ABOVE: A bacon burger at Five Guys in Westport.
FIVE GUYS BURGERS AND FRIES: 534 POST ROAD EAST, WESTPORT, CT
2/11/2010
I had my first Five Guys burger in downtown Philadelphia a few years back. It was late, I needed a quick bite and something just drew me in. The restaurant was so spartan and dimly lit, I wasn’t quite sure what I was getting myself into, but then I tried the burger and I’ve been hooked ever since.
The menu is simple, yet there are dozens of combinations, every burger is cooked to order and all the ingredients are fresh. Essentially, Five Guys is the real deal in the world of fast food burgers (at least in a world without In-N-Out).
Subsequent trips to Virginia (where the chain is based) and D.C. have given me the chance to try the burgers a few more times.
Since then, the chain has expanded like crazy; they are in New York, New Haven, Orange and now finally Westport.
This is about as close as I’m comfortable with. Their portion sizes combined with my complete lack of self control mean that after a burger and regular order of fries, I’m pretty much done for the day. I better not be required to do much physical activity after this because it ain’t gonna happen.
Yeah, that sounds gross, but it’s oh so good.
–CP
If I am in Westport, and am having a burger fix, I’m hittin up Le Farm. Sure, I may pay 3 x as much but I’ll be getting 100 x the quality.
Well Five Guys uses peanut oil and has peanuts everywhere….So dont bring kids with nut allergies there…Fries are soaking /dripping of the oil….Limited menu…Not so much of a local feel…Another chain….I’d rather go to local non chain places in area.
Bonnie, you know, I think Keith reminded me of this the last time I posted about Five Guys but still haven’t even figured out where Newtown is.
As Neil Vigdor once told me “I don’t get out of the bubble” too often.
–CP
They are also in Newtown.
SGD — I think by worst you mean best. Those fries are amazing.
The larger sized fries at 5 Guys have 1400+++ calories in one order!!! The worst of any fast food chain.
I AM NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THESE FIVE GUYS IN FLORIDA…
Im ready to jump through the screen…that pickle…Im going to cry..