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 Post subject: Five guys are in London
PostPosted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 19:08 
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http://www.fiveguys.co.uk/

I shall have to give them a go next time I'm in the office I think, anybody been yet?


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 Post subject: Re: Five guys are in London
PostPosted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 19:11 
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I'm hearing Shake Shack is better.


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 Post subject: Re: Five guys are in London
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Both have started about the same time. I'm hearing similar reviews on both, bit five guys appears to be much pricier.

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 Post subject: Re: Five guys are in London
PostPosted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 19:13 
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Both have major queues too I hear. I'll give it a few weeks I think and then try them both :)


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 Post subject: Re: Five guys are in London
PostPosted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 19:31 
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 Post subject: Re: Five guys are in London
PostPosted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 11:58 
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I have been waiting for this, brilliant, I love Five Guys!

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 Post subject: Re: Five guys are in London
PostPosted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 11:58 
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Five Guys is just down the road from my office. The lunchtime queue on opening day was huge - probably nudging 100 people. I'm sure it'll calm down pretty soon. I can offer daily queue status reports!


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 Post subject: Re: Five guys are in London
PostPosted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 11:59 
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I have been waiting for this, brilliant, I love Five Guys!


So does your mum.

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 Post subject: Re: Five guys are in London
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Curiosity wrote:
Bobbyaro wrote:
I have been waiting for this, brilliant, I love Five Guys!


So does your mum.


I thought she preferred In and Out


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 Post subject: Re: Five guys are in London
PostPosted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 13:20 
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Man, this place is getting absolutely savaged in reviews from what I've seen. Scored the lowest of all burgers tested in the Guardian today.

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 Post subject: Re: Five guys are in London
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Still a queue of about 40 people ouside about 40 mins ago.


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 Post subject: Re: Five guys are in London
PostPosted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 13:35 
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Curiosity wrote:
Man, this place is getting absolutely savaged in reviews from what I've seen. Scored the lowest of all burgers tested in the Guardian today.


Indeed, but then snack shack was rated as awful too.


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 Post subject: Re: Five guys are in London
PostPosted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 13:39 
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Man, this place is getting absolutely savaged in reviews from what I've seen. Scored the lowest of all burgers tested in the Guardian today.


Having read the article in question the only thing I can say for sure is that's I'm fucking starving now.


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 Post subject: Re: Five guys are in London
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Man, this place is getting absolutely savaged in reviews from what I've seen. Scored the lowest of all burgers tested in the Guardian today.


Indeed, but then snack shack was rated as awful too.


And, to be fair, looked rubbish.

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 Post subject: Re: Five guys are in London
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What the fuck do Americans think they know about burgers anyway? I think this proves all US food is shit.


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 Post subject: Re: Five guys are in London
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What the fuck do Americans think they know about burgers anyway? I think this proves all US food is shit.


Apart from their chocolate.

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 Post subject: Re: Five guys are in London
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MaliA wrote:
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What the fuck do Americans think they know about burgers anyway? I think this proves all US food is shit.


Apart from their chocolate.


8) :belm: :blown:


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 Post subject: Re: Five guys are in London
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MaliA wrote:
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What the fuck do Americans think they know about burgers anyway? I think this proves all US food is shit.


Apart from their chocolate.


Fuck off


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 Post subject: Re: Five guys are in London
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Trooper wrote:
MaliA wrote:
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What the fuck do Americans think they know about burgers anyway? I think this proves all US food is shit.


Apart from their chocolate.


Fuck off


LOLZ

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 Post subject: Re: Five guys are in London
PostPosted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 14:09 
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:D

You want us to think you were joking, but secretly you love the Hershey...


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 Post subject: Re: Five guys are in London
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:D

You want us to think you were joking, but secretly you love the Hershey...


:hat:

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 Post subject: Five guys are in London
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Bamba wrote:
MaliA wrote:
Trooper wrote:
What the fuck do Americans think they know about burgers anyway? I think this proves all US food is shit.


Apart from their chocolate.


8) :belm: :blown:

:this:

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 Post subject: Re: Five guys are in London
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That better be a satirical comment Mali, otherwise I'll doubt everything you ever say and will have to stop wearing red shirts on dates.


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 Post subject: Re: Five guys are in London
PostPosted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 15:52 
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"BURGER WITHOUT MEAT IN NOT TASTY SHOCKER!" I would eat Byron again and I think it's a touch unfair to only include a veg item.

No GBK - how the mighty have fallen?

What this article made me want is twofold: to get off my lazy arse and go to the acclaimed butcher in the village down the road to get some beef cuts to experiment* and 2) Figure out how to fucking make a decent bun. My bread always comes out too dense, and it's especially unsuited to a burger bun.

* Experimentation this year has been limited to buying the Tesco Finest "loads and loads of teeny but thick" burgers and squishing them thin.


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 Post subject: Re: Five guys are in London
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GBK isn't brilliant for a basic burger. Some of the fancy-toppings-laden ones are alright but making it taste nice with five types of relish and a brioche bun is, well, cheating.


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 Post subject: Re: Five guys are in London
PostPosted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 16:34 

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I've got to drive down to Chippenham at the weekend to help the missus pick up a load of stuff from her nan's. Courtesy of this thread, I've requested, nay demanded, that my services be repaid by a burger in the surprisingly excellent Shoestrings burger bar there. That, or Schwartz Bros in Bath.

The weekend can't come quick enough, to be frank.


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 Post subject: Re: Five guys are in London
PostPosted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 16:45 
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Bamba wrote:
Curiosity wrote:
Man, this place is getting absolutely savaged in reviews from what I've seen. Scored the lowest of all burgers tested in the Guardian today.


Having read the article in question the only thing I can say for sure is that's I'm fucking starving now.

I read that article at 9:30 this morning, I almost gave up work to go and get one of those foie gras ones! *drool* Instead I had an undercooked jacket potato and cheese.

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 Post subject: Re: Five guys are in London
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GBK don't sell burgers anymore. They sell a pint of sauce and topping with a burger side to dip.


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 Post subject: Re: Five guys are in London
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I could, however, spend the rest of my life just living on their shoestring fries and bacon aioli.

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 Post subject: Re: Five guys are in London
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I could tolerate the 'we don't give a flying fuck about actually selling you a burger'. Then the garlic mayo turned white and had an unsatisfactory percentage of mayo in it. So I voted with my feet.


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 Post subject: Re: Five guys are in London
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My colleagues went to Five Guys and Shake Shack at the weekend, both agreed that Shake Shack was better.

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 Post subject: Re: Five guys are in London
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Patty and bun in London is The best burger I've ever had.

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