Above - The Ribbon Cutting for the first ever (out of 1300 stores nationwide) 5 Guys Burgers and Fries happened this past Tuesday night. You can see the Bronx Chamber of Commerce President Lenny Caro (in the black jacket with the Big smile on his face), Michelle Donglow (Executive Director of the BCC (second from the right in the Blue Dress, and also with a big smile), The franchisee cutting the ribbon, some of his employees, two members of Community Board 11, with other BCC members posing for the photo.
Below is the menu board from the new 5 Guys in The Throggs neck mall, which shows the individual prices of each item, and the calorie count as per NYC law.
Above - 50 pound bags of the finest specially selected for 5 Guys Idaho potatoes are stacked as you enter, so you can see the quality you will be getting.
Below after the fresh potatoes are cleaned, peeled, and sliced they then wait in baskets to be fried to the perfect taste.
Above - The preparation of your food is done in an area that is perfectly positioned for efficiency, and customer viewing.
Below - The buns and free fixings await the burgers and frank to complete this order.
Above - This is how my order came out. This was a regular burger which consisted of two 3.6 ounce (before cooking) fresh pure beef patties and the fixings that I had asked for. The tastiest French Fries I have had (next to Nathans Original French Fries) overflowed the cup as you can see the excess in the bag, and a soda went with this burger and fries. A single burger consists of one 3.6 ounce patty, but the best value is the regular double burger.
Below - The soda machine gives you any variety of Coca Cola Products. Regular soda, diet soda, Caffeine Free soda, and even Fruit Flavored soda drinks. A soda costs a hefty $2.49, but free refills are included.
Overall the burger was very tasty, the fries were out of this world second to me to only Nathan's, and the soda machine was fun to mix several different flavors and types of soda to my taste. While 5 Guys may be great make sure you bring enough money or credit/debit card. Opening up soon on one side of 5 Guys will be another Bronx Chipotle restaurant, and on the other side of 5 Guys a Dunkin Donuts.
