[Shipping up to Boston]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

A "little" cheeseburger, a "little" fry, and a regular soda (they don't offer small), will set you back $17.27, before tax, at 5 Guys.

The little cheeseburger has a decent amount of meat, and the little fry is significantly more than a medium fry at McDonald's but I don't know of anyone who actually eats ALL those fries at 5 Guys. So let's compare similar to similar:

A "Daily Double" cheeseburger is $3.99. A medium fry is $3.99. A medium soda is $2.29. Total is $10.27, before tax. So it's $7 cheaper at McDonald's - which is almost enough to get you an additional little cheeseburger at 5 guys, or a Big Mac in addition to your double burger at McDonald's.

That said, I really like 5 guys burgers and fries, MUCH more than McDonald's. And when I go to McDonald's I don't get a soda, and I only grab a few fries from the medium fry I get for my husband. And sometimes I only get a single normal cheeseburger. OTOH at 5 Guys I get a "little" cheeseburger with tons of mushrooms and onions, and I eat most of the fries from the "little" portion, and sometimes I splurge and get a chocolate shake - but never a soda. There's really no comparison between the two. 5 Guys isn't fast food, and McDonald's doesn't really count as "food" at all, in my opinion. It's more like "things to fill your stomach that probably won't kill you as long as you don't eat it every day."

Don’t forget the peanuts.....