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The Resume

    (1986- )
    Five Guys Enterprises LLC
    Operating as Five Guys Burgers and Fries
    Headquartered in Lorton, Virginia
    First franchise: Arlington, Virginia (1986)
    Founders: Jerry and Janie Murrell
    1,500 locations (as of 2021)
    5,000 employees (as of 2021)
    Fast food restaurant specializing in hamburgers, hot dogs, and French fries

Why Five Guys might be annoying:

    Its food is greasy as hell.
    It is compared to In-N-Out, but is more expensive.
    They briefly tried to sell coffee and failed.
    It once refused to deliver a 15 burger order to the Pentagon.
    Its franchises all have a red and white checkerboard tile motif on the walls.
    If you have a peanut allergy stay far away (boxes filled with peanuts in the lobby, fries soaked in peanut oil, etc.)
    It didn't even have freezers until 2014 when milkshakes were introduced into the menu (putting an end to their 'Nothing Frozen' campaign).
    It didn't have a drive-through window until 2020 (and then only due to COVID social distancing measures).

Why Five Guys might not be annoying:

    It has a cult following.
    It has over 250,000 possible ways to order a burger.
    It is the preferred burger choice of President Obama and Spider-Man.
    Shaquille O'Neal owns ten percent of all locations.
    Its name is in reference to founder Jerry Murrell's five sons, all of whom have taken an active role in running the company.
    It has been rated one of the most talked-about burger brands online.
    It has been named the 'Number 1 Burger' by Washingtonian Magazine for seven consecutive years.
    It was ranked first in 'Fast Food - Large Chains' and 'Best Burger' in Zagat's annual Fast Food Survey (2011).
    A TikTok showing how Five Guys' hand-cut french fries are made from scratch went viral.

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 23 Votes: 13.04% Annoying