Five Guys Bacon Cheese Dog
Last month at Fast Food Critic, John reviewed a burger from Five Guys Burgers and Fries. His photos and description left me craving 5G, so I decided to revisit the rapid growing quick serve establishment. I’ll be honest and say I’ve never been a big fan of Five Guys, despite rave reviews they’ve received from others. I hadn’t been in several years, and wanted to give them another shot. John’s review inspired me to do that, and even try something new. 5G is primarily known for burgers, however they also serve an item rare in the fast food industry these days… the elusive hot dog.
On this occasion it’s the Bacon Cheese Dog, and I was not disappointed. It’s a very good dog. I decided to add diced raw onions and mustard/ketchup to the bacon and American cheese. One thing which makes Five Guys special is the ability to pile on a large variety of free toppings to your burgers and hot dogs. In fact, 5G’s recently revamped website says there are “15 FREE Toppings”. Today I felt like standard, typical ingredients, but will get more adventurous with choices in the future.
As I waited for my food I munched on whole peanuts in the shell, a nice perk offered to all customers. I watched the burgers and dogs sizzle on the grill, which made me hungry. It’s a nice change from many fast-food restaurants where you have no idea how, or by whom your food is cooked. Upon getting my order I noticed the dog is a good size and the beef frank is split right down the middle. Having it split in half was a nice touch, and helped distribute the toppings generously and evenly. The diced raw onions were tasty and fresh, the bacon was crisp and salty, and the frank was full of flavor. The American cheese tasted fine, but unfortunately was barely melted. It would have been improved with a more consistent melt. Having part of the cheese warm and gooey while the rest stayed refrigerated cold and firm… was a minor turnoff.
The frankfurters are supplied by Hebrew National, containing 100% kosher beef with no artificial ingredients. Not the best I’ve eaten, but still one of the better franks around. The buns were soft, fresh and toasted on the inside, though nothing special.
A single dog is not enough to satisfy a hungry appetite, and at $3.89 each it could get expensive to fill up. I’ve yet to try the fries, either Cajun or Regular, but I’ve heard a lot of positive response from people who have. FFC founder Timothy plans on reviewing both in the near future. The bacon cheese dog plus fries and drink will cost you about $6 and change. It’s definitely worth trying and something I can easily recommend. Since hot dogs are a rare breed in the fast food world, go show them some love. Yes, Five Guys is a burger place, but it’s nice to see every dog does have it’s day.
Price: $3.89 / Website: FiveGuys.com
Fast Food Critic Score: B+
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Nutrition Facts - Five Guys, Bacon Cheese Dog.
Calories - 695
Calories from Fat - 425
Total Fat - 48 grams
Carbs - 40.5 grams
Saturated Fat - 22 grams
Trans Fat - 0 grams
Cholesterol - 96 milligrams
Sodium - 1700 milligrams
Protein - 26 grams
I’m not much of a hotdog eater and don’t remember the last time I had a hotdog, but this looks yummy. I want one!
the dog and fries will definitely fill you up as the fries portions are enormous.
not my favorite fries (I like thin crispy ones) but you do get a lot of them.
Wow, looks great and they don’t hold back on the meat.
Thanks for the great review!
Truly awesome… next time, skip the ketchup. It never belongs on dogs
Also, Hebrew Nationals are easily some of the best dogs… all beef and, if possible, natural casing are the way to go. I don’t even think I can stomach a brand other than HN, Nathan’s, Boar’s Head and Sabrett, along with the great hot dog shacks around.
I’m pretty serious about hot dogs and normally I wouldn’t throw that much stuff on mine… but bacon and cheese? You can’t go wrong with that.
I’d really like to know why there aren’t many hot dog places around.
I was a night manager at BK (about a hundred years ago)
And the store supervisor liked hot dogs so much that he got special permission from Miami headquarters to serve them.
They sold like crazy.Parents loved having them for the kids.
I haven’t had a good hot dog for a while except the rare occasion we cook them at home. There are not any places in our neighborhood to get one.
I’d love to see more fast food hotdog reviews on this site if any other decent ones are served. I love a good dog, but I find outside of mom and pop hot dog joints its hard to find a good one
I know Checkers/Rally’s serves up a pretty good ‘dog, also available as chili-dog.
Sonic also sells them as “coney’s”, but are sort of gross.
Those are the only other QSR ‘dogs I’m aware of.
Ryan -
That is one good dog, but you really missed out not ordering the fries. As rob pointed out, you get a huge serving and they are tasty. Try the malt vinegar that 5G supplies on ‘em and you’ll swoon.
I believe a serving size for a hot dog is 2 hot dogs. Anyone who disagrees is a communist.
I have to agree with Jon, but also with Ryan that it could get expensive.
Maybe when I try this I’ll just go with the dog and fries. If i’m still hungry… there’s always those gas station dogs that usually go for 2/$1.00
By the way, finally got an order of their famous fries this weekend for lunch. Very nice!
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