There is a sign on the wall of my local Five Guys restaurant with a quote from a national newspaper. The Sign simply reads "The Willy Wonka of Burgers". I could probably stop this article with that and have described with perfection the quality of a Five Guys burger.
Five Guys method is simple. They don't have a lot of things on their menu, they have a couple of things and they make them better than anyone. When you walk into a Five Guys restaurant, which is really just a glorified burger stand, you will be met with dining room that looks like was an after though. Cardboard signs are on the wall touting various reviews from every news magazine and paper you can think of from Rolling Stone, to the Washington Post. As your eyes adjust to the bright florescent light you may see about a hundred fifty pound bags of potatoes stacked up around the store. Potatoes that will be used to make the best french-fries you have ever had in your life to compliment the best burger you have ever had in your life.
I promise you, this will be the best burger you have ever eaten. In fact they are so good that it is not even enough to say that you will simply compare every other burger you eat to the ones you can get at Five Guys. It is more accurate to say that you will never eat another hamburger again unless it comes from Five Guys.
What makes them so good? I have no idea. They only discernible difference I can see when they are being cooked is that before they flip the beef patty, they smash it flat with the grill-iron. There is something about them though that makes them the juiciest most flavorful burger yo will ever eat.
Now they are horrible for you. There regular bacon cheeseburger, which is two full burger patties in a bun, has about 800 calories. Add in the french-fries and you easily clear a thousand calories in one sitting.
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