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Five Guys Burgers & Fries

Five Guys Burger and Fries in Natomas
Creative Commons License photo credit: Big C Harvey

I figured after eating at Five Guys Burgers & Fries several times in one week, I would give them a review on this here web log. Finding a good burger joint is not incredibly difficult in the Sacramento area. Not to mention the fact that defining a good burger joint is like trying to describe the taste of a banana. That is, it’s subjective. For example, many of the folks on Yelp are lukewarm about this place.

The Good

  • The toppings: Mayo, Relish, Onions, Lettuce, Pickles, Tomatoes, Grilled Onions, Grilled Mushrooms, Ketchup, Mustard, Jalapeno Peppers, Green Peppers, A-1 Sauce, Bar-B-Q Sauce, and Hot Sauce are all included at no additional charge. Mmm, mushrooms.
  • The fries: Regular or Cajun Style, these fries are hearty and crispy, great for ketchup dipping
  • The peanuts: Help yourself peanuts while you wait for your food. Think that’s lame? Don’t have them, but stop judging me already!
  • The soda: It’s a Coke shop and they have Coke Zero. Done and done.

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$1 coffee and tea smoothies

$1 Jamba Juice Coffee & Tea SmoothiesThis Thursday, August 19th, Jamba Juice will be offering up $1 coffee and tea smoothies.

These free or low cost offers tend to be a mess, but you never know.

*Offer valid only on 8/19/10 at participating Jamba Juice locations towards the purchase of one sixteen size Coffee Craze™, Matcha Green Tea Blast®, Mocha Mojo™ & Chill-icious Chai™ smoothies.

Where was I? Hella hard to find

Where am I? These guys are hella tight.
Why do I have craving for a high quality meal at a competitive price?

This story about the UC Davis physics undergraduate trying get the word “hella” to be accepted as a unit of measure, distance, etc. is quite entertaining. The comments of course are choice. Is he the smartest dude ever? Or, is he totally stupid? Such a lame debate. Whatever.

Oh, speaking of, did anyone ever use the word “moded” when someone was embarrassed or insulted? You got moded! Just curious if that was specific to my junior high or what.

Roseville: Confidential

Screenshot of roseville.ca.us salary information
Do not click on this link, it's confidential!
My favorite part of this mess with the salaries of city officials is the way each city is posting their salary information online. My favorite? The City of Roseville. The first link under “Salary Schedules” is titled “Confidential.” That’s just awesome.

I am sure the Bee is working on their own version for this for their “the gym locker combinations of every gym member in Northern California” database collection.

A mix of beautiful and seedy

It’s always fun to read what folks have to say about Sacramento who do not live here.

From a review at fodors.com:

My first impression riding in was mixed and the city seemed fairly empty, there were not nearly as many folks walking around as I thought there would be in a city of that size at that time of day.

I’ve noticed this myself. Sure, traffic is a mess, but once people get to their homes they don’t seem to hit the streets, huh? Well, if you don’t have a home you do…

Leaving the restaurant, the sun was beginning to set, and I was surprised to see that most of the shops had already closed. Retracing my steps to the hotel was kind of spooky, There were very few people on the streets and many of those that I saw seemed to be vagrants. I was hit up for change at least half dozen times before reaching the hotel.

The author continues with a few great reviews of restaurants (especially Aioli) and services, so give it a read and tell us what you think.

Is Sacramento a tourist destination? Can it be?

There’s a new Queen in town

The folks over at The Cheesesteak Shop in Sacramento offer the “King of Sacramento Challenge” which consists of downing two King of Sacramento sandwiches, followed by a Large Meal and Tasty Kake (here’s an example). While it’s been done before, it appears that time is of the essence. From their Facebook page, we learn that the record has been broken…by a woman.

The Cheesesteak Shop Sacramento Meet our newest Queen of Sacramento! Stephanie holds the current record for completing the challenge in an amazing 25 MINUTES!!!

Wow, that’s quite an accomplishment. Great work, Stephanie. I’m sure you’re glad you wore that t-shirt, huh?

I may have to check this place out. Anyone been?

The Cheesesteak Shop
4332 Watt Ave Suite 30
Sacramento, CA 95821

PETA convergence today

According to a media alert issued by PETA, members of the animal rights organization will gather at the intersection of K and 7th streets in Sacramento today at noon.

Prior to the arrival of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in Sacramento, PETA members will gather at a busy intersection and show the public pictures of still-nursing baby elephants being captured rodeo-style and dragged away from their mothers. The compelling photos, which were taken by a veteran elephant handler inside Ringling’s Florida training center, also show how baby elephants are stretched out, slammed to the ground, gouged with steel-tipped bullhooks, and shocked with electric prods. These abusive sessions go on for several hours a day for up to a year—often as the helpless, chained mother elephants look on.

Check out the photos and judge for yourself. I’m no fan of the circus anyway, but I am sure there are two heated sides to this issue.

Giveaway: State Fair Care Package

We have just received a complimentary “Fair Care Package” from the folks at Chevrolet in California and would like to offer it up to one lucky reader. The package includes four general admission tickets, ride tickets, fair necessities, and some Chevrolet goodies. With this deal, you have the opportunity to stop by the Chevrolet test drive track for a VIP ride in a new Camaro, Equinox, or Malibu.

The fair ends on Sunday, August 1st, so we’ll have to end this contest tonight at midnight (Monday, July 26th) to make sure we get the package out to you. To enter, tell us why you love Sacramento and we’ll choose the one we like the best. Simple enough, right?

UPDATE (07/27/10): We have a winner! Thanks for playing, everyone. People love them some Sacramento.