Five Guys - Kirkland

I know it's not cool to say that a fast food burger is good but... I love these burgers and the Cajun fries are awesome.

There are several reasons to go to Five Guys when the need for a cheeseburger hits -They make a good burger with a good selection of optional toppingsYou can get a decent shakeThe fries are tasty and abundantThe dining area is cleanFree peanuts!My daughter and I dropped in this week. She has several food issues and Five Guys is good at accommodating her. She orders a plain burger with a lettuce wrap instead of a bun and gets onions and peppers on it. I go for the bacon cheeseburger with all sorts of toppings. We split a regular order of fries and each got a soda. On a warmer day, I would get a strawberry shake. They make them good and thick and put in a generous helping of chopped strawberries. It’s hard to get it up through a straw, but it is worth it.I filled a little paper boat with peanuts and we found a table while we waited for the rest of our food to get ready. The peanuts are in the shell the way I like them. Getting the nuts out slows me down just enough to prevent me from shoveling peanuts into my mouth at an unhealthy rate.The downside is that the shells and the little “paper” inside make a huge mess. One of the reasons why there is such a huge staff working there is that they are continuously sweeping up peanut bits.Our food came up in a reasonable amount of time. Each burger is cooked to order, so you can ask for special treatment on your burger or to get the fries made extra crispy. I picked up the food from the counter while my daughter arranged condiments. After I pulled the burgers out of the bag, we split the fries. My daughter took the cup they came in and I took all the ones that spilled into the bag. That makes for about a 50-50 split.I think the fries need more salt, so we got a packet from the condiments along with a little cup of ketchup for dipping.Because you specify all the toppings, I never have to rearrange everything when I open the wrapper. I can just pick up the burger and dig in. I recommend getting a pile of napkins, because the burgers are very juicy.We finished up and washed our hands. As we left, the sweeper came up and cleaned up the mess. It was a good meal.

It’s a pretty standard five guys, but better than the other ones in the area. Everything here always tastes fresh and the staff aren’t rude or anything. And it’s clean. Always a safe bet for a filling meal.

Great staff. Good, yet overpriced food. Below average atmosphere (1950's cafeteria style ....ew!

Online ordering was seamless and the guy at the front was super nice and