Five guys is a local place? I've eaten at Five Guys in Blacksburg, VA, Howell, NJ, Baltimore, MD, and Philadelphia, PA. I would consider them a chain, by now...not in the same way as Hardee's or Mickey D's, but they're constantly expanding.

I liked Five Guys at first, but now I avoid them and make my own burgers. I don't like feeling like I'm going to have a heart attack every time I step in there. I'm still in my 20s, lol.

Well that's more what I meant - that I wouldn't compare them to Hardees or Mickey D's, etc. It wasn't a precise choice of words on my part.

The one in the Hartford area in CT is actually REALLY good.

ETA: They're definitely not healthy - the fries especially.

Understood. You mean the bag dripping with peanut oil and potato grease?

Those fries are so good. I just can't keep hurting my body, lol.

Yep, I think for the most part that is true! :)

Haha, yep, that one. The fries are excellent - the problem is they give you so many of them, and before you know it, you've finished them.

The fries are excellent, though - I'd put them up there with the Bristol Lounge (Four Seasons in Boston) and Radius (also in Boston) as some of the best fries I've ever had.

ETA: I heard the fries at Anthony Bourdain's restaurants (Les Halles) are also pretty incredible.

From the website, it looks like there are a few Jersey Mikes in NJ (21 by my count): http://www.jerseymikes.com/locations...city=&state=NJ .

ETA: When it comes to subs, I find that the local pizza places or Italian delis usually make much better subs than the chains.

I live in Jersey and never heard of Jersey Mikes. But it seems most of them are down teh shore, so maybe that's it.

The Waffle House in Talladega, AL. Ate there when I came from TX to go to school. We got there at 4am and wanted to have someting to eat. Food was so-so, but I am a true lover of grits! When I took one spoonful of what they called grits, I was through forever with the Waffle House for good! Haven't eaten in one since 1992. However, from the time I was in AL, I always heard how good the Waffle House was. Not for me, it still sucks to this day.

I think I've said it before (in this thread maybe), but my feeling exactly. Plus, it's expensive for what you get.

Jimmy Johns, I much prefer Subway over them.

I agree with all of those. 5 Guys is good, but it's nothing to brag about. Sonic makes good drinks, but still, it's nothing to flip out over (since they're everywhere in Texas, it's fun to see people orgasm over it in Michigan). A&W is just... it's good to have maybe once a year.