Five Guys (burgers) dublin locations?

Subcomandante Marcos · 24-09-2015 08:28PM

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 01:18AM

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 05:53PM

The likelihood of them using American beef here is nil

Muahahaha · 27-09-2015 09:31PM

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

ninitaly · 11-11-2015 06:13PM

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 06:16PM

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 06:17PM

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 06:35PM

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 04:14PM

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 04:23PM

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

miamee · 12-11-2015 04:29PM

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 04:45PM

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 04:48PM

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 09:45AM

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 09:51AM

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...

Saipanne · 13-11-2015 11:59AM

Dodge wrote: »

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...

I'm obviously going to try it once.

I've consciously paid for things I knew I would regret later MANY MANY times. As have you. As have all of us. We still do it, all the same.

Dodge · 13-11-2015 12:02PM

I do in me bollocks waste money on stuff I know I won't like. Life's too short for that

Saipanne · 13-11-2015 12:05PM

Dodge wrote: »

I do in me bollocks waste money on stuff I know I won't like. Life's too short for that

Lies.

Kev W · 13-11-2015 12:06PM

Why would anyone consciously pay for an experience they won't enjoy that isn't mandatory?

Saipanne · 13-11-2015 12:08PM

Kev W wrote: »

Why would anyone consciously pay for an experience they won't enjoy that isn't mandatory?

Because.

miamee · 13-11-2015 12:09PM

Kev W wrote: »

Why would anyone consciously pay for an experience they won't enjoy that isn't mandatory?

Because you have to try it at least once to be sure that you are right

Kev W · 13-11-2015 12:09PM

Saipanne wrote: »

Because.

Ah. Trolling. Got it.

Saipanne · 13-11-2015 12:12PM

miamee wrote: »

Because you have to try it at least once to be sure that you are right

Exactly. But I'm open to being proved wrong. So there's an air of mystery to it.

Washout · 13-11-2015 12:45PM

the groutch wrote: »

in the UK they're pricey enough

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

5 squids for a large fries? your having a giraffe arent you?

Muahahaha · 13-11-2015 12:47PM

Saipanne wrote: »

Exactly. But I'm open to being proved wrong. So there's an air of mystery to it.

I'm the same, I'm likely going to try it once, 'just to see'. But at €20 for what's essentially fast food I know I'm likely to leave disappointed in the value for money aspect of it. I'm sure the burger will be nice and everything but thing is at the end of the day its a just a burger and chips and its gonna be hard to justify the price tag. Especially as anyone at home with basic cooking skills could produce a burger and chips using premium ingredients just as good for less than €5. Normally when I go out to eat and am spending €20 on a main I expect to eat a dish which involves some level of skill by the chef, burgers are far from that.

Five Guys (burgers) dublin locations?

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