Taste for Burgers: Five Guys and Red Robin

This month is all about two of my favorite hamburger restaurants:  Five Guys Burgers and Fries and Red Robin Gourmet Burgers.  These are two totally different places, because one has a basic menu and the other has multiple choices on the menu.  Both of these restaurants are part of national restaurant chains located all over the US.  Five Guys has three locations in Rochester(Henrietta, Pittsford, and Webster) and Red Robin has two locations (Henrietta and Webster). 

I’m going to start with Five Guys.  This is a fast food hamburger restaurant that has a very basic menu and the burgers are made with only fresh ground beef.  Your choices are hamburgers, hot dogs, fries, veggie sandwiches and grill cheese.  You can’t get any more simple than that.  You basically build your own burger with whatever you want on it.  All your toppings are included in the price of the burger and you have two sizes to choose from: little and regular.  The little burger has one patty on it and the regular burger has two patties on it.  From there you start to add whatever topping you what on it like: lettuce, tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, pickles, green peppers, and more.  Cheese and bacon burgers are a little more in price.  Their fries are awesome and are my favorite.  They are fresh cut fries and are fried in peanut oil.  These also come in two sizes: regular and large.  The portion sizes of the fries you get are huge and the regular size can be shared with other.  The large size can be shared by a family of four.

Little bacon cheese burger

Now Red Robin is the total opposite when it comes to their burgers.  They are known for having gourmet burgers and much more on the menu.  They have burgers like: Guacamole Bacon Burger, Whiskey River BBQ Burger(my favorite), Sauteed Shroom Burger, Bleu Ribbon Burger and more.  You can also get turkey burgers, fish sandwiches, chicken sandwiches and more.  The great thing about when you order any of these item, you get bottomless orders of steak fries.  If you are not in the mood for burger or sandwiches, you can choose from fresh salads, wraps, soup and desserts.  They also have a kids menu with lot of choices.

Now that I have given you two very great places to get the best burger, it is time for you to try.