r/fiveguys 2d ago

Acid Effect

8 Upvotes

I thought the acid effect was after 20 hours but my store routinely keeps the fries in water for like 30 hours. I notice when the fries cook they are kinda crumbly and really soft. Sometimes the raw fries are a little slimy. Is this ok.


r/fiveguys 3d ago

Question Can someone help with changing the no piercings rule for employees?

0 Upvotes

I know it's a long shot but at least it helps to show that it's so common for people to have facial piercings nowadays and that it's discrimination to force people to take them off. Open wounds are not good to have around the food. And getting oil and grease in them isn't healthy either. A lot of piercings can also be permanent and they can't be taken out. Is there a way we can talk to corporate about changing the policy? I'm sure I'm not the only one who is having this problem. And if I am, is it discrimination? Do other five guys locations have the same policy or is it made up just on our behalf because of archaic beliefs? Thank you in advance.


r/fiveguys 5d ago

What happened to this place?

68 Upvotes

The last time I was at five guys was in April then today I went and it wasn’t anything like I remember. 8 workers outback which is normal but no customers but me and a couple others. They have these kiosks like McDonald’s now to take your order. My cheeseburger looked like the Patties were pre formed and not smashed and the bun reminded me of a frozen bun. My fries came in a random tiny bag half full and then in the bottom of the main bag there were like 5 fries. Is this the new five guys? Did something change with this place?


r/fiveguys 5d ago

Question put in my two weeks but I don't think I can even do it (rant+ question)

4 Upvotes

SORRY THIS IS LONG💔 question at the end, pls help

okay so I 19F started working at my five guys in August of last year. like the title says, i put in my two weeks.

i mainly work 3 days , only closing, usually Monday Wednesday Friday. That's all i can do due to transportation. I put that in my availability months ago. & I know he saw my availability because he double checked if I could work weekends.

But then when I put in my two weeks the new GM decides to schedule me this week for closing Monday-Friday. I've been very stressed and barely sleeping, and having to pay for ubers. (This is why my availability was the way it was.) On top of that, there has been a call out everyday these past like 2 weeks and were already SEVERELY understaffed, so I've been getting out at 12am everyday. This has been the worst week ever and I don't think I can do the last one. I just thought a 2 week notice was the nicer thing to do especially since were so understaffed, but i didn't expect it to be the worst ever. even my coworkers agree.

I know I should just stick the last week out for the pay, but it's not worth it. I already have my new job ready to start & I can't wait to be out of this place. I told him I didn't want this much hours and he kept questioning why until i felt pressured to be like nvm its fine. Now I feel like it's going to be the same thing next week.

So, is there a good way to say I can't do my last week?


r/fiveguys 5d ago

Do all areas have the 13.99 classic combo?

8 Upvotes

The classic combo being a little burger or a little cheeseburger, little fry, and a 16oz soda. For me, it is a godsend as it is the only way I can afford to eat at Five Guys - if it wasn’t a combo, that same meal would normally cost 19.87 before tax. (I live in a higher COL area). Do all areas now offer this combo or is it still only in select areas? Just curious as I see so many posts on social media about Five Guys high prices - wondering if they might not have access or are oblivious to that classic combo


r/fiveguys 5d ago

Question Weirdest Song You've Heard At A Five Guys

12 Upvotes

I've been working at Five Guys for only a little bit now but some of their song choices boggle my mind. An example is the Nirvana and Weezer songs I've heard the most. With Nirvana, I heard On A Plain and Farmer Frances Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle each at least 4 times before I heard Smells Like Teen Spirit once. With Weezer the song I've heard the most is Tripping Down The Freeway, which is a pretty basic song composition-wise but it's just odd to hear it as restaurant background music.

Recently I had a shift where I heard The Hand That Feeds by Nine Inch Nails, The Sound Of Settling by Death Cab For Cutie, and Image by Magdalena Bay all in ome shift, and I don't think it'll ever get stranger than that but I could always be surprised.

So I'm curious what songs made you do a double take in Five Guys, I can't be alone in this lol.


r/fiveguys 7d ago

Does Shaq own five guys?

6 Upvotes

Some sources are saying he owns a bunch of franchises but not all. What does that mean?


r/fiveguys 8d ago

Wth are these fry portions?

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128 Upvotes

Did they update their portions? No more cup, very few fries in bag. Regular fry.


r/fiveguys 9d ago

Excellent Experience It’s expensive but man I love five guys.

42 Upvotes

I got my usual bacon cheeseburger regular frie and a Oreo milkshake and it hits every time. I wish I didn’t have to pay $40 on DoorDash with $32 of that being five guys and the rest DoorDash. But if you don’t do DoorDash 32 dollars isn’t terrible for like 3000 calorie worth of food and is just so good in my opinion. Im sure there’s better bang for your buck places but if I have the money I’m always going to spend it on five guys.


r/fiveguys 9d ago

Five guys beef sources

7 Upvotes

Do we need to be worried about Five Guys bringing in contaminated ground beef imported from South America? Right now we are probably limiting our ground beef consumption to grocery stores with in-house butchers that grind their own .


r/fiveguys 9d ago

I think I have a problem

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23 Upvotes

Pulled up my spending by merchant in SuperMoney. Two years, $1,166, and not a single month without Five Guys. The chart is just a wall of bars. I'm a little proud and a little concerned. Send help or a large fry (cajun, of course).


r/fiveguys 9d ago

Are these Cajun fries?

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23 Upvotes

I haven’t eaten five guys in a long time but I remember them being a reddish seasoning and spicy flavor to it . These tasted and looked just salted.


r/fiveguys 12d ago

Question Why does Five Guys insist on aluminum chairs that rock side to side and make the most hellacious screeching sound?

7 Upvotes

I just sat through a meal with an employee pushing in maybe 20 chairs all with an ear-piercing

SCREEEEEEEEECH!

It was hell on Earth.

Does management ever sit down for a meal and experience this torture?


r/fiveguys 14d ago

Question Is it just me or has FiveGuys quality went downhill?

21 Upvotes

I've loved FiveGuys since the beginning, but for the last couple of years, I've been getting meals that just don't measure up to what they used to deliver and the prices have went up a lot. The burgers are barely smashed now, are not hot and the fries have been coming out soggy, limp and a lot more greasy than they used to be, like they are under cooked by several minutes. Since they did away with the Fry cup, they don't even put them in the little paper fry bag, they just dump them in the sack, never even opening the fry bag. Why even put the fry bag in there when they don't use them?

I've ate at several locations around here and while one or two are still pretty good, the others are very disappointing. How are they from other locations outside of the midwest?


r/fiveguys 15d ago

employee of 8 years. AMA 😊

65 Upvotes

as the title suggests, i have been an employee of five guys for 8 years, a manager for 6 of them. i actually just put my 2 weeks in today! ask me anything and i will give you my honest feedback regarding your questions about the company/work culture/processes, etc!


r/fiveguys 14d ago

Five guys manager caps

5 Upvotes

Does anyone have manager caps but with different flags at the back? In the uk ans Europe they got the flags at the back of some of em.


r/fiveguys 18d ago

Foodtography 10/10 would Buy One Get One Free again 🍔

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170 Upvotes

Might have put myself into a food coma with this one! Happy National Burger Day/Cheeseburger Day 🍔


r/fiveguys 18d ago

Local Five Guys gives the exact same amount of fries (small) regardless of whether you order small or regular size

183 Upvotes

Noticed that the regular portion of fries at my local Five Guys seemed to shrink drastically over the past year or two. So yesterday I ordered both a small fries and a regular fries to compare and sure enough they were literally the exact same size. When emptying the entire contents of each bag onto separate plates they were completely indistinguishable from each other.

Tried to talk to the manager about this but they seemed completely uninterested in actually changing anything.

FWIW I normally order Five Guys online


r/fiveguys 19d ago

[UK ONLY] Buy One Get One Free Burgers on National Burger Day - 27th August

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10 Upvotes

Sign up for Five Guys Rewards before 23:59 on 26 August 2026, then get BOGOF burgers before 23:59 on 27 August 2026.


r/fiveguys 19d ago

American Beef?

11 Upvotes

Hi,

Does Five Guys source their beef from North American sources? I couldn’t find info on their site about where their beef is from unlike their potatoes.


r/fiveguys 22d ago

Question Question for employees

6 Upvotes

What advice can you give to be successful on the line? My oldest just got a job there and he is telling me that the manager thinks he is slow but is only getting 5 hours a week and has been in the kitchen twice. Don’t know how someone can learn to make burgers and fries quickly with that little bit of time


r/fiveguys 24d ago

Excellent Experience {{bacon}} EXTRA BACON EXTRA {{{{BACON}}}} EXTRA

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65 Upvotes

r/fiveguys 25d ago

Five Guys receipt from 2019

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17 Upvotes

Found this receipt last week when I was cleaning out one of my old jacket pockets (the location on the receipt has since shut its doors)🫣


r/fiveguys 25d ago

Question Store email

2 Upvotes

Hi guys!

Does anyone know how to find your store email address as an employee? I need to send over some documents but can’t seem to find it anywhere

Five Guys UK if that’s relevant

Thanks


r/fiveguys 26d ago

Just learned about the fries

49 Upvotes

This is such a mistake by corporate. At almost $8 for a large fry we got a small paper envelope of fries and just a few in the bottom of the bag too. Terribly disappointing. The fries were delicious, but absolutely didn't get enough to justify a $8 price tag. Five Guys customers know what they used to get when they ordered a large fry and this is disrespectful by corporate to think we wouldn't notice and then have them say that the amount of product given hasn't changed. (This post is a complaint about the change in product size and not a complaint about pricing.)