Five Guys — Restaurant in Santa Fe Springs

I love Five Guys Burgers. I read comments that they are trying to copy IN and OUT!? These people obviously do not read about the History of Five Guys or In and Out! In-N-Out Burger is a regional chain of fast food restaurants with locations in five western states in United States. Founded in 1948 establishing the first In-N-Out burger in Baldwin Park, California, and headquartered in Irvine, In-N-Out Burger has slowly expanded outside Southern California into the rest of the state as well as into Washington, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and Texas. As of February 2013, In-N-Out employed 18,000 staff and had 291 locations.Five Guys Enterprises, doing business as Five Guys, is a fast casual restaurant chain focused on hamburgers, hot dogs, and French fries, with its headquarters in the Lorton community in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia.The first Five Guys restaurant opened in 1986 in Arlington County, Virginia, and between 1986 and 2001, the chain expanded to five locations scattered through the Washington, D.C. metro area. In early 2003, the chain began franchising, opening the doors to rapid expansion. In just a year and a half, permits had been sold for over 300 franchised locations, catching the attention of the national restaurant industry. As of 2012, Five Guys has over 1000 locations open throughout the United States and Canada and over 1500 locations under development. The company is the fastest-growing fast food chain in the United States, with a 32.8% sales increase from 2010 to 2011.The In-N-Out menu consists of three burger varieties: hamburger, cheeseburger, and "Double-Double" (double meat/double cheese). French fries and fountain drinks are available, as well as three flavors of milkshakes. The hamburgers come with lettuce, tomato, with or without onions (the customer is asked upon ordering, and may have them fresh or grilled), and a sauce, which is called "spread" (a Thousand Island dressing variant).The Five Guys menu is centered on hamburgers offered with American cheese or bacon, kosher style hot dogs, grilled cheese and vegetable sandwiches. Five Guys uses buns that are sweeter and "eggier" than normal buns.[ French fries are the sole side item, available salted only in "Five Guys style" or seasoned "Cajun style". Complimentary roasted in-shell peanuts are offered for on-site consumption at most locations, with signage alerting potential customers who may have a peanut allergy. Peanuts are not permitted to be taken out of the restaurant, out of concern for spreading the allergen. There is differences between the two and it is not fair to say Five Guys is copying In and Out. Know the story before you accuse a Restaurant of copy cat. It is a persons choice to pay less or more for a hamburger. There are alot of choices regarding style and cost of hamburgers. Have...

With an In-N-Out just across the street, and a myriad of other fast food establishments in spitting distance of its door, Five Guys needs to be on its A game. The space is as you'd expect from a Five Guys, very open, simple fast food furniture, and bags of potatoes and peanuts. My least favorite thing about the dining area is the dozens of quotes that line the walls, clippings from various news sources praising Five Guys. I'm already there. I'm already ordering. You don't need to continue telling me how great your food is.

Their menu is another minor annoyance, I was looking for just a straight cheeseburger with everything, but at Five Guys, what I was looking for, but rather a Little Cheeseburger. The cheeseburger is actually a double-cheeseburger, which I find disturbing. Once we got our food, the burger is really good, flavors are fresh, and straightforward. However, I was not a fan of the cajun fries. Plenty of cajun seasoning, but ZERO salt. Fries need salt.

In my opinion, got to In-N-Out...

I hate giving 1 star, but it falls into the category of Methinks not.

I was dragged here without choice....

I think the real name should be "5 Guys that tried In N Out and is trying to copy them" Start up costs must be a lot, considering the burgers are like double the price of their cometitors. If I were looking to spend $6 on a burger I would go to a Full Service Restaurant... Islands or Red Robin which also include unlimited fries for the $6.-7

Fries were nothing to speak of, they offer a few more condiments on the burgers, but nothing I would order. I guess the big difference is they also sell Hot Dogs. Yippie!

The restaurant itself was small and cramped, we could not get to tables without making other people get up from their tables to let us by. Constantly bumping the backs of chairs together every time someone moves.

I would...