Five Guys — Restaurant in Bath Township

My brother was a locksmith, so he tended to eat out most of his meals. He passed away a few weeks ago at a young 52 years old, but several times over the years he'd ask me "have you ever tried Five Guys?" ... but I'd always say that I hadn't. Last Friday evening, a little after 9pm, my daughter, my girlfriend, and I were hungry, so in my brother's memory.... I suggested Five Guys. We got into the car, drove 11 miles (passing several unknowingly better restaurants) to this establishment. We ordered a couple double patty bacon cheeseburgers with the works, two sodas, and fries. $34 and change. My fiancee is small, 5', 92lbs, so we had decided to share a burger, and I asked the cashier if she could cut the burger for us, into two pieces of 2/3 and 1/3..... you would have thought I asked her to solve a quadratic equation... though she was very kind, she offered to cut it in half, but not in the quantities I requested, I had to decline (not any rocket scientists working there), but she did mention there were some plastic knives behind me if I wanted to apparently solve the universe's greatest fractional mystery myself. It was the end of the night, so they were cleaning up, so it took awhile before getting my food. I guess because it was the end of the night, it also meant that my burgers were dressed with toppings that were designed for the trash can hadn't I showed up to save them. Green, gross, tomatoes, burnt, broken, tough bacon pieces (possibly shoe leather) that most likely have been cooking for hours...... and then mountain of fries that had been cooked in fryer oil that had probably seen a thousand baskets of fries before mine, that were also destined for the garbage. As we sat there eating, I managed to stomach a quarter of my burger (the patties were good, the rest not so much) , my girlfriend and daughter even less, and a few greasy fries. When my daughter (12) asked, "why would they give me a tomato that looks like this"? I had no answer. We threw 3/4 of our meal into the grease stained bag, and I deposited it into the trash on our way out the door. On the way to the car, my daughter asked me if she could get a refill on her soda, so I figured "why not, I just wasted a lot of money on a very disappointing meal, might as well get a little more pop, so someone can be a little satisfied".... but as we turned to open the door to get back in, it had already been locked, it was closing time. Not really sure what my late brother saw in Five Guys, but maybe he was looking down on me laughing. We ordered a pizza on the way home, and I doubt...

The thing that makes a good burger great is not just how it's cooked but how it's stored and what type of meat. In other words the ratio of fat to lean meat. Is it Frozen or fresh. While I don't know either of those I can say you can definitely tell the difference. When you go to one of those other places ( one of which is next door) it is obvious who has the better product. When you walk in the front door and head to the counter you are greeted with a smile. It is almost like they enjoy their job. The menu is simple and straight forward. You can choose from several different toppings and I think that is what takes them over the top. Because they have as many toppings as they do you can truly build your own burger. The fries are fresh cut not frozen. In the store they post where they get their potatoes. These are not something that goes through some chemical wash, they get friend in oil right in front of you ( not sure what kind of oil). Top it off with the soft drink of your choice. The drink machine has more combinations than I could even think of. To sum it up the key word on this establishment is fresh. Clearly you can taste the difference. Easily five stars but the only drawback is the price. I think for what your getting it is a bit much. For a double cheeseburger fries and drink you will spend about $10. While it is not enough to keep me from an occasional visit, especially on a Friday night before a good movie, it becomes impractical for a family of four to go there on a...

Five Guys as a whole is a solid casual burger joint that has an endless supply of peanuts available to snack on. That's no different at this location. What really makes this location stand out is the staff. I've never met an employee that did not speak clearly, I've never seen the table go a minute without being cleaned between customers, and I've definitely never had to ask twice for what I wanted. Anything from a basic burger and fries to having a picky eater's burger served on a bed of lettuce with toppings sorted neatly so they could use them at their own discretion has been satisfied without qualm. It's not my favorite place to go daily, but if I want a no-fuss quality burger and some peanuts while I hang out with friends there aren't many places prefer...