Five Guys Burgers & Fries

My new favorite place for burgers, dogs, and fries is this place.  On the inside it looks like a five&dime old school diner.  You have peanuts to shell in baskets and you can just throw them on the floor, though, I don't.

They have a red and white checkered decor and usually, very, very loud music playing.  I personally, always sit outside and eat to get away from the noise.  I have eaten at locations all across the country and the quality is the same everywhere you go.

The menu is simple and small - a lot like In N' Out, but much much better.  I hate In N' Out overall.  I genuinely find their food to be lacking flavor and what flavor it does have I just don't care for.  Anyway, on to the good stuff.

If you're not feeling too hungry go for the:
little hamburger
little cheeseburger
little bacon burger or
little bacon cheeseburger
all of these with the word "little" in front of it just mean they are normal size for most people.
The hamburgers are not perfectly round patties like you see at other fast food joints, oh no, these are handmade and you can tell by the jagged uneven edges.  The patties also vary in size just a bit but they are robust patties that you might grill up yourself at the next backyard bar-b-que.

DOGS/SANDWICHES -
The kosher style hot dog
cheese or bacon dog
bacon cheese dog or
veggie or grilled cheese sandwiches
are other choices if you're a normal amount of hungry.

If you're really hungry:
hamburger
cheeseburger
bacon burger
bacon cheeseburger
are a bit bigger

The fries!
Five guys style or
Cajun
They come in regular (they fill up the brown bag they serve your food in)
or
large. (I just don't know why they offer large.  Regular size is enough for 2 people to share!)

So when I go, I usually get
a little cheeseburger with raw onions, ketchup, and mustard
A bacon cheese dog
and regular fries.
This I split mostly with another person, but if I was wayyyy hungry I could finish it all myself.

The prices are reasonable, the decor is certainly dress down, the atmosphere is casual, and the food is just awesome.  This IS the fastest growing fast food chain in the country and I totally understand why.

I'm not the only one who likes it.  This place has been garnishing a lot of attention lately, even though, they don't advertise.  They have received a lot of critical acclaim as well and they post it up all over the walls.

If you haven't been - you need to go.

5 out of 5 forks.  The best fast food joint around!

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