For a few days now I been having that craving build up inside, the kind of craving that when you think of it, little droplets of saliva leave your mouth....
Burgers.....uuuhuhuhuhuhuhhh (Homer Simpson style)..... Cheese Burgers uh hh u h hu uh h, Bacon Cheese Burger.....ahguhguhsuhuahguh....
(stroke)
Once upon a time I would devour burgers for two, sometimes three, meals a day...no joke... that was way back in my youth... now a days, I am more reserved and realize that only thru a moderate approach, that is fair and balanced can we achieve life liberty..... wait, sorry, CNN on in the back ground... where was I... oh yeah... BURGERS....
So yeah, these days I have settled into a healthy diet that is peppered with bits of indulgence that occur ever so often.....and that's ok... I have lost lots of weight and feel way better about myself.... but I do indulge myself as a reward for doing so good...
When I told Joy that I was craving a BURGER, she wasnt as enthusiastic as I was, but then again, she just started doing Crossfit this week, so I get that... However, I still wanted a burger....
So after doing some Yelping, we settled on 5 Guys BURGERS and Fries... The last time I went to one was easily 5 years ago, maybe longer... and it wasnt the Round Rock location... So with the kids all rustled up - off we go....
Now I know that 5 Guys has been around since the mid 80's, although upon further examination, I learn that they began as a family restaurant around Virginia somewhere and then in the early 2000's, someone convinced the mom and pop store, I am sure with tales of huge piles of cash, to expand thru Franchising, and went from a handful of locations to over 1000 in just a few years.
The walls are decorated with every publication that wanted to give the 5 Guys their props and from every conceivable location on the East Coast, and thats ok.... However, I noticed one, that was I think from Augusta, that listed Best of Burgers: 5 Guys Burgers and Fries...guess who was #2.... Burger King.... really?
Ordering is very easy, Burger, Cheese burger, Bacon Burger, Bacon Cheese Burger...Hot dog, cheese dog, Bacon dog, Bacon Cheese Dog... there is also a BLT, and a grilled cheese... Fries of course and drinks...
As you order, Josh, the Cashier yells back your order...
Me: Yeah, my son will have a hot dog....
Josh:(yelling back behind him)....ONE DOG, what else?
Me: order of fries..
Josh: ONE FRY...what else?
Me: My daughter wants a hot dog as well...
Josh: ONE DOG...
You get the picture...
Its nice, very old style, and I like that. Just threw me off a bit...
So after we get our drinks from the fountain, we notice the peanuts in the box with the boats, so we scoop some up and sit down. So first thing I notice is how clean the floors are, considering they serve peanuts in the shells...So...Either peeps in the Rock are being super helpful and clean, or these guys have the cleaning thing down...
The other thing which I am not sure how I feel about it yet, but as the food is being prepped, there is a constant barking of time gone by on orders, what is still needed and also this sense of... well kept making me feel like I was in the army and the drill sergeants were making dinner that night.
Not bad in any way, but again, just threw me off a bit....
SO my order is called, and all the food is in bags... I thought we were eating here... We bag all our food sir....
OK... again just throwing me off a bit... no Big Woop....
After all the food is out and fries are settled on top of ripped bags... I look at my burger... Huge... Its got everything I want....
2 patties
Bacon
2 or maybe 3 slices of cheese
Lettuce, Tomato, Pickle, Grilled onions, Mushrooms, Mustard Ketchup Mayo... And this is standard... Its with everything on it.... Greasy, meaty, cheesy GOODNESS....
Yeah, it was good, it was exactly what I had been craving... Fries were good too, kind of soggy, but still... Good....
Oh yeah another redeeming quality, and it might just be this location and at the time I went, but 80's tunes on the overhead speakers... I love embarrassing my 11 year old and break out in song and dance, so this made my level of enjoyment higher....
So overall, good place for burgers, you wont see me there often, cause, well you remember the story from the top of this page...right?
but I would go back... and I would tell a friend... Hey... I just did...
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