While you may think Five Guys is being too cautious, the burger chain is indeed a big risk for those allergic to peanuts or peanut-based products. We recommend our users to update the browser. They offered me a lettuce wrap instead of a bun for my burger. VaynerMedia also handled Planters' Super Bowl spot last year. they dont realize that residue remains. This is the one resturant I can go to and actually enjoy a REAL french fry. The most important aspect of having an allergy is DOING YOUR RESEARCH! Wed rather too many than not enough! Fast food customers used My solution is to NOT eat there. Peanut allergy here. Plenty of fast food restaurants do not use peanuts or peanut oil, so go to the myriad of restaurants that dont. Her work has also appeared in Business Insider, Parents magazine, CreakyJoints, and the Baltimore Sun. A plain Five Guys milkshake contains 670 calories, 32 grams of fat, and 360 milligrams of sodium. I've never been in a Five Guys that wasn't absolutely filled with peanuts. I respect the restaurants that provide information that allow us manage our/our kids allergies. I definitely feel sorry for those of you with a peanut allergy, but Im gluten intolerant and I give kudos to Five Guys (in Austin, TX) because its one of the few places I can go to and order a burger without a bun and fries and not worry about getting glutened. You have tons to choose from! Planters has explained why it killed off Mr. PeanutHere's why, With staples at all-time highs, technician gives his catch-up trade. the oil has none of the protein in it. Barley malt/Malted barley is used commonly in bread, like gluten, which I KNOW they use. Most fast food restaurants cook in soybean oil (and they say thats not supposed to affect people with soy allergies, but I must be special lol, and not in the good way), or they fry their stuff with other stuff that has dairy or soy in it anyway. WebFive Guys' passion for food is shared with our fans, which is why we never compromise. They would blow across the sidewalk where my anaphylactic son would have to wade through them to get to class. Giving people free food is an easy way to keep them happy, but that still doesn't explain why Five Guys chooses peanuts over something friendlier to people with allergies. They remade my burger but dont feel safe enough to go back except maybe a slow time which Ive never seen. People love Five Guys burgers, but not everyone can enjoy their food particularly if they have a peanut allergy. Ill bet in 5-10 years as more and more people become food allergic, they will see there numbers dwindle. BUT what happened to my son is an important lesson. Five Guys has become one of my fav. Nationwide's 2015 ad that showed a boy who had died and could never grow up weirded out viewers. Here are more facts about Five Guys you should know. Its not rocket science to deduce that heftier portions of fried food translates to heftier amounts of fat, calories, and sodium. tl;dr Dude Theyre obviously doing something right, because theyre growing and thriving. Could 5 Guys be any more explicit than to show you peanuts coming out of the woodwork that peanut oil is involved in the cooking process at their stores? Were just lucky, I guess. Plus get a $10 off Grubhub coupon for your first Five Guys delivery! I understand the frustration, trust me, but expecting places to cater to us is ridiculous. On Wednesday, the brand shared the video, which as of Thursday morning had nearly 1.5 million views on YouTube. Thats capitalism. And I do applaud Five Guys for being up-front about it on their web site and on their door. I personally encountered 5 guys in Fort Collins Colorado. Five Guys Menu. I am airborne sensitive and would never go into a five guys restaurant. On the rare occasion when I have to walk past one, or when I walk past a re Like the author, our family attempted to go to Five Guys, not knowing the danger that lurked inside. Adding bacon, of course, ups those numbers (via Five Guys ). Its right there on the menu in big letters.. I have to be able to read the ingredients. Once theyre out of the fryer, the fries get exactly 15 shakes before theyre deemed ready to serve. This is where AllergyEats (www.allergyeats.com) could have served as a great resource. It may sound like some sort of unspoken rule, but Five Guys recommends you leave those nuts in the restaurant to keep others and the company itself safe from any unwanted problems. If it helps at all the burger isnt cooked in the peanut oil, if you tell the cashier about your allergy we'll let the kitchen people know and they'll all change their gloves and make sure your food doesn't go near the fries. Subway is some of the lowest quality food available in the US anyway. I was so shocked I just could not shut up about it and the guy behind the counter got defensive and even said that fries cooked in peanut oil are the best. Why wouldnt you do your research before you sent someone with allergies to a restaurant??????? Just trying to share some info as I believe we all are. "We did the unthinkable: we created a program and an idea where Mr. Peanut dies, and dies specifically sacrificing himself for his friends, which has always been a tenet of who he is and what he does he always puts others first," Pierantozzi said. Thanks for the heads up. Enter your address to see if Five Guys delivers to you cholesterol-free, 100% peanut oil, and then showered with a heavy dose of Cajun spice. Its none of my business. i also have a peanut allergy but have heard that a lot of the allergens in peanuts are removed from peanut oil by the refining process, so was gonna hit up 5 guys. Never miss a post! Im just glad it is manageable. Also, for those peanut allergy people, Chick-fil-a uses peanut oil too. Anyone that has ever been inside a Five Guys for even a few minutes can tell you there's one pretty specific item that separates it from the average McDonald's the peanuts. I only saw signs stating how great their food was and look on Zagat. Quite a lot of them. Five guys was ok, but so not worth the hype. Its not easy, esp in a social setting, like when they are with peers. So while its disappointing that we can no longer go there while our son is with us, they are open with the fact that its not safe for those with allergies before you even walk in the door. And dont blame Five Guys. We are no longer supporting IE (Internet Explorer), why Five Guys makes the unhealthiest fries in America, the reason Five Guys never asks how you want your burger done, Five Guys wants you to complain about their fries, Heres the Secret That Makes KFCs Fried Chicken So Crispy, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. I apologized to my husband and reassured him I was not trying to kill him; that I had just neglected to research this new restaurant everyone was talking about. The above comment said it best. Tanya When a Five Guys opened next door to my son`s martial arts gym, I stopped in to check it out. Big signs, perhaps even peanut artwork on them. Or why cook the fries in peanut oil instead of vegetable oil? , I personally am super happy that they use peanut oil to cook their fries! On the inside of the restaurant I saw one statement of peanut oil use on the menu above the cashiers. Cooks soak the potato spears in water to get rid of the starch, which helps the fries cook more evenly, Chad Murrell, one of the five guyser, sonsof founder Jerry Murrell, tells Food Republic. I don't think they use peanut oil on the burgers or I'd probably be dead. Facebook. Toggle navigation Five Guys Milkshake Mix-Ins Peanut Butter. They are famous for it, and they should not get rid of it. My son took it (Ok hes 12 and should know better), but then another friend said, hey Brett, they cook their fries in peanut oil. Brett dropped the fry and learned an important lesson. Seeing this would definitely make you inquire about the use of peanuts or peanut products in their food. Q: Do any Five Guys products contain soy or dairy? While its a good idea, it still doesnt explain why they wouldnt go for something less likely to cause an allergic. Simply put, the employee wrote, The peanuts are to distract the customers so that they wont stare at us.. I have two children with food allergies and we have to be very careful where we eat. Now that they have opened locations in my town, Austin, Texas I can never go there, since our son is HIGHLY peanut/nut allergy. A: Although it is rare that a casual encounter with peanuts will cause an allergic reaction, we want to limit the risk of someone unknowingly coming into contact with peanuts. Somehow I doubt that some may not even get it if the store were designed as a large peanut. In fact, all Five Guys locations across the US have a sign in their windows warning potential diners of the peanut dangers. A: We use 100% peanut oil. And, when they said the warning was in small print? We are no longer supporting IE (Internet Explorer) as we strive to provide site experiences for browsers that support new web standards and security practices. A: Our buns contain eggs, soy, dairy and gluten. It turns out killing off the iconic 104-year-old nut had to do with the phenomenon of how people mourn the deaths of fictional characters, such as Iron Man, according to a creative leader behind the campaign. How is the food made? We cannot possibly know every restaurant, right? Like Jen, I watch all my food that is prepared at fast food places bc while Im not allergic, I do have sensitivities to sweet pickles so I never eat pickles out and always ask them to just not give it to me. Obviously, theyre OK with that. Marissa Laliberte-Simonian is a London-based associate editor with the global promotions team at WebMDs Medscape.com and was previously a staff writer for Reader's Digest. There should be a large sign with large print saying WARNING: NUT ALLERGY SUFFERERS: ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK: WE COOK WITH PEANUT OIL AND THERE ARE NUTS EVERYWHERE!! I think they should at least have a large sign on the door, like Texas Roadhouse, warning peanut allergic folks not to even come in. In terms of the parsing out of information and the phony "leak" of the Super Bowl ad that transpired on Tuesday, Pierantozzi said, "We're trying to keep this as close to reality as possible. Why You Can't Get Five Guys' Free Peanuts To-Go. No sign on the door that i saw. Donna Katie, my daughter is anaphylaxic to milk also and I thought Red Robin was great but it depends on which manager is there which day because some seem clueless while other are so wonderful. So we left. Five guys (and Chick-fil-A for that matter), use peanut oil to fry their food, but it is a highly refined peanut oil that has all the peanut proteins that cause the allergic reactions stripped from it. I have to give you kudos tho for finding solutions to the dairy allergy and sharing them. Mike Not every restaurant is going to be able to accommodate every food allergy. I started to stress out massively but as I didnt want to disappoint my other half and son I asked if their burgers had peanut oil. First of all, it is quite bizarre to say you never ever had peanuts in your life. The only thing that make sense if you never had peanuts is if you There has been a LOAD of comments on the AllergyEats Facebook page about this entry, so I thought Id share them here (see next comment). Just walking in and waiting in line for a couple of minutes caused my eyes and face to swell up. While other fast-casual chains get their fries delivered frozen and pre-cut, Five Guys makes its fries in-store from scratch. I had no idea that peanut oil was used in the food. He added that they finally found a seat at a counter, right next to a tower of peanut boxes stacked on cans of peanut oil. Fortunately, I did notice the peanut oil sign on the menu and could not believe it! And the rest of us like peanuts. Since I cant link to it, Ill try to do it justice by summarizing with the key paragraphs. However, we have had a positive experience with Five Guys because the ONLY thing that goes in their oil is the french fries. I still havent made it to the new restaurant, but I did get a taste of Five Guys Burgers from an article in the Norwell (MA) Mariner and realize my children wont be coming with me. However, he is NOT sensitive to peanuts. Here are the comments from the AllergyEats Facebook page (www.facebook.com/allergyeats): Jen If a restaurant is going to use peanut oil, putting peanuts everywhere is a good warning for the peanut allergic. For people with peanut allergies, every Five Guys location in the U.S. is a health hazard; the burger chain even posts signs in its windows saying as much. Peanuts, As far as peanut oil, my son has accidentally eaten food cooked in it on two occasions with no ill-effects. (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=38cf8a01-c7b4-4a61-a61b-8c0be6528f20&cid=877050e7-52c9-4c33-a20b-d8301a08f96d'; cnxps.cmd.push(function () { cnxps({ playerId: "38cf8a01-c7b4-4a61-a61b-8c0be6528f20" }).render("6ea159e3e44940909b49c98e320201e2"); }); To top it all off, Five Guys goes for both quality and quantity. Actually, Jan, I dont agree that its clearly posted. So cry me a river! Dm @ Katie. Like chickfila has it posted no where about the oil they cook in. AllergyEats has a link to some great dining tips by myself (just published here) and others that propose some of the key questions we should be asking. There are peanuts all around the store, gallons of peanut oil and, in a kitchen, even if you arent cooking the burgers in peanut oil, there could easily be some peanut oil touching the area where the burger is assembled, accidentally from a splash, a misplaced tool used for the burger prep, etc. Its just that in her case, the peanuts are the worst and most life-threatening. As with all eating establishments, I inform them of my allergy and specifically what I am allergic to as bun and explain what it will do to me. WebAnswer (1 of 38): Im not sure if youre trying to argue that peanut allergies arent real or that Five Guys should be closed as a health risk. AllergyEats GREAT feedback everyone! P.s. I know another Five Guys I walked past once where there were no peanut sacks between the entrance and the till. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); I had never been in a Five Guys Burgers before, but had heard good things. I walked in to a Five Guys as my other half suggested it. All I know and as someone said above, we have to create safe places and foods for those we know with allergies! Then, we recently learned about the sesame seed/peanut/tree nut relationship. The meat is cooked on a separate grill from the buns & I can get grilled onions & mushrooms to go along with it as well as all the other fixings youd normally find. Also it's meant to be so refined that it shouldn't cause a reaction but it's 100% safer to not test it and we're told not to serve fries for peanut allergies. I did not see the signs on the outside of the restaurant stating they use peanut oil before entering. If youre trying to give people with food allergies good advice, you should at least know what youre talking about. My son was at school lunch when a boy next to him offered him a fry from his left over dinner the night before. Because the number of people with peanut allergies is less tan 1% of the population, the number of allergic people who will die just seeing a peanu Therefore, we cannot eat fries at all the typical fast food joints. Jan. 22, 2020 4:45 p.m. PT. However, I do appreciate that there is a sign on the door. But its their choice to lose the business of people that would be able to eat there if they got rid of the peanuts. Every single rating you add increases the value of this resource for our entire food allergy and intolerance community. Further, we must ask these same questions again and again at those restaurants we typically dine at! I had no idea that a burger restaurant would use peanut oil. [Some] people complain that they get too many fries. 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