Originally Posted by
deubster
We have 2 Five Guys in our town. Decent burger, much better than average fries. Fairly costly for a burger joint. Sure, you get anything you want on it at no extra cost, but by the time you have a large burger, regular fries, and a soft drink, you are approaching $10 - not so much in LA or NY, maybe, but more than most want to spend in our town for a burger meal.
Yes, so much in LA (well, Orange County anyways.)
The first one in OC opened up in Orange, near where I live. So I gave it a try. It's still quite new, as it opened up 2 weeks ago, so there were 30+ people in line. I like the any topping on the burger options, but I was shocked at the price of a meal. It was around $5.59 for a bacon cheeseburger, and with a cup of Cajun fries and drink, it's around $10.75-ish.
The burger is good, slightly better than any of the large chains, but I still think In-N-Out (although they don't have bacon) makes a better tasting burger. My bacon cheese burger's cheese slices weren't melted, so I wasn't happy about that. Five Guys has better fries, but the Cajun fries are extremely messy, the seasoning gets all over everything.
I'm probably not going back for quite a while due to the price and until the novelty wears off and the lines get shorter.