When you walk into any Five Guys restaurant in America you might think it’s the typical burger joint. One that fries in crappy oil, has frozen fries and icky burger meat. One glance at their website or chat with any of their employees however sets the record right.
Their website, opposed to many other chain restaurant websites, is incredibly helpful. You can check out their frequently asked questions page which, addresses basic allergen information here: http://www.fiveguys.com/about-us/faq.aspx. They also address basic soy questions too.
There are a few restaurants in the world where I can eat 90% of the menu. Five Guys is one them. This is due, in part, to their relatively simple menu and frying oil choices but still… its just wonderful.
The Things I cannot eat at Five Guys:
· The Bun
· Mayo
Things I can eat at Five Guys:
· The Burgers
· The Hotdogs
· Cheese
· Fries
· And ALL their fixins
Five Guys’ saving grace is that they fry in peanut oil. So their fries, which are hand cut and made fresh daily, are not only wonderful they are soy free. Their grill is soy free too. So their superb grilled mushrooms and onions are edible as well.
For the vegetarians out there Five Guys does have a Veggie Sandwich, which I hear is pretty awesome but I haven’t tried it myself. The Five Guys website says they do their best to make these on meat free grills. So check with your local institution to see if they can accommodate you.
The staff is usually pretty helpful (at least at the one in Gainesville, Ga) and they happily checked to ensure the hot sauce, A-1 sauce and Bar-B-Q sauce were all soy free too. Overall, the staff is pretty obliging and ensures the dining experience is a good one—I can be sensitive to asking staff or a waiter a billion questions about their food and making them run around nilly willy figuring it out. So their helpfulness coupled with an informative website made my eating experience really wonderful.
Over all grade of Five Guys: A-
Be Careful...Five Guys' Hot Dogs contain soy. Check their ingredient sheet. But yeah, everything else looks great for this soy and gluten-free gal.
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