hello everyone this is running on empty food review well hello ladies gentlemen and everyone
watching welcome one and all to this newest edition of the running on empty food review series
on a windy day um these are actually winds from the uh tropical storm that was passing through
uh originally as a hurricane and uh i've been up a while i was monitoring the storm you know
seeing how the impact might be a lot of rain not too bad with the wind though so all is good there
and uh as a result being up you know a little later than usual made me hungry not hungry for
revenge but hungry for commestibles of all things and i decided i'm gonna get some five guys today
and then that got me thinking about you know the reviews and the youtube channel and all this sort
of stuff and uh that got me thinking wow number one i haven't done a five guys video in a very
long time and we're talking years it might even be seven plus years uh that i haven't done a
five guys review and secondly it's been a long time since i did a video where i talked about
my favorite items from a place so i thought you know let's combine the best of both worlds and uh
how about i i share my favorite items from five guys granted there aren't any new items out here
this is just my go-to order this is the stuff i like to get and that's what we're going to
be breaking down today just what i get and why i get it and uh that's what it's pretty much
gonna be you know five guys i have i've had a uh a love-hate relationship with them over the years
for a while they used to be my favorite fast food chain then in 2016 you know i i don't know i guess
the local five guys started having issues but lately they've redeemed themselves and i found
myself going back so today we've got three items two of which are food one of which is a drink
and uh that's what we've got the food items are here in the brown bag and the drink is in
the drink receptacle i'm gonna get a uh a little bit of a thumbnail right now
the thumbnails are important granted so let's see what's in the bag has the five guys sticker
another complimentary bag and this is the
kind of more stereotypical grease soaked bag five guys for those of you who aren't familiar is a uh
fast food chain with specialties and uh burgers and fries and shakes and it's not to be confused
with their competitor for guys but they have it so let's dig our way and get the
they call this a burger
right there it is what type of burger is my favorite so first up i like the bacon burger
from five guys that's my go-to burger it's simple but sometimes the simplicity is the
best part of it all right it's a no-frills burger but i like it two beef patties
bacon strips and ketchup
on a sesame seed bun so that's what it looks like again close up it's greasy and uh i
just like the way it tastes so let's try this out the bacon burger from five guys going in
of the fast food sorts of burgers this is definitely
it's one of my favorites it's not cheap granted there's one little problem that
i have with it it's the price this is an 11 burger do i think it's overpriced yes i do
but it still tastes good and that doesn't negate the fact that it is a good burger
i really like everything about it the beef patties are juicy they're tender they're flavorful
the bacon in there i think is cooked really to perfection it's just got that perfect
blend where it's not too crispy but it's not too you know like it's not too limp or soggy either
but it's it's just teeming with flavor right amount of ketchup it's greasy but it's tasty
and it just everything blends together so nicely in this burger this is one of like
almost the uh perhaps idyllic uh fast food burgers you know it's like i'm trying to say the ideal
fast food burger this is it it's not overwhelming but it's filling i like it i think back in 2013
when i originally rated this i gave it a 9 out of 10 and i still stand by that rating it's a good
burger and there's very few flaws with it aside from really the price so that's my go-to burger
secondly and this i think is going to be easier to show you in the bag what's responsible for all
these grease stains the french fries specifically the cajun fries now i usually get a small cajun
fries and the thing that should also be mentioned sometimes in terms of the sizing for these
for instance if you want a burger with only one patty it's a little bacon burger
if you want it with two patties you know then it's called a bacon burger same thing with the um fries
i get the little one which is really equivalent to like a regular fries and that's all that i need
but you know these are just french fries with a spicy cajun seasoning they serve them up
most of the time in this white cup but they also throw an extra handful in the bag
in this case they kind of fell out of the cup which is all right
what's important is how they taste so let's try out this fry
reason why i get the cajun fries is i think the cajun seasoning on them really
gives them the perfect kick i think there's the right amount of potato in them as well
and i like that they're not again it's like it's all about balance and five guys at least uh has a
tendency to do a good job there where it's not overly it's not overly thick not overly thin
it's not too crispy but again like the bacon not too soggy either
and it's just a good blend and then on top of that it's not you know it is oily and a little greasy
but not to excess and that cajuns that cajun seasoning it's a lingering spice but it just
adds like i said that right amount of kick and um i just think it pairs really well
the only thing when you're eating them you got to be careful because sometimes as you can see
you get that seasoning on your fingers which is why you always have a pocket tissue
you won't believe how long i was preparing that joke for this is just a tissue that i put in there
to pretend it's a pocket handkerchief so again my only issue is price these are five dollar
fries but i mean you are getting a good amount for the um for the price but out of ten again
definitely eight out of ten fries now finally what do i wash all this down with a vanilla
shake uh it's just a standard vanilla milkshake with some whipped cream right there let's try it
the consistency of this is like you have different types of milkshakes so some of
them are more thick like akin to ice cream some of them are more like a liquid and this is one of the
you know more liquefied milkshakes um and that's how they usually are here
not to say that it's it's watery or runny though
is this easy to drink and smooth uh to consume which is what i'm trying to say
good level of sweetness vanilla flavor is potent doesn't come off as overly artificial though um
which is a nice touch but again it's like it's not the star of the show a lot of vanilla milkshakes
can be similar and uh at the price of six dollars it is a little pricey but sometimes it is just a
nice little kind of a dessert type of treat to uh rinse all this down with so out of ten
i'd be giving the vanilla shake from five guys a 7.5 still decent you know but again the lowest of
the three so those are my three favorite items from five guys it's a chain that you know i go
to on occasion but when i do go to five guys this is what i get out of curiosity if uh
you're a five guys aficionado what's your favorite item from five guys i always am
interested in seeing you know what do you what do you like getting from there feel free to leave a
comment if you wish it is something i'm personally curious about but yeah just some favorites from
five guys wanted to let you know what uh what mine are and that's all that i have for you
so uh with that probably be back in a couple days trying out some new releases that i see
coming up on the horizon and until then that's all take care i'm your host the report of the week