Foodie Swellness: Five Guys Burgers and Fries

January 9, 2013

As you can see, I am most definitely not on a New Year’s detox…

What: Five Guys Burgers and Fries (which I’ve been meaning to try for awhile, but the first locations in Toronto were out in the burbs. Now there’s one downtown!).

Where: 329 Yonge St., Toronto (and many other locations across Canada)

Atmosphere: Bright lighting, white tiled walls, cheap looking wood-grain tables and chairs…you’re not here for the ambiance, in other words.

Go here if: You want a better burger than the one from a big-chain fast food joint.

What to order: I had the little burger (this means one meat patty; the regular burger has two meat patties). I found the burger meh. I might’ve made the mistake of ordering it with everything on it, as the cheese (I think it’s process cheese, it was very bright and gooey in any case) and mushroom and all of the other toppings may have overwhelmed the actual beef. The bun was cold. The fries were solid, a good level of outside crispiness with soft potato inside. All in all, I was underwhelmed, though. Let’s call is ranking in at so-so swellness. In my opinion, this place has got nothing against a good ol’ greasy burger from Holy Chuck Burger or one from Burger’s Priest.

However, I’ve been told by friends who’ve been to other locations if Five Guys that the quality and ambiance varies greatly from one location to the next and that other location indeed serve an amazing burger.

What you can skip: To say the regular fries was very ample is an understatement. We barely ate half of one serving, so I don’t think one would ever need to order a large fries (unless you’re sharing it amongst a large family!).

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