Can I post in this thread if I just think that it's nice to have more options even if Five Guys maybe isn't my favorite burger chain or do I need to complain about how bad and expensive it is?
Okay, I just looked at the menu. Maybe I had fries. Burger, fries, shake, $19. No, thank you.
And the fries sucked, now that I think about it.
Did they not display the prices on the menu at that location? Did the cashier twist your arm into buying a $5 shake? I don't understand why people are complaining about how much they spent.
Also, $19 bucks isn't that much for a Burger, Fries and a shake. Where else are these people eating?
A quick meal...fast food? $19 is pretty steep for a drive-thru meal!
If you are getting out of your car, and sitting down, then you shouldn't expect to pay 9.99 for a meal. While 5 guys is "fast food" technically, its more fast casual, which comes with a little bit more expectations, thus price.
I get that...so I guess it depends upon what you are comparing the experience to, right? Compare it to McD's or Chik-fil-a...or compare it to BWW's or Chi-Chi's? Or something better? In my mind I just see Five Guys fitting closer to the fast food type experience...just has always been there for me for some reason.
I kind of see this since you order at a counter and pick up your food at the counter. It's probably more similar to Chipotle. For comparison's sake, what would a burrito, chips with queso and a drink cost at Chipotle? Throw in a couple of extra bucks because it's a shake instead of a soft drink and it's probably pretty similar.I get that...so I guess it depends upon what you are comparing the experience to, right? Compare it to McD's or Chik-fil-a...or compare it to BWW's or Chi-Chi's? Or something better? In my mind I just see Five Guys fitting closer to the fast food type experience...just has always been there for me for some reason.
Lol Chi Chi's
Yeah...I could not think of "Carlos O'Kelly's" when I was posting...that is what I was trying to come up with...is Chi Chi's still even a restaurant?
Target would lose its ass in West Ames. Find me a town the size of Ames with 2 Targets.I do agree elsewhere, west Ames needs more options. I think if they put a Target out there it would do really well and probably attract a few more things. I live in Boone and know tons of people that drive to Ames for Target. They'd just hit on the west side one if that was an option.
I think they've been gone for about 15 years. Seems people got sick, and a few died, at their restaurants.
I get that...so I guess it depends upon what you are comparing the experience to, right? Compare it to McD's or Chik-fil-a...or compare it to BWW's or Chi-Chi's? Or something better? In my mind I just see Five Guys fitting closer to the fast food type experience...just has always been there for me for some reason.
Woah...no way! In the 90s we used to go to the one in Cedar Rapids to watch MNF and drink! We always had fun in the bar area...made for some tough Tuesday mornings in the fall though!
People died at Chi-Chi's?I think they've been gone for about 15 years. Seems people got sick, and a few died, at their restaurants.
Fell on some hard times I guess you could put it. Per the internet:Woah...no way! In the 90s we used to go to the one in Cedar Rapids to watch MNF and drink! We always had fun in the bar area...made for some tough Tuesday mornings in the fall though!
People died at Chi-Chi's?
Target would lose its ass in West Ames. Find me a town the size of Ames with 2 Targets.
The Duff store does ok but not as well as they'd like it to since it's not a Super Target. Take people out of that store and suddenly it doesn't make money while you'd have a money pit in a West Ames Target.
Before someone tries to say "Well, Walmart has 2 stores!"....Walmart has a much larger segment of the population they're after and they beat Target in the place it matters the most in a college town....price. That isn't to say no college students shop at Target (false), but most students are going to gravitate to the lowest price (Walmart).
Wow. I guess the lesson is to never trust a restaurant founded by a former Green Bay Packer football player.There was a hepatitis outbreak at one of there Pennsylvania restaurants. Wiki said four people died and several hundred people got sick.