Category: Eats
Five Guys Burgers- First Taste Video
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Five Guys Gloucester Burgers $9.23 Double Cheeseburger and Cajun Fries
I’d been to Five Guys in Naples a couple of times but never paid attention to the price as we were on vacation and when we’re on vacation I tend not to obsess over saving money.
Here is the burger I got yesterday morning at 11:00AM I was the 21st ticket of the day. The first video will be posted at 8:00AM
Five Guys Gloucester Burgers $9.25 Double Cheeseburger and Cajun Fries, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
The total for a two patty bacon cheeseburger with bbq sauce and sauteed onions along with an order of cajun fries came to $9.23- note that I didn’t get a drink.
Now here’s the thing, the burger was very good. Way better than McDonalds or Wendy’s or Burger King, but it was also considerably more money. It took about 7-8 minutes to get the complete order.
I think there are better burger options in town- be it Passports, Alchemy, Dog Bar, Elliots, Topside Grille, and some people would throw Halibut Point in there. You can get a better burger with fries at any of these other joints for about the same if not slightly less money. That’s not a slight to the Five Guys Burger because they are tasty and prepared well. It’s just when you factor in the pricing there are better burger values for the quality you get. That’s a testament to the strong restaurant offerings in Gloucester. I’m sure there are other restaurants in Gloucester that have burgers equally as good. If any Gloucester restaurateur that I didn’t mention would like to send in a picture of one of their burgers, I’d be happy to post it for comparison’s sake.
The bottom line is that you should try it for yourself though because it is a different kind of experience and the burgers are very very good. I rate them better than Fudruckers by a mile actually but I’ve never been a Fudruckers Fan. If the pricing was just a bit less I’d probably make it a regular stop but I have a hard time justifying over $10 for a fast food lunch. I’d prefer to get any number of specials around town for under $10 for a restaurant style meal.
For comparisons sake here is a Passports Bacon Blue Burger with sauteed onions and BBQ Sauce and Hand Cut Fries for $8.95
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West End Grille Menu Board
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GMG’s Laurie Lufkin and Chef Mary Hickey’s Seafood Throwdown Winning Dish Panko Crusted Haddock With Sauteed Chard and Grilled Vegetables
Would you just look at that presentation?
Seafood Throwdown Winning Dish Panko Crusted Haddock With Sauteed Chard and Grilled Vegetables, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Church Street Panini From West End Grille
$7.25 and very tasty at The West End Grille. I got one early in the evening of the Block Party. No line- zipped in and zipped out
Church Street Panini From West End Grille, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Cliff Rideout- Stands Alone As The Only Competitor To Ever Take Down The Three Stooge Challenge
Cliff Rideout- the only man, woman or child to finish the Three Stooge Challenge. For his outstanding achievement in competitive eating Cliff gets his name emblazoned on a plaque and the $8.50 meal was on the house.
The one thing I noticed about Cliff was that when he was in eating mode he zoned out everything around him and he went into an almost zen like eating mode. It was like a machine- fork to mouth- fork to mouth- fork to mouth. Steady stroke and even pace brought him the title.
Congrats champ!
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Theodore Fanion Fails To Finish The Three Stooge Challenge Video
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How To Fillet A Codfish Demo At The Cape Ann Farmer’s Market
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Three Stooge Challenge At Tucker’s Farm Family Diner
Contestants Mike Williamson, Danny Williamson, Cliff Rideout and Ed Collard
Three Stooge Challenge At Tucker’s Farm Family Diner, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Ed Struggles At The Mid Way Mark -Filmed By Fank Ciolino
I had to get back to the dock and Frank Ciolino picks up the Filming-
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Ten Minutes Into The Three Stooges Challenge At Tucker’s Farm Family Diner
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Three Stooge Challenge At Tucker’s Farm Family Diner
It took two spachelas (sp?) to turn one pancake but master chef David performed the flip perfectly every time. I think it was all in the wrist action.
Three Stooge Challenge At Tucker’s Farm Family Diner, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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David Tucker Jr Breaks Down The Contestants Video
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Donny Jacobs- Man Vs Food- The Food Won
One Down- Five To Go
Thanks to FOB Frank Ciolino for taping when I had to leave to get back to teh dock.
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More Seafood Throwdown Videos From The Cape Ann Farmer’s Market
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Cliff Rideout- A Mean (not so lean) Eating Machine Part IV Video
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Three Stooge Challenge At Tucker’s Farm Family Diner
We had six competitors- Ed Collard, Theodore Fanion, Donny Jacobs,Cliff Rideout, Danny Williamson and Mike Williamson. The goal was to get all of the food listed in the sign below down in an hour.
Do you think it was possible?
Three Stooge Challenge At Tucker’s Farm Family Diner, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Behind The Grill For The Three Stooge Challenge At Tucker ‘s Farm Family Diner Videos Two and Three
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Fresh Tomotos At The Cape Ann Farmer’s Market
Fresh Tomotos At The Cape Ann Farmer’s Market, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Good Morning Gloucester 