Five Guys Burgers and Fries

I think what makes five guys burgers so awesome is not the patty, but the melted cheese and the variety of toppings and sauces that are free of charge. I’ve always stuck with the little burgers cos that’s more than enough for me (with all the toppings).
Must try the Cajun fries. What’s best is they always top it off with an extra scoop of fries regardless of which size you order.
Seating is alright, it’s a fast food restaurant after all. Drinks are refillable. They also provide unlimited peanuts while you wait for your food.

There is a food safety issue, I just don’t understand about many restaurants like five guys, pandora bread, and so on in Toronto. We can see you, so you hand washing and food prep techniques should be superb. The manager wore the same pair of gloves to make and prepare my food, empty the fry bucket and who knows what else; in the back of the restaurant. At all the five guys on York mills, Warden, and laird have these loud, crass, females working there who are more interested in gossip, than there jobs. It’s the managers issue for not hiring the right team members. Also, when the manager is a bad employee himself; he will, most likely, hire the type of staff that mirror his style. The one on laird, is ran, seemingly, by a child. There has been a fast turn around on staff. I’ve only been there three times this year and someone is always being trained. I use to come often last year before the new manager arrived. I don’t know if it was sold, but It has a very different atmosphere. (not good)

One of my favourite fast food burger joints. Staff here is usually very friendly and also quite quick with the orders even though it can get quite busy here at times.
I really like the fact that they have the peanuts that you can munch on while you wait for your food to be prepared. There prices are a bit on the expensive side which is why i give it 4 stars but their burgers are really good.
I would definitely recommend this place.

Good burger, but wayyyyy to expensive. Since when does a burger and fries cost $ 15? Not worth it, many other burger joints around that are just as good for a better price.

Burgers were tepid (cool), dry, no milk for kids, no shakes, no toppings as requested, no mustard. Crowded, disorganized, messy. Service out of order, that is they were serving number 30 when we were standings there with others with 20’s.

Went there today with my 12 y/​o son because I’ve heard that this is the best place for a GREAT BURGER
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Unfortunately the $ 30 we paid for 2 burgers, 1 fry and 2 cokes was a waste of at least $ 20 of those dollars.
Bland burgers, too well done with cheese that wasn’t even melted!
If they charge so much you’d think they’d have flame grille, thick paddies etc.
The fries were good and the staff was friendly tho. That’s why I give them 2 stars.
Definately NOT the best!

A perfectly good burger and fries. Nothing outstanding though, just a good, hand-​formed patty and decent fries. They fill your cardboard pouch in fries and then top up the bag with more fries, almost like they had too many so they had to do something with the extras. The topping selection is quite extensive although when I asked for mushrooms I was expecting more. At first I thought they had skipped them by chance and didn’t think anymore about it, until one miniscule piece of mushroom fell out of my burger. Not too impressive. The regular burger is a two patty deal, which tops out at almost $ 15 as a combo with drink and fries, and unless you’re really hungry, you would probably be fine with the single patty version and save a few dollars. I found the salt level in the patty somewhat lacking and adding salt on top doesn’t quite have the same effect as having it added before the meat is cooked (or during). Overall a nice experience eating at this restaurant, pleasant service and a clean dining area with a great view out the windows, almost like a solarium (see my picture).

Great burger joint. Love the burgers here, they are cooked perfect, and have all the fixings I could ask for. Nice open layout with lots of seating and cool retro styling. Even the fries here are really good, try it with the gravy. Definitely not hating on this place, they make a mean burger, check it out. But just wont get the five stars from me, theres others places I still hold higher than these place! Love it though!!!

Meat and cheese extravaganza! Freakin’ delicious although the toppings are pretty limited, but I do love the free grilled onions/​mushrooms. Not a lot of menu options either, but bang for your buck burgers and fries are hard to beat. Can easily share one Large fries with 2 – 3 people as they give you so many extra in the fry bag. Free peanuts while you wait for your food is always a nice touch. Burger is a little greasy sure, sometimes a bit overcooked I’ve noticed, but all in all it reallllllllly hits the spot especially if you are hungover and just need a cheeseburger as your saviour.

So I went to five guys today with a friend and he had the double bacon cheeseburger or something like that and I had the little hamburger. Just to be clear their normal hamburgers are very big, and they have to beef patties whereas the little hamburgers are the same but they only have one beef patty. A normal hamburger will cost you anywhere between 690 928 dollars$ 6.99-$ 8 and something, I think the small burgers are $ 5.99 to about $ 7.50 I believe. The wait was about 10 minutes for us to get our food. We also ordered Cajun fries a regular order which we shared between us. The fries were really good and I would recommend those for sure. They give you enough to overflow the cup and cover the bottom of the bag. The fries weren’t greasy, not overly salty, and they were really nicely seasoned with the Cajun spices. The burgers themselves were pretty sloppy, but they were okay. I don’t think that they were worth the price that we paid in terms of quality but you do get a pretty big burger so I guess it’s not so bad. I wouldn’t say it’s the best burger I’ve ever had, but it’s definitely edible and I would probably return again. The only thing that I wish they would change is that they should have a large sign outside saying that they have peanut shells all over the floor from the peanuts they serve with every meal. If you have a peanut allergy, or your kids have a peanut allergy, do not come here!’

Fast. Lots of seating and parking. Kinda expensive and there’s no «combo deal». Love the 70s rock on the sound system.

Has lunch here today.
Service was great; the cashier was super friendly.
Waiting time for burgers were a little long.
Some items that I didn’t ask for were in the hamburger.
Fries were dark brown.
I won’t go out of my way to come back as it was a ‘meh’ experience.

I like Five Guys when I am in the mood for a sloppy burger (i.e. hangover…). This new one on Laird is no exception, although they do struggle a bit with getting streamlined on the service side these first weeks after opening… The fries are great, but the chilly version was a disappointment (was just salty and hot… not a good spice). the burgers are great, — order with «the works» and get a small one (the large one is the same, but with two patties).
Don’t expect a Burger’s Priest, Burger Shoppe etc kinda burger. It’s not, don’t go there if thats what you want. This is more of a chain, but light years better than McDonalds etc.

Newly opened in the new strip mall on Laird in Leaside, so the wife and I tried it yesterday (Saturday) at around 2 p.m. Since it is brand spanking new it looked very nice, bright and fresh. It has the requisite free peanuts that you can load up on while waiting, peanut shells all over the floor and they state that everything is cooked in peanut oil so if you have a nut allergy this place is definitely not for you.
The service was slow as the place was packed and the lady taking the orders makes sure to confirm every part of it before you pay for it. At least that part is good, but I did notice that on the wall they’d posted that all of the burgers are cooked WELL DONE. Unfortunately that sucks since the best burgers are never more than MEDIUM if not MEDIUM RARE.
The wife got a burger and I got a bacon cheese burger. Those are burgers with TWO patties so if you want something lighter you should get the LITTLE version of them which is identical, but just one patty. We both agreed that the meat had no real preservatives which was nice, but it was also fairly tasteless. All the flavour comes from the condiments and toppings. Part of this is because they cook them all well done, but they also commit the other cardinal sin of burger cooking and that is to press it flat on the grill with that stupid pressing tool that looks like it should be ironing someone’s clothes. That forces all the juices out of the burger. That makes them dry and tasteless. Anthony Bourdain would not be amused.
The only drink is soda pop which includes unlimited refills so don’t bother getting anything beyond the smallest size since you can fill up the cup as often as you want. They really need to offer milk shakes.
Lastly, the fries. They were actually pretty good and we only got one order between us because I’d heard how they fill up the container to overflowing so that the bottom 3 inches of your paper bag contain fries as well. We were not disappointed. They were hot, tasty, crispy and plentiful. In fact the fries are the reason for my 2 stars.
As for cleanliness I have a pet peeve. Since many places in Toronto now spray the tables with a light disinfectant before wiping the table I expect the same from all U.S. chains moving up here. If it’s good enough for a home grown chain like St. Louis Wings then it should be good enough for 5 Guys, but instead all they had was some bored teenager wiping each table with the same damp cloth. Way to spread the germs around 5 Guys.
Next time I’ll just get my fries to go and head over to Harvey’s for a much better burger.

So this is the first time to a much anticipated Five Guys in Leaside. In a new complex just off of Laird, there is a new burger joint in the east end. Popular even at 2:30 on a Sunday, the burgers were done well. The only thing was I asked for a cheeseburger and got a hamburger. Perhaps the order taker needs to listen better. Oh well, the food is like every other Five Guys I’ve been to. We didn’t order fries this time around, but we’ll see next time. I’ve always gotten a pile of fries in the bag and I noticed the people around me didn’t have the telling greasy bags of fries.