Five Guys Burgers and Fries

I enjoyed my visit here tonight. Each of the five guys behind the counter were mad friendly, personable and thoughtful in their preparation of each order, so I didn’t mind the few minutes wait. My burger was cooked to perfection, as I projected. I will definitely be back to this location, as its in a prime location right down the street from the laugh factory. Good job to those guys, all of them!

What can you ask of a burger place
Good food fast food
The fries are great
Not much to say but it’s good once in a while
No wait and friendly staff

Apparently people go bonkers for Five Guys. I don’t get it. It’s fine. Good even. Like if you don’t have groceries at home and want a burger but don’t want to spend an arm and a leg. But I wouldn’t go out of my way to grab a burger from here.
Although…this location has some pretty nice guys working there. They throw out suggestions for you when ordering that are actually helpful and they seem legitimately concerned that you get what you want.

The staff at this location are disorganized at best. you will see folks that arrived after you get their orders…

If you are in the mood for good fries, then come here — plus the portion size is decent for the money. As for the burgers, they are good but not great — and quite frankly, a little too expensive for my taste.

You want a good burger, for a reasonable price– this is where you go. This place is all about fresh. They make your burger to order, they drop the fries when you ask for them. Also their staff seem to have the best morale I have ever seen– always happy, cheerful, helpful– they seem to really enjoy their jobs.
This place costs more than McDonalds, but they taste alot better too!

INCONSISTENT PORTIONS — The food is great, it holds up to the standards of any other five guys location. My only complaint is that the «regular» size order of fries was disappointing at best. Most every other location that I’ve visited will fill the bag half full with the savory little morsels. Today, however, they failed to even top off my cup. To my misfortune, I dejectedly left the restaurant unsatisfied and a little bit hungry, even. But, because everything tasted so good, I still have to give it four stars.

Poorest service in the world! This place deserves 0 star… Crappy service. crappy food.

5 Stars for 5 Guys… almost…
The good,
Lots of options for toppings on burgers.
Staff at this one are SUPER friendly!
Free peanuts.
Crazy Coke machine with a ton of beverage choices.
Big portion of fries.
The not so good;
Place is flat out too loud. I get that is your concept, but even when no one is in there it is obnoxious.
Sometimes I just want a thicker burger. These skinny minnies leave me wanting more MEAT.
No shakes.
All my (minor) gripes aside, this place is clean, fast, affordable, friendly, and a pretty darn good burger.

Three and a half stars is way too much for this dump. Give a local business your hard earned dollars. Mom and pop joints do better than this. I might even prefer Mc’D’s.

AMAZING BURGERS AND FRIES! The only reason this isn’t a perfect review is that it is a bit too expensive, IMO. But you will not be disappointed!

Fries were COATED in salt. Each fry looked as if it had been rolled in white sand. My single portion probably contained several ounces of sodium — terribly unhealthy and NOT tasty.
The fries were also DARK, meaning they had been cooked in old, old oil which needs changing.
Also, they were cooked with the skins on, which I don’t clare for, though some do.
The burger patties were dry and flavorless.
The bun was too flimsy and thin to stand up to the ingredients and fell apart well before I finished my meal. Also, of course, it was made from refined white flour, which I avoid whenever possible in favor of whole grains, which are not an option here.
They do have those fancy drink machines with all the possible flavor combinations of Coca-​Cola products and added flavorings on a touch screen — this is fun and tasty.
They cook when you order — although there is no choice of doneness — so there is always a wait for your food, undesirable when you arrive hungry. «Fast» food this isn’t.
At least on this visit, loud album-​oriented rock oldies were playing. Dislike.
Free peanuts is a nice touch.
Staff were friendly.

Im a regular at 5 guys. The restaurant is really run great which is always nice because i hate dealing with people who hate their jobs and dont care about customer service. This particular 5 guys always gives me a great burger exactly the way i ordered it. Prolly the best burger in town IMO. You can tell they love their product. Can’t go wrong here.

Five Guys draws you in from the outside festive music. I have been to this restaurant couple of times and once at the Clark and Fullerton location so I know what to expect.
The restaurant is very bright with the red and white wall tiles. You also can’t miss the advertisements promating other Five Guys restaurants, which is an inexpensive marketing tool. The open boxes of peanuts are another way to grab your attention. The restaurants are set up all alike.
You place your order at the order counter. The limited menu is very easy to read and to understand. The prices are a little higher than it’s worth. The restaurants have the new soda machine that dispenses various coke products.
Within a reasonable amount of time, your order will be called. If you order the fries, just plan to share them. You will receive a very good portion. Overall, the meals that I’ve had at Five Guys have been okay — nothing really for me to say, «Damn, that is a great burger or hot dog.» The fries are generally over salted.
The music generally very loud — almost to the point where you really need to speak loud to your companions.
I believe there are a lot of local mom and pop restaurants that deserves my business.
Just for the quality of food and prices.

I won’t go here again, plain & simple for a variety of reasons.
My biggest gripe is the incredibly loud 70s kitsch rock music they play; it’s uncomfortable to have a conversation while dining. Earsplitting music is not fun, it’s annoying. And what’s with pumping that crap out onto the sidewalk? Yeah, we get it; the restaurant’s desperate for attention.
The quality of the food is mediocre and is more expensive than ever. I can go to Flub-​A-​Dub Chub six blocks away and get the same amount and type of food for ²⁄₃ the price.
I’m over the stockroom interior and acid-​white bright lights. You’re a chain, and it shows. Stapling 10 year-​old out-​of-​town magazine reviews to the walls in all of your restaurants is not clever, kitschy or even good PR. As for those brown paper bags: we get it; Five Guys is cheap.
I don’t care if an east coast magazine thought Five Guys was the greatest thing back in 2002. They’re certainly not the best burger in America, and they’re rated as one of the most unhealthy. The grease seeping through those cheap brown paper bags will testify to that.
The restaurant employees aren’t the friendliest. Every time I’ve ordered, I get the impression that some of them feel this is a step up from McDonald’s. Here’s a tip: they’re in a diverse neighborhood and not downtown; they should act like they’re happy about being there. It makes a world of difference, especially if they’re charging the kind of prices they do.
Five Guys’ food is not good enough to warrant waiting 10+ minutes for a burger or a hot dog. Something’s wrong with the process if I have to wait 12 minutes for a friggin’ hot dog and fries.
I welcomed this place when they first opened, but now I wish they’d close up shop and allow a real neighborhood restaurant to open.

I don’t understand the craze. This place serves burgers and fries. Yes they are open late, b ut that doesn’t make up for the sheer over use of extra grease.
The burger was fine, but not great. Maybe slightly better than average. The fries are SO greasy that they grease through the bag. You’ll need a hundred napkins.
After eating here my stomach and intestines hurt all night and even into the next day.

Five guys is great everywhere I go. There weren’t that many people for a friday night — our food took kinda long but then again I assume it takes a while to prepare handcut fries?
The pop machine is AMAZING

I went here after two years of not visiting a five guys… five guys creates its own hype by placing every positive article ever written about it inside the restaurant… people read and are like «this is the best» then tell their friends who tell their friends… pretty soon you got a burger legend based on nazi mind control techniques
It’s not good and it’s gross… i really don’t get this place and don’t want to. so, this is my last visit… ever, i hate you and your overrated food.

There’s a whole lotta man in Chicagoland — Two Brothers Brewing, Two Men and A Truck, Tree Guys Pizza (I’m convinced they meant three guys) and now, the Lakeview neighborhood’s grown a little manlier (and fatter) with the shiny, new Five Guys Burgers.
Holy testosterone, that’s a lot of meat!
And it was. The burger held up beautifully on the twelve-​minute walk home, only to have me hastily unwrap it from its simple foil packaging. This is a greasy burger, overflowing with my chosen condiments and stacked with cheese. The patties themselves boast irregular edges, presumably to show off the fresh, hand-​shaped ground beef (though I know better — I’ve seen purposely irregular patty cutters) and they reminded me a bit of Steak ‘n’ Shake aesthetically, though tasted much better.
This is a burger fit for man… this is a burger fit for Wonder Woman! Yeah, it’s pretty big. Glad I didn’t order the fries, ’cause the burger was all I needed for many hours.
Bangin’ playlist, too. Maybe next time I’ll stick around and do my dirty dining on the premises. Welcome to the ‘hood!

Incredible juicy, fresh hamburgers. Giant fries overflowing into your bag. Grease stains on everything the food touches. These are the amazing hallmarks of Five Guys.
This location also has a super high-​tech soda machine allowing you to dabble in the dark arts of say, Coke with orange… or Peach Fanta… or Barq’s root beer with a dose of vanilla.
I showed up late on a Wednesday night and I got my burger and fries much faster than I’ve ever gotten it at the Five Guys at Clark & Fullerton.
This is an awesome, inexpensive place to get your burger fix.
The staff are always friendly at Five Guys locations. I stayed a little past closing and an employee unlocked and opened the door for me, wishing me a good night as I left. Aside from near-​certain arterial blockage, there’s no reason for me not to eat here every single day.
And what’s up with all the people whining about the prices?
A) You’re in Chicago. Get used to it. I paid $ 7 for one waffle at Yolk the other day. $ 7. One waffle.
B) Most of Five Guys’ burgers cost the same as a Chipotle burrito or a big Potbelly sandwich. Do you ever hear people crying about how expensive Chipotle burritos or Potbelly sandwiches are? No. Because they are delicious. So is Five Guys.
C) You can go to a place like The Counter and pay four times as much for virtually the same burger. So Five Guys really isn’t all that expensive.
Hamburger — $ 5.19
Cheeseburger — $ 5.79
Bacon Burger — $ 5.99
Bacon Cheeseburger — $ 6.59
Hot dog — $ 3.39
Cheese dog — $ 3.99
Bacon dog — $ 4.19
Bacon cheese dog — $ 4.79
Grilled cheese — $ 3.19
Regular fries — $ 2.69
Large fries — $ 4.99