In a break from my usual proceedings, this latest post is a guest review from PizzaFaves, the son of an old university friend. Remarkably, this budding young food writer seems to enjoy burgers even more than I do. He may still be in primary school, but I'm sure he's got a bright future in food criticism ahead of him:
The first burger I ever tried was the regular Dave burger at Wendy’s – it was quite good. The first Burger King burger I tried - it was good, but I always felt like I was going to throw up. The cheese wasn’t melted, which was a big minus (disclaimer: specific Burger King burger could not be recalled).
But Five Guys is by far my favourite burger place.
The restaurant was very clean. The colours of the restaurant mostly consisted of red and white tiles on the wall which were nice. The people serving us were all very nice. The food arrived very quickly.
I ordered a normal (adult) sized double cheeseburger with ketchup, plus fries.
Let’s go through the different elements of the burger.
First, the bun. Most burger restaurants in my experience don’t toast the bun. Which doesn’t really change anything. But, in my opinion, it’s a good thing that Five Guys toast their burger buns.
Second, the ketchup (Heinz). It’s pretty much the same as most ketchup, but it does taste good.
Third, the burger patties - probably the most important part. They are really tasty because they are freshly-made and hand-formed. They are so tasty, it’s really easy to eat two of them.
Now the fries. Nicely salted, not too crispy, not too soft. They could be improved, but I don’t how.
Water was provided at a station that also gave out various other drinks, fizzy, and non-fizzy.
Overall, one of the best burger restaurants I’ve ever experienced. I’d say 9.9/10 – it can definitely be improved, but for now - I don’t know how.
The Details:
Address – Five Guys, 13-15 Magdalen St, Oxford OX1 3AE
Web – https://restaurants.fiveguys.co.uk/south-east/13-15-magdalen-st
Telephone - 01865 595563
What an excellent review. I hope PizzaFaves can write more reviews from Oxford!
ReplyDeleteExcellent review. I too agree the fries could be improved.
ReplyDeleteLove this review. It’s admirable because it is so confident in tone and unhurried in quality like a good meal is - one that needs to be savoured, not gulped down, It’s actually worthy of a cordon blue meal in a 5 star restaurant - not a humble burger….but I guess a 5 Guys burger is not the average burger at all. If i were not a vegetarian by choice I’d definitely try one of these. Any chance of opening in India? Bombay in particular…..
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