Five Guys might have been in business for a few months already, but queues were still pretty long during meal hours. And it was a big deal that day when they were out of bacon, like how could this happen when a few menu items depended on bacon as a main ingredient?

Bacon or not, this visit was clearly not wasted as I continued to order what was essential in a burger restaurant: burger, fries and a milkshake. What was beautiful was that both the burger and the milkshake allowed as many additional ingredients as I would like, and of course the “kiasuism” in me tried to put a few things down.

The Cheeseburger (S$15.00), just like any of the others, was wrapped in foil, and my hands were already greasy before they could even reach the bun. Messy as it might have seemed, the burger tasted good, and that was all that mattered.

Something that really surprised me was their generosity with their fries. A large fries costed S$11.00, and it was measured by a large drink cup, plus any extra that came with the fries scoop; the paperbag that housed the cup had a full cup of chips plus a whole lot of them “spilled out”.

Needless to say, I would aim for their Five Guys Shake (S$10.00) again. Next time, I would want to mix-in bacon just to give that a shot.