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High Five to Five Guys' Burgers

I just tried the place out. First off, they must have about 9 people behind the counter. It seemed like they were all training because the girl on the grill was the only one working and instructing the rest of the crew. There was an Asian guy who stood staring at 4 burgers for 2 minutes and 43 seconds (I timed him) without touching them. I'm still trying to figure out how the other 8 employees could ignore the orders that were not going out. Mine was one of them and all it needed was BBQ sauce and to be wrapped up. OK, I understand they just opened so I will let this go. As far as the taste, the burger was OK (all burgers are cooked well), nothing to write home about. The fries were very good. I think that Henry Street Ale House has a better tasting burger (you can get it cooked the way you want it also), and their fries are almost as good but not as crispy as Five Guys. They should really consider delivering. I will try them again. They seem like a clean operation.

MITCH C at 8:42PM on 07/15/07

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Five Guys Already Open in NYC

I just tried the place out. First off, they must have about 9 people behind the counter. It seemed like they were all training because the girl on the grill was the only one working and instructing the rest of the crew. There was an Asian guy who stood staring at 4 burgers for 2 minutes and 43 seconds (I timed him) without touching them. Mine was one of them and all it needed was BBQ sauce and to be wrapped up. OK, I understand they just opened so I will let this go. As far as the taste, the burger was OK (all burgers are cooked well), nothing to write home about. The fries were very good. I think that Henry Street Ale House has a better tasting burger (you can get it cooked the way you want it also), and their fries are almost as good but not as crispy as Five Guys. They should really consider delivering. I will try them again. They seem like a clean operation.

MITCH C at 8:29PM on 07/15/07

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High Five to Five Guys' Burgers

I just tried the place out. First off, they must have about 9 people behind the counter. It seemed like they were all training because the girl on the grill was the only one working and instructing the rest of the crew. There was an Asian guy who stood staring at 4 burgers for 2 minutes and 43 seconds (I timed him) without touching them. I'm still trying to figure out how the other 8 employees could ignore the orders that were not going out. Mine was one of them and all it needed was BBQ sauce and to be wrapped up. OK, I understand they just opened so I will let this go. As far as the taste, the burger was OK (all burgers are cooked well), nothing to write home about. The fries were very good. I think that Henry Street Ale House has a better tasting burger (you can get it cooked the way you want it also), and their fries are almost as good but not as crispy as Five Guys. They should really consider delivering. I will try them again. They seem like a clean operation.

MITCH C at 8:42PM on 07/15/07

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Five Guys Already Open in NYC

I just tried the place out. First off, they must have about 9 people behind the counter. It seemed like they were all training because the girl on the grill was the only one working and instructing the rest of the crew. There was an Asian guy who stood staring at 4 burgers for 2 minutes and 43 seconds (I timed him) without touching them. Mine was one of them and all it needed was BBQ sauce and to be wrapped up. OK, I understand they just opened so I will let this go. As far as the taste, the burger was OK (all burgers are cooked well), nothing to write home about. The fries were very good. I think that Henry Street Ale House has a better tasting burger (you can get it cooked the way you want it also), and their fries are almost as good but not as crispy as Five Guys. They should really consider delivering. I will try them again. They seem like a clean operation.

MITCH C at 8:29PM on 07/15/07

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High Five to Five Guys' Burgers

Just went to Five Guys in Levitown, Long Island last night and found it tucked in a shopping plaza. Despite the location the place was still packed.

Both my wife and I ordered cheeseburgers with lettuce, tomato, raw onions, ketchup and mayo and instead of a large order of fries we took the suggestion of the cashier and ordered a small.

Even though it was busy we only had to wait a few minutes for our order to be called. As their policy, the burgers came well done but they still had a nice juicyness. The toppings were plentiful but not overpowering which still allowed you to taste the burger. Unlike Adams burger mine did not have that nice crust on the patty. I found this place to be comparable to American Roadside in Smithtown with 5Guys getting the nod because of their fries and the juciness of their burgers. My wife ranked them the over way around because she thought the burgers were better at AR.

Would we make the 59 minute trip from our house again? My wife says yes because of not only the burgers but there is a DSW, Kohls, and other stores around.

eastcoastvb at 7:12AM on 02/14/09

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Five Guys Already Open in NYC

Visited Five Guys last night, the burgers were soggy, the bun was soggy,
the French Fries were not crisp or tasty, the place was not very clean, the staff just threw the food at you.
After visiting the Five Guys in Boardman, Ohio, a much better experience, we ventured out to try the New Five Guys in our neighborhood, College Point, Queens. It was terrible.

icechipmom at 10:20AM on 02/03/08

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High Five to Five Guys' Burgers

I just tried Five Guys while in DC. Waking in to the store, it reminded me of an In-N-Out, but not quite: from the red and white tiled interior (many In-N-Outs have red, white, and black tile) to the messy burgers and fries cooked in oil (peanut vs vegetable) to order. At the time it made me wonder if a former In-N-Out employee moved East to try out a similar formula. McDowell's from Eddie Murphy's Coming to America came to mind.

The Five Guys Burgers are good, definitely better than any mega-chain burgers. Now living in Indiana but having grown up in Southern California, I miss In-N-Out, so Five Guys is a fair substitute from a burger chain. But Five Guys at best are In-N-Out wanna-be's, not to mention more expensive.

Too bad their chains are at opposite ends of the U.S.: the show-down suggested earlier would be great.

bobinski at 10:09AM on 08/02/07

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