OT: 5 Guys Founder a Michigan Guy
I knew I loved that place! Never get a large fry unless you're REALLY hungry.
That's ridiculous. 5 Guys is good not amazing, but it blows my mind how many people rip on In n Out. Notice that it's almost never Californians, just someone who "had it once and it sucked." It's a little different, and sometimes stuff like that takes some time warm up to. But in terms of fast food burger chains, there is nothing that this country has to offer that it better than In N Out. That is FACT.
It has become a cool hipster thing to rag on In n Out.
I prefer In n Out, but Habit is pretty damn good.
I like the Habit too, but I like their chicken sandwiches so much that I rarely get a burger when I go there. Their BBQ chicken sandwich is legit. But their burgers are pretty good.
Kinda like the Langer's example from the other thread - they could have great corned beef, but their pastrami is so good that I'm going to order that almost every time.
I like their burgers and fries, but the name is a misnomer. It's more like, In N wait for half an hour N Out. They opened another one a couple miles from the one nearest my house and I thought that would reduce the traffic a little, but it didn't help at all. I usually end up parking and going inside because the drive through line has dozens of cars in it. My local Carl's Jr. is being renovated (complete tear-down) and I'm starting to go through withdrawal pains.
Is your local Carl's Jr. on Artesia Blvd in Redondo? Because that's my local (6 blocks away), and it ripped down to the studs a couple of weeks ago.
I'm three blocks away. We're practically neighbors. It's an MGoMiracle.
Former miracle, anyway. The Mrs, our 3 little HermosaBlue'uns and I moved back to Michigan last week - Saline, specifically.
Halo Burger for me too, please.
No dude, THAT's ridiculous. A and W beats all of those any day of the week.
Most everyone wants their local burger place to be the best, either that it could be that In N Out didn't live up to the hype. I do agree with you though, I don't know of any other place that sells as good of a burger at the same price range.
For more than 30 years. N Out is okay but I don't think that it lives up to the reputation, though it is pretty good for a fast food burger.
that there is something good that comes out of the Columbus area?
I thought this was pretty common knowledge. The alumni magazine did an article about him a couple years ago.
EDIT: As a rule of thumb, if there is a well-known company that was founded and owned by a Michigan alumnus, it will likely not be news to most of us years afterward.
No, I don't think it has much of anything to do with this blog, but most of us keep up on what businesses are run by fellow alumni. That post wasn't mean to be insulting, but just like recruiting news - if it's not new, chances are most of us knew about it. But I'm not saying the thread shouldn't exist.
It was pretty good when I went, but nothing out of the ordinary. I'd like to go back and try something else, but I don't even remember what I got at this point.
One of my favorite burger places is Stella's in Grand Rapids. If you ever get a chance to stop by, their burgers are stuffed, huge, and awesome. The fries are pretty killer, too.
Did anybody else notice that the photo used for the "Michigan" frat house is actually a photo of a Cal bears frat house?
Youth is wasted on the young...
Casey's Tavern > Five Guys > Smashburger > Elevation > BurgerFi > Blimpy Burger > Great Plains > In n' out > Wendy's > McDonald's > Burger King
I'll never give my money to Smashburger. My ex runs marketing for them. Fuck them.
Sounds like you literally have.
I had Smashburger once and was not impressed. The idea of flattening a burger that thin only to leave a dry flat burger doesn't make much sense to me, but maybe I didn't go on the right day.
Awesome burger, but if you get to Oklahoma City, check out Braums (several locations). Better even than Whattaburger.
But my favorite burger joint of all time has to be "Rehab Burger Therapy" in Scottsdale, AZ. The Hangover Burger (1/2 lb burger, fried egg, hatch green chiles, bacon, colby jack) is one of the most amazing things I've ever eaten in my life.
... I know the CMO of Smashburger. Not sure if that's to whom you were referring, but he's a good guy in my book. Then again, I wasn't smashing my burger with his.
I had my first Whattaburger last week and I must say, it was good. A much better value than 5 Guys.
But it's not fast food.
But enjoying life is all about risk...
I live IN THE CITY and there are MANY 5 Guys in the city. I'm on the Northside and there is one in Lakeview, Rogers Park, and Evanston just to name a few. While it's not a "pub burger" it is a decent buger on the fly.
5 guys is really solid and pretty pricey. I think my combo was $14 last time.
In N out blows its direct competition of BK, MCD and Wendy's etc. out of the water.
A newer chain around is epic burger and it is similar to 5 guys, but 5 guys destroys them.
Butcher and the Burger on the North side. It is a different category of course, but will be one of the best you've had.
All Chicago peeps should try and have Kumas burger. It's a long wait, but worth it on an off hour during the week.
Purists seem to think Au Cheval has the best burger in town, but I just don't get it. Just down the road is grange hall which I think has better burgers.
And if you are on your way to Ann Arbor (or coming back to Chicago), I recommend a stop at Redamak's in new buffalo.
And dont even get me started on Hot Doug's for dogs/sausage. Sucks he's closing October 4th. The wait has been unbearable since he announced.
1) Owen & Engine
2) Au Cheval
3) DMK
Kumas doesn't do it for me. The burger is too gimmicky with all kinds of crap on it to disguise what is a very mediocre actual burger.
Someone also mentioned Burger & Butcher - I have had that once and it was really good.
Hot chocolate also has a good burger.
Do many fast food burger joints allow you to pick how your burger is prepared? Because 5 Guys is not a gourmet burger restaurant. Similar to an In N Out, it's Wendy's/McDonalds competitor, just better. It's not a sit down, pretzel bun, $17 burger. Don't get me wrong, I like those two. But they have a different time and place. It's like comparing Jimmy John's during the Zingerman's/Maize & Blue Deli debate. They can both be good, but serve a different purpose.