Restaurant Review: Five Guys

Here is the first of my restaurant reviews. They are all going to be set up in a similar fashion. I'll say a little about what I think, and sometimes I might even get Daniel to say a little about what he thinks. It should be fun.

Five Guys Burgers and Fries

Chain Restaurant: Yes

My Location: 255 North 500 West, Bountiful, UT

Have I ate here previously: No

Category: Fast Food

My rating (out of 10): 7.5

Would I eat here again: Yes.

What I ordered: Little cheeseburger (with grilled mushrooms and ketchup), and fries.

My thoughts:

The burger seemed pretty fresh. I could tell it was formed on the premises instead of being pre-made. I really enjoy that all the toppings are free, yay for supporting my mushroom addiction!  I ordered a little cheeseburger.When I hear little I think "oh it's so little and therefore cute",  but in this case little doesn't mean small, it just means one patty instead of two. It's not the best burger I have ever had, but it is fairly high quality for the price.  I do think more restaurants should make their own buns...but that might just be me.  As far as fries go, they are really good, but don't order too many, since they give you enough to feed a small village. I love fries, but seriously, it's ridiculous. Daniel and I weren't aware of the whole mountain of fries thing...so we ordered two regular sized orders... Needless to say we had a bag full of fries to take home with us...unfortunately they seemed to go soggy pretty fast. 

Pros: Tasty Food, Decent Prices, Free Toppings.

Cons: Huge Portions, Doesn't Keep Well.

Daniel's take on things:

I got the Cheeseburger.  The Cheeseburger came with two patties and one (decently sized) slice of American cheese.  Since all the toppings were free I also added: tomatoes, lettuce, onions, mushrooms, and A1 sauce.  The patties were pretty juicy and combined with the tomato and A1, the burger was plenty moist.  It really didn’t make a huge mess though (it was messy, just not really messy).  I couldn’t identify one flavor overpowering the others (like the A1), all the flavors worked really well together.  I’m not a big fry person but I can eat a NORMAL regular size.  We didn’t realize that a regular here was equal to two larges and a small fry at McDonalds.   The price for the burger was good and the price for the fries was great.  I enjoyed the ambiance of the restaurant too.  It was a lot of fun.

PROS: Filling portions, good taste, free drink refills.

CONS: I like food a lot.  It is hard to think of cons.