Burger Battle: In-N-Out Vs Five Guys (Incomplete analysis on an serious matter)

Pajama's Media ^ | July 3, 2012 | Bryan Preston

[RandallFlagg]

I miss In-N-Out.
I miss Fuddruckers.
I miss Whattaburger.
These days if I want a good burger, I have to fire up the grill.
Home made burger buns. Red Robin seasoning...

NOMS!

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

I’m concerned about size also with 3 5 Guy’s coming to our market. I’ll give them one, maybe 2 chances.

[twister881]

Moochelle's favorite: The-Do-As-I-Say-Not-As-I-Do-Hypocrite-Burger

[whitedog57]

Agreed. Five Guys is TERRIBLE! Just a big glob of fat.

I like whataburger far better than Five Guys. In ‘n out is tremendous.

[tet68]

Don’t have I&O here in Ga. Had a 5g for lunch.
A good burger but pricy very pricy.
The best I ever had was Seven Steers but
they are no more.

[Little Ray]

Fudruckers. There is NOT a better hamburger - unless I make it.
And I use seasonings that some might not appreciate.

[elkfersupper]

Oddly enough, I had the best burger of my last 60 years last night, cooked in somebody's back yard.

The cook was a 70-year-old man who recently had both hips replaced. He was standing at the grill over his walker. He ran a smoked barbecue joint out of a metal building for the last 25 years. I asked him what his secret was and he said "1/2 lb. apiece. Grill them fast to medium rare, flipping them once. Don't put anything on or in them until they get to the table and take big bites."

I ate 3 of them.

Beef was fresh generic 85% lean.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

She eats that with a knife and a fork? No class. No wonder her ankles look like hams.

She probably has the new At Home Do It Yourself Liposuction Master.

[Paladin2]

Coors tasted great at the Brewery in the 70’s, and it was free.

[SeaHawkFan]

Fudruckers is horrible and way overpriced.

Would rather eat two BK double cheeseburgers, for a total of $2.98.

[SeaHawkFan]

Fudruckers is horrible and way overpriced.

Would rather eat two BK double cheeseburgers, for a total of $2.98.

[MrKatykelly]

Never had 5 guys so can’t comment. I love Whataburger for a fast food burger, for a more expensive and less fast I absolutely think “Smashburger” is the best I’ve ever had but they are pretty rare in our area.

[mass55th]

I've never eaten at an In-N-Out. There's none around here. In fact we're limited on chain restaurants. All we have is an Applebee's, a Denny's, two McDonald's, two Burger King, and one Arby's. The closest Red Robin is about an hour west of us, so we don't get there very often. We did get a Five Guys, and up until recently, I hadn't even known it was here. My son and I went last week to try it, but neither one of us was impressed. To me, the burger was too greasy, as were the fries. I ended up dipping them in apple cider vinegar to make them palatable. They were too soggy for my liking. If anything, they gave you too many fries. I threw out 3/4's of them.

My son's favorite burgers come from a chain in the Rochester, NY area...Bill Gray's. Their hotdogs, both red and white are excellent too. We only get them when we're back that way. In my opinion, I can make a better tasting burger at home than what I got from Five Guys. Won't be going back there.

[OneWingedShark]

I miss Whattaburger.

Last time -- I think it was last time -- I was in Las Cruces (NM) I had one.
There's also a Blake's Lottabuger which has excellent beef and a burger topped w/ delicious green chile.

[Fledermaus]

No In-N-Out here in the south but I LOVE their burgers when I’m out west.

Five Guys can can be tough sometimes. But they do give you half of Idaho when you order a small fry!

[american_ranger]

My wife and I loved Ike’s Korner Grill in Spartanburg, SC.

[Little Ray]

Yes, it costs too much. But you can’t get a medium rare burger at BK - though the charbroiling is nice...

[struggle]

I’d say the best chains here and internationally:

1. In and Out
2. Tommy’s Burger
3. Mos Burger
4. Whataburger
5. Umami Burger

[j.argese]

But 5 Guys used peanut oil for it’s fries not that sh*tty canola oil.

[Fiji Hill]

Fuddrucker’s is hard to beeat. Unfortunately, they’re almost gone from California—the only one I know of is in Buena Park.