My third time visiting one of these places, after being disappointed twice on the West Coast. It's…read moretime for an in-depth honest review of this place and its quality of food, on THIS side, and, yes, if you are so inclined, go through my profile and read the reviews of the one I left in Carlsbad Commiefornia.
Two stars, go exclusively to the employees/staff. These guys were hustlin and bustlin. Two guys behind the counter, and one guy on the floor cleaning his butt off. Needless to say, the place was immaculately clean, but to be fair, with their lack of clientele, I couldn't see how it wouldn't be.
The two guys behind the counter, were super professional, and overall great guys. As a matter of fact if I lived here, I would be doing everything in my power to take them from this place and have them work for me!!
So I ordered, a hamburger "all the way" which I feel completely silly to not only order something like that, but to have to physically say it, fries, which I was offered a Cajun flavoring, that I was never offered before on the West Coast. So of course I went with it. There was a very nice older lady behind me, so I paid my fountain drink forward and gave it to her.
So this combo meal came to around 20 bucks. In my eyes, absolutely ridiculous. Now if you read my reviews, I'm not a Stifler. I have no problem dropping $400 or $500 on dinner, with a $100 bottle of wine. So I'm not some broke a** complaining about prices, but you have to compare prices to quality in the end.
The fries were really good. That little Cajun seasoning gave it that extra kick that made them better than ordinary. I'm not too sure how much the fries would be without the seasoning, but I would be willing to bet $2 or $3 less. But I must commend the marketing on the CFOs of this place, to be able to charge $2 for a couple shakes of a spice that would cost literally 1/10 of 1 cent.
Again, the burger, lackluster and lacking flavor. The cook was making it exactly how he was trained, just to be clear!! Outside of the mushrooms and onions and bun, there was really nothing that stood out. So in that sense from the other five guys I've been to, pretty similar. But to charge $10 for a hamburger, of that caliber, for lack of a better term it's just ridiculous, but people keep buying them, so five guys CEOs keep selling them. It's one of those "trendy" things, nah mean?
So I can say that I've tried this place from coast to coast, and I will most likely never ever set foot in another one. The food quality just isn't there, and I can't justify spending 20 bucks on a burger and fries, when there's an all-you-can-eat buffet right next door for 15 bucks. I hope the manager reads this, because he really needs to take care of his employees. Those cats are top notch, and I even threw them a couple dollar tip!!
Sorry 5 guys, I'll stick to In-N-Out and Burger King.