Five Guys and In-N-Out Top Burger Joints in Guide to Restaurant Working Conditions

This month ROC United (Restaurant Opportunities Centers United) released the National Diners' Guide 2012: A Consumers Guide on the Working Conditions of America's Restaurants (PDF), a guide that outlines how well employees are treated at 150 restaurants/chains around the country in regards to wages for tipped and non-tipped workers, whether there are paid sick days, and whether there are opportunities for advancement.

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1 Comment | Posted by Robyn Lee, December 8, 2011 at 3:15 PM
Tagged: Five Guys, In-N-Out

In-N-Out vs. Five Guys vs. Shake Shack: The First Bi-Coastal Side-By-Side Taste Test

In-N-Out, Five Guys, and Shake Shack all have devout followings, but who really makes the best burger? It's a question that's debated far and wide on the internet and beyond, so we here at A Hamburger Today decided to take it upon ourselves to find the answer and declare an official King of the High Quality Fast Food Burger.

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180 Comments | Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, May 18, 2011 at 2:15 PM
Tagged: Burger Maker, California, five guys, in-n-out, New York, Pat LaFrieda, shake shack, taste tests, Virginia

Burger Love in Social Media

From social media consultant Jason Falls comes this chart illustrating reception of major burger brands in social media based on volume of conversation, sentiment, and passion, using data pulled by ConsumerBase. In-N-Out had the most volume, but came in second for positive chatter right behind Five Guys. White Castle was the most polarizing between love and hate, and Wendy's was most disliked, although not passionately so. Read more at Falls' site, Social Media Explorer.

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2 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, March 15, 2011 at 4:00 PM
Tagged: burger chains, Burger King, charts, Five Guys, In-N-Out, McDonald's, social media, Wendy's, White Castle

Consumer Reports' Burger Poll Names In-N-Out the Best, McDonald's the Worst

Happy In-N-Out burger, sad McDonald's cheeseburger. [Photographs: Robyn Lee] The October issue of Consumer Reports features the results of a fast food burger poll taken by 28,000 of their readers. Out of 18 restaurants, In-N-Out and Five Guys tied...

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25 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, September 8, 2010 at 4:00 PM
Tagged: best-of lists, chain restaurants, Consumer Reports, Five Guys, In-N-Out, McDonald's

Five Guy's Tops 2010 Xtreme Eating Awards in Burger Catagory

Photograph: Robyn Lee Five Guy's Burgers and Fries has bested McDonald's, Burger King and the rest of the fast food industry in the 2010 Xtreme Eating Awards. The rather dubious honor, awarded by the consumer watch dog group Center...

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27 Comments | Posted by Nick Solares, May 26, 2010 at 12:00 PM
Tagged: chain burgers, Five Guys

Winner of the Chain Burger Tournament: Five Guys

[Photograph: Robyn Lee] Three weeks of polls are finally over. Behold your Chain Burger Tournament winner: Five Guys. We know many of you aren't happy about the results or the way the brackets were seeded, but there are obviously...

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30 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, April 12, 2010 at 11:00 AM
Tagged: burger brackets, Five Guys

Video: Obama Burger Run to Five Guys on 'Inside the Obama White House'

On Friday we noted that President Barack Obama made a burger run to Five Guys with NBC's Brian Williams. Last night NBC aired footage of the most recent Obama Burger Run as part of the special report Inside the...

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6 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, June 3, 2009 at 6:00 AM
Tagged: Barack Obama, Five Guys, Obama burger runs, videos, Washington D.C.

Breaking: More Obama Burgers; Orders Lunch from Five Guys

Right now: President Obama orders Five Guys for lunch. Burger for himself and food for NBC's Brian Williams. No word on whether POTUS ordered it medium-well with Dijon. Follow @InsideObamaWH for further developments. [via @Gordoneats] Update: He ordered a cheeseburger...

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18 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, May 29, 2009 at 1:30 PM
Tagged: Barack Obama, Five Guys, Obama burger runs, Twitter

Five Guys in Midtown Raised Prices

A Midtown Lunch reader reports that the Five Guys in Midtown raised their prices for the second time in the last year—80 cents for fries and 30 to 40 cents for burgers. "Burger and Fries now is $12 (including tax)...

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9 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, March 19, 2009 at 5:00 PM
Tagged: Five Guys, NYC

Dear AHT: Boston Five Guys No Good

Burger Barons, The backround: I've been enjoying Five Guys since it made it to NYC in Queens as verified by AHT. It's been a must have when either the lines at Shake Shack make it possible to drive through the...

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13 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, February 25, 2009 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: Boston, Dear AHT, Five Guys, Massachusetts