Five Guys Burgers & Fries

It’s clean, the service is always prompt and friendly, and the burgers are good. However, in my opinion, there are much better burger places out there but for some reason they have been slow to make their way to upstate New York. For example, there is Shake Shack or Burger 21 which are both excellent (but pricey). Both also have excellent shakes. I have not tried Five Guys but I also have never seen anyone order a shake any time I have been there.

I am never disappointed when I come here. When I am hungry, like «eat the innards of dead rhino» hungry, I come to 5 guys. I have recently taken a liking to the Cajun Fries, which are quite spicy. Here is what the ultimate meal looks like:
–Get the big Bacon Cheesburger
–Get a large Vanilla Milkshake
–Get the Cajun Fries.
You’re welcome.
The milk shake is the key because those Cajun Fries are quite hot, but vastly flavorful, and you’ll need something to put that fire out. Their Milkshakes are absolutely delicious but quite thick so let it melt a little before you attempt to drink it.

never met a five guys I didn’t like. Hot food, and all the peanuts you can eat. This place is no exception. Every thing is good here.

Just decided to eat lunch here. I ordered a little cheeseburger with grilled onions and ketchup, a side of fries, with a drink. It’s not little btw. But it was the best cheeseburger I have had in a long time. Make sure you grab some napkins because it is messy but usually the most delicious things are. They give you more than enough fries which are super crispy and delicious. The soda machines are even cooler though! They have every soda you can think of made by the coca cola company which is my favorite anyway :) my total came to a little over $ 11. It’s pricey compared to mcdonalds. But the quality is over the top! Can’t even compare that.

The one & only time I ever ate at a 5 guys (over in Glenmont), I got intestinal cramps so bad I thought I was going to need to visit the emergency room. Seriously. No joke. I was on the toilet, feeling like I was dying most of that night after eating there. I don’t know what it was but I believe it could have been the peanut oil they use to deep fry things in. No other place I know of uses peanut oil. So, it might have been that? I don’t know but I sure as heck am not going to go back and try again… Not after that night on the toilet. WOW!

Continuing my fast food tour while in ‘Murica for training for work, I stopped by this Five Guys location before hitting the airport to head home.
I thought I had beaten the lunch rush by coming early, but it appeared that a lot of other people had the same idea. The line moved quickly but there was a bit of a wait for the food, however there was plenty of entertainment from one of the guys who works here and is just loving life. If he’s on when you’re here, you will frequently here him holler out «I got one more in tha’ do’!» when someone comes in, and after he hands an order out an enthusiastic «Enjoy yo’self!»
When I got my food I eagerly hunched over the brown bag, prison-​style, ready to defend it. I noticed grease stains showing up, which has its up and down sides. I opened the bag to see a absolutely huge amount of fries in there. There was at least as much lying in the bag as there was in my overflowing container of fries. There’s a couple potatoes in here, no joke. They’re crispy and golden brown, but some are noticeably undercooked, suggesting that there’s too many being dumped in the fryer at once.
For my burger I went with the double bacon cheese burger all the way, which entails ketchup, mustard, mayo, pickles, tomato, lettuce, and sauteed mushrooms and onions. The patties had a nice char on them and good texture, unlike a lot of chain burgers, but they were a bit bland. The sauteed mushrooms and onions added some much needed flavour though, and as you can guess with all the toppings and fries, this was a multi-​napkin meal.
Despite being famished when I came in, there was no way I was going to finish those fries, so I picked away at them on the drive to the airport before finally admitting defeat.
I was a little disappointed in that I expected a little better after all the hype I’ve heard on the internet, but with this experience, I’m not to sad that we don’t have a Five Guys north of the border.

Well i was a little disappointed that the sautéed onions I got on my burger were sweet. Totally ruined it for me. Their cajan fires are pretty good, and their fountain machines are something out of the future.

Let me preface this by saying I’m not a big burger person. In fact, I don’t eat a lot of red meat. If I were to rank meat in order of preference It would be Poultry, Pork, Beef.
I went to my first Five Guys in 1991, in Baltimore Maryland. I was sad that they didn’t have one back near my hometown. Fast forward to 2005 when I moved to the Capital Region. Then fast forward to a few more years when they started to open around the Capital Region. I was thrilled.
However, Five Guys totally makes me throw that out the window. Their burgers are so good! I love the free toppings! I like to get a Angus Deluxe when I go to McDonald’s every once in a blue moon. I get the same toppings at Five Guys and the burger is so much better than McDonald’s! Then again, there’s a lot that’s better than McDonald’s.
The fries are wonderful too. I love fries and Five Guys are the best. They actually cut the fries themselves. They are the best fries ever and I’m not exaggerating. Be forewarned, a small is enough for at least two people, maybe more. They sometimes give you even more than a small size too.
I love the white and red interior. However, the interior gets a little busy with all of the articles and stuff about Five Guys on the wall. There is one guy at the East Greenbush Five Guys who is particularly energetic and entertaining. He’s usually the one serving the fries and on the microphone. He’s great to watch!
If you like fries and burgers try Five Guys!