Thursday, May 4, 2017

Madrid has everything!

Visiting a relative in Virginia Beach a couple of years ago, I discovered a fine fast food burger chain: Five Guys. Normally I don't like restaurant hamburgers, even or especially so-called "gourmet" ones, greatly preferring my own. But Five Guys had some great reviews so I dragged my sister there. Great place! So I'm walking down the Gran Via yesterday and what do I see?

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Yes! And it was doing a booming business:


My recommendations: if you do run across a Five Guys just order a simple burger or cheeseburger. This is already a double patty burger and even with just a bit of catsup, mustard, mayo and onion it is almost too messy to eat. Order a double and you get four patties! And keep the dressings to a minimum. Just order a small fries too as it is still a huge order (and half of them will end up in the bottom of the bag). Great fries, by the way. They use peanut oil. Yes, this is a fine hamburger.

Hm, is there a musical envoi suitable for this post? Perhaps something by Bob Dylan?


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3 comments:

  1. Hank DrakeMay 4, 2017 at 8:22 AM

    Personally, I think Five Guys is overrated. Their burgers are OK, but in terms of Ohio fast food places, Rally's is far superior - to say nothing of local "gourmet" burger joints like B-spot. Plus, Five Guys always manages to get my order wrong - this has been the case at our three local restaurants.
    Five Guys does have wonderful fries though.

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  2. Marc in EugeneMay 4, 2017 at 9:30 AM

    Five Guys is very good indeed. Am guessing they aren't in San Miguel? :-)

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  3. Bryan TownsendMay 4, 2017 at 2:37 PM

    Oh yes, those fries are fantastic. Remember when MacDonald's and Burger King had decent fries? That was a loooong time ago! Sorry, I haven't eaten a burger in Ohio and haven't had one of the famous In-N-Out Burgers either, so I'm working from a limited data set. No there is no Five Guys in San Miguel. We've got a poor MacDonald's and a really crappy Burger King. Not even a KFC!

    As for getting your order wrong, never happened to me. Must be something in the water affects the thought processes of the servers.

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