Five guys....ffffffffff

RToland45

Can we say moderation?! If you want a burger (loaded) have one but only once a month or so! I LOVE fried chicken and could eat it everyday for every meal but don't instead I let myself enjoy fried chicken once a month or so.

sweetcurlz67

haven't had their burger yet, however, their hotdog and veggie sandwich are GREAT. Also... the FRIES.... YUMMMMIIIIIIEEEEEE.... and with Cider Vinegar!!! WOWZA!!!

and no... don't go often at all...

Great_Mazinga

We ate there once, when they moved to our area a couple years ago. People were lined out the door. We got the food, and were a bit underwhelmed. The $6 or so burger was not up to the hype. We haven't been back. My waistline thanks me.

tedrickp

Luckily the closest one of these is an hour drive away. Tried it twice and each time luh'd it.

mandeenicoleb

I love Five Guys, but definitely a once in a while treat. I probably only eat it 2-3 times a year if that. It's my guilty pleasure, but I know my one burger comes to be well over 1,000 calories...1,00 delicious fatty, oh my goodness how on earth am I going to burn that off, calories!

kmorgan221

Five guys.... more like Fat guys.. They should rename themselves. Their burgers are tasty I've had several since they've existed but then I checked the macros on it recently and.... yikes.. Safe to say, if I need fat.. I know where to go.

I only went once. I don't mind fat but holy cow-- the fries portion. They literally handed us a brown bag, normal size, HALF FULL OF FRIES. I think that was a side of fries. It was crazy.

What really sucks about Five Guys is that they make you eat all of the fries they give you before they let you leave the restaurant...

(...and they almost always give you extra fries like that. It's like their signature.)

Yep, but I figured out a way to beat them at their own game.

I bring my kids, and instead of us each getting fries, I let the kids have some when no one is looking. The staff thinks it's me eating them, but really the three of us get our share from one small order.

We just get one order of fries and don't even hide the fact that we're going to share them. I honestly don't think they mind. I mean, it isn't like we ordered one drink with free refills and shared it. We ordered an order of fries, they gave us however many fries they wanted to, and then we decided how to eat them. (We've also been offered refills on fries before.)

TL;DR - you may not need to be sneaky in your joint fry-eating endeavor/endeavour.

My sarcasm was continuing off of the previous poster's sarcasm.

We openly share and enjoy the fries.

jofjltncb6

I "cope" by ensuring that my overall calories (and macros within those) are consistent with my current goal of losing/gaining/maintaining my weight...

...just like everyone else does with their food.


And I really like Five Guys, but my favorite go-to burger of choice right now is Freddy's. It's like Steak 'n' Shake, but better. If I'm behind on my calories for the day, I'll have two double cheeseburgers (but no fries, because they seldom fit my macros/calories).

Oh but their fries and fry sauce are the best part (and I am not even a big fry fan normally)! We moved a couple month ago and now there's a five guys near by but the closest freddy's is 15 miles away, this makes me very very sad! :sad: Also, I think their "california" burger is VERY similar to an IN & OUT burger, so it's really the best of both worlds. Now what I can't fit in to my macros is their concretes, a MINI of my favorite is well over 600 calories!

Yeah, and that's just for a small. Their regular turtle concrete is...well, it's a lot. 900ish calories. When I have one of those, it's simply a day that I go over my calories:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/jofjltncb6?date=2014-06-14
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/jofjltncb6?date=2014-05-25

:drinker:

jofjltncb6

Five guys.... more like Fat guys.. They should rename themselves. Their burgers are tasty I've had several since they've existed but then I checked the macros on it recently and.... yikes.. Safe to say, if I need fat.. I know where to go.

I only went once. I don't mind fat but holy cow-- the fries portion. They literally handed us a brown bag, normal size, HALF FULL OF FRIES. I think that was a side of fries. It was crazy.

What really sucks about Five Guys is that they make you eat all of the fries they give you before they let you leave the restaurant...

(...and they almost always give you extra fries like that. It's like their signature.)

Yep, but I figured out a way to beat them at their own game.

I bring my kids, and instead of us each getting fries, I let the kids have some when no one is looking. The staff thinks it's me eating them, but really the three of us get our share from one small order.

We just get one order of fries and don't even hide the fact that we're going to share them. I honestly don't think they mind. I mean, it isn't like we ordered one drink with free refills and shared it. We ordered an order of fries, they gave us however many fries they wanted to, and then we decided how to eat them. (We've also been offered refills on fries before.)

TL;DR - you may not need to be sneaky in your joint fry-eating endeavor/endeavour.

My sarcasm was continuing off of the previous poster's sarcasm.

We openly share and enjoy the fries.

Dagnabbit! My sarcasmometer must need calibrating again...

...except that the sarcasm of the previous poster was mine...

...so insarcasmception.

KseRz

So I'm in the Uk and we seem to now be getting a few of these Five Guys restaurants... one just opened near where I work, I thought I would try it out. Great burgers but omg, gonna have to run like a billion miles now. How do you Americans cope?

Eat the Single With Bacon (Around 650 cals). Its more than enough as far as being full, and go easy on the fries. Just because they dump 2lbs in the bag doesnt mean you have to eat them all.

I usually get the Little Bacon Cheeseburger with Lettuce, Tomato, & Grilled Onions

logicman69

I honestly don't think that 5 Guys is all that great. They are better than Mc'D or BK, but I would rather go to Red Robin for a burger.

gil_u

We don't cope. We get fat. That's why we're here. :happy:

reb1565

good one LOL

reb1565

LOL Good One

80sFanatic88

I went there once, and I hated it, so I haven't been back. All I did was order small fries to have a snack, and they gave me a to-go bag that was literally half full of french fries! No one can eat that many! :noway: Then I thought to myself that maybe the name was literal too. You need 5 guys to eat one meal there. :laugh:

kmorgan221

Five guys.... more like Fat guys.. They should rename themselves. Their burgers are tasty I've had several since they've existed but then I checked the macros on it recently and.... yikes.. Safe to say, if I need fat.. I know where to go.

I only went once. I don't mind fat but holy cow-- the fries portion. They literally handed us a brown bag, normal size, HALF FULL OF FRIES. I think that was a side of fries. It was crazy.

What really sucks about Five Guys is that they make you eat all of the fries they give you before they let you leave the restaurant...

(...and they almost always give you extra fries like that. It's like their signature.)

Yep, but I figured out a way to beat them at their own game.

I bring my kids, and instead of us each getting fries, I let the kids have some when no one is looking. The staff thinks it's me eating them, but really the three of us get our share from one small order.

We just get one order of fries and don't even hide the fact that we're going to share them. I honestly don't think they mind. I mean, it isn't like we ordered one drink with free refills and shared it. We ordered an order of fries, they gave us however many fries they wanted to, and then we decided how to eat them. (We've also been offered refills on fries before.)

TL;DR - you may not need to be sneaky in your joint fry-eating endeavor/endeavour.

My sarcasm was continuing off of the previous poster's sarcasm.

We openly share and enjoy the fries.

Dagnabbit! My sarcasmometer must need calibrating again...

...except that the sarcasm of the previous poster was mine...

...so insarcasmception.

Sarcasm within a Sarcasm within ... oh now I've gone cross-eyed.

That makes if funnier. Shows I don't even know who I am replying to.

kmorgan221

I honestly don't think that 5 Guys is all that great. They are better than Mc'D or BK, but I would rather go to Red Robin for a burger.

I've been very dissatisfied with Red Robin the last few times I've gone there.

KseRz

I honestly don't think that 5 Guys is all that great. They are better than Mc'D or BK, but I would rather go to Red Robin for a burger.

I like Red Robin. I love their Royal Red Robin Burger. They have a good salmon burger too, but I definitely prefer 5 Guys.

Have you ever had 96th Street Steakburgers? I think they use dead hobo meat. They are the most disgusting rip off of a ham/cheeseburger I have ever tasted.

jofjltncb6

Five guys.... more like Fat guys.. They should rename themselves. Their burgers are tasty I've had several since they've existed but then I checked the macros on it recently and.... yikes.. Safe to say, if I need fat.. I know where to go.

I only went once. I don't mind fat but holy cow-- the fries portion. They literally handed us a brown bag, normal size, HALF FULL OF FRIES. I think that was a side of fries. It was crazy.

What really sucks about Five Guys is that they make you eat all of the fries they give you before they let you leave the restaurant...

(...and they almost always give you extra fries like that. It's like their signature.)

Yep, but I figured out a way to beat them at their own game.

I bring my kids, and instead of us each getting fries, I let the kids have some when no one is looking. The staff thinks it's me eating them, but really the three of us get our share from one small order.

We just get one order of fries and don't even hide the fact that we're going to share them. I honestly don't think they mind. I mean, it isn't like we ordered one drink with free refills and shared it. We ordered an order of fries, they gave us however many fries they wanted to, and then we decided how to eat them. (We've also been offered refills on fries before.)

TL;DR - you may not need to be sneaky in your joint fry-eating endeavor/endeavour.

My sarcasm was continuing off of the previous poster's sarcasm.

We openly share and enjoy the fries.

Dagnabbit! My sarcasmometer must need calibrating again...

...except that the sarcasm of the previous poster was mine...

...so insarcasmception.

Sarcasm within a Sarcasm within ... oh now I've gone cross-eyed.

That makes if funnier. Shows I don't even know who I am replying to.

No worries.

I'll take the blame for this one.

You get the next one.


(Oh, and yes, it does make it funnier.)

WalkingAlong

So you thought a remark about the portion size meant I thought I had to eat it all? Now that's some funny stuff. And yes, that's sarcasm.