Many of my local friends are waiting for a Five Guys to open near them so they can sample the fast food burgers about which I so often rave. The first one within 20 or so miles of me opens this Friday at the Westfield Fox Hills Mall in Culver City. As much as I enjoy those burgers and fries, I may wait a few weeks until the new staff gets its act together. Keep in mind that my opinion of Five Guys burgers is based on visiting one in Indiana, one in Virginia, one in Ohio, one in San Diego, California and one in Cerritos, California. It is not impossible that this new one will not be as good, especially at first.
I also see that they're going to be opening one — date unknown — on Figueroa not far from the Shrine Auditorium and USC. This is close to where Bruce Schwartz runs his monthly Sunday comic conventions…and a development that almost makes me regret that I stopped teaching at USC.
If neither location is convenient for you, just wait. I have a feeling that within three years, Five Guys will be all over Southern California. I'm actually hoping they don't open one too close to me because this is not exactly diet fare. As much as I love Five Guys, I kinda wish new Koo Koo Roos were opening at the same rate instead.