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Five-Guys

Spotted on Walnut Today

Posted by Foobooz on September 17th, 2010

Cat in the window at Irish Pub

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We were cruising down Walnut Street and spotted several interesting scenes.

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Doubling Down on Burger Madness

Posted by Foobooz on March 25th, 2010

Five Guys and 500º within an hour of each other. That’s what happened on Tuesday afternoon.

Elsewhere in the Metro, three staffers put 500º, Rouge and Five Guys to the test.

A burger bomb of a day [Metro Philadelphia]
In taste test new burger beats classic [Metro Philadelphia]

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Quick Bites

Posted by Foobooz on February 16th, 2010

Talk about fast-turnaround, Lucas Manteca signed a lease for the former Gayle 5 weeks ago and managed to open Hoof + Fin this past weekend. The BYO of course has a good mix of land and sea on the menu. [The Insider]

Meal Ticket gets a peek inside Healthy Bites to Go from Katie Cavuto. The market and cafe is set to open this Friday at 2521 Christian Street. [Meal Ticket]

Five Guys is expanding in Center City with a second location slated for 1109 Chestnut Street. [The Insider]

The next Flying Fish Exit Series beer will be a North Jersey inspired Exit 16. I’ll be a wild-rice Double-IPA and available in March. [Beer Stained Letter]

Ekta is expanding west, opening in the just closed Cafe Fresko in Bryn Mawr. [The Insider]

The vino is finally in Zavino. The pizza and wine bar got its liquor license over the weekend and will do glasses from $6-$12 and bottles from $25 to $56. [Meal Ticket]

Michael Klein has the opening dates for a bunch of restaurants that are coming soon to a storefront near you. [The Insider]

Ristorante Panorama locked down a Guinness World Record for having the world’s largest winekeeper cruvinet, it stores 120 bottles. [The Insider]

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Tales Of Two Burgers

Posted by Foobooz on April 28th, 2009

barclay-prime-burger

Unbreaded tries out the Barclay Prime Pub Burger and declares it “by far, the most flavorful burger we’ve ever tasted.”  [Unbreaded]

24 members of the Burger Club of Philly visit Five Guys and ranks the burger a B+. Fries with that Shake break it all down. [fwts.net]

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PW Pits Goodburger Against Five Guys

Posted by Kirsten Henri on May 21st, 2008

Adam Erace checks out these quick-service burger joints to see which one will come up a winner. As far as cleanliness goes, it’s all Goodburger:

Cleanliness

Five Guys: Crumbs on the tables. Dried tomato scabs clotting the ketchup dispensers. Balled-up napkins on the floor. Pubes on the toilet seat.

Goodburger: Spotless. There’s even a zealous fellow in Goodburger gear vigorously wiping the walls, which I don’t even do in my own house.

Edge: Goodburger.

Ew! The only question he didn’t take on was the all-important ‘how does your digestive system feel three hours later?”

Five Guys vs. Goodburger [PW]

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Top Dogs

Posted by Foobooz on April 12th, 2007

Top Dogs

City Paper has the “fever for the weenie flavor.” Here are their top hot dogs.

  • Bubby’s Brisket
  • Five Guys Famous Burgers and Fries
  • Franks A-Lot
  • Johnnie’s Dog House
  • Moe’s Hot Dog House
  • Texas Wieners

Totally Frank [City Paper]

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Center City Burger Round Up

Posted by Foobooz on November 1st, 2006

Five Guys Burger

There’s been an influx of new burger spots opening up in Center City, Kirsten Henri takes a look at Bootsie’s, Copa Miami and Five Guys.

She finds Bootsie’s an expensive dud, Copa Miami, respectable, and Five Guys, “everything a fast-food burger should be.”

Burger Me Senseless [Philadelphia Weekly]
Bootsie’s [Official Site]
Five Guys [Official Site]

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Five Guys Opens Today

Posted by Foobooz on August 2nd, 2006

Five Guys

Five Guys Famous Burger and Fries opens their location at 1527 Chestnut Street today. The award winning DC based chain may have a simple menu, but the burgers and fries are delicious.

Five Guys Famous Burger and Fries [Official Site]

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Quick Bites

Posted by Foobooz on July 27th, 2006

Feeding Frenzy notes Loie Brasserie has a new chef, David Bilberg, formerly an executive sous chef at Matyson BYOB is now the head chef of a menu called “no frills” that is upscale without being exorbitant.
Michael Klein highlights Blue Sky Cafe, a month old Caribbean restaurant in East Norriton. Soft-shell crab tempura, and curried goat highlight a huge appetizer list. Main courses range from $14-$24.
Five Guys is getting it’s trademark red and white tile installed and promises to be open any day now.
Roberto Cafe has opened at 2108 South St. Owned by Roberto and Fernando Vincenti, the G-Ho BYOB brings your standard Italian trattoria experience to South Street. Fernando previously worked as a waiter at Radicchio and the similarities are striking. And judging by the crowds on a recent weeknight, Philadelphia did indeed need one more Italian BYOB.
The average entree is in the mid-teens and tops out at $25 for the grilled lobster.
Roberto is also opened for lunch weekdays, and accepts cash only. Patio seating is also available although as Klein describes it, “The views of the refrigeration boxes and a construction project next door are hardly transporting.”

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Five Guys Coming To Center City

Posted by Foobooz on July 7th, 2006

Five Guys

The suburbs definitely have better retail than Center City, and occasionally the ‘burbs have an culinary nugget over downtown, and that really gets Center City residents’ goat. But one of those nuggets is coming to 1527 Chestnut Street, the burger joint, Five Guys is planning on opening the week of July 17th, inspectors willing.
For the uninitiated, Five Guys is a burger chain out of Washington DC that does burgers and fries right. Especially fries, fried in delicious peanut oil.
The Chestnut Street Five Guys will be the area’s fourth, joining Clifton Heights, Glen Mills, and Wayne, PA & Audobon, NJ.

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