Five Guys Burgers and Fries

I went based on a recommendation after seeing the place for years. I was less than impressed. First problem is for a fast food counter type restaurant it is grossly overpriced. The bacon cheeseburger I ordered was $ 8 by itself, it was a decent burger but an $ 8 stand alone burger it was not. I fell like if I had got a small fry and the burger for $ 8 It would have been more on point with price.
Second my wife and I ordered two burgers one regular fry that we split and two drinks and our total was over $ 25 for the entire order that is way out of line with the type of food I received. The fries are fresh cut thick fries and for a regular it is 3.50 they aren’t stingy with them but that’s probably because half of them aren’t worth eating. Fries are supposed to be crispy and golden brown, their version is dark brown to burnt and it tastes like oil soaked potato mush. A fountain drink was 2.50 and for a place you have to pour it yourself and clear your own table and the size of the cup that is ridiculous.
Over all it had good potential but it missed the mark on a lot of fronts. I don’t believe I will go back but if you’re the type that likes greasy spoon burgers and fries and doesn’t mind overpaying for them you might give it a shot.

Some of the best burgers I have seen around here, and the cook the fries fresh to order to ensure freshness! Staff was very friendly, and everything was made perfectly!

I’ve heard good things about Five Guys for years now, so I finally decided to go after a coworker had it and it smelled delicious. I went and got one of the smaller burgers, a hot dog & small fry. Service was quick & friendly. There were only 2 other guys in there at 1:45p, which I thought was a little strange for lunch time.
The hot dog was good, nothing fancy, but it’s a solid dog. I got a bacon cheeseburger w/​sauteed onions, mushrooms & A-​1. Maybe my expectations were too high, but it was also just ok. The fries were fantastic though, and a small order is plenty!
There’s no shortage of places to get a good burger in Columbus, and I don’t think Five Guys would crack the top 20. I just don’t see myself going back if there are other options available.

But only 4 Guys Workin… Great job Guys!
Fast-​Deeelliicciiooous– AlwaysToo Many Perfectly Done Fries. Best Burger. Got cheeseburger all the way. Perfect. Thanks Again 5 (4) Guys
Just read a review for not having «vegge»
Burgers. That’s liking going to a Chinese Restaurant and asking for a Hot Dog… This is the Best Burgers-​By Far!!! Juicey-​Not Over Cooked. Good Job 5 Guys!!!

Love this place. Now I will admit with everyone else, the burgers are a bit high in price. The one thing I didn’t like as a topping is the jalapeño peppers from here. They taste a bit strange to me. That’s why I put my own on it when I get home. Not a fan of those fries they serve. I love how much they give, but the season they use on it is not great in my opinion.

Not a fan. They don’t serve veggie burgers, but instead will sell you a «veggie sandwich» consisting of a bun with toppings. Ugh. I wasn’t impressed by the fries either.

Good burger for the buck. And love the peanuts but at the end it is burger from ground beef not Kobe or anything.

I love there burgers, I love there fries with seasoning I can eat it everyday except for the calories. But it’s delicious everyone should try a burger from five guys

Amazed: people like these fries? I think they are disgusting and awful. Fast food places with good fries? McD’s and Steak and Shake have the locked-​down. Five Guys are wretched. My opinion. And, good restaurants in Cbus offer some amazing fries.
Burgers: another story. Love. Feel like a large, solid, immovable object has been installed in my gut after eating, but love. Must go with beer. Always eat with beer. I give my dogs a nibble of the burger and a sip of beer when I bring home Five Guys to maintain equilibrium in the known universe and to further stabilize the human-​canine peace accords.
The teenagers at this place seem like the a-​holes I went to high school with, but I pay and they sling the hash fast, and wish me well in. Hearty fashion. Carry on, high-​school a-​hole burger boys, carry on.
Great soda machines, seriously! You can mix and match just by pushing a button. Stoned people must marvel at the delights that magic machine brings forth.

Service was very good, but I can’t see the hype in this place at all. I make better more gormet burgers at home and when you go to a place called five guys burgers and fries your expecting more then one cheese option, different bun options something, lol. I mean seriously the meat has no flavor, the bun is a standard cheapo bun you buy from the grocery store, and it cost well over 5 bucks for this less then average burger. I can say the fries are amazing and I love that they have vinigar, but for two people to walk in n get two single patty burgers, a frie, and 1 drink for a whopping 18 bucks!!! Heck to the No people this is not my idea of a great place to eat.

$ 27.00 for 3 average hamburgers, 1 small order of fries and 3 soft drinks. I nearly froze to death in there and I won’t be back. Just not worth it.

Excellent burgers and good service.

I’m a vegan, so why the heck am I reviewing a burger joint?
Simple: fries!
I have to be really careful where I eat fries, particularly in a fast-​food place like Wendy’s and McDonald’s, because their corporate policies say they should cook the fries in a separate fryer, but what if they only have one fryer, or someone forgets the rules and fries chicken nuggets or bacon in with my fries? Ick!
Five Guys — nationwide — has a few policies I love:
1) You can see what they are doing when they fry the fries (and even assembling the burgers)! The front counters of the two or three locations I’ve been to have allowed you to see them put your burger together (which, from the first and only memory of one of these loaded burgers from years ago, these are pretty good and super fresh) and see the fryers. A nice touch.
2) Free roasted and salted peanuts in bulk. Boxes everywhere, with scoops and little peanut holders. You can stuff yourself on peanuts — but it’s not advised, as you’re probably there for the burgers and fries.
3) Freshness everywhere. From the burger patties to the veggies and the potatoes (boxes of which are used as the maze to get you to the front register) are so fresh, they even have a sign saying where they bought that batch from!
4) Only fries are cooked in the fryers. Period. They don’t have anything else that they put into the fryers, so you basically get fries and oil.
Lots of oil. The bottom of the paper bag they give the to-​go fries orders in will be seeped-​through with oil. Make sure you grab lots of napkins and, if you’re heading out the door, grab some ketchup packets as well. I love this location because they have self-​serve ketchup — both in the pump and in the packets — which is awesome for ketchup freaks. Heinz: nothing but the best.
Important note: there appear to be two sizes of fries, regular and large. Unless you’re sharing with two or more people, get the regular; you’ll thank me. The large is HUGE and I’ve had cashiers say «are you sure?» when they see I’m the only person ordering them. I’m generally sharing, but I almost always have leftovers. As these fries are best piping hot with lots of ketchup, you should probably order what you can eat. If you add a burger into the mix, a large is just ludicrous for one person.
Self-​serve beverage fountain over along the side means you can apparently get refills. I don’t buy soda-​fountain soda, but I can imagine washing down your greasy burger and fries with a huge cup of bubbly would be quite refreshing.
I can’t speak for the veggie-​related sandwiches, but if you were vegetarian, and not afraid of cross-​contamination (meat on your veggie/​cheese sandwich) then I’d say go for it. If I ever learned that they took special precautions to make the veggie sandwich (separate cutting board, fresh gloves, didn’t cook them on the grill, or had a separate area of the grill) I might order one; I wouldn’t be surprised if they did, but ask first if you’re concerned.
Otherwise, as a vegan/​vegetarian, stick with the fries; they’re amazing when fresh! As an omnivorous person, you can eat anything here, and I would highly recommend a cheeseburger with everything — bacon if you’re into it.
I want to talk about the décor for a moment: we’re talking black-​and-​white checkerboard with red accents, which is pretty classic 50’s diner motif. You can eat inside or out on the patio. If you so choose, you can eat in the parking lot or have a friend feed you while you drive… so many options! I will admit, the food can be pretty messy, so grab lots of napkins if you select the «to go» option.
Check-​out speed is pretty intense, as they have two registers and well-​trained employees manning the area. With a limited number of products and options, there’s a lot of codes they yell back and forth, and when you order fries only, they usually yell «fries, solo!» and rush your order, which is kinda cool. I’ve had fresh fries in 30 seconds before, seriously.
After you pay for your food, the assembly line starts, and you have anywhere from two to four people working on cooking the burgers, assembling them with toppings, and a special crew of one or two handling the fry-​tastical area (there really is a separate area!), throwing everything into bags and yelling out order numbers. When you step forward, they hand you your bag or two, or your tray, and you’re ready to eat. You head on over to the condiment area for ketchup and malt vinegar, utensils and soda. An odd thing is that there appears to only be one (or two?) places to get napkins. The only one I’ve ever found was right at the end of the counter where they give you your food. Save yourself some time searching and just grab them as soon as they hand you your bag.
All in all, a pretty good place to eat. As a vegan, I still have fries here a few times a year, and my arteries tell me how long I should take a break for. Yours may too!
Don’t forget the fries! Mmmm…

Good burger. L

If you’ve ever been to Five Guys, this will hold no surprises.
If you’ve never been to a Five Guys, this is as good an introduction as any — featuring 10,000 fries in a «small» order, made to order burgers or hot dogs with your choice of toppings and free peanuts while you wait, it’s an incredibly successful and tasty joint that has finally started to expand into Ohio.
And if you want to really blow your mind? You can add a hamburger patty (or two) to anything on the menu… including the grilled cheese sandwich.

This is THE place to go if you like fries. It’s one of those places that specialize in one thing and do it really well. Their fries are some of the best around. It’s the kind that actually tastes like potatoes. The kind they call fresh cut (though I’m sure it wasn’t just cut when you ordered it). The fries are delicious and when you order some, they bury you under a pile of them. They literally hand you a paper bag half full of them.
The burgers are big, messy, and there’s a ton of choices for toppings. It’s definitely a good place to go if you like the kind of burger that you can’t eat with your hands. But there’s really nothing special about the burgers. It’s just like what I would make at home. No flame broiled taste, no special beef, no anything to set it apart from every other hamburger out there. And personally I like to eat my hamburger with my hands. If I have to eat it in pieces or with a fork and knife, that’s not a hamburger, that’s a pile of ground beef and a bunch of other stuff. When it’s like that you can’t taste everything together. It ends up not a hamburger with this topping and that topping, it’s a bite of this topping, then a bite of that topping, then a bite of just beef. It kind of defeats the purpose of putting toppings on your hamburger.
The décor here is kind of like a ghetto mall food court: tiles on every wall and floor surface, and cheap tables and chairs you can barely fit your fat ass into. What is kind of cool about it is that you get a tray of peanuts in the shell when you go in. It gives you something to do while you wait for your food. It’s pointless and I think just a gimmick to emphasize that they use the non-​artery clogging peanut oil (which I think is the law now anyway). But it’s at least something different.
This place is a little bit pricey but you get a huge amount of food. It’s not a place I would frequent but definitely my go-​to place when I want some fries and a few extra pounds of fat hanging over my belt.