4630 Natomas Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95835

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I will consider Five Guys an actual restaurant instead of food food because the food is made completely fresh. Beef patties are cooked when ordered. Fries come from cut potatoes. Food takes a while to cook.

Their menu ranges from various types of burgers, hot dogs, simple sandwiches, and fries. Five Guys offers a “regular” burger (consisting of 2 patties) or a “little” version (consisting of 1 patty). Today I ordered a regular cheeseburger with lettuce, mayo, ketchup, and mustard. Five guys allows you to customize your burger with as many different toppings as you like! A short list of options includes: grilled onions, mushrooms, pickles, A1 sauce, and more! My burger was delicious, filled with high quality ingredients surrounded by a soft sesame seed bun. An interesting note, the burgers are wrapped in foil for you.

The fries can come standard or Cajun style. Today I opted for the standard fries, just to make a baseline judgement. These fries come hot! Each order of fries is cooked to order as well. Next time, I will opt for the Cajun fries to give them a taste. I find the fries a little thick, but not to the point of potato wedges. I can compare the size of one Five Guys fry to 2 Carl’s Jr fries. The taste of the fries were good, but they tasted more like restaurant fries and not fast food fries. FYI: they serve coke products including Mellow Yellow!

Overall, the food tasted great, and I definitely noticed the quality ingredients and freshness. The only downside is that you are paying $5+ for a “regular” burger. The burger combines with fries and drink will add up. I found the regular sized fries was overly sufficient, even for two people. The large just seems too much. Due to its location, Five Guys Burgers and Fries makes for a good meal before a Kings Game.

5501 Freeport Blvd

Sacramento, CA 95822

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Out of all the fast food companies out there, I found that Carl’s Jr creates a product that is tasty, satisfying, and fulfilling. The Big Carl was a recent invention for Carl’s Jr, made in reference to another “big” burger from McDonald’s. The Big Carl has its own tasty rendition of the “secret” sauce of the Big Mac, but the Big Carl weighs in much larger than the Big Mac. Also consisting of lettuce and 2 patties with cheese, the Big Carl doesn’t use the 3rd bun, but includes large charbroiled beef patties that stand tall to the Big Mac’s puny thin beef patties. Not only is the Big Carl a better value, the sheer size of the burger provides a much needed savory meal that no Big Mac can compare.

I ordered the standard Big Carl Combo, small size, where I also added a $1 off combo coupon that I find in the mail every month. The fries that came with the meal were delicious. The fries are of the “with skin” variety that many fast food joints are now using. I suggest anyone who had not tried the Big Carl, do so. If you can find the sheet of Carl’s Jr coupons in the mail, use them. (Although I think the February coupons came last week) As someone who does not like onions, pickles, or tomatoes in my burgers, the Big Carl required no customization for me. If you are someone who likes those items, I suggest you add them in, but you will not be disappointed with this burger!