Big ol' Burger Comparison Thread

Scam · 4 Apr 2016 at 17:12

~Divine~Wind~ said:
So for those regulars of Five Guys, make me a couple of recommendations!

The beauty of Five Guys is you can have it exactly how you want. As above, be warned a 'regular' is 2 patties so is plenty big enough.

Personally I go with something like fried onions, gherkins, mustard, mayo and ketchup. Nothing else to get in the way. Lush.

So, just study the menu before you go and make it exactly what you want. Ain't more complicated than that.

Raymond Lin · 4 Apr 2016 at 17:38

I just have regular with everything on top.

Peanut butter shake.

No fries.

(There's probably at least 50% of the recommended daily calorie intake above !)

Scam · 4 Apr 2016 at 17:48

It's probably way more than that but I can't be bothered to do the maths

http://www.fiveguys.com/~/media/fil...n/nutritionallergensaugust182015us.ashx?la=en

MooMoo444 · 4 Apr 2016 at 18:19

A large fries is 1300cals alone? They must taste awesome haha

Clipsey · 4 Apr 2016 at 22:26

Don't forget the malt vinegar!

Hodders · 5 Apr 2016 at 11:02

Whilst I can't see the difference between steak tartar and a rare burger, it does seem to be getting since Media attention now..... http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/you-shouldnt-order-medium-rare-7124070

FrenchTart · 5 Apr 2016 at 11:05

Hodders said:
Whilst I can't see the difference between steak tartar and a rare burger, it does seem to be getting since Media attention now..... http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/you-shouldnt-order-medium-rare-7124070

Scare mongering based on lack of understanding of food science coupled with a burger joint not actually cooking properly. Fun stuff.

A rare burger is very different to a medium rare burger btw. And steak tartare is completely different still.

Hodders · 5 Apr 2016 at 12:52

Out of curiosity, if I cook a burger to a point where the centre temperature has been hot enough for long enough to make the be"safe" how will it appear? Rare, med rare, medium?

tom_e · 5 Apr 2016 at 12:57

MooMoo444 said:
A large fries is 1300cals alone? They must taste awesome haha

They're pretty good but there's also enough of them to fill the bottom of the bag they put them in to at least a couple of inches in depth, me and my mate went for the first time and made the mistake of ordering 2 large fries.
We're both big guys but there was still leftovers!

monkeyspank · 5 Apr 2016 at 13:26

Hodders said:
Out of curiosity, if I cook a burger to a point where the centre temperature has been hot enough for long enough to make the be"safe" how will it appear? Rare, med rare, medium?

still pinkish IME. If you mince your own beef then you can be less careful with the temperatures. The blades they use to mince beef in factories are the main source of contamination.

FrenchTart · 5 Apr 2016 at 13:37

Hodders said:
Out of curiosity, if I cook a burger to a point where the centre temperature has been hot enough for long enough to make the be"safe" how will it appear? Rare, med rare, medium?

Have a read of the modernist cuisine books (or various places online that cover similar stuff). Get a Thermapen or the like too if you're really worried

oli collett · 5 Apr 2016 at 18:58

monkeyspank said:
still pinkish IME. If you mince your own beef then you can be less careful with the temperatures. The blades they use to mince beef in factories are the main source of contamination.

Well, 'safe' would have to mean reducing the risk of common pathogens to around 100,000 fold. To do this at the core to a 'medium-rare' temperature, you would have to hold it at that temperature for a long time - it's just not possible to do that on a grill. You could sous-vide the burgers first and reverse-sear, which is really the only way to guarantee safety on a burger, otherwise you're always taking a (what should be v small) risk.

Spuj · 6 Apr 2016 at 09:17

~Divine~Wind~ said:
So for those regulars of Five Guys, make me a couple of recommendations!

Regular Bacon Cheese Burger with Lettuce, Raw Onions and Mayo. Simple yet tasty. Sometimes throw some Jalapenos on there too.

Oh and treat yourself to a milkshake(Peanut Butter or Oreo for me), would be rude not to

TS7 · 6 Apr 2016 at 10:06

The chips at Five Guys are up their with some of the best I've had. I'm a veg and that's the only reason I go. Their veggie option is a bun with assorted vegetables, fair enough for at least providing an option for veggies but it's lacklustre.

Grimley · 9 Apr 2016 at 17:48

Broke my Patty & Bun Cherry today after my visit the the London Coffee Festival. Makes up for last year.

Price about the same as Five Guys. Much better then FG. I do wish some of these places do burgers without cheese as standard though.

Spuj · 19 Apr 2016 at 08:36

So going to be in London this weekend and haven't been to Byron yet so going to give it a go! I was thinking of going for the B-Rex however was wondering if you guys had any recommendations/must haves?

FrenchTart · 19 Apr 2016 at 08:47

Spuj said:
So going to be in London this weekend and haven't been to Byron yet so going to give it a go! I was thinking of going for the B-Rex however was wondering if you guys had any recommendations/must haves?

Are there no other burger joints you fancy trying? You can try a Byron virtually anywhere

Spuj · 19 Apr 2016 at 08:57

FrenchTart said:
Are there no other burger joints you fancy trying? You can try a Byron virtually anywhere

Well we've done Patty and Bun a fair few times now and it is our favourite Burger in London however fancied trying something different. In the same vain we've also done Meat Liquor a few times and we've also done Five Guys and Shake Shack too.

So the reason for Byron was we have never been before so fancied giving it a go as it was somewhere new and talked about quite a bit, however if you have any other recommendations for London then please let me know, always happy to try out Burgers

HazardO · 19 Apr 2016 at 13:04

I'd skip Byron if you're going to London, you can go to one in a lot of cities now. How about..

http://dukesbrewandque.com/

or http://www.reddogsaloon.co.uk/menus

Raymond Lin · 19 Apr 2016 at 14:15

So my local burger joint got a visit by the Guardian food critic it seems.

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...p-by-a-rule-of-tum-restaurant-review-hereford

I disagree about the comments on the wings, I think that beats most if not all I've tried all over. Only surpassed by the buffalo wings I had in northern Pennsylvania which is about 2 hours away from Buffalo.