After my first (and only) experience at Five Guys in Greenwich Village, NY, I thought I'd take the opportunity to visit the branch in Greenwich outside of NY.
After my mistake in the US of ordering the normal burger (2 patties) I opted for the little burger (one patty) with cheese, grilled (sic) onions, pickles, lettuce and lite mayo (was available on request). It was simple, and it tasted good.
The burger was large enough, though I wasn't sure if the patties are made a little smaller for customers outside of the USA ...
The burger tasted good, although you if you're looking for a medium burger, look elsewhere (e.g. GBK next door), as the burgers are pressed thin on the fryer, and are thus always well done.
As Five Guys famously fries their burgers, I'm not sure how they grilled the onions, given that they don't have a grill on the premises. I suspect they were fried, and should have been advertised as such.
The fries were also good, made from fresh Norfolk potatoes - not as think as the French, and not as thick as the British varieties.
In place of the typical US drinks fountain, this branch had machines with a screen, where you could select among a large range of drinks (there are free refills here as in the US). Unfortunately, this is much slower, and it also means that only one customer can be served at a time - and one of the two machines was out of order during my visit.
Because the menu has been kept simple, there aren't really any desserts to keep kids happy and occupied - we had to go somewhere else afterwards. read more