regular is good enough for two people.
The reason I am giving it a three star is because for what you get, it is a little pricey. May be a good chunk of the money for the food goes towards hiring someone to clean the peanut shells of the floor.

They make your burger right when you order and put what you want on it, generously. The burgers are huge, juicy and super delicious! Fries are great! Make sure you try the Cajan. Spicy but so addictive! Plus you get free peanuts while you wait for your burgers!
Keep in mind their portions are pretty big. A regular fries can definately be shared among two!

SO GOOD. The only problem i have (unrelated to 5 guys) is the parking… wtf is going on? a) there is none. b) people can’t drive. wake up, look around you, stop giving drivers licenses to sleeping women dammit! annoying. ended up parking in the underground garage and having to go through some creepy hallway to get out to the Dragon Pearl side of the street.
The burger was WOWZA. Meat is so pink and fresh, not frozen just soooooo amazing I was super impressed.
Decorations — potato sacks. everywhere. tired of standing? sit on a sack. hicks all around unite.
There are no combos. For a large drink (2.39) a bacon cheeseburger (double patty, 8.99) and a reg fries (3.99) came over $ 17. Pretty expensive for a burger lunch but so worth it. Trust story.
GET THE CAJUN FRIES!!! They’re muuuch much better than regular. However, 5 guys do know how to do it right. Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, absolutely delicious.
TOPPINGS ARE FREE. What? Free. That’s right. They have A1 sauce, mayo, lettuce, mushroom, onions, jalapenos — you name it. put everything on it! Warning though, your burger is going to fall apart.
The cheese is something else… it was the best cheese I’ve ever had on a burger (aside from the gorgonzola at Big Smoke). Bacon was PLENTY too.
Eat free peanuts while you wait :) Free refills! Free peanuts! Free toppings! Free smiles! Did I mention it’s free? Cuz it’s not… hello, you’re paying $ 17 for a double cheeseburger meal. I would do it again and again and again until they banned my insatiable ass.

Five guys burger is amazing. I love their burgers and Cajun fries. The burger itself was very tasty and juicy. Little hamburger is 1 patty and the normal hamburger is 2 patties. They do not tell you that on the menu which doesn’t make any sense. The Cajun fries portion is huge, they not only fill up the cup but they put more in the paper bag. The line up is blocked off by bags stack of potatoes which is kind of funny. They offer you free peanuts while you wait. I do advise you to help yourself with the peanuts as wait time can be longer than your average burger joint. Def will be back shortly. The only thing I hate about Five guys is that they do not offer you a combo option. You have to order fries and drink individually and can really be expensive.
Rating:
Service: ⁴⁄₅
Food Quality: ⁴⁄₅
Comfort ³⁄₅
Décor ⁴⁄₅
Value: ³⁄₅
Parking: ²⁄₅