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Title: 5 Guys Appreciation Post
Post by: lbcardoni on June 23, 2006, 08:49:00 am
They are popping up all over in Baltimore finally...mmmmmm....bags o fries!
 
 The one in Woodlawn held an employee training day where all the food was free so the new employees could learn how to make it.  woo hoo.  free bags o fries
Title: Re: 5 Guys Appreciation Post
Post by: chaz on June 23, 2006, 09:31:00 am
Been a fan for years.  Best burgers and fries in town.  Going to Bethany Beach with the family in August and they even have one there now.
Title: Re: 5 Guys Appreciation Post
Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on June 23, 2006, 09:33:00 am
Morrissey said Meat is Murder. Therefore I don't eat meat.
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Post by: edbert on June 23, 2006, 09:34:00 am
Most gimmicky: yes.  Best: no. Lindy's Bon Apetit at 21st & I has better burgers by far
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Post by: bearman🐻 on June 23, 2006, 09:35:00 am
Oh GOD, Lindy's. So many memories of college, being drunk, and eating their burgers.
Title: Re: 5 Guys Appreciation Post
Post by: chaz on June 23, 2006, 09:38:00 am
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Originally posted by edbert:
  Most gimmicky: yes.  Best: no. Lindy's Bon Apetit at 21st & I has better burgers by far
That's a bold statement.  Never tried lindy's, but I'm down that way for work sometimes...I'll give it a shot!
Title: Re: 5 Guys Appreciation Post
Post by: Guiny on June 23, 2006, 09:57:00 am
Not a big fan.
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Post by: amnesiac on June 23, 2006, 10:25:00 am
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Originally posted by Weird Little Self Loathing Man:
  Morrissey said Meat is Murder. Therefore I don't eat meat.
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Title: Re: 5 Guys Appreciation Post
Post by: ggw on June 23, 2006, 10:26:00 am
Anybody tried Elevation Burger in Falls Church?
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Post by: andyrichter on June 23, 2006, 10:33:00 am
Eh, I tried Five Guys the other day.  The fries are good but the burger was nothing special.  In-n-out on the west coast has the best burgers I've ever had.
Title: Re: 5 Guys Appreciation Post
Post by: amnesiac on June 23, 2006, 10:40:00 am
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Originally posted by andyrichter:
  In-n-out on the west coast has the best burgers I've ever had.
Yeah, I was just gonna say we need one of those here on the east coast.
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Post by: Big KC on June 23, 2006, 11:21:00 am
I had a friend who was a vegetarian - not because she liked animals, but because she really hated plants.
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Post by: bearman🐻 on June 23, 2006, 11:23:00 am
I'm SO going to In-n-Out when I'm in LA in a couple of weeks! By far my favorite burger.
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Post by: amnesiac on June 23, 2006, 11:26:00 am
If we could merge In-N-Out and Thrasher's, then we'd have the perfect burger joint   :D
Title: Re: 5 Guys Appreciation Post
Post by: MindCage on June 23, 2006, 11:29:00 am
I know I was happy a week or so ago whenever we were back home. I think i got the rest of the tour hooked on 5 Guys like it's crack!
 
 We had some place called Bill Gray's in Buffalo that's suppose to be "amazing!" it was far from it...couldn't stack up to the 5 Guys!  :)
 
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Post by: K8teebug on June 23, 2006, 11:40:00 am
I recently wrote about them in my "Burger's I've Eaten" series of blogs.  Yummy!
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Post by: Guiny on June 23, 2006, 11:48:00 am
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Originally posted by andyrichter:
   In-n-out on the west coast has the best burgers I've ever had.
Carl's Jr.!!!!!!!   :cool:
Title: Re: 5 Guys Appreciation Post
Post by: andyrichter on June 23, 2006, 12:16:00 pm
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Originally posted by Rob_Gee:
   
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Originally posted by andyrichter:
   In-n-out on the west coast has the best burgers I've ever had.
Carl's Jr.!!!!!!!    :cool:  [/b]
They're pretty good too!  Ever tried Tommy's out there? Insanely good chili burgers and chili dogs.
Title: Re: 5 Guys Appreciation Post
Post by: on June 23, 2006, 12:27:00 pm
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Originally posted by K8teebug:
  I recently wrote about them in my "Burger's I've Eaten" series of blogs.  Yummy!
Isn't that's nice.  But has anyone actually ever yet read yer blog?
Title: Re: 5 Guys Appreciation Post
Post by: Shadrach on June 23, 2006, 12:55:00 pm
I stopped eating the meat about 8 months ago, but before that I loved a good burger.
 
 For fast food I was always a fan of the basic McDonalds cheeseburger.
 
 For a really tasty and inexpensive burger you can't beat Lindy's down by GW.
 
 For a sit down, get waited on joint Hamburger Hamlet has a pretty top notch burger.
 
 Now I'm a fan of the veggie burger that Houston's serves up, almost tastes like the real thing.
Title: Re: 5 Guys Appreciation Post
Post by: Alexandriac on June 23, 2006, 02:24:00 pm
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Originally posted by andyrichter:
   
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Originally posted by Rob_Gee:
   
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Originally posted by andyrichter:
   In-n-out on the west coast has the best burgers I've ever had.
Carl's Jr.!!!!!!!     :cool:   [/b]
They're pretty good too!  Ever tried Tommy's out there? Insanely good chili burgers and chili dogs. [/b]
Carl's Jr. is just Hardee's by another name, isn't it?
Title: Re: 5 Guys Appreciation Post
Post by: eltee on June 23, 2006, 02:41:00 pm
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Originally posted by Rob_Gee:
  Not a big fan.
Ditto. No me gusta bag o' grease.
Title: Re: 5 Guys Appreciation Post
Post by: BookerT on June 23, 2006, 02:43:00 pm
the funniest thing about five guys is how they'll put a bunch of napkins on the top of your bag (if you get takeout), right on top of the bundle of greasy ass fries. you pull the napkins out and their basically transparent from the grease. sorta defeats the purpose.
 
 that said, i love me some five guys.
Title: Re: 5 Guys Appreciation Post
Post by: Sir HC on June 23, 2006, 02:50:00 pm
Barnaby's in Silver Spring.  They sell beer too.
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Post by: Venerable Bede on June 23, 2006, 03:13:00 pm
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Originally posted by Alexandriac:
  Carl's Jr. is just Hardee's by another name, isn't it?
carl's jr. bought hardees a few years back and instituted carl's jr.'s menu (except for breakfast, i don't think carl's does biscuits and gravy).  before that, they were two completely different style of fast food places (i always liked hardees' fries better than mcdonalds, but that was before hardees was bought out, so i don't know if i can still say that).
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Post by: K8teebug on June 23, 2006, 03:14:00 pm
Yes, people do read it.  And not just people I know.  So there.
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Post by: Guiny on June 23, 2006, 03:28:00 pm
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Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
 
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carl's jr. bought hardees a few years back and instituted carl's jr.'s menu (except for breakfast, i don't think carl's does biscuits and gravy).  before that, they were two completely different style of fast food places (i always liked hardees' fries better than mcdonalds, but that was before hardees was bought out, so i don't know if i can still say that). [/b]
Does that mean Hardee's has the Carl's Jr. "superstar", I believe that's what it was called.  Messiest thing I ever loved to eat.
Title: Re: 5 Guys Appreciation Post
Post by: on June 23, 2006, 04:12:00 pm
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Originally posted by K8teebug:
  Yes, people do read it.  And not just people I know.  So there.
It just goes to show you...
Title: Re: 5 Guys Appreciation Post
Post by: HoyaSaxa03 on June 23, 2006, 04:17:00 pm
good WashPost aritcle (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/02/AR2006040200723.html)
 
 i'm hungry now.
Title: Re: 5 Guys Appreciation Post
Post by: dfmcpete on June 23, 2006, 04:28:00 pm
This is pretty spot on:
 The Washington area is densely populated, and lately a good chunk of that population is in the habit of coveting things that are slightly better than what everyone else has.
Title: Re: 5 Guys Appreciation Post
Post by: chaz on June 23, 2006, 05:01:00 pm
Jeez...I had no idea there were so many.  Usually not a good sign.  I've only ever eaten at the arlington one (closed now) and the baileys x roads one...
Title: Re: 5 Guys Appreciation Post
Post by: Herr Professor Doktor Doom on June 23, 2006, 07:03:00 pm
Lindy's is coasting on a reputation they cemented 20 years ago.  It's not as good as it used to be, though still worth an occasional crosstown ride on the 30 bus.  
 
 Five Guys is definitely yummy, although the crowds, the dangerously greasy fries, and the mass-production ambience can get a bit tiresome.
Title: Re: 5 Guys Appreciation Post
Post by: Bartelby on June 24, 2006, 09:57:00 am
Here's the best kept secret in NoVA.  JR's steakhouse at Tyson's serves hamburgers only on weekdays, but IMHO they have the best burgers I've ever eaten. They serve only beef from cattle raised specially for them,  and grind small quantities for their burgers, and grill 'em on a very high-heat grill.  Can you spell "carcinogens?" (but who cares?) JR's burger and a giant bloody mary...once a year for my birthday.  Yummmm...just look for the ridiculous (but once functional) windmill off International Drive just down from the Crate and Barrel building. ..Hey Shad:  You're my hero!  Good on ya for going vegetarian.
Title: Re: 5 Guys Appreciation Post
Post by: Bartelby on June 24, 2006, 10:00:00 am
...clarification:  burgers served only on weekdays AT LUNCH only...sadly.
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Post by: mekmad on June 24, 2006, 11:05:00 am
Fatburger is better than In-N-Out burger..
Title: Re: 5 Guys Appreciation Post
Post by: Herr Professor Doktor Doom on June 25, 2006, 08:59:00 am
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Originally posted by mekmad:
  Fatburger is better than In-N-Out burger..
there's nothing better than a horrorshow dose of the old in-n-out!