So, can we talk about Five Guys?

[goodolmike]

Last week, two IRL friends of mine told me about a new (to San Diego) burger joint called Five Guys, then two guys from the Interwebs also brought it up. I decided I had to check it out. I love a good burger, that's for sure.

Yesterday we found ourselves a few blocks away from one and ready for lunch, so we went.

From the start, I could tell it was a hot mess. The line was almost out the door, and I saw a lot if people standing around without food.

Turns out, Five Guys is incredibly inefficient and poorly laid out. All they sell are burgers and fries, and our order took a half hour. Fail-urrr.

By the time we got our food, we were going batshit stir-crazy, so we took our food to go. Later, we found a table outside that was, at least, quiet.

Here's the thing. My burger was good. It was really good, but for $5 and that god-awful wait, I'm going to go with Not Worth It.

What I'm wondering, though, is did we just come at a bad time? If it would have been less crowded, maybe I would have loved it. I'm curious what you guys think.

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Comments

[goodolmike.livejournal.com]

I'm a total Taco Bell guy myself. I go there way too often!

[brunorepublic.livejournal.com]

I love the Bell myself. Sadly, very few locations here have the Fire sauce.

[goodolmike.livejournal.com]

It's all about the fire sauce!
Sometimes they forget my Fire sauce or they give me Hot, and I get all confused and sad.

[brunorepublic.livejournal.com]

Indeed.

A few of the ones out in the suburbs have Fire sauce. The odd time I get to visit them, I'll grab a bunch extra and save them for the crappy, bland, fire-sauce-deprived Taco Bells of the city.

[goodolmike.livejournal.com]

Don't tell anyone, but I have a special box of backup Fire sauces. Just in case they forget. True story.