Burger od Five Guys
Uvnitř restaurace
Five Guys je řetězec rychlého občerství založen v Arlingtonu ve Virginii. Řetězec prodává hamburgery, hot dogy a hranolky.
Five Guys bylo založeno v roce 1986 by Janie and Jerry Murrell and their four sons (with Jerry and the sons being the original "Five Guys"). Jerry and Janie had a fifth son two years after opening their first restaurant; all five sons, Matt, Jim, Chad, Ben and Tyler, the current "Five Guys", are now involved in the business. Matt and Jim travel the country visiting stores, Chad oversees training, Ben selects the franchisees, and Tyler runs the bakery. The first location, which no longer exists, was in the Westmont Shopping Center on Columbia Pike at Glebe Road. Buns were baked by Brenner's Bakery of Arlington Inc., which was owned and operated by Gino E. Pellegrino and located in the same shopping center. Brenner's made all the rolls by hand until 2001.
The family opened new locations in Old Town Alexandria and Springfield, Virginia. By 2001, there were five locations in Northern Virginia run by the family. The restaurants had gained popularity among locals, and the Murrells decided to franchise the stores. The Murrells began franchising their concept with the help of Fransmart, a franchise sales organization. Former Washington Redskins kicker Mark Moseley, who had gone to work for Fransmart after his football career, played a key role in the sales of franchises, and went on to become Five Guys' director of franchise development after the Murrells ended their business relationship with Fransmart.
In 2010 the company used 123 million pounds of potatoes and they say they used enough peanut oil to fill the Jungle Cruise ride stream at Disneyland. The company's growth exploded when in 2002 the five owners started franchising the business.
As of April 2011, there are more than 750 locations across 40 states and in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec.[4] An additional five stores open every week. The chain's headquarters are in Lorton, Virginia. There was a Five Guys located inside Nationals Park from 2008 to 2010.
The Five Guys' menu is centered on hamburgers, with several other options available. The hamburgers are divided into a "regular" burger, which consists of two beef patties, and a "little" burger that has only one patty. Both burgers are offered with American cheese, bacon, or a combination of the two for an additional charge. All other toppings are included at no additional charge. These toppings consist of: mayo, mustard, ketchup, relish, onion, lettuce, pickle, tomato, green pepper, jalapeño, grilled onion, and grilled mushrooms. Sauces include BBQ, hot sauce and A1.
The menu also includes kosher-style hot dogs, available with cheese and bacon, and grilled cheese and vegetable sandwiches (which are simply the toppings they offer for free, on a bun). There is only one side item, fresh-cut French fries served boardwalk-style and fried in pure peanut oil. The French fries come in two sizes and two varieties, regular "Five Guys style" or "Cajun" style. Most locations offer free in-the-shell peanuts for patrons to eat while they wait for their food to be cooked.
Five Guys uses unique buns that are sweeter and eggier than normal buns.
The locations at Washington Dulles International Airport, LaGuardia Airport, Reagan National Airport, Norfolk Naval Base, and McPherson Square also sell breakfast, consisting of egg sandwiches on Five Guys' buns.
A Five Guy's restaurant usually has a very simple layout, with red-and-white checkered decorations and one counter for purchasing and picking up food. There are tables and chairs around the restaurants for customers to sit down and eat their food at. An interesting feature of most Five Guys restaurants are several cork boards placed on the walls. These cork boards have a stack of notecards and crayons next to them for customers to draw on. Customers can write "I love Five Guys" and then post the notecard on the corkboard with a thumb tack.
Five Guys is described as an authentic, tough love, "sit down and eat" environment that consumers find refreshing in an age where everything feels premeditated. The restaurant openly displays its operations through the open kitchen and the bags of potatoes near the line. The potato stacks originate from a time when the restaurant didn't have any other storage space for them. The company shuns national advertising, but sent a T-shirt to President Obama, which landed one of their stores a visit from the President himself. Five Guys doesn't use any timers in the kitchen, following the mantra that "good cooks know when food's done" and they shake the french fries exactly fifteen times. They have a somewhat cult following and notable brand enthusiasm. Five Guys has been rated as one of the most talked about burger brands online.
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