Five Guys — Restaurant in Carlsbad

I ordered ahead, guy messed up, order, when I arrive he tells me what I ordered, I hear lettuce and tomato and I reply “hold up don’t want lettuce.” He goes over to the burger sees it’s already made, comes back, I also add “I didn’t want tomato either” he tells me what’s on it a mile a min. I reply, ok these are the condiments I wanted, and tell him, he replies, I need to know what you don’t want on the burger. And I reply, I can’t understand what you’re listing off because you’re saying it too fast. He then proceeds to tell me, that he needs to take apart the burger and take off what’s needed to put it back together again. At this point I say, ya know what forget it. I walk away and I hear “WOW!” I turn around and say, I’m not going to want the food when you’re being rude….obviously if I list off the condiments I ordered, and there’s more condiments on the order, those condiments I wouldn’t want, now he could have listened and deduced and asked “so you don’t want lettuce or tomato but you do want relish etc. but that didn’t happen…you see when you order a meal for $25 I don’t think making a scene in front of 10 other customers is very appropriate. Perhaps you need more staff they seem a bit stressed. Or lower your prices if they are going to be rude and...

Save some money and skip it. My review is soley based on the food in relation to the cost. Bottom line, not worth it.

I bought an 11 dollar cheeseburger, seemed crazy while ordering. When they asked me for fries and a drink they shoukd have diaclosed that it wasnt a meal price. Mayb the employees should say it iutloud so as to have the company hear how silly it is. I was charged 4 dollars for a small cup of stale fries and 3 dollars for a small softdrink. The bill was 20 dollars and change.

Ok...after paying it, i imagined it must taste like gold. Even sitdown restauraunts dont charge like that without presentation and such. As you can see in my picture, i was given a foil wrapped, smushed burger. At this point i was thinking it was supposed to be an old school look, and that its personality was soley in the taste. But yeah, the taste was nothing. Like flavorless meat. Greasy(not in a badway). Just felt like i was eating hydrated mush with the occasional crunch(from lettuce and tomatos). The fries were stale too. And served in a water cup. Skip this place. Its rediculous. I know i could grill up a way better burger at home and im no chef Ramsey! I ended up here because i missed the lst fastfood place. This is...

Tasty, but My Wallet is Crying

Let’s be real: Five Guys makes a great burger. Thick, juicy, cooked perfectly. Fries? A little overdone this time, but better too-crispy than sad and soggy, and at least they salted them right. Plus, free peanuts while you wait is always a fun way to justify shoveling food into your face before your actual food arrives.

The drink machines are also a win since you can customize your soda like you’re a mad scientist, refill as many times as you want, and feel no shame about it. Service? Solid. Taste? Solid.

Now for the not-so-delicious part: the price tag. When my burger + fries + drink + milkshake costs the same as two full meals at In-N-Out, something’s wrong with this picture. I mean, why is a milkshake seven bucks? For that price, I expect at least a song and dance number with whipped cream choreography. And don’t even get me started on the parking... good luck finding a spot unless you enjoy doing NASCAR laps around the lot.

So yeah, great food, but it shouldn’t cost me twenty-five bucks just to walk away full and mildly resentful. If they knocked 25% off the price, this would be an easy five-star. Until then… my taste buds are happy, but my bank account is filing for...