633549 Thu Jul 02 16:04:09 -0700 2009 1 32 Chains 0 4825668 My wife said that she read good things about "5 Guys" hamburgers. We had an appointment in the same business center in they are located - Gerber Village - in Asheville so we decided to try the hamburgers. What a disappointment! First, they claim that, while their burger are cooked well-done, they are juicy. I can attest to the first part. They ARE well-done. Since I have no reason to doubt the quality of their ground beef that is a travesty to good beef! The burgers (both mine and my wife's) were dry and tasteless. I ordered mine with onions, mushrooms and ketchup. I received a burger with no onions, one small slice of mushroom and a proper amount of ketchup. I remarked several times while eating my hamburger that I wished we had gone to "Sonic Burger"....or even "McDonalds". I know that North Carolina health code requires that hamburgers be thoroughly cooked, but that can mean medium, not well-done. "5 Guys" even brag that they exceed the health requirement by cooking their burger well-done. I'm sure no bacteria could survive that amount of cooking. We also ordered the Cajun Fries. Big mistake! We like fairly spicy food but these fried were way too spicy for us. Damning with faint praise I can at least say the serving of fries was very generous. More the pity, because we just threw out a larger quantity of food. What a waste! When I got home I looked up the "5 Guys" Web Site and pretty much told them what I told you here. To their credit I received a very quick reply offering us two free meals at "5 Guys". As much as we appreciate the offer, we don't even want their food for free! (:o( No thanks, "Sonic Burger" beats them by a country mile. What puzzles me is that their walls are covered with reviews from all over the Country raving about their burgers. I'm missing something here, but darned if I know what. Thu Jul 02 16:04:10 -0700 2009 1090440 Redneck Gourmet 1 4836387 It seems that quality varies from franchise to franchise. The one I ate in in Huntsville, Al. was great. Good juicy/greasy burger (Which I really like) and one patty was even a little pink. The Cajun fries were very good and not the least but spicy. DT Tue Jul 07 09:27:42 -0700 2009 4825668 11291 Davwud