Five Guys (burgers) dublin locations?

sm171 · 11-06-2015 5:38pm #1

Hi All,

Just wondering if anyone has heard any rumors of when/where Five Guys might be opening?

It was all over the press in January and not a word since. I'm getting hungry!

jimmii · 11-06-2015 5:52pm

Other than a couple in the city centre and a couple more around the M50 area being metioned I don't think anywhere has come out with more specific locations. I would have thought once they had secured a lease it would have come out to start creating a bit of buzz they're doing well to keep it quiet if they do have premises being worked on at the moment!

The Maverick · 12-06-2015 12:56am

http://www.independent.ie/business/commercial-property/the-right-moves-restaurant-sector-is-red-hot-31292940.html

This article hints that Five Guys etc are finding it difficult to find units due to high demand coupled with planning restrictions.

jimmii · 12-06-2015 1:03am

€700/sqm is insane! Commercial rents have gone bonkers the last year or two.

neris · 12-06-2015 7:32am

jimmii wrote: »

€700/sqm is insane! Commercial rents have gone bonkers the last year or two.

its gone mad again alright. key moneys on the way back aswell which is a scam. id love some money for nothing myself.

jimmii · 12-06-2015 9:19am

neris wrote: »

its gone mad again alright. key moneys on the way back aswell which is a scam. id love some money for nothing myself.

I was looking at opening up a new place right now I'm paying about €150/sqm in the city centre no chance of finding something decent at that price now!! Quickly realised it wasn't going to happen!

L1011 · 12-06-2015 9:46am

Hot food takeout planning permission can be actually impossible to get on a non-existing unit now also. Limiting yourself to sit-in would hurt somewhere like Five Guys.

George White · 16-09-2015 11:23am

Any more word?

sm171 · 16-09-2015 11:47am

No there's been no word in the press. Not looking good at the moment.

There's a few empty units around the IFSC (incidentally close to my work

) so I'm sure they would find somewhere if they were to relax their rules a little.

jimmii · 16-09-2015 11:48am

George White wrote: »

Any more word?

Not a peep. I'm sure they will ramp things up when things get moving. Dublin was meant to be open and then a few more around Cork/Galway etc before Belfast and that is now looking like opening soon so their time lines seemed to have moved around quite a lot. Hopefully Belfast goes well and they maybe push the boat out a little more to get a location in Dublin.

retalivity · 16-09-2015 2:44pm

Went to it in Canada, the food was fine but was horrifically expensive for what you get. Id shudder to think what they'd charge in city centre dublin

crushproof · 16-09-2015 3:14pm

retalivity wrote: »

Went to it in Canada, the food was fine but was horrifically expensive for what you get. Id shudder to think what they'd charge in city centre dublin

Yeah but you can imagine the OMGers and Bantz crew will go in their droves. Sheeple.
Seriously don't get the big deal. it's expensive and not all that amazing. Brilliant marketing on their part to be fair.

biko · 16-09-2015 3:16pm

I've been to it a few times in US. No better nor worse than any other burger place.

Muahahaha · 16-09-2015 5:44pm

crushproof wrote: »

Yeah but you can imagine the OMGers and Bantz crew will go in their droves. Sheeple.
Seriously don't get the big deal. it's expensive and not all that amazing. Brilliant marketing on their part to be fair.

I'll give it a try if/when it opens up. But if its full of the Abercrombie/Hollister 'crew' and the whole thing is just a triumph of marketing then its unlikely I'll be back.

newacc2015 · 16-09-2015 6:04pm

crushproof wrote: »

Yeah but you can imagine the OMGers and Bantz crew will go in their droves. Sheeple.
Seriously don't get the big deal. it's expensive and not all that amazing. Brilliant marketing on their part to be fair.

I seriously doubt it. If you look up marketing for this generation of young people. They dont want to be generic. They want to be unique. Look at Abercrombie. Their sales are tanking. Starbucks is having difficulties turning around their company. While cheaper and more unique companies are doing far better

Dunkin Donuts failed here. There is a far amount of American Companies who have failed to conquer Irish consumers, as we arent generic. Young people want to be considered unique. Most of my friends wouldnt be seen dead in a Starbucks, as it overpriced and disgusting. They prefer cheaper Artisan Coffee places eg Dublin Barista School, Coffee Angel

I can see Five Guys having a good run for a few months and then it will close. People want higher quality affordable food. Thats why Bunsen, Boojum have done so well. If I want a overpriced, **** Burger. Ill go to GBK

testaccount123 · 17-09-2015 10:37am

Five guys do delicious burgers, it will do great here.

miamee · 17-09-2015 10:58am

I tried Five Guys in Bristol recently. While it was a nice burger and fries, the price though was mental and it wasn't anything to really get excited about IMO. Perhaps I'm not much of a burger person; a friend had been telling me about it being his treat to himself when he's in London so I thought I'd see what the fuss was about. I still think it'll do very well here though, just look at the popularity of Bunsen. And Eddie Rockets

testaccount123 · 17-09-2015 11:03am

miamee wrote: »

I tried Five Guys in Bristol recently. While it was a nice burger and fries, the price though was mental and it wasn't anything to really get excited about IMO. Perhaps I'm not much of a burger person

Its just ground beef in bread and fried potatoes, Im not sure what people are expecting when they have a burger tbh. To be fair, Five Guys do a very tasty burger though, especially when compared to the overcooked bland dross generally served up as burgers here.

cson · 17-09-2015 2:55pm

newacc2015 wrote: »

I can see Five Guys having a good run for a few months and then it will close. People want higher quality affordable food. Thats why Bunsen, Boojum have done so well. If I want a overpriced, **** Burger. Ill go to GBK

Bunsen and Boojum are places to be seen as well, as will 5G when they open.

That's a large part of it too.

newacc2015 · 17-09-2015 8:35pm

cson wrote: »

Bunsen and Boojum are places to be seen as well, as will 5G when they open.

That's a large part of it too.

They are high quality and affordable. I imagine five guys will be overpriced and not so great like GBK or Eddie Rockets. People go to Bunsen as its an excellent Burger

testaccount123 · 18-09-2015 9:26am

newacc2015 wrote: »

They are high quality and affordable. I imagine five guys will be overpriced and not so great like GBK or Eddie Rockets. People go to Bunsen as its an excellent Burger

Have you ever been to Five Guys?

miamee · 18-09-2015 12:39pm

I know it's not Five Guys but some of you burger lovers may like this if you are in Dublin city right now (and I mean *right now*)

In-N-Out burger have apparently taken over Bread and Bones at Millenium Walkway, D1 for a few hours today.

http://lovindublin.com/dublin/holy-mother-of-god-in-n-out-burger-are-in-dublin-for-just-one-day-only

Cosmo Kramer · 18-09-2015 12:46pm

If you think a burger is a burger and they're all much of a muchness then you won't have much interest in Five Guys as they are more expensive than other places. If you're big into gourmet burgers though you will most likely love the place, they sell the best burgers in Glasgow by an absolute mile imo. Hopefully they open a few stores in Dublin.

BeerNut · 18-09-2015 12:46pm

miamee wrote: »

In-N-Out burger have apparently taken over Bread and Bones at Millenium Walkway, D1 for a few hours today.

From what I saw half an hour ago, I'd say if you're not in the queue by now there's not much point going.

jungleman · 18-09-2015 12:49pm

Anyone ever tried a burger in the Ugly Duckling? Seriously nice stuff there, the southern fried chicken & pastrami burger is delish.

miamee · 18-09-2015 12:59pm

BeerNut wrote: »

From what I saw half an hour ago, I'd say if you're not in the queue by now there's not much point going.

Yes, I saw a photo of the queue after I posted that! Madness.

sm171 · 23-09-2015 4:43pm

Eddie Rocketts does ok for overpriced greasy burgers. I doubt Five Guys will be no more expensive than that but way better.

I haven't been to Bunsen to be fair...

the groutch · 24-09-2015 12:02am

in the UK they're pricey enough

https://www.fiveguys.co.uk/order/index/1

crushproof · 24-09-2015 4:14pm

the groutch wrote: »

in the UK they're pricey enough

https://www.fiveguys.co.uk/order/index/1

£14.50 for a Cheeseburger, fries and coke......F%$k me, that's even more than when I had it. And that's in Manchester which is probably the cheap city in the UK for food.

So works out at €20..... wow. :rolleyes: The 2 course early bird menu in FX Buckleys is €20 I think, I think I know what I'd be going for....

Gandhi · 24-09-2015 4:29pm

crushproof wrote: »

£14.50 for a Cheeseburger, fries and coke......F%$k me, that's even more than when I had it. And that's in Manchester which is probably the cheap city in the UK for food.

So works out at €20..... wow. :rolleyes: The 2 course early bird menu in FX Buckleys is €20 I think, I think I know what I'd be going for....

Wow! Did not realize 5 Guys charged that much in the UK. Almost double what they charge here (Philadelphia suburbs). Cheeseburger is $12.25 in the UK but $6.75 here at today's exchange rate.

dan1895 · 24-09-2015 8:23pm

I had it in Canada during the summer and although not cheap, I don't think it was anything like thise prices. Also the default size is the largest size the way the menu was laid out in the one I was in.

Subcomandante Marcos · 24-09-2015 8:28pm

When I was living in Wisconsin it was less than ten dollars each for a cheeseburger, fries and a coke. That's good value imo. The UK prices are insane.

I'd rather go to wowburger or bunsen.

Muahahaha · 25-09-2015 1:18am

If they open up here charging €20 for a burger, chips and drink then they'll have confirmed my long held suspicion that they're a restaurant to be 'seen in' rather than serious purveyors of top quality food. I'm only basing this on the *buzz* I see online for Five Guys, most of which seems to be based on American beef which is riddled with angel dust and whatever other chemicals they use to fatten up their cows. American beef isnt a patch on Irish beef yet tons of people rave on about how they can't wait for Five Guys to open here. All while better burgers are under their nose without the need to go transatlantic.

testaccount123 · 25-09-2015 10:20am

Muahahaha wrote: »

If they open up here charging €20 for a burger, chips and drink then they'll have confirmed my long held suspicion that they're a restaurant to be 'seen in' rather than serious purveyors of top quality food.

This makes no sense whatsoever.

L1011 · 25-09-2015 5:53pm

The likelihood of them using American beef here is nil

Muahahaha · 27-09-2015 9:31pm

Dont think they could even if they wanted to, most American beef wouldn't pass EU food standards.

ninitaly · 11-11-2015 6:13pm

I read that it's opening in Belfast next month. The newspapers are reporting Victoria shopping centre.

I was also walking past the old dandelion market on Stephens Green today and saw a sign that said "watch this space". It made me curious to know if it could be the new five guys location. I googled and found a link on John Fleming architects (I can't post the url cause I'm new apparently) that seems to confirm this. It seems i was right!

Can't wait!

whiskeyman · 11-11-2015 6:16pm

ninitaly wrote: »

I googled and found a link on John Fleming architects (I can't post the url cause I'm new apparently) that seems to confirm this. It seems i was right!

Can't wait!

yep, you were right it seems:
http://www.jfa.ie/five-guys/

Great location for them.

Celly Smunt · 11-11-2015 6:17pm

Five guys is fast food by default, they can fup off if they think they'll get my custom charging 20 euro for a meal that costs $10-12.

I do hope they bring their drink dispensers though.

Lemon coke mmmmm

ninitaly · 11-11-2015 6:35pm

I do agree that if we get ripped off on prices it will take the shine off it! Already I think it cost more when I had in Canada vs the US.

miamee · 12-11-2015 4:14pm

Supposedly it's going to be on Stephen's Green by 2016. No idea where although Dandelion appears to have closed so perhaps there...not sure if they have closed completely or closed for renovation though.

hardCopy · 12-11-2015 4:23pm

Could it be where TGI's is now? If it's next door that's bad news for them anyway.

miamee · 12-11-2015 4:29pm

hardCopy wrote: »

Could it be where TGI's is now? If it's next door that's bad news for them anyway.

Possibly although there could be some empty unit(s) on another side of the green either. Or that new buidling that's going up on the corner of Earlsfort Tce...I'm sure we'll find out soon enough!

ninitaly · 12-11-2015 4:45pm

As I said yesterday, I think it will be in the Dandelion building. I saw a "watch this space" sign.

The media is reporting the opening today but don't seem to have any confirmation from the 5 guys franchise owners themselves, just a reference to JFA architects.

I noticed on Kelly and O'Callaghan quantity surveyors website that they seem to have the gig for 5 guys here and in Belfast. They mention working on the Dandelion property so I'm putting two and two together.

Saipanne · 12-11-2015 4:48pm

I, for one, look forward to being bitterly disappointed upon my first bite into their burgers.

the groutch · 13-11-2015 12:03am

If the prices are as steep as the UK, there won't be a first bite for me.

youcancallmeal · 13-11-2015 9:45am

Saipanne wrote: »

I, for one, look forward to being bitterly disappointed upon my first bite into their burgers.

Why do you say that?

L1011 · 13-11-2015 9:51am

the groutch wrote: »

If the prices are as steep as the UK, there won't be a first bite for me.

If they're as high as the UK, Eddie Rockets can kill them stone dead after the hype has died down by dropping their prices even slightly and becoming "50% cheaper" for what is realistically quite similar product.

They can, maybe, charge a 15% premium on Eddie Rockets already hideous prices. Its closer to 80% currently.

Celly Smunt · 13-11-2015 10:38am

L1011 wrote: »

If they're as high as the UK, Eddie Rockets can kill them stone dead after the hype has died down by dropping their prices even slightly and becoming "50% cheaper" for what is realistically quite similar product.

They can, maybe, charge a 15% premium on Eddie Rockets already hideous prices. Its closer to 80% currently.

Five guys food is far nicer than Eddie rockets imo. The difference is that everyone has always been aware that Eddie rockets is a rip off because it was one of the first "burger bars".

Taking into reality, Five Guys isn't much of a step up from McDonald's in America price wise. It's targeted as a fast food operation on a kin with others (Wendy's, burger king etc) not premium burger bars.

That's why I'd be disgusted if we were looking at a 20 euro meal. If McDonalds were coming here for the first time like five guys I don't think anybody would be too amused with 20 euro big Mac meals.

Saipanne · 13-11-2015 11:48am

youcancallmeal wrote: »

Why do you say that?

Because it's a burger. Even the fanciest hipster restaurant can't change that.

A lobster roll, it ain't.

Dodge · 13-11-2015 11:55am

Saipanne wrote: »

Because it's a burger. Even the fanciest hipster restaurant can't change that.

A lobster roll, it ain't.

So why bother with it? I mean why would you consciously pay for something when you know you're going to be disappointed? There's other options...

Five Guys (burgers) dublin locations?

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