The first Manhattan branch of Five Guys is opening at 43 W. 55th Street.
photo: Liz Borod Wright
Call it the gourmet burger backlash. Five Guys, the VA-based patty purveyor, is coming to town, and you won't find Kobe on the menu, but rather, as one Zagat surveyor lovingly put it, a "heart attack in a sac." No-frills digs are also part of the package, so it's no surprise the chain's first Manhattan branch is debuting in a former Chinese restaurant at 43 W. 55th Street.
In April, Five Guys opened its first NYC outpost in College Point, Queens (132-01 14th Ave.; 718-767-6500), while a second branch opened this month in Brooklyn Heights (138 Montague St.; 718-797-9380). In all, some 20 locations are planned.