Yes Mr. Five Guys employee, don't you think Flanders is a jerk?
Hi-didilly-ho, neighborinos!
Stupid sexy Flanders.
And all this time I've been worshiping false eyeballs!
How can there exist a large fries when the regular is already basically infinite fries? The bag is full of fries, you can't actually put more in there.
Here is a pro-tip for the extra fries...Save them and take them home. Over the weekend, chop them up with some onions, put a little oil in a skillet on your stove, and throw in the chopped fries and onions for a little 5 Guys breakfast potatoes. Don't cook them too long, just about 10 minutes to re-heat them and get a little crispy (they have already been cooked through!)
Most of our customers aren't repeat customers, so they don't know that we fill up the bag with fries. In fact, most of them are surprised to see us pack the bag with fries.
A lot of people actually asked me NOT to fill the bags because they get oily and rip.
I'm a repeat customer. I only dine-in though, so I welcome the overflow of fries.
I, for one, welcome our overflowing fry overlords
The extra fries on top act as a insulator for the burger.
a guy I used to work with would order, and finish, a large fry every time. He really liked their fries.
Are the patties really never frozen???
They aren't frozen, per se. We keep them in the fridge room which, from what I recall, is just below freezing temperature. So in a sense, they ARE frozen, but they don't stay frozen very long. I think the longest I've seen them in the fridge was 2-4 days.
god damn technicalities!
Current Five Guys Manager here and the walk in coolers in the back are never to reach below 35 degrees. Also, if meat is delivered to us frozen it is to be sent back and we have to write a report about it. Everything at Five Guys is served fresh, never ever frozen.
This is comforting considering I've been eating at Five Guys every two days the last couple of weeks.
Five Guys is the cleanest, most wholesome restaurant I have ever been inside of. Besides the food being wildly unhealthy and a wee bit pricy, you have nothing to worry about!
What's the bill in total?
Around 8 dollars a visit and I've eaten there 8 times in the past couple of weeks so around 70$ so far! Not good money management for a college student with a part time job.
Doesnt Matter; Had Five Guys.
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dm;hs might still apply to this
my god man! how are you still alive?
Upvote for your loyalty.
Nice try Five Guys Mana.... oh wait.
Where is your location? I know it's like million-to-one odds, but a Five Guys just opened in Oklahoma and I'm thinking of going there this weekend. I had Five Guys in DC and when I describe it to my wife, I tell her the burgers are so good that they can't fairly be called burgers, because the word describes something nowhere near Five Guys quality.
The location I work for is in Ohio. You should definitely go, our quality is above most restaurants. Especially ones that some would consider fast food.
Maybe a stupid question but what's the deal with never-ever freezing it? Because it makes the meat softer and different? I mean, keeping something frozen thus fresh isn't necessarily detrimental to "serving fresh", especially seeing as the meat was left to rest a while anyway?
Oh and could we get a FiveGuys over here in Euroland pretty please? I'm really sick and tired of only having the option to choose between McD or BurgerKing which are both pretty underwhelming if not downright sickening?
The deal is that if our customers know our meat is never frozen than they know that their burger hasn't been sitting in the back for weeks. Plus a lot of it is perception, fresh food always tastes better. If they were all the same price wouldn't you buy fresh produce rather than the frozen? Also, I highly doubt there will ever be a 5 guys in Europe :/
FFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!
So I'll have to deal with the immigration Stasi to get a decent burger :/
That's what Wendy's does. As long as you keep the meat above 32 degrees you can classify them as never frozen. I would assume there isn't too much of a difference between 33 and 32 degrees on a microbial level.
Doubtful. It's 40-140 that's dangerous.
I once bit into a frozen burger at Wendy's. Tastes bad man. :(
How many pounds of those amazing, perfect french fries did you eat during the entire duration of your employment?
Too many. Not because I was hungry, or because they are especially good, but because I was BORED TO HELL on the job.
Do you think that they are especially delicious, or has the enormous amounts that you have consumed effected your opinion of them?
I think they are better than any other fast food place because they are fresh cut. So yes, they are more delicious.
Not to offend, but have you tried In-n-Out?
In-n-out fries are terrible. you are the first person I have ever seen even imply that they are good. They are bland, limp, soft lumps of barely cooked potato masquerading as french fries.
The secret to In-N-Out fries is that you have to eat them immediately. You cannot put them in a paper bag for ANY length of time. Order them in the restaurant and eat them promptly, before your burger. (It's fine; let the cheese melt.)
They're awesome. They just get un-awesome very, very fast if you neglect them.
You just need to ask for them well done. Shhhhuh. Amateur.
Also: animal-style fries. In-n-out > Five Guys, all day. Still love five guys though.
Five Guys is my east coast In-N-Out but I still miss it.
In-n-out fries are terrible. you are the first person I have ever seen even imply that they are good. They are bland, limp, soft lumps of barely cooked potato masquerading as french fries.
What fucking planet do you live on?!?
Yet, they have come a long way from what they used to be.
I genuinely think In N Out fries are the best.
Now I'm the second person!
What's the strangest combination of toppings you've seen ordered on a burger?
The chicks on diets who come with their boyfriends often ask for a "veggie" burger, which we don't sell. It's not very strange, but ordering a burger without the meat kinda defeats the purpose.
Is that why they came up with the "veggie" sandwich? What's on that thing, anyway? I always contented myself with a grilled cheese.
I quit 18 years of vegetarianism a couple of months ago though, and I have to admit, those Five Guys burgers are gooooood.
Why did you become a vegetarian in the first place, and what made you quit being a vegetarian?
Originally it was ethics. I don't like the idea of eating sentient beings. I still don't, but I am moving to Japan for a year. I visited Japan for three months a couple of years ago, and it was really hard to remain vegetarian. It was expensive, socially awkward, and unhealthy because I ended up eating a lot of junk food. It can be done, but for me it was difficult, so I decided to eat meat because I'm going back for such a long time.
I haven't decided yet if I'll go back to being vegetarian when I get back to the US. The burgers are quite tasty, but I still don't like eating animals. So we'll see how it goes when I get back.
If animals weren't meant to be eaten, God wouldn't have made them delicious.
I recently had good veal for the first time, and I no longer mind (as much) that they are kept in little pens for the entirety of their short little lives, because they melt in your mouth like butter.
I am also a veggie and spent three months in Japan in 2010 and you're right, it's really hard to be a vegetarian over there. Without Mos Burger veggies burger I'd be done for.
Freshness Burger had good veggie burgers too, but I wouldn't want to rely on them as a primary source of food! My ethics are valuable to me, but I was raised in a country where vegetarianism is both widely accepted and easily accommodated. If I'm moving to another country, I can't expect them to cater to my American way of life. So quitting was the right move for me.
Fair enough. I'm not American, but I do a lot of international travel for school and work, so you certainly get used to living a different style of living.
I've never understood the logic.
"I hate meat, but like eating meat shaped stuff".
You eat sandwiches all your life, and then suddenly you don't eat meat.
But like...Sandwiches are the dominant lunch paradigm.
WHAT TO DO?
I'm vegan for moral reasons, but I'll be the first to tell you that meat is fucking delicious and the more people seek to replicate it the happier I am.
Would you eat the poo burger?
Edit: I'm retarded. Fake story. But would you?
That's a tough one. Assuming it tasted/smelled NOTHING like shit, then maybe, but I don't know if I could get past the fact that I'm eating human shit.
Although if it became popular I guess you'd have people paying top dollar for premium shit from celebrities or the healthiest children.
I'm sure there's a metaphor in here somewhere.
My mom worked at Burger King and once got an order for a vegetarian whopper w/ no bun. FYI that is some lettuce and tomato with condiments in a wrapper.
burger king has a veggie burger, don't they?
What combination of ingredients would you recommend for the ultimate burger?
Ask for EXTRA grilled mushrooms and grilled onions. IMO, they are what makes the burger so good.
BBQ sauce is also delicious.
How do you take your fries? You mentioned you're sick of the cajun powder.
you know whats up. i always get the same burger:
grilled mushrooms grilled onions jalapenos barbaque sauce
I have to get my mushrooms on the side or my burger becomes too overflowed with deliciousness
This is exactly how I order mine.
You or anyone else do anything gross to people's orders?
How about have sex anywhere in the restaurant?
Oh yes.
First of all, employees rarely washed their hands when switching stations. So, if you are a vegetarian, the guy putting lettuce on your Grilled Cheese probably touched the bacon and the beef before that.
The fry station is basically hot peanut oil in which you cook the fries in. I have seen so many co-workers spit into it just for shits and giggles. Also, the oil was rarely replaced, so it was just dirty.
The grilling station was rarely cleaned as well. So we cooked your burger meat on a dirty stove, which was often spit on as well. (when people are bored, they do stupid shit. especially when the people working their are stupid in the first place).
We oversalted/overseasoned the fries just cause we could sometimes. That way they are inedible. More often then not, we overcooked/undercooked the fries, which would either make them too crunchy or raw inside.
We had 2 girls working in our restaurant, and they were both fugly. So no sex.
I want to plunge your co-workers' faces in a fryer. Boredom is no excuse for social indecency; Miscreant fucks.
IM NOT LOCKED IN HERE WITH YOU! YOUR LOCKED IN HERE WITH MEEEEEE!
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I can understand spitting on someone's food that is an asshole, but just doing nasty things just for the hell of it is just wrong. I over tip and am really nice to fast food emp's, because I know they have it rough. I've paid my karma insurance just to make sure your spit doesn't end up in my digestive system unless specifically asked for it in the bathroom.
Wow, spitting in oil, that is so mundane. The boiling oil would kill the bacteria so nothing would happen. And not changing the oil often so it is dirty. When oil is boiling it is not dirty. Also, there are places that have not removed any oil from their fryers since they opened, in 1929.
Not doubting you, but the fact about places not changing their oil is very interesting. Citation?
I saw it on Deep Fried Paradise, they have to add more though because about every year half of the tank is removed along with the food, so the vast majority is new oil. There are original molecules though.
Yeah but they have to always add more. So technically it is getting changed...
It's the Ship of Theseus except with fast food.
Thank you so much! I was thinking about this earlier today and for the life of me could not remember what it was called.
I actually forgot the name when I was posting that message. I ended up googling "philosophy ship" and I got lucky.
Changed is not the correct linguistics. But I don't want to talk semantics, so I'll just ask you where I implied that the oil was changed?
I can also guarantee this is not true. Current Five Guys Manager, as stated before, and if i ever saw an employee spit in anyones food or the fryer or the grill they would be fired immediately. I have never seen foul play occur, and it would not go unnoticed if it did. Also, the grill is cleaned every night very thoroughly and the oil in the fryers is replaced at least once a week. This happens in every Five Guys in the nation, the Murrells would not allow a store/franchise to be opened that did not adhere to these rules. Five guys runs an extremely tight ship. If you did all of these things your secret shop scores would be horrible, as a result upper management would come in to see what the problem was. They would observe shifts, watch the security tapes and find out what the deal was.
TL;DR: This guy lies out of his ass for attention.
You can't guarantee its not fucking true. Who the fuck would spit on your shit in front of a manager? Get your head out of your ass and stop lying to yourself, fucking five guys managers...
Yes I can. There is always a manager on the line and when they do come off its never for more than a few minutes. Also, it's an open kitchen, dont you think the customers sitting and watching us cook their food would notice something like that? Trust me, I've spent enough time at Five Guys to know what you can and can't get away with. I think i'm better versed in this area than you.
You've spent enough time at YOUR Five Guys to know what YOUR employees can and can't get away with.
If a franchise hires a half-assed manager like OP mentioned having, the staff are going to fuck around without consequence. And yes, it's an open kitchen, but what's to say they're not spitting everywhere during the lulls when there's no customers?
The more stores they open, the more likely they are to get one where people are behaving sub-standard. Yes, if there are complaints upper management may come in and shut it down, but that doesn't mean it's impossible for laziness to occur.
Classic fucking manager guy, thinks he has his finger on the pulse of his five guys. Let me tell you something manager guy, you simply don't the sooner you start realizing that the sooner you will be a good manager.
I happen to be a very good manager. Are you really so naive to think that it's impossible to have employees who follow the rules and do things the way they're supposed to, or that I can be a manager who actually does know whats happening in his restaurant? I happen to be good friends with almost every single one of my employees, and can personally guarentee that at my five guys one burger or fryer has never been spit into. If you can't accept that and wanna go through life believing every person is as shitty as yourself and is out to ruin everyone else's life ( or food for this matter) than I feel sorry for you. Good luck on your future life endeavors.
Ha! The underlings fucking hate your guts. You obviously don't hear what they say behind your back. But... don't you have your finger on the pulse of your five dudes? You can't personally guarantee that none of your five guys haven't spit in your fryer. But, I encourage you to go through your life like an oblivious low end manager.
lolololololol. I'm sorry you have daddy issues mr. lawlwtf.
I personally love the Five Guys near me- open kitchen style so if you really are worried for these types of things you can watch those who are making your food. I don't see how it could even be a problem at Five Guys- however, my teacher worked at a Taco Time once... oh dear god.
You are exactly right. Open kitchen prevents these sorts of things.
Damage control^ While You may run your store tight. In New Jersey the rats come out to play
Ok, I have no experience in restaurant kitchens and rarely even fry things in my own kitchen, so if I'm being naive then don't be harsh on me, but the oil is really only changed once a week? Wouldn't fresh oil greatly affect the taste of the food? Shouldn't that be like a multiple times a day kind of thing?
You are aware that there are multiple Five Guys locations, right? And, in those multiple locations, there are different people that run the restaurant? Get this: DIFFERENT PEOPLE DO DIFFERENT THINGS! I know it's probably a stretch of the imagination to believe that there are shitty employees and managers with a company... but, believe me, it happens.
I don't know what you think, but I have a feeling your co-workers are assholes.
Don't worry guys this five guys is in New Jersey it's going to be grosser then the other ones.
I live 2 minutes from a Five Guys in New Jersey that opened 2-3 years ago, so...not eating there again.
Spitting into a fryer is kinda redundant.
Its like MY GERMS! oh wait they are dead.
Five Guys would be a home run if i could get my burger a temperature other than burned.
| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| How about have sex anywhere in the restaurant? | We had 2 girls working in our restaurant, and they were both fugly. So no sex. |
| Are the patties really never frozen??? | They aren't frozen, per se. We keep them in the fridge room which, from what I recall, is just below freezing temperature. So in a sense, they ARE frozen, but they don't stay frozen very long. I think the longest I've seen them in the fridge was 2-4 days. |
| Why did you leave? | In the 2 years I worked there, we had 9, YES NINE, different managers. Each manager was different, and thus, treatment was different. The first manager I had didn't give a shit and was fired within a month. He let us fuck around, so we didn't get the food out in time. Overall, however, the treatment was shit. We were worked like slaves while the managers just sat at the computer doing nothing. Occasionally they would go to the "Floor" which is the kitchen, to see if everything is going fine. I remember a "Big Boss" came to visit our location one day. He was a jerk to everyone. All in all, the managers are just like in any other fast food place. They think they are big shit, but in reality, they are uneducated and depressed. |
| What's the strangest combination of toppings you've seen ordered on a burger? | The chicks on diets who come with their boyfriends often ask for a "veggie" burger, which we don't sell. It's not very strange, but ordering a burger without the meat kinda defeats the purpose. |
| What combination of ingredients would you recommend for the ultimate burger? | Ask for EXTRA grilled mushrooms and grilled onions. IMO, they are what makes the burger so good. BBQ sauce is also delicious. |
| How many pounds of those amazing, perfect french fries did you eat during the entire duration of your employment? | Too many. Not because I was hungry, or because they are especially good, but because I was BORED TO HELL on the job. |
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How did they treat employees?
Why did you leave?
In the 2 years I worked there, we had 9, YES NINE, different managers.
Each manager was different, and thus, treatment was different. The first manager I had didn't give a shit and was fired within a month. He let us fuck around, so we didn't get the food out in time.
Overall, however, the treatment was shit. We were worked like slaves while the managers just sat at the computer doing nothing. Occasionally they would go to the "Floor" which is the kitchen, to see if everything is going fine.
I remember a "Big Boss" came to visit our location one day. He was a jerk to everyone. All in all, the managers are just like in any other fast food place. They think they are big shit, but in reality, they are uneducated and depressed.
Five Jerks
Why does it always seem like there are always way too many people working? Does it really take 3 guys to cook fries?
Because they overhire. In my location, they eventually started underhiring, so I had to work the fry cooking, seasoning, and giving out orders stations.
1 person could handle the fries, but they would have to be competent and quick. It's the worst out of all the stations because you always get burns, it's hot as fuck, and you get yelled at because they think YOU are holding up the line.
I've only been there a few times because lets be honest is far from healthy. But I always think it's funny that they have 2-3 girls toasting buns.
It's basic comfort food. Nothing healthy about it.
Yeah, toasting buns is usually given to the retarded employees.
I alwalys liked that about Five guys. It makes my order come faster as opposed to say McDonalds where if there is a little rush you have to wait much longer for their shitty burgers.
Sadly I haven't found this to be true of Five Guys ever, it's usually at least a 15 minute wait for the food during normal feeding rush hours.
Even people that ordered ahead online spent 10 minutes in the store waiting.
Do you work on the one on (I think) Route one? Near East Brunswick? Same plaza as Haagen-Dazs and Jamba Juice?
I go to that one when I'm on break with my cousin. He's autistic so he doesn't have many friends, and that is why I spend time with him eating and watching movies. He doesn't talk much, but he tells me that he enjoys eating with me. 5 Guys is one of his favorite place to go (the other is Chipotle) and so I'm glad that 5 Guys is a pretty tasty restaurant and the staff are quite nice. Just saying thanks for the good service and for no one being a bitch
Not sure the service is so great if you look upthread - apparently people spit left, right, and center on people's food and shit. I hope you don't go to one in Piscataway.
definitely not Piscataway. While I'm sad about the spitting and stuff, at least it's still tasty right?
This AMA is neat, because today happened to be the first time I've ever eaten at Five Guys (I'm a Canadian, visiting my grandma in Florida). Anyways, when the man was preparing my order, I noticed he filled a cup with my order of fries, and then put that, and the two burgers, in the bag. Then he, unexpectedly, scooped up a large amount of fries, and dumped them into the bag. My question is: is that SOP, or was it just a random occurrence due to, say, there being too many fries made or something?
That's SOP. Never order a large fries at Five Guys, a regular will get you more than enough!
Edit: Although I do hate having to dig around for my sandwich.
Interesting. Thanks for the reply. Yeah, I almost ordered a large, as i was sharing, but I'm glad I didn't
One does not simply order a large
happens every time.
"Bag fries" is one of my biggest pet peeves. Five guys is the only place exempt from this.
They do this everytime I've been to one. Seriously, a regular fry is enough for 2 people.
I'm going out on a limb and guessing SOP means standard order procedure, but if I'm wrong, inform me!
Standard operating procedure.
So close!
;]
One of these just opened up in my town and i have never heard of it before. It has a sign with a big blank spot under it, I think I'll write "1 cup" under it tomorrow.
Have you ever had In 'n Out? Thoughts?
Is the restaurant now called 4 guys?
Oh you
Was it fun to work there?
NO! It was extremely boring. At first, I thought it was kind of cool making food for people, but after a month or so, it was just disgusting.
The fry station is just dangerous. I got so many burns due to it. It's also incredibly boring.
The grill station is the hardest to work, and also leads to many burns. It's stressful and monotonous.
The dressing station is where we put on the components like lettuce, pickles, etc. It is probably the best place to be in the restaurant because you "dress" the burgers up.
Being on House, which basically means cleaning around the customers is terrible. It is not rewarding because there is always a mess (damn peanuts).
I always get so pissed off at the nasty fuckers who leave peanut shells everywhere. The table is bad but the floor makes my blood boil. Have some average human decency and take a second paper tray for your shells. You wouldn't be doing the shit job of sweeping up peanut shells in a Five Guys, would you? So don't make it harder for the poor kid that does have to do it!
Ahem. This issue obviously gets me a little touchy. Though perhaps I should start throwing shells on the floor, so there's one less person to spit on the grill.
At some bars/restaurants you are supposed to throw the peanut shells on the floor. My manager at a ski resort in Vermont worked one night a week at a bar. I went there one night, and kept putting my peanut shells in the ash tray, which he continually emptied. Finally he just told me to throw them on the floor--that customers were supposed to throw them down with the sawdust.
The first time I was at a bar that did this, it felt to awkward to be throwing shells on the floor. but then it got to the point where I was taking other people's empty shells to throw on the floor.
Ill try not to leave peanuts next time hahaha
I'd like to say i'm sorry for any employee who has had to pick up my peanut shells. I will defiantly clean them now.
Ooh, whereabouts in New Jersey? I used to live near the shore and went to the Five Guys in Brick once in awhile.
What's the quality of the food really like? How clean are the kitchens?
How many guys worked at your former job?
At first, they overhired and we had too many. Instead of "5" guys we had like 10, just in the kitchen. Over time, they started hiring too little we only had 2 guys in the kitchen. That made the job very stressful and hard.
So it's a conspiracy, there aren't actually five guys. THAT'S FALSE ADVERTISING!
Are the Cajun fries better than the original? What would you suggest for a first time customer at Five Guys?
Any interesting stories about strange/funny/awful/etc. customers?
How did it feel working at the best burger shop ever?
He worked at five guys. Not In'n'Out.
Do you think you're better than your counterparts at McDonald's, Wendy's, Burger King, etc.?
Like, is there a hierarchy among burger flippers?
Do mayors get discounts from local fast food joints?
Only the one that I own.
Everyone else makes me pay full price. The bastards don't appreciate everything I do for them.
Have you tried showing the managers how to... you know.
It's mandatory.
You don't get hired if you can't do it.
Have I been sued for sexual harassment and for fostering a hostile work environment, of course.
Do I give a shit?
Fuck no.
I'm the fucking mayor. I'm the baüs of this town.
Wat
How was the work environment and service to you? I may get a job at one and was wondering.
Howdy fellow. I worked for 5G for about 9 months. All about the dressing station and register, man.
How often did y'all hear the "but where's/who's the fifth/five guys/there's more than five guys!" jokes? We had a predominantly female staff, so we got the former quite frequently.
was where you worked near an applebees
Best question so far, interested in the answer.
Would you say anything is different from a normal fast food restaurant? I feel like they try to be all "homey" and the "good guy" fast food joint. Is that true or not?
They aren't really fast food at all. They are about 2x as expensive as fast food and they are pretty slow (I mean this in a good way).
Out of curiosity, was your store a franchise or corporate? And do you think that had any effect on your view of the restaurant and how it was ran?
are the hot dogs kosher?
Someone once told me never to buy the large fries because although the cup is bigger, they give you less bag fries, so it ends up being the same amount. Is this true?
any good stories?
As someone who has never eaten at Five Guys what do you think is the best thing to order for my first time?
Have you ever made one of these:
That looks like somebody's last meal.
I have to confess that whenever I visit five guys, I fill the bag my food came in all the way up with peanuts before I leave. Is this common? Do you feel disrespected?
I LOVE YOUR BURGERS
did you work at the Hackensack Five Guys by chance?
Why did you quit?
I think the fries are only average. But why do they give you so many? The way they pile them on, it's like twice as many as i could possibly want and I'd sooner have the option to pay a dollar less for just a few.
Every place has their gimmicks, like burger king seemingly always putting a single fry in an order of onion rings.
Fries are normally marked up probably almost as much as drinks, so they have room to play with since their burgers are expensive.
how much crack was in each batch of fries? how many peanuts (boxes/lbs) did your store go through in a day
Late to the party, but...
At every 5 guys I've been to the burgers are fuckdelicious but they're so piled on with stuff that they're hard to eat. Do you think this could be resolved with larger buns? Or is it part of the charm, like Carl's Jr.'s old catchphrase "If it doesn't get all over the place it doesn't belong in your face"?
Why are their veggie burgers a lie! Whoever decided that a veggie burger consists of tomatoes and onions thrown on a bun is a horrible person.
Why did a Five Guys just oened in montreal?
did you work in montclair or a different one in new jersey?
Is this like a franchise fast food place like mcdonalds? Im in Canada and have never heard of this place. How does it compare to mcdonalds?
Has anyone ever spray painted "one cup" under "five guys" on the sign?
- Do they really track what farm the potatoes for the fries come from well enough that the sign hanging in the restaurant is accurate?
- What sort of quality was the meat - ie fresh/not frozen, pre-formed patties or formed in the restaurant?
- Is there anything in a 5guys that you would recommend staying away from?
I worked there for a year and a half. The job itself isn't too bad, and the hours/management were ridiculous at times, but the people I worked with made it one of the best possible work experiences I've ever had.
Proof? The storys you are telling seem kinda bull. Also, which five guys was it?
fuck i'm hungry and its lunchtime here (ATL)...no five guys downtown close to where i work. FUUUUUUUUUUUCK!
Was the Five Guys you worked at in Ewing?
I am a secret shopper and commonly do jobs at 5 Guys. I do not see a lot of what you are describing, especially about the behavior of management. I often see at least 2-3 grey shirted managers on the floor working with the rest of the crew. I see the fat and gunk being scraped off the grill top often to clean it. Jersey must be a lot worse than where I am. Of course, 5 Guys is brand new to my area also so that might have a lot to do with it.
How close to Toms River?
In-N-Out.
That's what a hamburger is all about.
Are the corporate suits at Five Guys making you guys do these? There was another former Five Guys employee who did one of these a little while ago.
Anyway, the food's not too bad but I'm still an In-N-Out guy :D
Why do they fill the bag with fries?
Don't get me wrong, I love it, but it was unexpected.
Best burger place imo, hopefully it will preserve the smaller chain mentality where it doesnt become one huge mass-produced mess (mcdonalds)
But now to the questions:
1.Whats your favorite combination of toppings?
After working there for quite a while are you sick of their food or do you like it?
Do all Five guys resturants have Peanuts or is it just my local one?
What is your favorite Burger chain? (besides five guys if thats your favorite)
Canada here, I had Five Guys for the first time yesterday. I would like to thank you and every one of your employees from the bottom of my heart for the delicious meal. Although a bit pricey (burger+fries+drinks came up to 12 Canadian Dollars), I'm definitely going to have burger induced stomach aches more often!
A++ will eat again.
How much do you guys get paid? In n Out pays like $10/hr and minimum wage were I live is 7.25.
In-N-Out > Five Guys
So, I really like Five Guys burgers. Therefore, could I safely say I want 5 guys inside me?
How do you think the fries are? I fucking love 'em, but I'm just wondering how they are for an employee.
I worked the Fry station many, many boring hours, and I still like them too! Although, I am sick of the Cajun seasoning.
The thing about fries, however, is that they all depend on 1) who makes them and 2) the potatoes. If the person on the Fries station doesn't know what he is doing, they will come out terrible and inconsistent. Even veteran workers over/undercooked the fries due to laziness/busyness/ or retardation. Also, often times when we get lazy we will let them stay under the heating lamp too long, causing them to become very soggy. Also, it's very easy to over-salt them.
What I'm trying to say is this: the Fries have the potential to be good if the person making them knows what he is doing. (which most often isn't the case)
Fuck, now I want some Five Guys fries, but it's almost midnight.
I went to the first Canadian 5 guys in Brandon and as an Englishman I can say they are just as good as English chips.
Had a brown bag full. I regret nothing.
My best friend worked at Five Guys. My nickname for him was 'fries all day' for awhile. He absolutely hated, heh.
Too much work. He's Fad.
Interesting to note. I don't get the fries ever b/c I never had good fries from five guys. Bought fries maybe 4 times ~ terrible soggy too thick fries each time, though the cajun does help them somewhat. Now I just get a burger!
I've noticed they have almost ALWAYS been soggy. The cajun ones moreso than regular. The flavor is great but the soggyness makes them difficult to eat.