I have read that Five Guys plans to open a restaurant at the old Blockbuster location on Reaville Avenue. Today I drove by the location and there are big signs in the windows saying 'Space Available'. Anyone know what's going on?
By ambrose
on Dec 17, 2011 10:17 AM
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The Five Guys website lists that address as "coming soon," so we'll see. It's going to be across the street from Cheeburger Cheeburger.
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I believe it is going to be in the Blockbuster space. They probably don't remove the "space available" sign until someone moves in, as they probably have other space to sell also.
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I read the same thing - and I just can't believe another hamburger restaurant is moving in across the street from Cheeburger Cheeburger, as well as a McDonald's. I realize that Five Guys and McDonald's are not at the same level in the restaurant heirarchy - but still, just how many friggin hamburger joints can the area support?!?
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At least as many as pizza places? :) FWIW, 25 Burgers is supposed to be opening in Flemington as well. 25B beats them all, no contest, in my opinion.
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We always talk about how many pizza places there are, and I don't understand how they all stay open either. We patronize one of them - just one, that's it.
And we like our hamburgers as much as the next guy - but we can make awesome hamburgers at home. Fries too. I make pizza also, and it's very good, but it's not the same as I can get at a good pizza parlor.
I just think that there is such a thing as over-saturation, not to mention that we have such a shortage of good ethnic restaurants in the area. A shortage of good restaurants in general. I can't get excited about yet another hamburger joint.
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Saw a sign today that 25 burgers is taking over the old pizza hut space right on the circle.
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Yes, yesterday's Hunterdon Democrat had a front page article about this. Also, the article mentioned that Five Guys will occupy only part of the old Blockbuster space. That would explain why there are still signs on the Blockbuster building saying 'Space Available'.
As noted in another thread, 25 Burgers is also opening a restaurant in the old Branchburg Diner on Route 22E. The restaurant is supposed to open "soon" but the 25 Burgers burgers are already available next door at The Royal bar.
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/812711
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