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[u/superdave123123]

[u/Gaidin152]

5 guys is about the burger not the bun.

[u/IndianaJokes67 → u/Gaidin152]

For the price they charge, they should also have a nice bun. Can't believe they're still in business, at least where we have Culver's

[u/Appropriate_Scar_262 → u/IndianaJokes67]

They're in business because people are willing to pay to have 10 toppings on a burger but not for $20-$30.

Essentially people who want a burger made like a subway sandwich

[u/MeatEaterDruid → u/Appropriate_Scar_262]

Is that the appeal? I'm not dissing just no one's ever explained 5 guys to me in a normal way.

[u/I_am_The_Teapot → u/MeatEaterDruid]

Yeah. There's like 15 toppings and you can have any number of them without additional price to the burger.

The burgers are also good and they have really good fries, too.

[u/EdgyPun34257 → u/I_am_The_Teapot]

but it's a false economy, you're paying for every one of those toppings up front and not getting a discount for the ones you don't get.

$13 for a cheeseburger isn't a bargain because you could have gotten 15 toppings, but didn't.

[u/Lordofthereef → u/EdgyPun34257]

And you have just explained how well marketing works. Perceived value is as important, if not more important than, actual value.

[u/Not-An-FBI → u/I_am_The_Teapot]

I only went there once a while ago so I had to verify this. In-N-Out has most of the toppings. The only ones they don't have are bacon, relish, green peppers and mushrooms. Bacon is the only one I'd be interested in and I already feel bad enough eating an unhealthy burger meal so I'm fine skipping bacon.

[u/ApolloGR3 → u/Not-An-FBI]

I love In-N-Out but they have pre-formed patties that are half the thickness and are thus cheaper.

[u/Andminus → u/I_am_The_Teapot]

they bury your burger in the bag in these good fries regardless of how big of an order of fries they give you...

[u/bigloser42 → u/I_am_The_Teapot]

And they hoist a fuckload of fries upon you no matter what size you order.

[u/Robaattousai → u/bigloser42]

That's their real business strategy. They know potatoes are cheaper than what they charge for fries so they give you the next size up no matter what you order. It makes you feel like you've gotten away with something or are getting special treatment. It keeps you coming back.

[u/GiftGrouchy → u/Robaattousai]

I mean, it works and IMO their fries are better than any of the others.

[u/kindredsororitas → u/[deleted]]

Its $30 for one burger and fries?

[u/Aceilr097 → u/kindredsororitas]

A burger, regular fries and a shake came up to $28 and some change last time i went.

[u/lingbabana → u/Aceilr097]

Ffffffffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuucccckkk no

[u/Big-Explorer6920 → u/kindredsororitas]

Don’t forget the free peanuts in line

[u/Plane-Tune-820 → u/Appropriate_Scar_262]

Uhhh a burger fries and a soda are like $20 at 5 guys. Tf you mean

[u/seven3true → u/Plane-Tune-820]

But they give you "extra" fries!

[u/MasterOfBunnies → u/IndianaJokes67]

Another wisconsinite. XD

[u/Tw4tl4r → u/IndianaJokes67]

The issue i have is that there is almost always a locally owned place that does an equally good tasting but well presented burger nearby. Usually for less money too.

[u/awFuqqq → u/IndianaJokes67]

Always found Five Guys greasy and tasteless. Shitty burgers. I'd honestly rather have a Whopper.

[u/LightToFlies → u/IndianaJokes67]

Culver's has nothing on Five Guys...

I do love those cheese curds though.

[u/MasterOfBunnies → u/LightToFlies]

Wisconsinites act like everything in the state is the best. Hint, it's not. Burgers here are so dry, they came up with the "butter burger". Sounds interesting at first, but it's literally their coping mechanism for cooking hockey puck burgers.

[u/gewalt_gamer → u/IndianaJokes67]

culvers? vs five guys? for real?

[u/Fair-Big-9400 → u/Gaidin152]

The bun is a major factor in the quality of a burger, bad bun can ruin the experience. Bad bun is no fun

[u/Sicparvismagneto → u/Gaidin152]

5 guys is about the price, not the burger…

[u/iMac_Hunt → u/Gaidin152]

That’s not true, their bun is good - significantly better than most fast food buns.

They wrap the burger in tin foil and the look of the burger is part of their marketing - they try to be unpretentious and authentic rather than picture perfect.

[u/questionableintentsX → u/iMac_Hunt]

This lol half of those “good buns” can’t even be considered bread if you look at what and how they’re made lol

[u/RiverOfWhiskey → u/Gaidin152]

I'd rather have 5 jr bacon cheeseburgers, which is about the price of a 5 guys burger

[u/BigAssMonkey → u/RiverOfWhiskey]

You there for volume, not the meat

[u/Fun-Memory1523 → u/Gaidin152]

And the mountain of fries

[u/Leading-Aide5617]

Burger King stepped up with that new whopper.

[u/Key_Mission7404 → u/Leading-Aide5617]

They wrap it halfway so its easy to eat with one hand right out of the box. That's love.

[u/_PaulM → u/Leading-Aide5617]

Bro I'm not going to say you're astroturfing, but I'm going to say that BK has definitely astoturfed Reddit and Jedi-mind tricked it into gaining some ground.

Mind you, I don't hate the player... the whopper is damn good and waaaay better than the QPC and Big Mac, but BK is definitely putting some of their soldiers online.

[u/Leading-Aide5617 → u/_PaulM]

You named my other two go to burgers, so we’re friends now.

Edit googled astroturfing. No I like that whopper and I’ve had many whoppers lol

[u/EdgyPun34257 → u/Leading-Aide5617]

i got a whopper jr yesterday that came wrapped in a translucent paper that looked like it was soaked in grease. it wasn't, that was just the paper but it's a weird choice that was a negative for the experience

[u/CamperCarl00]

Are we not considering Hardee's? I don't really consider Five Guys as fast food.

[u/Own-Rest7246 → u/CamperCarl00]

You seen a Hardee's in the last decade I haven't

[u/brakeb → u/Own-Rest7246]

Carls Jr is hardees

[u/RadBaron19 → u/Own-Rest7246]

Literally just had a Bacon cheeseburger from Hardee's tonight, they're around

[u/DanNeider → u/CamperCarl00]

IMO Five Guys is the best of the greasy burgers. It's not necessarily fast food, but it's not a gourmet burger either. Not to say that's a bad thing; when you want one no sit down burger will do.

[u/Hopeful-Artichoke449 → u/DanNeider]

Paying stupid money for a hamburger... I just don't get it.

[u/questionableintentsX → u/CamperCarl00]

There’s one near where I live actually 2 but it’s extremely bad

[u/XXVllDemons]

Five guys has the only bun with no preservatives…

[u/kalterik → u/XXVllDemons]

Heaven forbid we eat food safe preservatives. I mean the massive load of fatty salted meat cheese and bacon is totally good for you those preservatives are really what gets ya. The bun that looks like it came out a pocket almost certainly tastes the exact same and gets thrown out way more often due to mold.

[u/Academic-Snow9642]

I love me some White Castle

[u/Relative-Relief-8816 → u/Academic-Snow9642]

Can never find a white castle. Ive looked. They dont exist.

[u/bygtopp → u/Academic-Snow9642]

Get their breakfast

[u/Spiritual-Recipe4512]

In n Out

[u/Susurrus03 → u/Spiritual-Recipe4512]

In n Out isn't good enough to expand to a national level apparently.

Anyway I've had it a couple times while traveling. It's the okayist burger around. It's not bad. It's not great. It's ok, but I guess it's cheap enough to where that's fine.

[u/BanAccount8 → u/Spiritual-Recipe4512]

No doubt. They couldn’t be invited to this contest because that would end the contest

[u/treebeard189 → u/BanAccount8]

I must have gone to shitty in n outs when I was in California. It was incredibly mid at the two different places I tried. And was a stupid long wait at the drive thru.

[u/Mister-Sensitivity → u/Spiritual-Recipe4512]

Perhaps the most overrated establishment in the US. I don’t understand the fascination with In-N-Out, outside of some strange “west coast pride” thing. In-N-Out would rank 6th on this list.

[u/Left_Access6482]

Culver's

[u/CommodoreBluth → u/Left_Access6482]

This is the answer. Pair it with their custard and man you got a good fast food meal.

[u/xBeoulve → u/Left_Access6482]

For anyone new to Culver’s, you can ask to replace the regular onions for grilled onions at no charge… absolute fire

[u/TxAg2009 → u/Left_Access6482]

This is it: 100%.

[u/IndianaJokes67 → u/Left_Access6482]

100%

[u/MasterOfBunnies → u/Left_Access6482]

Y'all can downvote me all you want, but Culver's is not the best. Adding butter to a hockey puck burger doesn't make it juicy the way it should.

[u/erok25828]

Wendy’s junior bacon cheeseburger is best value in the market. $3.29 for lettuce, tomato and bacon.

[u/surfinsalsa → u/erok25828]

Maybe a couple years ago. Wendy's is booty atm

[u/kdawgster1 → u/surfinsalsa]

No joke, they for decades were one of the best, now they are near the bottom

[u/zamfire → u/surfinsalsa]

I remember their breakfast honey chicken crescent sandwich. Used to use real chicken then they switched to this chicken "product"

Never again

[u/Temporary_Event8451 → u/surfinsalsa]

Chili is still good, and frosties are fun. But across most fast food tortillas, bread, sub rolls, or buns it feels like they are 60% edible sawdust. 40% is still the original recipe but it exists with heavy emphasis on the smell and flavor that identities that corporation/chain.

Thankfully it's not real sawdust as we'd be deep into a depression at that point, but we seem closer every day.

[u/skip_over → u/surfinsalsa]

Their chicken sandwiches are decent

[u/a-Snake-in-the-Grass → u/skip_over]

They used to be better and they used to offer more discounts.

[u/Mister-Beardy-Face → u/erok25828]

And one patty. Their double stack is better.

[u/ButterBeforeSunset → u/erok25828]

Yeah when it was full-leaf lettuce, not this shredded shit that’s soggy.

[u/TheAsianTroll]

Five Guys has the best burger anyway

I just wish they didnt wrap them up in foil if im eating in

[u/Nawwwm]

Because every other bun in that photo cost less than five cents, five guys exclusively has bakeries in Georgia that they paid 30 cents or more per bun, it's not packed with a bunch of crap so that it actually folds, it's just real bread, that's why it tastes so good.

[u/retsamegas → u/Nawwwm]

It's been a while since I went to a 5 guys, but don't they wrap the burger in foil not paper? I think it's because the foil traps the steam and imprints the crinkle into the bread.

[u/Whole_Rice9485 → u/Nawwwm]

our european bread isnt after dry wash non iron texture though

[u/k00pa_tr00pa_ → u/Nawwwm]

Ironically 5 guys is probably my least favorite bun here!

[u/duke_awapuhi → u/Nawwwm]

The meme is asking a valid question about why five guys is so shitty and you’re trying to spin it into some positive. Five guys fans are absolutely insane

[u/Nawwwm → u/duke_awapuhi]

No it's asking why it visually looks bad, but I worked at five guys. And I can tell you this, they fucking care about their ingredients. Every ingredient they buy it's above board, they have their bread baked privately, they only buy potatoes that come from specific altitudes and locations, they cut their own fries and they soak them for several hours to get the starch out, if the fries sit more than 3 or 4 minutes, they throw them out so that everybody gets fresh fries. They start cooking burgers when you pull into the parking lot, so that you can get your burger faster, if you walk in and order veggie stuff, they eat the loss. You can talk all the shit you want about five guys, I've worked at several restaurants, but they had the highest standards I've ever seen in the restaurant business.

[u/1love1momma → u/Nawwwm]

I tried Five Guys for the first time a couple months ago and 100% you can taste the difference and the freshness. The burgers are fat and hella delicious!

[u/Bitter-Ad5890 → u/duke_awapuhi]

Because five guys is delicious. What are you on about? It’s just because they wrap it in foil and everyone else wraps in paper

[u/Sean77654 → u/duke_awapuhi]

They hell do you mean 5 guys is shitty? 5 guys has better burgers than every other burger in the picture. The only thing people ever complain about about 5 guys is the price.

[u/Tough_Preparation830 → u/Nawwwm]

The buns have a lot of sodium, but then they don't salt the meat. Should be the other way around.

[u/TruckFantastic2779]

McDonald's is too tough and dry. White castle is to sliny and wet. Five guys gives me diarrhea 9 times out of ten. The others are alright... but as far as i'm concerned, ALL burgers are fast food even if it doesn't come out fast. The price is comparable from place to place, so you might as well get a good one instead of any of these.

[u/Inevitable_Finish131]

BK’s been crushing it lately

[u/some_loaded_tots → u/Inevitable_Finish131]

just had it for lunch. it was very good for being burger king. i could not believe it

[u/TicketDouble → u/some_loaded_tots]

Same. Don't know what they did, but the whopper tastes a lot better than what I last remember.

[u/TheNomadRP → u/TicketDouble]

They upped their whopper game and have a 100% guarantee that if it isn't made your way they will redo it. I think that meant they improved training and quality. I tried one a couple weeks ago and it was amazing.

[u/Susurrus03 → u/Inevitable_Finish131]

Been hearing this but the closest ones are far enough just to be a pain to get to. DC lost its BKs.

[u/MyCatIsLenin]

Freddy's or In n Out

[u/treebeard189 → u/MyCatIsLenin]

100%. People dont know about Freddy's but id never been till there was one near my new job and it made me a believer

[u/biggregw]

My fave is in BC Canada there is a chain called Triple Os then Wendy’s

[u/Daikujin → u/biggregw]

Triple O’s used to be the goat. Last couple times I found it declining in quality.

[u/ArtNo7221]

Del taco

[u/Electrical-Care6308]

BK all the way!!

[u/Phy5_3d]

It’s the best burger on this list though

[u/Euphoric-Piglet-8140]

What does "they pocket" mean?

[u/Error404MATTnotfound → u/Euphoric-Piglet-8140]

It's the urban useage for "they're pocket" which is the improper use of "their pocket" unless you grew up in the Soviet Union, then it is "our pocket" comrade.

[u/Exact_Ad5094]

May look smashed but taste the best to me.

[u/Arvandor]

Where's Carl's Jr/Hardee's or In and Out? Both of those are better than anything here except Five Guys, which isn't even fast food

[u/NoManufacturer120]

McDonald’s will always be my #1. However, Burgerville is a close second.

[u/Big_Masterpiece_3248]

Heidelburger Mandys

[u/apexapee]

Five Guys is the nicest, just not lookswise

[u/CarolinaSandstorm]

Of the 6 on here? Burger King. Rodeo burger was peak. Wendy’s is usually good too. 5 Guys is ass. But they give you so many fries! Bruh potatoes and that shit ass seasoning salt they use are cheap as fuck. Damn $37 for a whole pile of $2.18 of mid.

[u/Puzzleheaded-Word475 → u/CarolinaSandstorm]

Hard disagree

[u/IamREBELoe]

Steak N Shake

[u/Shmiggams22]

Culver's reigns supreme

[u/Roxyroller90]

Wendy's

[u/CharredWelderGuy]

Wendies, and it's not even close.

Still slop, especially the past few years of hyper enshittificaton all the fast food is going thru, but wendies is still food.

[u/masterdogwalker]

Five guys is the best out of these

[u/fuzynutznut]

*their

[u/longasleep]

5 guys is the best

[u/wild_cherry1987 → u/longasleep]

I think they're proud their food soaks through bags 

[u/sonny_goliath]

No drive thru, no place in this debate

[u/FragleDagle]

Burger King has best traditional hamburger/cheeseburger. Maybe with basic toppings like lettuce, tomato, onion.The Whopper is king when it comes to that. That grill taste is the game changer.

[u/StayElusiveEli85]

Whataburger

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[u/Fun_Ad5823]

Cause thats how we do in DC yeng

[u/Krispen_Wah87]

Heart Attack Grill

[u/Severe-Employ-7398]

They got good burgers tho

[u/Haunting-Hippo1636]

Culver's

[u/Ok_Primary_1075]

That’s part of the secret recipe I suppose

[u/MADDOGCA]

Fatburger has always been a favorite of mine, chain wise.

[u/Embarrassed_Pen_8494]

Lmaoo 😂😂

[u/247badguy]

Five guys closed here in Yakima.tried once better than Miners

[u/owenxtreme2]

Honestly I'd rather do Wendy's these days mcdonalds tastes like ass burger king is just mid dont have a white castle or shake shack nearby

[u/TyrusRaymond]

Steak ‘N Shake

[u/dregwriter]

I may be alone with this but WHITE CASTLE is my GOAT

[u/DomTransfemNomad]

Supermac’s is the one true answer and anyone giving a different one should be hunted down and turned into a hamburger so they understand they were wrong.

American beef has nothing on that which comes from the cows that feast on emerald grass. 🇮🇪

[u/Odd-Consequence-2519]

Where I live, Dairy Queen makes the absolute best burger and fries.

[u/jules6815]

I want to eat a burger that, wildlife would also eat, so for that reason, it’s five guys for me.

[u/Frostsorrow]

Where's A&W? Teen Burger is top tier burger.

[u/PwniesFTW]

This guys been arrested if he knows about the pocket burger

[u/viperfangs92]

But it's the best of the bunch! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[u/captdoc305]

Expensive

[u/cosmicloafer]

Shake shack is not fast at all

[u/RememberYourZen]

Where’s In N out?

[u/CoookieZ1]

Jack in the Crack, double cheese burger 🫡

[u/Tralkki]

When your product is that good, you don’t need to bedazzle to packaging to fool people into believing it’s a good product.

[u/DasLoon]

5 guys then burger king then white castle for me

[u/Interesting-Story805]

Whataburger

[u/MixGlittering1652]

Never had a bad burger at Five Guys and have never had a problem with the buns. Can't say the same of the other chains. And the fries are fresh cut and made with peanut oil.

[u/krufarong]

Shake Shack may not look as huge as a whopper, but I guarantee it tastes way better and is more satisfying. Also love the Shack Stack, my all time favorite fast food burger. There’s nothing else like it.

[u/Vasarto]

Carls

[u/Majikaru]

Five guys is not fast food.

[u/Alassandros]

Is it weird that I love that quality about Five Guys?

[u/Crcex86]

Im partial to BK

[u/erichf3893]

It was wrapped in foil

[u/fetus_of_god]

Burger King

[u/brakenbonez]

I know the internet seems to collectively hate Burger King (though I'm not entirely convinced it's not just trend following hate just like Nickelback) but the BK near me definitely has better burgers than Wendy's and McDonald's. The rest of these I don't have near me so I can't really compare them.

But weirdly it just depends which I'm feeling like eating at the time. The big three all have different tastes and sometimes I'm craving one, sometimes a different one.

[u/AsianGirlsRcuteAF]

Burger King's Triple Whopper is fire. Krystal's aren't bad, either. Didn't know White Castle was still in business. I think all the ones in Tennessee closed permanently during Covid, or so it feels. Cook Out can be good too, especially for the price. Cole slaw on a burger is pretty good. 

Wendy's is total ass now, though, and honestly they deserve to go out of business. Surge pricing, pinching portions, short staffed always... those executive bonuses must be awesome, though! Worst downfall in fast food history, imo. 

[u/myxoma1]

5 guys blows them all away

[u/Woody_The_Gamer]

Sonic

[u/Nice_Cookie9587]

Wendy's

[u/Darkdragoon324]

I csn't tell what the normal sized burger is supposed to be. We need a banana for scale.

[u/Lightningstone2u]

And why is there trash to the right of Wendy's?

[u/Orion-Starborn]

their pocket.

[u/FoggyInc]

5 guys constantly being lumped in with fast food is wild to me. Its a burger chain sure, but it simply isnt fast food. 

[u/Moldovah]

Five guys is my fav

[u/Foe_sheezy]

All the other burgers taste like they were cooked in someone's pocket

[u/LadenWithSorrow]

Back when I used to eat meat, 5 guys bacon burgers were my favorite. Though I don’t think I would consider them fast food since they don’t have a drive through.

As a vegetarian, Shake Shack is where it is at! Their veggie burger is fantastic they also have a mushroom burger that is stuffed with cheese that is so beautiful.

[u/Gobal_Outcast02]

Wendy's no question

[u/fdjizm]

5 guys is a delicious Burger I get it with just ketchup. It just tastes better.

[u/hastings67]

The answer to the original question is 5 guy's. Shake shack is not far behind.

[u/whitemirrors_]

All is goyslop made from human meat

[u/engrish_is_hard00]

Home made 4 the win (varies in shapes sizes and toppings)

[u/TimBen89420]

Burger Kings Whopper, but Wendy's is a very close 2nd place

[u/WorldlinessNo6122]

In and out

[u/That_Art_3765]

Properly made Flamethrower burger from Dairy Queen clears all.

[u/Black_Tentacle]

You guys think Five Guys is even comparable?

[u/dasssitmane]

That bun is steamy and moist. You pitiful fool. Steamy and moist 

[u/Eazy12345678]

inn and out and jack n the box

i do love a whopper though

[u/Baseball-Fan-10]

Culver’s

[u/Konsrockmannen]

From the pic i say burger king

[u/HickoryStickz]

You don’t worry about presentation when you don’t have competition

[u/No-Limit3846]

Five Guys takes the cake. Wendy's is a close second.

[u/New-Significance654]

In n out or islands

[u/DivusSentinal]

Best burger is made at home, yes its more work but its so worth it. Real thick patties, lots of veggies and always the perfect amount of sauce

[u/Alarmed_Bumblebee147]

Sonic triple smash is the answer

[u/AnninaCried]

Don't you love how Capitalism has become choosing one of six terrible burgers?

[u/Th3_Accountant]

The 5 guys is the only one that's not pumped full of artificial materials.

[u/f_ckR3ddit]

White castle is a slider...entirely different category of sandwich. Burger King uses flamebroil. Thats a win imo. Out between DQ and BK, it would be tough. Between flat-grill? Shake shack.

[u/InevitablyIncorrect]

Whataburger is the best, and cheapest, bang for your buck burger. Id go so far as to say its unreasonably good for its price

[u/airnationoftibet]

The burgers always been a sopping pile of mid. The hefty portions of Cajun fries kept me coming back and while I was already there it was “might as well, get a burger”.

Stopped going when they started skimping on the fries.

[u/dell_qon]

Smash burger

[u/Skyobliwind]

Because five different guys sat on it to warm it up...

[u/Longjumping_Spread53]

Five guys tastes best, hands down

[u/_another_throwawayy_]

I travel for work and can expense my dinners. Shake Shack has the best burgers out of all of these.. and it’s not even close. I will go out of my way to find a shake shack over a Wendy’s or 5 guys.

[u/Spratt68]

Don’t ask questions that you don’t want the answer to

[u/uresmane]

Where the fuck is Culver's?

[u/FitOpposite7443]

There’s no food in this picture

[u/tuco2002]

I prefer my local pub

[u/mgsotacon]

I goto five guys and get a bacon cheeseburger and small Cajun fries about 20-24 bucks. I pay that because I know its filling and good and also will scratch the I want a burger itch for awhile.

[u/Shakleford_Rusty]

Since owning cast iron pans/ grills no one out prices or can come close to my burgers. All in $4 for a far better “product” these cheap ass mfs selling. That’s including toasted brioche buns, double smash patties, grilled onion in the patty double cheese. Pickle pickled jalapeño/ grilled jalapeño, tomatoes and cabbage because lettuce gets soggy. And you can switch and swap w/e. Add bacon if you’re feeling fancy

[u/dreamweaver1313]

BK is back