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WE’VE KNOWN FOR quite some time that the legendary US burger chain Five Guys will be setting up in Ireland.
Now we know exactly where their first restaurant on the island of Ireland will be - Belfast’s Victoria Square shopping centre.
Retail Belfast / TwitterThe signage is up! @FiveGuysUK / @FiveGuys for the impending opening at @Victoria_Square #Belfast#NewToBelfast pic.twitter.com/GJmv5BKuAq
— Retail Belfast (@RetailBelfast) November 4, 2015
DailyEdge.ie has contacted Five Guys to confirm the details of the other restaurants planned for the Republic.
While no locations south of the border have been revealed yet, Five Guys did say that the Belfast location will be the only one open before Christmas.
*heavy breathing*
Just try and stop us.
Written by David Elkin and posted on DailyEdge.ie
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What was it they were telling us last week about eating meat?..
That it’s a free world and we can make our lifestyle choices based on the available information?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VXbxrwFdVA&feature=youtu.be&a you’ll be grand!
That double cheeseburger is upside down. Just an observation.
The upside down photo was taken in one of the Australian branches.
They’re just burgers FFS.
Interesting that you took the time to open, read and subsequently comment on an article just to give out about the fact that their just burgers.
Overpriced burgers at that
I’m here all week Ted.
Good stuff Gerard, I look forward to a combative week so, may tell the boss my productivity will be down for a few days.
Ever had one lads? \∆/
£13/€18 for a burger and chips, nothing special. I won’t be returning.
True…but on top of that, with the experience, you can now take part in an online discussion about the pro’s and con’s of Five Guys burgers.
……………nah, still over priced.
*Oooooh I can’t wait till 5 Guys opens so I can get down there to Instagram and tweet my burger and chips*
Its nice to know all the knobs will be going to the same joint, it spares the rest of us from them.
Ill stick with Ricks and Bobos
I was in one of these places in London. Absolutely nothing special, just a regular fast food restaurant. Nothing healthier or tastier about it. Any other impression you get is due to clever marketing.
And that goes for Krusty Kreme too. Sugary sh*t, overpriced and underwhelming.
*Krispy. Stupid autocorrect.
Not far wrong Gerard…they do go Krusty after a bit.
These aree more than just a regular fast food restaurant. These burgers are something special.
I’ve had burgers in Byron as well. All the same. Lovely and all but still just a fancy burger with a few little quirks.
another American junk food “restaurant” opening- that’s a real news story
You’ve clearly never been to one.
Sure Bunsen in Camden Street is miles better!!
Sure Bunsen – where?
Or Counter on Suffolk St.
“legendary” how so? Pretty liberal use of the word.
Why Belfast? …..I would have thought dublin would be a good starting point due to population? ….then again thet have things like Krispy Kreme donuts there that we don’t have
No Mexican fast food chain here :(
Or dunkin donuts or Wendy’s
I imagine when you open London Manchester Birmingham etc it’s easy to open Belfast ( same tax regime same distribution logistics same currency ) setting up here prob just takes a Little more work :-) having said that you can keep the FG burgers give me sushi any day over that garbage.
@superbova
Try Saburritos fast food mexican restaurants in Dublin. They have at least 5 around the city. Boojum is another good one. Expect long queues.
Is there Krispy Kreme in Belfast?
I must give it a try AL thanks.. I wasn’t even aware of them.
The Dublin store will be called 2 Gays it’s due to open it beside the new rainbow walk…
Interestingly Boojum was born in belfast about 10 years ago.
It’s an expensive McDonald’s. ..nothing more to it!
Over here they should call it 5 lads.
Unless it’s in D4.
Ate in it on holidays two weeks ago , hugely over rated it’s just a burger and fries. Local chipper is much nicer !
It’s nothing special, living in the UK, still miss Eddie Rockets, was a great hangover cure :)
Ed’s Diner is similar to Eddie Rockets.
They have Ed’s Diner in belfast, it didnt get great reviews, however Belfasts first eddie rockets is opening this month.
Also you do realise Eddie Rockets is just the Irish version of Johnny Rockets, an american burger chain.
Nope….unrelated companies
Unrelated!? It’s basically a carbon copy, actually embarrassing if this is true. It reminds me of the ripoff KFC in iran or the fake apple store in china….shamefull
It’s not Ireland so
The irony of having Irish rugby profile pic, yet not considering belfast in Ireland.
The last atlas i checked had belfast at the top of ireland, the far north. Maybe your confusing the term ‘Ireland’ with the term Republic of Ireland, if so you are correct its not in the Republic of Ireland, but then again nobody is suggesting it is..
We already have a five guys. It’s call Ricks on the corner of Dame St. And George’s St.
I’m still waiting for a Bimbo’s Burgers to open up..
Opening on the dandelion site stephens greenin the new year
Five Guys Cheeseburger and regular fries 1800 calories.
McDonalds Big Mac and Regular fries 920.
Five Guys do a good burger and better fries than Micky Ds but it’s not worth the calorie cost. That’s over 70% of your daily average calorie intake. Not to mention the beer you’ve probably already downed, or the soda or milk shake. You can add a Chocolate Triple Thick Shake at Five Guys for an additional 1160 calories. Amazing how it adds up.
Kua ‘Aina a Hawaiian burger place is also opening in belfast just beside 5 Guys, It will be the only one outside London (so far).
Do they offer monkey nuts like in the US complimentary??
I had them in Vietnam once.
Five Guys and an Apple Store – now Victoria is shaping up to be a great day out for everyone – get ready to queue……
Love Five Guys, one of the best burgers I’ve had in London since I moved here. Expensive if you’re over visiting, but it’s about the going rate for a burger and chips these days. Similar price to Byron, bit more than Honest (The best burger in town).
Their burgers are good but it’s $5 just for fries.
suckie suckie $5?
Why can’t someone just make 6 guys burger and deep fry a load of beef in a bun?
Not as good as Shake Shack!
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