does the fact that five guys, not fg, but five guys . . . being owned by ex members of the redskins have anything to do with their popularity here? kind of like if five members of the steelers opened a bakery hut called the "working man's bunns" franchise across pennsylvania?
Dropping Like Flies
hutch wrote:beetsnotbeats wrote:betao wrote:
Well, to each their own indeed. I love the place and have fond memories of going there when I was young (used to live very close to it). Maybe it's just a personal thing I guess.
I much prefer Fudds to Five Guys. FG won't cook anything less than well-done (i.e. dried the hell out) while I can get medium-rare at Fudds. FG is far more likely to get onions in my order >:(. Really, Five Guys is by far the most overrated restaurant I know.
What are you saying? That the people who like FG are "overrating" it?
THe place is doing gangbusters business and like 10 new ones opening up every day..
They are certainly convenient.
Five Guys is not owned by ex-Redskins. Mark Moseley works for the founders-owners.
ggw wrote:
Five Guys is not owned by ex-Redskins. Mark Moseley works for the founders-owners.
oh . . . and here all this time i thought 5 guys meant 5 ex-redskins players opened it. where i live out in the country, they opened a 5 guys right off the interstate exit ramp. perfect location one would think. it lasted less than a year due to the locals thinking it was crap. the space is now a mexican restaurant and does excellent business.
beetsnotbeats wrote:betao wrote:
Well, to each their own indeed. I love the place and have fond memories of going there when I was young (used to live very close to it). Maybe it's just a personal thing I guess.
I much prefer Fudds to Five Guys. FG won't cook anything less than well-done (i.e. dried the hell out) while I can get medium-rare at Fudds. FG is far more likely to get onions in my order >:(. Really, Five Guys is by far the most overrated restaurant I know.
Sounds like you and I enjoy and avoid the same foods. But, you forgot to add all the extra grease that Five Guys adds! :-X :( :'( :-\ >:(
That place is one of the most disgusting places that I've ever eaten on Earth! Ate there once, years ago, with Markie, Lulu and Kosmo and have avoided the place since. Felt sick the entire night from all the grease in their horrible food. Was also flabbergasted because I couldn't for the life of me figure out why so many others had raved about the place. It was definietly a new low in my life.
dick . . . . . . . . ?
If you keep eating at 5 Guys, you may make this list sooner than later.
According to this article:
Worst Regular Order of Fries
Five Guys Fries (large)
1,464 calories
71 g fat (14 g saturated)
213 mg sodium
According to this article:
Worst Regular Order of Fries
Five Guys Fries (large)
1,464 calories
71 g fat (14 g saturated)
213 mg sodium
Jaguar wrote:beetsnotbeats wrote:betao wrote:
Well, to each their own indeed. I love the place and have fond memories of going there when I was young (used to live very close to it). Maybe it's just a personal thing I guess.
I much prefer Fudds to Five Guys. FG won't cook anything less than well-done (i.e. dried the hell out) while I can get medium-rare at Fudds. FG is far more likely to get onions in my order >:(. Really, Five Guys is by far the most overrated restaurant I know.
Sounds like you and I enjoy and avoid the same foods. But, you forgot to add all the extra grease that Five Guys adds! :-X :( :'( :-\ >:(
That place is one of the most disgusting places that I've ever eaten on Earth! Ate there once, years ago, with Markie, Lulu and Kosmo and have avoided the place since. Felt sick the entire night from all the grease in their horrible food. Was also flabbergasted because I couldn't for the life of me figure out why so many others had raved about the place. It was definietly a new low in my life.
To be fair, a small order of fries from that place is more than enough for two people. I'm sure a large is enough for three or four.
That said, Americans are not much for moderation. And when i say "people" I'm referring to me and my normal sized friends.
That said, Americans are not much for moderation. And when i say "people" I'm referring to me and my normal sized friends.
chaz wrote:
To be fair, a small order of fries from that place is more than enough for two people. I'm sure a large is enough for three or four.
That said, Americans are not much for moderation. And when i say "people" I'm referring to me and my normal sized friends.
How many large orders you reckon Kevin Smith can put away?
where i live out in the country, they opened a 5 guys right off the interstate exit ramp. perfect location one would think. it lasted less than a year due to the locals thinking it was crap. the space is now a mexican restaurant and does excellent business.
I know that exit - I often stop there on my way down to Blacksburg. I was really surprised when I saw it had closed.
I think the problem there is they were competing with all the other fast food chain restaurants.
There's another one about 60 miles down the road that seems to do pretty well.
Mosi Tatupu dead at 54.
walkonby wrote:
dick . . . . . . . . ?
damn . . . he pulled through.
walkonby wrote:
the space is now a mexican restaurant and does excellent business.
not so excellent:
Andrew Koenig's Body Found in Vancouver Park
We are just starting to enter the season for manic depressive suicides so expect to see a few more of these, though most probably won't be anyone with a high enough public profile to make it to this thread. Would be great if it's because it just isn't happening but, sadly, that's just not the norm.
We are just starting to enter the season for manic depressive suicides so expect to see a few more of these, though most probably won't be anyone with a high enough public profile to make it to this thread. Would be great if it's because it just isn't happening but, sadly, that's just not the norm.
Jaguar wrote:
Andrew Koenig's Body Found in Vancouver Park
We are just starting to enter the season for manic depressive suicides so expect to see a few more of these, though most probably won't be anyone with a high enough public profile to make it to this thread. Would be great if it's because it just isn't happening but, sadly, that's just not the norm.
Back in the day, I watched Growing Pains with religious fervor. Sure, Kirk Cameron was God to most, but back then I told myself, "This guy's the guy to watch out for. This guy is going to be huge. This guy is going to star in multiple Scorcese films. This guy is going to date exotic foreign models. This guy is going to be a spokesperson for the Green movement. This guy is going to be KING OF THE WORLD!"
But alas, it never came to be.
Jaguar wrote:Do you mean it would be great if knowledge about depression were made more public? If so, I agree. Poor Andrew and his parents.
Would be great if it's because it just isn't happening but, sadly, that's just not the norm.
Sugartastic wrote:Jaguar wrote:Do you mean it would be great if knowledge about depression were made more public? If so, I agree. Poor Andrew and his parents.
Would be great if it's because it just isn't happening but, sadly, that's just not the norm.
Actually, I meant that, hopefully, no more suicides. But getting the knowledge out there is good too.
Contrary to popular belief, it's usually the manic depressives (they swing both ways on the mood scales), not the uni-polar depressives, who end up commiting suicide. Don't know a thing about Andrew's case. Don't even know if he was a manic depressive but I bet you he was. Though I remember the name, I can't even remember the tv show! (Must have aired during one of my long bouts of ignoring tv. Or maybe I just didn't like the show.)
For friends and family members of manic depressives: Be especially cognizant when they are about ready to dip out of their manic stages. That's when they tend to be the most suicide prone.
* No, I am not a manic depressive. I just had some excellent training on the subject but, also, I am not a professional; so, take this info as you will.