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3 reviews for Five Guys Burger and Fries Coral Gables
We came for the dinner on a Thursday night, the day after they opened. The place was jam-packed with all sorts of people.
It took a while to place the order, and when it came out, a few of the items were wrong. Given how long people were waiting, and it was only their second night, I didn't go back to have them fix my order.
My burger, while missing a few ingredients, was still good, so I'll still give them a good rating, plus I understand the first week is always difficult.
Parking is really bad at this location, so be prepared to wait for someone to leave, or to grab a meter on the street.Parking is really bad at this location, so be prepared to wait for someone to leave, or to grab a meter on the street.
Another plus is that this location is across the road from Misha's, so it's easy to walk over after dinner for some dessert.
The infamous "Gables/South Miami" Five Guys has finally opened!
I can only comment on takeout as we chose to pick up our food and eat it at home so that we could finally drink our large Fin Du Monde bottle along with it as they do not serve beer in house.
So, with that said.....
This new location was SLAMMED last night at 7PM. We had to wait about 30 minutes for our order, but its okay because we had some peanuts while we waited.
(Note: Parents with children who have peanut allergies, this is NOT a place for you...peanut oil is used and peanuts are free and eeeeverywhere in the restaurant. If you choose to come, definitely bring the epi pen along =/ ).
The staff was friendly, albeit a little flustered perhaps because of the masses, but all in all they did well. The location itself is decorated just as other Five Guys' are and there's seating for maybe about 40-50 people inside.
Once we got home, we discovered that the wait was worth it. We shared a bacon hot dog which was butterflied and grilled perfectly, and I had half of a bacon cheeseburger because I could not finish the rest. The fries were also great. Now, the only other time I had eaten at Five Guys before was after the SoBe Food and Wine Festival and at that moment, I thought that Five Guys was the BEST BURGER EVEEEEEEER. Last night, I realized that perhaps the alcohol freely flowing through my veins is what had me saying that. The burgers here are definitely good, but not the best as it is not a fresh patty. The patty is not frozen, but its definitely not a handmade patty...that's what I am trying to say. So its tasty, but to me, it doesn't have that homemade taste which I love.
Now, for $5 and change for my burger and $2 and change for the fries, this place blows fast food chain burgers out of the water! I would definitely come here for a quick and yummy burger + fries over any of those other places any day.
Not bad for what it is... a simple menu, just burgers and fries. The regular burgers are double patty. The "little" burgers are single patty. You have a choice of hamburger, cheeseburger, bacon burger, and bacon cheese burger. You then select from a variety of toppings that fancies your taste buds. They offer thick cut fries in regular or cajun flavored. Drinks are fountain or bottled water.
This location is near UM and was recently opened. It was packed full of UM students...great choice on location!! I ordered the cheeseburger, regular fries and a fountain drink. They offer peanuts while you wait for your order to be called out. The burgers are wrapped in aluminum foil, unlike Wendys (they use foil with paper lining inside) so the juices will accumulate. They stick numbers on your burger foil in the order you place ummm, your order. The burgers are pretty fresh! You can see them cook your patties to order. They build them in an assembly line. Your buns and toppings first. They sit there waiting for your patties to be done so when you get your order, it is hot and fresh. The burgers tasted good, IMO similar or better than Wendys. The fries are thick and oily, our brown bag was all soaked. I personally dont like thick cut fries but they are ok. The qty of fries is alot. You could share a regular order of fries with someone else. Overall, I like it. I would choose this over Wendys if I wanted just burgers and fries. Not much variety here so if you want a milk shake, chicken sandwich, or onion rings, look elsewhere.
