  Gplimpton Member Username: Gplimpton Post Number: 276 Registered: 05-2007 |
I know they are opening a few in the area...any idea when they're going to open? | ||
Danindc Member Username: Danindc Post Number: 4067 Registered: 10-2003 |
Not soon enough!!! | ||
Rid0617 Member Username: Rid0617 Post Number: 366 Registered: 03-2008 |
We've got a chain that just started showing up called 5 guys and fries. Is that the same one? | ||
Flyingj Member Username: Flyingj Post Number: 374 Registered: 08-2006 |
Rid0617, yep...they're out here in Southern Cal too. I was trying to explain to a DC native @ Del Taco last week why it's pointless for an In N Out knock-off to expand into the In N Out stomping grounds, his argument is if Fatburger & Tommy's can do it-I pointed out those are beloved LOCAL institutions...hell, so is McDonald's & Carl's Jr, but 5 Guys-nobody not from DC is blown away by them-I'd rather have White Castle or Krystal's, frankly http://www.yelp.com/biz/five-g uys-burgers-and-fries-cerritos | ||
Nipsey Member Username: Nipsey Post Number: 3 Registered: 10-2007 |
There is a location on Greenfield between 8 and 9 mile that should be opening soon. I passed it recently and it looks like they are putting the finishing touches on it. http://www.fiveguys.com/ 23339 Greenfield Rd. Southfield, MI 48075 Tel: 248-557-3483 Fax: 248-557-7370 | ||
Danindc Member Username: Danindc Post Number: 4068 Registered: 10-2003 |
quote: I don't get it. How is Five Guys an In-N-Out knockoff? I'm sure that's exactly what the founder was thinking, 3000 miles away--"How do I rip off In-N-Out Burger?" What--the lack of frozen product is an innovation patented by In-N-Out Burger? The horrors! Next thing you know, Five Guys will have a secret menu! If you must know, the founder of Five Guys used to work at Krazy Jim's Blimpy Burger in Ann Arbor. I've personally taken many "non-DC" people to Five Guys, and the response has been universally enthusiastic. I didn't realize franchising was such a crime. White Castle? Krystal? Are you serious? I can't eat that stuff unless my BAC exceeds 0.12. | ||
Moetown Member Username: Moetown Post Number: 23 Registered: 07-2008 |
There a store in a strip mall near hall/M59 and romeo plank, that has had a "coming soon, five guys burgers" for close to a year now. I just checked the five guys website and it shows up as coming soon, so maybe it finally is. | ||
Rid0617 Member Username: Rid0617 Post Number: 367 Registered: 03-2008 |
I've got to get by there. People here are raving how good the food is. I to prefer White Castle/Krystals. | ||
Gplimpton Member Username: Gplimpton Post Number: 277 Registered: 05-2007 |
I had a couple in DC. They were great. | ||
J_to_the_jeremy Member Username: J_to_the_jeremy Post Number: 155 Registered: 03-2007 |
I'll check this out when it comes- Supposedly there's going to be a Fatburger in the Studio One apartments too. And I've never enjoyed White Castle sober. | ||
Flyingj Member Username: Flyingj Post Number: 375 Registered: 08-2006 |
Danindc If you must know, the founder of Five Guys used to work at Krazy Jim's Blimpy Burger in Ann Arbor. My point is provincialism or # of locations doesn't make the food better or else Domino's & Little Caesar's would top Buddy's & Sheild's, even though the Cheesecake Factory's always packed because of the fare,not the founder's 313 roots-& very few people go to Nate & Al's Deli in downtown Beverly Hills because one of 'em got their start @ Boesky's(but if I got my start @ Boesky's you better believe I'd want MY restaurant in Beverly Hills) I dunno why 5 Guys gets kudos for being more of the same just not nearly as good(& people from back East are amazed went I piont out Fatburger burgers & fries are the same as Stake & Shake-just without the fine dinnerware) | ||
Flyingj Member Username: Flyingj Post Number: 376 Registered: 08-2006 |
Culver's, Culver's are good... we can use them-we got Sonic, & Jack In The Box everybody visiting from the D always needs to hit JITB out here, good food | ||
Thnk2mch Member Username: Thnk2mch Post Number: 1310 Registered: 02-2006 |
I ate at a Five Guy's Burgers and Fries in Florida last year. Good burgers, good fries, more like a Johnny Rocket's or Fudruckers burger than anything else I can think of. TONS of fries, they put your burger and fries in the bag (which is about the size of a medium soft drink) and then throw an additional scoop of fries on top. About a $10 meal if I remember correctly. | ||
Gplimpton Member Username: Gplimpton Post Number: 278 Registered: 05-2007 |
FatBurger is the definition of a crappy burger. |
