Board 8 > A Five Guys restaurant finally moved into my area and I was blown away by....

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I have been to Red Robin recently (I love Red Robin, fuck y'all) and yes, its prices are also way up. All price are up. This is not just a Five Guys problem.

Five Guys has been way up in price even before the pandemic

Red Robin serves alcohol which I assume is the primary reason to go over Five Guys tbh

but really would rather just grill burgers from a package from Costco or something, only thing is buns are always awkwardly packaged

Colegreen_c12 posted...

but they do come with bottomless fries.

Ah yes, bottomless fries, 7 at a time. They're so stingy with them.

My Red Robins practically try to drown you in bottomless fries if you let them

I have had a Five Guys burger exactly once and that is more than enough.

azuarc posted...

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fat is flavor man

I like Red Robin too but god damn those fries suck. They're bottomless because they know you can't eat more than a few bites before your mouth dries out.

Five Guys fries are actually bottomless since you do try to eat as much as you can, but they always defeat you.

Lol, I never said red Robin was upscale, but it does differ from Applebee's and TGIF type establishments in that burgers are their big thing. So the comparison is at least warranted. And believe it or not it is slightly cheaper as most meals cost 13.99. Granted that's not much cheaper, but still, it's a fast food place vs a sit down restaurant.

guffguy89 posted...

cost 13.99.

Plus 18 to 20%. So really about 16.79

five guys is the best

I think your mistake is thinking sit down restaurants are higher quality even though 90% of their food is pre-packaged from the restaurant supply and/or microwaved.

Five Guys makes everything fresh right in front of you and often lists the source farms. Every other smash burger in the country is trying to copy their quality.

But I guess Red Robin has faux leather booths with gum stuck under the table so it should be more expensive?

again the main reason to go to Red Robin over Five Guys or other fast casual burger places is alcohol

but at that point you are competing with dive bars that more than likely will be cheaper and give you a better burger. And if you have kids you can take them to a diner for the same experience.

Think the Habit was probably decent value but I havent been in years so the price probably has gone up

deciding between five guys and popeyes rn

Paratroopa1 posted...

Food prices are up like 30-50% literally everywhere

I've definitely learned to live with a decreased appetite these last few years. Not really worth the headache or hassle to buy much food.

Just popping in again to say while Red Robin does have decent enough burgers, their fry sauces are where its at

Is this a topic from fuckin 2006?

Eddv posted...

Is this a topic from fuckin 2006?

If this was 2006 then the Five Guys double hamburger would be like $4.50

Eddv posted...

Is this a topic from fuckin 2006?

weird post

KingButz posted...

If this was 2006 then the Five Guys double hamburger would be like $4.50

The burger would not only be $4.50, but it would be a bit bigger than it is now.

neonreaper posted...

weird post

Not really. People have had this same confusion with Five Guys forever since they put it in the same bucket as McD. See how many "Five Guys vs In n Out" discussions there were.

another weird post

foolm0r0n posted...

Not really. People have had this same confusion with Five Guys forever since they put it in the same bucket as McD. See how many "Five Guys vs In n Out" discussions there were.

I think the first sentence of the first post adequately addresses this.

Yes, it does explain why he is having a 2006 experience in 2022

I think I've had a fast food burger once or twice since the pandemic began - it's just too difficult for me to justify the new costs.

If anything, I'm thankful Little Caesars has only jacked up the price of their $5 pepperoni to $6.

Popeyes chicken sandwich still $3.99.

Nothing beats it....and I don't even care for chicken!

Arizonas are still 99 cents so all is good in the world

UshiromiyaEva posted...

Popeyes chicken sandwich still $3.99.

Nothing beats it....and I don't even care for chicken!

Gonna be a dark day when they stop selling it for such a loss. Could easily be $6-8 today.

YoBlazer posted...

If anything, I'm thankful Little Caesars has only jacked up the price of their $5 pepperoni to $6.

It's now $8 where I am :(

Can I get an F for Subways $5 footlong?

I'm just going to eat lunch and dinner at Costco every day and spend $1.50 for a hotdog and a soda. $3 a day for 365 days is barely $1100 for the entire year.

Forceful_Dragon posted...

I'm just going to eat lunch and dinner at Costco every day and spend $1.50 for a hotdog and a soda. $3 a day for 365 days is barely $1100 for the entire year.

just wait until the hospital bills come in

I'll move to canada and eat their hot dogs.

2006 is kinda early. The first I had heard of Five Guys was during some TV special showing the beginning of the Obama administration and how grabbing Five Guys for lunch was a special treat. That was 2009, and I still had never seen one physically because there weren't that many of them.

TIL Five Guys started right next to me. I've had franchises around for a loooong time.

Plot Twist: Foolmo IS one of the Five Guys.

Yeah Five Guys didn't really leave the DMV until 2008 or 2009.

Forceful_Dragon posted...

I'm just going to eat lunch and dinner at Costco every day and spend $1.50 for a hotdog and a soda. $3 a day for 365 days is barely $1100 for the entire year.

This reminds me of a story I came across or was told about regarding someone who was saving up for something getting an all-encompassing annual pass to some theme park that included free meals and going there every day for lunch or dinner. It saved them quite a bit on food money apparently.

redrocket posted...

Can I get an F for Subways $5 footlong?

No because that was already $5 too much long before it ended.

azuarc posted...

2006 is kinda early. The first I had heard of Five Guys was during some TV special showing the beginning of the Obama administration and how grabbing Five Guys for lunch was a special treat. That was 2009, and I still had never seen one physically because there weren't that many of them.

TIL Five Guys has been around since 1986. I think I first went to one in like 2009 when a friend invited me to lunch

It's pretty common for a restaurant to take 20 years before having enough branches to become common knowledge.