Who doesn’t like a big, juicy, meaty, burger? Well… vegetarians… and vegans… But,
other than that who would not want to go to Five Guys? Well. People with peanut allergies,
I guess. Still! Five Guys rocks! Five Guys is really one of a kind! So here are 10 Five
Guys secrets that you never noticed.
College funds to found Five Guys
The money that was put aside for these four brothers’ college educations is what was
used to fund Five Guys. But that does not mean that this is some kind of very lucky
story of gambling and risk taking in order to hopefully make millions. It is a story
of parents who did well by their kids. To start with, the two parents in question - Jerry
and Janie Murrell – were able to save 70,000 dollars for their four boys to go to college.
Yes, some colleges would cost more than that, even for one person, but the sum is still
pretty significant. This should be taken as a message of warning to all you folks out
there with young children. Save money for them! You never know what they may use it
for! They could go to college, they could put a down payment on a house, condo, or piece
of land, or just like the Murrell family they could start a business! As the four Murrell
boys grew up, their parents saw that they did not necessarily want to go to college.
They decided that the alternative was to invest the money into a family business. That’s
a good deal, no? Keeps the family together, keeps the boys working and educating themselves,
and at the end of the day it became a profitable business! Well done!
Five Guys does not Deliver
Back in the day when Obama was the President of America even he had to go and wait in line
for his tasty tasty burger. People probably let him cut in line though. Right? Wouldn’t
you? Picture this: you see him come in and he is waiting behind you with his security
detail and you’re just on your phone scowling though Instagram and you don’t really have
anywhere to be and you know that he must have some crazy kind of business to attend to and
that his time is like ten thousand times more valuable than yours, or so you assume because
he is, you know, the President, so offer to let him cut in front of you. What would he
say? Do you think he would happily take you up on the offer or just let the whole thing
go? Hmmm. Something to think about. This is a valuable thing to think about because Five
Guys does not deliver, so this kind of problem could affect so many people if they are in
line and then a famous person comes in behind them. Then, there is the question of who you
would let cut in line and who you would just be like “nahhh – they can wait.” So
many questions all because Five Guys has no delivery service.
Uber Eats does deliver Five Guys
Well, where there is a will there is a way and if you have the Uber Eats App then you
can surely stay home and order from Five Guys without ever leaving the sofa. However, that
would mean that you may potentially lose the best time to eat your fries and your burger.
You know, the perfect, perfect time to eat it before it is too cold, but also after it
has cooled down just slightly. There must be a name for that goldilocks moment in time.
Like, optimal food consumption time? Something like that would work, no? Clearly this is
nothing scientific or even legitimate in anyway. It is just the time between your food being
cooked and then being eaten in which you would most enjoy your meal. Surely everything has
its own unique time in which it should be consumed. Apparently meat needs to sit just
a little bit after being cooked so that the magic can happen. If you order your Five Guys
with delivery you may miss this magic moment… Or, you may discover it is actually the best
way to experience your food! Only one way to find out!
If you have a Peanut Allergy Stay Away From Five Guys
This is no joke. Everything in Five Guys is cooked in and with peanut oil. So if you are
deathly allergic to peanuts, you just stay as far away as humanly possible. There are
peanuts everywhere! Not only is their peanut oil literally ALL over the kitchen and kitchen
tools, but there are actual peanuts in big boxes all over the restaurant. So, even if
you went in with a friend and did not get anything, all the peanut dust in the air is
enough to do deadly harm. So be cautious! Tell your friends! No one wants to enter a
burger joint and leave in an ambulance. Furthermore, no one wants to be waiting for their burger
and watch a stranger go into anaphylactic shock. So please, hear this message: If you
have a peanut allergy Five Guys could KILL you. That being said, if you do not have a
peanut allergy go to Five Guys. It is so good and it deserves your business. Just don’t
go hugging any friends who have peanut allergies afterwards.
Some Five Guys Locations have Milkshakes
Now, there are a whole bunch of people being like, “Yeah, duhhh… of course Five Guys
has milkshakes, get with the program!” and then there are a whole other set of people
that are like “Say what?! Come again? You can get a milkshake at Five Guys?” Well
you see, not all Five Guys restaurants offer milkshakes. The reason is very clear and super
understandable. Not all of the Five Guys locations has a freezer. Not all restaurants have room
for a freezer and Five Guys in particular puts a lot of emphasis on the quality of their
ingredients. You will not see frozen produce with this company! No sir! They want freshness
everywhere! So, for that reason, some spots just have not put a freezer in, hence, they
have not been offering milkshakes. There you go! That is the lowdown on the milkshake situation
at Five Guys. If you do find one that offers them though, you really should try one. They
have all kinds of flavors, including… wait for it… Bacon. What?! A bacon milkshake?
What could that even taste like? It is… it has… It’s kind of like… No. You just
have to go try it for yourself. It has a tendency to leave people speechless.
SHAQ and Five Guys are Super Tight
Shaq… The Shaq… Shaquille O'Neal… You know, the American basketball player? Yeah,
that’s the one. Well he actually owns a whole load of Five Guys. When athletes are
not being athletic they have to find a way to pass their time and spend their big bucks
they earned getting physical. Shaq has used his money, time, and overall resources to
open and operate over one hundred and fifty Five Guys restaurants. That is quite a few!
That is more than ten percent of the whole company’s franchises. Not only does Shaq
invest in burger joints, but he also invests in a myriad of other things! He is dipping
his toes in all kinds of industries: food, fitness, tech, and even real estate. Some
may call him thrifty. Some may call him an investor. Others may call him a genius entrepreneur.
However, really, if we get right down to it, he is a business mogul! He is just working
his athletic butt right off to make the best deals and do the best business.
Five Guys has a “Secret Hack Menu”
No fast food joint is ever complete without its little hidden secrets. Secret menus and
off menu items are a way to make customers feel special and in all honesty probably control
quantity. If everyone was ordering these secret things, it would probably cost the company
more money or they would have to keep larger quantities of whatever ingredients they need
for the secret thing. For example, at Five Guys the secrets are all about the cheese.
Cheese can be super expensive! Who blames them for wanting to keep some extra cheese
under cover? What you would need to do if you wanted to experience more more more cheese
on your burger than you would normally get is ask for a Double Grilled Cheese burger.
Now, apparently some restaurants will not honor this order. This could just be because
it was not requested properly. If something is a secret it won’t just be given away
like that. It won’t be so easy, because that would ruin the fun and it would mean
that the item should just be on the regular menu.
Five Guys almost did not Franchise
Yes. There is an alternate world in which the founding members of the company did not
come to the conclusion to franchise. In that world there is only one Five Guys restaurant
which does super well, but obviously does not hold a candle to the kind of success the
company has had due to franchising. Five guys is considered by many to be the fastest growing
franchise in the U.S and has even made its way into Canada and London. This did not come
easily. Apparently there is a sound proof room in the Five Guys offices because the
family that started the company would get pretty rowdy and vocal when they argued on
such subjects. Nothing like a good screaming match to clear the air. Surely whomever disagreed
with franchising sees that they were in the wrong? Come on. How can you argue with actual
success! It’s all in the numbers.
The peanuts are a distraction
The peanuts are there only to distract customers from being noisy, fidgety, unhappy, and downright
unpleasant. This is probably the most brilliant thing ever. Having a distraction when waiting
in line for something will make the wait seem quicker. It will also prevent complaining.
It will occupy the mind. The idea behind the peanuts is actually even more clever than
anything before it because it is also occupying the mouth! How can people talk smack when
their mouths are full! It is also great because customers appreciate getting free things.
Who doesn’t?! Getting something for free is like Christmas morning or winning first
place. It gives you a buzz inside your soul. Like, you feel you are special and that you
are saving money and that you are enjoying something that you did not have to think about
not having because of the cost. The peanuts are like the best fast food trick anyone has
ever played ever. They are an amazing way to keep customers happy! Then, on top of that,
they are also cool. There is an appeal to them because they are in every store. It is
reliable. Therefore, the company gains even more respect in customer’s minds because
they can be trusted. Heaven forbid the day that the cost of peanuts rises and we have
to pay for them. There would be an uprising. It would be a potentially gruesome event that
would transpire. Or, can you imagine if they just stopped serving them at all. That would
be even more devastating. All kidding aside, people would be very upset if Five Guys got
rid of the free peanut system that they have going. That is because it is a system that
is working and has been doing all the customers some good! In this world there is nothing
like a free snack to win trust and create loyalty.
There are six guys, not five
Woah. Now you are thinking that everything the company is and has offered you must be
a lie because how in the world and why would they ever lie about how many guys there are?
How could they do this?! The original five guys are all members of the Murrell family:
Papa Murrell (Jerry) and his four sons (Jim, Mat, Chad, and Ben). Then who is the sixth
imposter? Is it a cousin? Is it an investor? No, no, no. It’s none of that. We can all
calm down. The truth about the sixth guy is that after the business was started, another
son was born! Awwww. Yes. Cue the waterworks. That sounds like a prime time story to me.
Yes, yet another little boy was brought into this entrepreneurial family. Welcome to the
team, Tyler. So this is a good story. One of love and family rather than one of trickery.
We can all commend the family for putting family first.
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