My fave fast food burger place, Five Guys, continues to expand into California. In this article, some who've sampled Five Guys are hesitant to say it's better than the much-worshipped In-N-Out chain we have out here. Well, I'll say it. I think Five Guys serves a better burger than In-N-Out and much, much better french fries. Matter of fact, I think they're the best fries I've ever had in a chain restaurant. (They must be. According to this survey of fast food french fries, they're the worst in terms of calories and sodium.)
A couple of folks have written to fret that dining at Five Guys will do unspeakable things to my waistline. So far, I've managed to average one Five Guys meal about every eight months. As they expand in Southern California — the article says more are planned — that might come down to every 3-4 months…but it won't get much worse than that, and I'm eating pretty healthy the rest of the time. I've already had my stomach stapled once. I don't want them to have to go back in and tie a Granny Knot in my small intestine.