Five Guy’s IS… an awfully good burger. Greasy, runny, left with what can only be described as cheesy spoo juice on your hands. You are left licking up the mess off your fingers like a porn-strumpet does after finishing off Ron Jeremy.

But… is this the BEST burger in Chicago? In the State? In The COUNTRY?!??!! I will have to say, it’s a pretty damned good burger and I would absolutely option this over Micky D’s… BK or Wendy’s (though, I do want to slip my tube steak into Wendy though).

These Guys of Five have a great and repeatable concept, they managed to open up in some very key spots in Chicago. I am no further than 3.3 miles from any one location in the Chicago area and the Loyola one is pretty close to me. Don’t dick around with too much more of expansion and they may not fade into mediocrity.

it’s amazing how we so readily have embraced a “Carpet-Bagger” from DC and have bestowed upon it such glory and praise. When locally, we still have “the little corner joints” like John’s Burger and Gyro on Broadway. Or, that place on Lincoln Ave, over by Foster? Has the awesome Sport Peppers. John Barleycorn… Moody’s… Murphy’s Red Hots on Belmont. The Weiner Circle.

Are we so tired of our local joints that we will happily go down on the “next great thing” from out of town? Would Five Guys cuddle with you after basting your face with it’s cheesy load?