OT: 5 Guys Founder a Michigan Guy
Here's a reprint of the story about Jerry Murrell that appeared in the Fall 2011 edition of Alumnus:
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More than just a Michigan alum, he is an Alpena native. With regards to his campus experience, he said:
"I only applied to one school," he says. For a kid who had never been out of Michigan, university life-and the shocking array of on-campus brainpower-delivered a life-changing, soul-motivating lesson. "With all these scholars around me, I thought I was out of my league. It woke me up to the competition I was going to face in life and made me humble," Murrell says.
There is also some interesting tidbits about the founding of the business and his background in the article.
And a high school classmate of my MIL (within a year or so, anyway).
I just started cutting carbs this summer, yet reminders are everywhere.
Those are good burgers, Walter.
Burgers are ultimate low carb food -- without the bun and ketchup, of course.
Those Cajun fries, though.
My kids used to ask me to take them to Five Guys after hockey practice. Not impressed. I'd much rather walk into any Irish bar, chances are the burger will be bigger, better, and not much more expensive.
Negbang me, but I proved the obvious tonight. Had a bacon cheeseburger with fries at my local Irish pub for $11 tonight, cheaper than Five Guys and light years better. Why anyone who lives anywhere near civilization walks into a chain to get a burger is incomprehensible.
Nothing hits the spot better than a Five Guys bacon cheeseburger.
I go to a Five Guys near my mom's house in Northern Virginia whenever I'm out there, but I haven't been to one anywhere else. It's pretty good after a night of swilling beer.
Smashburger - disgusting. It was like eating (and I ate about three bites) a block of salt. Completely unacceptable, and I like salty food.
Idk, it looks like you half-started your own mini argument between Mighty Fine and Hopdoddy's right there.
No argument. Each serves its purpose. If you need to go more quickly you go to Mighty Fine. If you have an hour to wait in line before eating (or you can show up at 3:30 on a random week day), you go to Hopdoddy's.
A really good article about Five Guys in Forbes magazine a few years ago, starting with Jerry Murrell at UM, the evolution of the company, the franchise years and now buying back some of the underperforming franchises.
I'm guessing most of us posting in this thread are fat.