Five Guys Burgers and Fries

Five Guys Burgers and Fries
3107 Daniels Road
Suite 112
Winter Garden, Florida
407-905-9811

In the course of my travels, I was in Winter Garden Village and decided to try Five Guys Burgers and Fries. Having traveled most of the U.S. I've eaten burgers from coast to coast, and took this opportunity to try Five Guys.

Companion and I visited the restaurant at 1:30, before they got busy with the lunchtime crowd. There was no line at the counter. Having never eaten here before, we took a few minutes to study the menu. In the hamburger department, there are 4 possibilities - Hamburger - Cheeseburger - Bacon Burger - and Bacon Cheeseburger with prices between $4.99 and $6.99. There are also "Little" burgers which are identical, but which are 1 patty of beef and more then a dollar less money.

For those not in a burger mood one can also get Hot Dogs with the same toppings from $3.39 - $4.69 as well as veggie and/or cheese sandwiches.

I ordered the Hamburger - 2 patties on one bun with everything on it except mustard and the addition of jalapenos, and companion ordered the Little Hamburger with onions, mushrooms and ketchup. We also ordered an order of fries to split and soft drinks.

The condiment bar was clean, and had a nice assortment of condiments including malt vinegar for those that like to put it on their fries. In due course, our meal was ready.

The first surprise was the paper bag that was given to us. As eat in customers, we expected our food on a tray, and instead were given a greasy paper bag with the burgers on the bottom and the fries dumped in all over everything.

My burger bun was soggy, and the burger was falling apart on the remains of it. The grilled onions were a disappointment in that they were barely touched by the heat, and the mushrooms tasted and smelled sour. Picking it up to eat it was a true challenge because the whole thing kept falling apart - I needed a fork to finish eating. Another surprise was the raw jalapeno on the burger. Instead of the usual vinegared Jalapeno's that are almost universal, these had a lot of bite, little flavor, and were a total disappointment.

Companion declared that the mushrooms on her burger also smelled and tasted sour, and her bun was also very soggy.

Unfortunately, we had also ordered fries to go with the meal. The potatoes came out greasy and only half cooked and with virtually no seasoning on them. About the only things that were really good was the Coke, lots of napkins, and the Malt Vinegar!

Of all the places I have ever eaten burgers in, I can only say that this is perhaps the only one that I would never eat in again.

One star for cleanliness and that's all.