Five Guys Burgers and Fries - Carson, CA

Yep, its been awhile...yada...yada...yada...Maybe I just hadn't encountered a restaurant that was worth blogging about since July (or maybe I'm lazy, go figure...). Anyway, I feel like if I'm going to start up a new run of blogs, Five Guys would be a decent start. Five Guys is a fast food burger chain out of the Washington D.C. area that is fast, but anything but fast food. They offer single (they call little) or double patty burgers with about ten to twelve different toppings all of which are free to get. That is, you can get a double (decently sized, not McDonald's double) with about 12 toppings for a whopping $4.50. Add $0.50 for cheese, and another dollar for bacon. That is definitely the allure of the place, but its not in lieu of quality. The burger definitely ranks up there in fast food style burgers: a bit better than the Habit, maybe not quite In-N-Out (but what is, honestly?) and definitely more worthwhile than a Counter burger. With a regular cup of fries which is definitely shareable between two people, you're out maybe $7 bucks for a very good meal. And that doesn't even include the free peanuts you can get while you wait. There are boxes full at the doors (but don't take them outside, they say, cause it might create a mass killing of peanut-o-phobes). Amazingly enough, despite the gratis peanuts, there are not peanut shells littering the entire floor of the restaurant. Good, cheap food and a civilized environment. Does it get any better than that?