Five Guys Burgers & Fries

Last year, November 2008, the famous Five Guys Burgers & Fries finally opened their first joint in Oak Park, IL. Five Guys Burgers & Fries first opened in Arlington, VA and then spread all over the DC area. The legend of their tasty, highly customizable burgers grew and today can be found in 30 different states. Within a year after that first Oak Park location, Five Guys Burgers & Fries can now be found all over the Chicagoland area. It’s becoming a very popular chain in a highly competitive upscale fast-food market that is synonymous with Portillo’s and a number of Chicago-style pizzerias (too many pizza joints to just pick one).

The success of Five Guys Burgers & Fries should not be a surprise. Hands down, they make some of the best burgers a franchise chain makes in the area. For cheap eats under $20 dollars, it is certainly one of the best fast food burger joints in the Chicagoland area. The beef patties are fresh, never frozen. You can let your imagination go and craft a crazy burger with the numerous toppings to choose from. The burger is greasy & can be messy but it is very good. What I really love from this place is the fries. They are hands down some of the best fast food fries out there. It’s fried in peanut oil and the texture is crispy outside (tip-to-tip) with a soft inside. The taste is amazing for fries and is the real winner for me.

While I certainly have Five Guys Burgers & Fries as one of my new favorites to get a burger from, I don’t know if it tops the offerings of Portillo’s (even Portillo’s burgers are damn good). But that’s why their name is Five Guys “Burgers & Fries” because that’s their bread & butter. Still my favorite fast food burger joint is from those guys in the west coast – In & Out Burger.

But comparing Five Guys Burgers & Fries to In & Out Burger and Portillo’s is a very good sign that this place is good.

Five Guys Burgers & Fries