This summer in St. Louis I started hearing a lot of buzz about a new burger joint, along with staggering reports that these burgers rated highest in calories per bite of any known to man. Despite the health warning, or perhaps due to it, our entourage of 8 adults and 7 kids couldn’t resist going for lunch to try it out. I have to say that the burgers at Five Guys Burgers and Fries are so special, I am happy to safely reside over 2,000 miles from the nearest location.
At the time, I thought Five Guys was local, but soon discovered that in fact, Five Guys ranked was fastest growing chain in America in 2009. Along with his sons, Jerry Murrell of Five Guys Burgers and Fries built a 570-store chain that enjoys a cult following. Even Obama’s burger run to Five Guys in D.C. made headline news. How did I miss that? While I obviously can not claim to have discovered the best burger ever at an obscure burger joint in Missouri, I am happy to pass along this great article I discovered in Inc. Magazine; How I Did It: Jerry Murrell, Five Guys Burgers and Fries.
Hungry? Sure, I’d love to have a Five Guys’ Burger right now too. But even more, I’d love to open an old fashioned All-American Diner with great burgers and fries, rollerskating servers and yes of course, a Jukebox, right here in The Netherlands! Jerry Murrell and sons are proof that there is no such thing as it’s all been done before; if you do it right!
Suzy Ogé is an American born business woman living in The Hague, The Netherlands. 