I’ve heard for the longest time that I had to try a Five Guys burger. The L.A. Eater explains that “Five Guys is to the East Coast as In-N-Out is to us (the West Coast)”.
That’s a huge statement! I had forgotten about Five Guys until Mark Batterson twittered about eating there this last Wednesday.
The closest Five Guys is 30 minutes away from my APT., but on Thursday I made the trek to Lakewood to see what all the fuss was.
I ordered a Cheeseburger (comes with 2 patties) with about 6 toppings, a regular fry (which serves two), and a regular drink (mr. pibb hmmmm). All of this came out to be about 9 dollars.
Five Guys is very simple. They only serve burgers, fries, and hot dogs. You then have your pick of condiments for the burgers and dogs. Even the inside of their store is very simple–only white on the walls with red squares scattered throughout.
The burger was ginormous and insanely delicious! The fries were some of the best I can recall having and I couldn’t finish all of them.
I left extremely satisfied. I wanted to yell on my way out, “THANK YOU FIVE GUYS. THAT WAS SO GOOD!”
Hey, now that I think of it, they had 5 employees working when I went there. Hmmm 5 guys. Anyway, GO THERE! It will be worth the drive and price!
Five Guys Burgers: A++
I grew up in Lansing, MI, studied at Central Bible College in Springfield, MO, and am currently the Young Adult Pastor at NewSong Church in the Cleveland area. Ever since I bowed my knee to Jesus, I have been on quite the ride. This site is just some thoughts and observations on my journey.
2 responses so far ↓
J-Cub // February 7, 2009 at 5:33 pm |
David James, I very much appreciate your love and passion for food that you would make the trip to eat this burger, then take the time to post a whole Blog about it. Incredible!!! But a combo meal for 9 dollars, that is surely not the east coast In N Out, as it costs twice as much, but I must say I do want to try it. How are you?
David Van Hal // February 11, 2009 at 12:38 pm |
Jacob, I began to have doubts about the deliciousness of this burger so I made the trek once again. All doubts have been cast aside. That burger is soooooo good! I pray to God you get a chance to try it… and soon.