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Dermot Desmond's sons to bring Five Guys to Ireland

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  • #52
    Ush1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,476 ✭✭✭✭Ush1


    Is this really big news?

    Not to be a philistine but burgers aren't the most interesting/diverse food in the world and there's a lot of existing burger joints.


  • #53
    The Backwards Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    drumswan wrote: »
    So why have Noma, consistently rated the best restaurant in the world, opened a second one then? Could it be that you are talking horse****?


    Relocating temporarily or opening a new one?


  • #54
    drumswan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,592 ✭✭✭drumswan


    Ush1 wrote: »
    Is this really big news?

    Not to be a philistine but burgers aren't the most interesting/diverse food in the world and there's a lot of existing burger joints.

    The existing burger joints are a bit **** though. Which is probably why you dont like burgers.


  • #55
    Ush1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,476 ✭✭✭✭Ush1


    drumswan wrote: »
    The existing burger joints are a bit **** though. Which is probably why you dont like burgers.

    No I like a burger, but it's just a burger like...


  • #56
    lee_baby_simms
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,455 ✭✭✭lee_baby_simms


    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    It's just another chain selling fried muck that some people go all hysterical about because they know something about America that someone who has never been might not, like In N Out or Whataburger.

    When someone raves about them, what they are really saying is 'ooooohh look at me, I was on a plane once'

    haha talk about having a chip on your shoulder.

    Salt and vinegar?


  • #57
    minidazzler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,739 ✭✭✭✭minidazzler


    Ush1 wrote: »
    No I like a burger, but it's just a burger like...

    It's really not though. There is a world of difference between burgers that are frozen and ones that are not,


  • #58
    drumswan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,592 ✭✭✭drumswan


    Ush1 wrote: »
    No I like a burger, but it's just a burger like...

    True enough. But some burgers are better than others.


  • #59
    wandatowell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,435 ✭✭✭wandatowell


    How much for a burger and fries?

    Went to the Coqbull place in Cork not so long ago. Bloody rip off with their so so burgers.


  • #60
    Ush1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,476 ✭✭✭✭Ush1


    Fair enough, I'll have to give it a try then. Just tell me, will it be the best burger I've ever tasted guaranteed? I've had a few in my time.


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  • #61
    The Backwards Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    lee_baby_simms wrote: »
    haha talk about having a chip on your shoulder.

    Salt and vinegar?

    Better than skinny fries any day! :p


  • #62
    drumswan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,592 ✭✭✭drumswan


    Ush1 wrote: »
    Fair enough, I'll have to give it a try then. Just tell me, will it be the best burger I've ever tasted guaranteed? I've had a few in my time.

    Better than anything available in Dublin atm, bar maybe Bunsen I reckon. Theres no accounting for Irish tastes though, a lot of people here like their minced beef old and overcooked. The fools.


  • #63
    drumswan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,592 ✭✭✭drumswan


    **** this, Im off to see if I can get a table at Bunsen


  • #64
    mikom
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,391 ✭✭✭✭mikom


    Can't wait for "five heart surgeons" to open.


  • #65
    ceadaoin.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,365 ✭✭✭ceadaoin.


    Five guys is nice but I don't know why people go crazy about it, it's not amazing IMO.


  • #66
    drumswan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,592 ✭✭✭drumswan


    md23040 wrote: »
    2r53v2s.jpg

    Its going to work like a dropped stone - here's an online order or Cheese Burger, Chips and Coke costing £14.50 or €20.14 converted.
    Tis not for the boards.ie frugal living peasantry. Constantly moaning about the price of everything while the places which charge these prices are constantly packed, you have to laugh.


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  • #67
    x43r0
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,278 ✭✭✭x43r0


    5 Guys do make some great burgers

    The key selling points they offer are (i) you can have as many different toppings/sauces for no extra charge (from a long list of toppings) (ii) their drinks machine offers close to 100 different flavours with free refills

    Like any food, there are much better places out there. These places are usually not chains. But as chains go, this one is very good

    Someone summed it up well above with: "Like Nandos but for burgers"


  • #68
    Ush1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,476 ✭✭✭✭Ush1


    I assume a blowjob is included in those prices?


  • #69
    Grayson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,325 ✭✭✭✭Grayson


    drumswan wrote: »
    Better than anything available in Dublin atm, bar maybe Bunsen I reckon. Theres no accounting for Irish tastes though, a lot of people here like their minced beef old and overcooked. The fools.

    I'll admit i love the BK double bacon cheeseburger. There's a time and a place for it (3am Grafton St :)) but places like JoBurger and the Gourmet burger kitchen are very good. It's nice to see variety in the market.


  • #70
    Strong Life in Dublin
    Registered Users Posts: 487 ✭✭Strong Life in Dublin


    in-n-out is better but five guys will do


  • #71
    CPSW
    Registered Users Posts: 274 ✭✭CPSW


    Never heard of them, but sound nice, no doubt we will be ripped off on price.

    Wouldn't mind seeing a Shake Shack open here!


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  • #72
    Quin_Dub
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 16,210 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quin_Dub


    The problem with a place like Five Guys opening in Ireland is that it'll cost too much..

    Five Guys in the US makes sense - A really (really) nice Burger,Fries & a drink(with unlimited free refills) for about €6-€7....oh, and as many monkey nuts as you can carry!!

    But here.......It'll be the better part of €20, which for a Burger is f***ing stupid....


  • #73
    drumswan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,592 ✭✭✭drumswan


    Strong Life in Dublin wrote: »
    in-n-out is better but five guys will do

    Six dollars for a meal at In N Out too, 2 dollars for a hamburger


  • #74
    suicide_circus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,802 ✭✭✭✭suicide_circus


    Ireland on course to be the fattest nation in Europe by 2030, you say?


  • #75
    anncoates
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,925 ✭✭✭✭anncoates


    Possibly the worst business name I've ever heard.


  • #76
    COYVB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,660 ✭✭✭COYVB


    Five Guys is pretty rubbish


  • #77
    How Soon Is Now
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,136 ✭✭✭✭How Soon Is Now


    Couldn't be a better time to post this so http://lovindublin.com/best-of/the-top-10-burgers-to-eat-in-dublin-in-2015


  • #78
    drumswan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,592 ✭✭✭drumswan


    COYVB wrote: »
    Five Guys is pretty rubbish

    Boo! Youre pretty rubbish


  • #79
    COYVB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,660 ✭✭✭COYVB


    drumswan wrote: »
    Boo! Youre pretty rubbish

    The burgers are, at best, okay, but the fries are dreadful. There are far, far better burger places. They're very expensive too.

    It's genuinely not worth you all getting excited about, honestly.


  • #80
    drumswan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,592 ✭✭✭drumswan


    How Soon Is Now wrote: »
    Couldn't be a better time to post this so http://lovindublin.com/best-of/the-top-10-burgers-to-eat-in-dublin-in-2015

    Should be "Bunsen and nine other, kinda ****e burgers" list


  • #81
    Burky126
    Registered Users Posts: 476 ✭✭Burky126


    whisky_galore wrote: »
    Great, yet another outlet serving shyte food.
    Ignorance is bliss.


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  • #82
    drumswan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,592 ✭✭✭drumswan


    COYVB wrote: »
    It's genuinely not worth you all getting excited about, honestly.
    Ive eaten in it loads of times, its miles ahead of almost anything we have here. The fries are delicious also.


  • #83
    Son Of A Vidic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,370 ✭✭✭✭Son Of A Vidic


    I was wondering who these Five Guys were and I thought Desmond was taking an unexpected foray into the world of Louis Walsh. And then I learned it's a fast food franchise :o. You learn something new everyday.


  • #84
    RWCNT
    Registered Users Posts: 1,430 ✭✭✭RWCNT


    anncoates wrote: »
    Possibly the worst business name I've ever heard.

    That's a weird thing to be negative about.


  • #85
    COYVB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,660 ✭✭✭COYVB


    drumswan wrote: »
    Ive eaten in it loads of times, its miles ahead of almost anything we have here. The fries are delicious also.

    I've got one 5 minutes from my house. You are incorrect


  • #86
    drumswan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,592 ✭✭✭drumswan


    COYVB wrote: »
    I've got one 5 minutes from my house. You are incorrect

    It is you what is incorrect. You know nothing about greasy burgers heathen. They even sell Brooklyn Lager there, whats not to love.


  • #87
    DoYouEvenLift
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,188 ✭✭✭DoYouEvenLift


    No burgers compare to the whiskey glazed bun quarter pounders and rashers/'bacon' served from those little mobile chippers on the streets of Budapest


    Anyway, not sure why this thing's a big deal


  • #88
    anncoates
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,925 ✭✭✭✭anncoates


    RWCNT wrote: »
    That's a weird thing to be negative about.

    You're right. I'm just jealous.


  • #89
    COYVB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,660 ✭✭✭COYVB


    drumswan wrote: »
    whats not to love.

    The sub-par overpriced food


  • #90
    drumswan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,592 ✭✭✭drumswan


    COYVB wrote: »
    The sub-par overpriced food

    Next you'll be telling us In'n'out and shake shack dont do good burgers either. I dont know whether to hate you or pity you


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  • #91
    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,592 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    Darkglasses wrote: »
    Is it kinda like Eddie Rockets?

    No. It's better in every way. Better burgers at a lower price, at least that's the way it is in the states.

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




  • #92
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,069 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    Brian? wrote: »
    No. It's better in every way. Better burgers at a lower price, at least that's the way it is in the states.

    It's very expensive in London from what I remember. Probably be the same here

    £15 for a burger, fries and drink


  • #93
    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,592 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    My name is URL wrote: »
    It's very expensive in London from what I remember. Probably be the same here

    £15 for a burger, fries and drink

    That's shocking. It was nowhere that expensive in Arizona. From my recollection it was more expensive than In N Out and cheaper than Red Robin. Still pretty cheap, fast food. If it's €15 for a burger and chips when it opens here, I wouldn't go near it.

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




  • #94
    drumswan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,592 ✭✭✭drumswan


    Brian? wrote: »
    If it's €15 for a burger and chips when it opens here, I wouldn't go near it.
    I would


  • #95
    WoollyRedHat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,462 ✭✭✭✭WoollyRedHat


    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    It's just another chain selling fried muck that some people go all hysterical about because they know something about America that someone who has never been might not, like In N Out or Whataburger.

    When someone raves about them, what they are really saying is 'ooooohh look at me, I was on a plane once'

    All these places are so overrated to boot.I went to In N Out Burger and I was perplexed about what was so special about the place. Fries bland, burger the same.


  • #96
    whisky_galore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,528 ✭✭✭✭whisky_galore


    Burky126 wrote: »
    Ignorance is bliss.

    Yeah, mechanically recovered, reconstituted meat is top grub alright...


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  • #97
    drumswan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,592 ✭✭✭drumswan


    whisky_galore wrote: »
    Yeah, mechanically recovered, reconstituted meat is top grub alright...

    :rolleyes:


  • #98
    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,592 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    WoollyRedHat wrote: »
    All these places are so overrated to boot.I went to In N Out Burger and I was perplexed about what was so special about the place. Fries bland, burger the same.

    In N Out is not supposed to be anything special, it's simply better than McDonalds, Burger King etc. for the same money. Nothing is ever frozen and everything is cooked to order. That's it really, a decent burger for a small price.

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




  • #99
    Ben D Bus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,129 ✭✭✭Ben D Bus


    jamesbere wrote: »
    I was hoping it would be 5 wise guys.

    I was just thinking whatever they do in their private lives is their own business.


  • #100
    Burky126
    Registered Users Posts: 476 ✭✭Burky126


    whisky_galore wrote: »
    Yeah, mechanically recovered, reconstituted meat is top grub alright...

    None of the food is frozen,it's prepared fresh and has higher quality than most 'takeaways' over here.Though please,continue to not contribute anything with your knee-jerk reactions!

    What do you think about the opportunity of creating more jobs? Bit shyte,right?


  • #101
    whisky_galore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,528 ✭✭✭✭whisky_galore


    Burky126 wrote: »
    None of the food is frozen,it's prepared fresh and has higher quality than most 'takeaways' over here.Though please,continue to not contribute anything with your knee-jerk reactions!

    What do you think about the opportunity of creating more jobs? Bit shyte,right?


    Did I say it was frozen? Please do point out where I said 'frozen'. :pac:

    It's burger meat, what you're left with when all the decent meat has been removed, it's hardly prime steak.

    A few managerial roles and burger flippers, just what our knowledge based economy needs.


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