Five Guys Burgers & Fries in San – Food Review

August 2, 2010

On Friday night, we ate at the new Five Guys Burgers & Fries restaurant in The

Plant Shopping Center on Curtner Avenue in San . They serve only hot dogs,

hamburgers, regular fries and Cajun fries. The only item on the menu that

contains gluten is their buns (per an email from their corporate office, as well

as a phone call to their customer service line). This restaurant is very

similar to In/Out.

The food was excellent, but here are a couple of notes. If you have a peanut

allergy, STAY AWAY! They have open containers of peanuts to snack on while

waiting for your order, and there are peanut shells on the floor. If you don't

have a peanut allergy, it is truly a delight sitting there opening up peanuts

and enjoying them while sipping your soda and waiting for your order.

There is an assembly line going on there as they build your hamburger or hot dog

with your specifications (free sautéed mushrooms, onions, etc.). If this upsets

you, you may not want to go, but I watched them build my hamburger on a piece of

foil (since I asked for no bun) and pass it down to the next person. No one

really touched it, and the condiments were squirted on.

The hamburger buns were on the grill but to the right. This is the only thing

Five Guys pointed out to me. The buns are on the side of the grill and

shouldn't come in contact with the hamburgers, but there could be possible

cross-contact issues (i.e., the spatula picking up the hamburgers and putting

them on a bun, etc.).

Our hamburgers and fries were delicious. I ordered the Cajun fries and they had

a bit of a " kick " to them. Next time, I will just snack on some of my husband's

fries because the small order of fries could feed an army!

One last note - there are no trays or plates there. They put your order (to eat

inside or to go) in a paper bag, and you just tear the bag down the middle and

eat off of the bag. It took a bit to get used to and was a little greasy, but

it was fine.

Usual disclaimer – eating out is risky!

Sue

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