the only fast food that didnt go stupid during covid in my area ... quality, price or service... seemed to be five guys
i think its the simple menu plus it was already quite expensive, and so i assume they are paying a fair wage to keep good people.
Five guys already had astronomical prices.
i could have sworn i said exactly that
Yeah but you put a "please stop reading now" gap before your first line, and the one where you said they were already expensive.
I know I'm being a bit tongue in cheek, but I had to reply because I literally did the same thing your replier did. I read your first line, and my immediate thought was "wait, aren't they already expensive?" And I felt compelled to stop reading and immediately see if any replies confirmed that. And then I saw YOUR reply saying you already said they were expensive, and I had to go back to read the second half of your comment.
So yeah, not really my proudest moment, or a good sign for how the Internet is affecting attention spans... But I think that's what happened.
(If I can make ANY defence for myself and your replier, it's that your first sentence initially says five guys didn't give in to gouging like other joints, which might imply that five guys has lower prices than the restaurants that raised their prices. So maybe we stopped reading because we thought we knew where you were heading.)
i appreciate your analysis. thank you!
5 guys is insane where I live. $45 for 1 double hamburger, med drink, 1 kids hamburger, med drink and a med fry to share. I stopped going to 5 guys after that one a few months ago.
I would go to five guys if one of them would put in a drive thru. Drive thru food and ambiance but as a sit down restaurant? Why?
this is a great point. it does seem like the perfect place for a drive thru
A drive-thru would be a disaster, their average turnaround time on orders is like five plus minutes drive-thrus need to be able to be pushed out in generally under 2 minutes.
I feel like people forget that they don't pre-cook their burgers. Drive-thru's only work because a lot of the food is pre-made based on popularity and just sits under a warmer
culvers isn't quick service either, but they do it.
you order, pay, and if there's a line behind you (there always is), you get a number, pull ahead and park. they bring it out.
I feel like that's stretching the definition of drive-thru. I guess you still don't need to get out of your car but it feels like curbside delivery with extra steps
Also, Culver's has a tendency to turn their burger patties into weapons by overcooking them. If they make them right, they're amazing. If they burn them, they're worth more as throwing stars than as food.
they don't pre-cook their burgers
this is a great point.. But... we are post-covid. i would bet a non-insignificant percent of their orders are now 'pre-ordered' unlike before
the only fast food that didnt go stupid during covid in my area ... quality, price or service... seemed to be five guys
i think its the simple menu plus it was already quite expensive, and so i assume they are paying a fair wage to keep good people.
Five guys already had astronomical prices.
i could have sworn i said exactly that
Yeah but you put a "please stop reading now" gap before your first line, and the one where you said they were already expensive.
I know I'm being a bit tongue in cheek, but I had to reply because I literally did the same thing your replier did. I read your first line, and my immediate thought was "wait, aren't they already expensive?" And I felt compelled to stop reading and immediately see if any replies confirmed that. And then I saw YOUR reply saying you already said they were expensive, and I had to go back to read the second half of your comment.
So yeah, not really my proudest moment, or a good sign for how the Internet is affecting attention spans... But I think that's what happened.
(If I can make ANY defence for myself and your replier, it's that your first sentence initially says five guys didn't give in to gouging like other joints, which might imply that five guys has lower prices than the restaurants that raised their prices. So maybe we stopped reading because we thought we knew where you were heading.)
i appreciate your analysis. thank you!
5 guys is insane where I live. $45 for 1 double hamburger, med drink, 1 kids hamburger, med drink and a med fry to share. I stopped going to 5 guys after that one a few months ago.
I would go to five guys if one of them would put in a drive thru. Drive thru food and ambiance but as a sit down restaurant? Why?
this is a great point. it does seem like the perfect place for a drive thru
A drive-thru would be a disaster, their average turnaround time on orders is like five plus minutes drive-thrus need to be able to be pushed out in generally under 2 minutes.
I feel like people forget that they don't pre-cook their burgers. Drive-thru's only work because a lot of the food is pre-made based on popularity and just sits under a warmer
culvers isn't quick service either, but they do it.
you order, pay, and if there's a line behind you (there always is), you get a number, pull ahead and park. they bring it out.
I feel like that's stretching the definition of drive-thru. I guess you still don't need to get out of your car but it feels like curbside delivery with extra steps
Also, Culver's has a tendency to turn their burger patties into weapons by overcooking them. If they make them right, they're amazing. If they burn them, they're worth more as throwing stars than as food.
this is a great point.. But... we are post-covid. i would bet a non-insignificant percent of their orders are now 'pre-ordered' unlike before