As a recent evacuee, I have temporary housing right nearby Five Guys. I was craving a shake and a burger, so I came here after work one day. The cashier lady was super nice and was patient as I was trying to decide what to have. I ordered a little hamburger all the way without tomatoes and I also added A1 steak sauce. I also got a small fries and an Oreo shake. The little hamburger was the perfect size since it only has one beef patty and I like that you can add A1 steak sauce. They wrap in aluminum foil, so when I took it to my place the bread was a bit soggy. The fries were good and I like that they fry it in peanut oil - I feel I can taste more of the natural potatoes flavor lol. They always add a full scoop of fries to the bag too! The Oreo shake was good also. Solid fast food place. read more

Ruff.... poor service, poor food, and the place was dirty. Wished for more five guys! We placed our order, and proceeded to watch as the kitchen struggled to get our food out for 20 minutes. 20 minutes really isn't that long of a wait if a place is busy, but with less than half the tables filled I would have hoped for more. Staff seemed lethargic, confused and overwork as they stumbled around each other. When we did get our order- it was not only lack luster but just not what we had ordered. Regular fries instead of Cajun fries. To add insult to injury they were cold and under fried! The tragedy of cold fries!! We cut our losses and decided to eat what we had been given. The burger paddies were painfully over cooked and clearly had not ever been given any salt or pepper love. The grilled onions were cold and also just really wanted even a pinch of salt! The staff seemed nice and either poorly trained or very deeply overworked. Wishing them the best but would recommend a lot of other burger places in town over this. Like all of them. read more

I wish I could give this place zero stars. I walked in and the restaurant is mostly empty, save for two others waiting to order. It took 10 minutes before any of the staff even acknowledged the waiting customers. It took another 20 minutes before my order was ready, despite there never being more than three people in the restaurant at a time. Things here move SLOW. You're much better off going to any of the other places around the block than this spot. read more

I am so happy Five Guys finally came to Santa Cruz! You want to know what a fast food burger joint used to look like? Head to Five Guys. Burgers made fresh in front of you, with exactly what you want on it. Fries aren't just sitting there, they're fresh whenever you order them (and they're great, unlike In N Out). If you're looking for a pretentious fancy burger place, go somewhere else. If you're craving fast food without the disgusting fast food taste, come to Five Guys. Bonus: you can order from your phone and it will be ready in most cases by the time you arrive (except for the fries, which they don't make until you show up). Came here on a busy Saturday to pick up my web order, and everybody was super upbeat and polite. I'll definitely be coming here again. read more

Five Guys - Cheeseburger - Burgers Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

Dirty dirty dirty. With so many great locally owned places in town I don't know why anyone would come to this place more than once. The food at Jacks is better and less expensive and this five guys is especially dirty. I would steer clear. read more

Kind of disappointed my husband and daughter used to frequent it often . He is a disabled Veteran and all the other locations offer amazing discount for Veterans. This one did several times and then recently flat out said no then the Manager on Duty was asked and said they never did . They maid him feel bad and didn't even Apologize . Even the kid at the register felt bad . read more

Some of the worst customer service I've experienced in years. The cashier was so passive aggressive, snarky, and rude while taking my order. I'm disappointed with how they handled their customer service and will definitely not be returning to this location. read more

Bruh that shit sucked ASS. I found a hair in my burger, they forgot my shake and fries along with most of the toppings for my burger. I've never had a milkshake I didn't like but literally threw that one away as it tasted like Clorox read more

The best milkshake, Oreo cream...yum! My son had a dog with bacon (plain) very good and crispy bacon. I had a little burger (all the way) my tip for you would to NOT have it all the way because the bun gets soggy with the grilled onions and mushrooms. You would be better off adding your own additions (they are almost all free) and order sliced onions (rather than grilled) and the fresh bell peppers are so good too. The small fry is plenty for two and they are so fresh, a little too salty, ask for little to no salt and add yourself. Great soda options at a do it yourself (two) machines. Our bill was $18.something for a bacon dog, little hamburger, little fry, a shake and a fountain soda (all you can drink). Not bad The employees where nice and the restrooms are clean (you need a key code). Happy to see Five Guys in SC read more

Five Guys - The best Oreo cream milkshake ever! - Burgers Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

Since Jack's was closed, I went to this establishment over an hour before they closed. I was told they couldn't take my order because they had too many orders and were understaffed. Seriously what place does that? Yet they had FIVE people behind the counter just standing there picking their nose. Not to mention they were very rude about it. I ended up going to Habit who had only THREE people working and hustling with twice as many orders lined up. Wasn't turned away there! First and last time I will be going to Five Guys! If you are looking for a bad experience, go here. read more

One of the worst burgers I've eaten. Customer service was great though!!! I am never eating here again. In n out all the way. Burger was dry and cold. Fries were over seasoned and disgusting. Nothing fresh about it. read more

I want to like this place because the food, when prepared as asked, is good. However, almost every order I have ever placed here has been screwed up in a major way. Order a strawberry milk shake? Hope you like vanilla. Order a burger with lettuce, onion, tomato and pickles? Hope you like just onion. Every. Single. Time. Go to Jacks or Habit instead where they know how to read. read more

you guys are amazing!! great burgers and great staff! everyone is incredibly friendly and had a great atmosphere!

I came here today during a busy lunch hour and got my food in 10 minutes. I ordered a cheese burger and they gave me a generous amount of French fries. Staff was very friendly. THE best burger I've eaten in a very long time. I can't give it high enough marks for quality, quantity and excellence. Fantastic service, too! Place is awesomel! Thank you! I will be back. read more

Five Guys - Cheese burger with a LOTS of French fries. - Burgers Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

Had 45 min before a local concert, so took family to the Santa Cruz Five Guys location. Team member behind register was a little unsure what to do...OK, must be new. Had to ask peer if "we have small Cokes?". We, ordered 2 full Cheeseburgers (for kids) and 1 little burger for me and hot dog for wife. 2 shakes and 1 small Coke. $49.44...Wow, ok...It will be good. 4-5 customers standing around looking frustrated...bad sign. People asking about their orders. Was not really busy, but people just seemed to be miffed. Sat for a while and watched food prep...seemed really unorganized as if people were trying to figure out what to do. Is the whole team new?? Maybe. 1st shake was ready in 5-10 min...cool...~15 min later, no second shake, no food. ~15 min after that, food but no shake. The employee's 1st response to 'we are missing our 2nd shake' was "I already gave it to you". By then, we had to get going..we had a concert starting 4 blocks away, so we took some bites and headed out. All the "regular" cheeseburgers we paid $8.19 for were wrong..had things my kids did not order like BBQ sauce and onions etc...My meat patty was extra well done and dry. Food was just ok, not worth the expense...shakes were good. This location may need new management, training and certainly needs to consider if they are delivering on the Five Guys premium brand. If the dinner was $21 total (which is what similar would have been at In and Out) I would have chalked it up to a bad day for them, but I have never had such poor service at In and Out and the food is 60% cheaper. I have eaten at Five Guys in San Jose and N. Cal a few times before, so I am not new to their prices...this experience was just poor. read more

Just not super impressed with Five Guys as everyone else seems to be. Must be me... Tried them 3 times now and I still leave disappointed. Hmmmm... what could it be? Yep... you guessed it... P2P misses the mark. TBT it wasn't our first choice but Jack's was closed at 7:30 on a Thursday night and my buddy just HAD to get his burger fix on. The "Little Burger" is definitely as advertised... geesh... and the fries are just... Meh. Free peanuts is kinda cool but not enough to make you forget how much you just spent for mediocre. I did enjoy my Salted-Caramel-banana shake and how clean the place was so 2 Stars for that. read more

absolutely THE WORST deliver order I have ever had. paid $79 for four burgers and 1 order of fries with basic normal toppings asking for napkins and condiments for fired and got plain dried buns with ZERO toppings. horrible dry Patties on DRY buns when we all asked for barbecue May ketchup etc, onions, mushrooms.... dry overcooked... fries soggy and half filled..... my family couldnt eat it ... it was that bad. $79 plus delivery and tip in the toilet the food was THAT BAD.... went to seven elven arou scorned to grab ramen to feed kids.... to:dr- if youre visiting Santa Cruz DO NOT EAT At FIVE GUYS---- worst burger experience ever!!!! read more

Water in bathrooms is SUPER hot. Like dangerously hot. Not normal. My hands are still stinging. Told employee about it and he says all the bathrooms here are like that. Ooookkk. I foresee a little kid getting 2nd degree burns here and their mom filing a lawsuit or an insurance claim. Food is good though. read more

Horrible. While I am writing this, I am standing in line at the cash register while the cashier is helping the cook.... the line is out the door. All the empty tables are dirty and gross.... they have not been bussed in a while. I will tell you what.... this had better be one hell of a burger, so far I am not impressed. read more

I order a hambuger said ,no tomatoes or catup and crispy fries,got a hambuger with catup bun was soggy as a sponge they did not toaste it fries were soggy were not crispy so much salt I could of salted the roads in Tahoe, I think they just reheated fries , get your shit together! I will say the employees were nice,too bad the food SUCK'S. read more

This place needs to be on top of their friends game. They have great fries in a town where everyone is too lazy to cut fries themselves. However, when I go grab a burger and fries at 930 (still a decent time before closing) and they aren't willing to give me a basic five guys service, it's really disappointing and they should be embarrassed. And don't even try to give me the excuse that cutting fries is work because I've worked in the industry for a very long time, get it done. read more

Went there after a horrible day and got treated really nice! The food was good but the service was excellent :) I will be returning when I am craving fries. read more

Honestly shittiest workers ever and lead. How the hell you going to say you are back up on orders when you have 8 orders wtf. Fuck you for wasting my time never have I ever been to a five guys that says 8 orders was to much. I've seen them with way more orders before saying they are backed up. Way to go on losing buisness read more

Well, I decided to try this new burger joint on Pacific ave.. And to be honest everything tastes soggy in greasy.. Deff not impressed considering I paid nearly $14 for a bacon cheese burger and fries.. They'll have to do allot better than that in this town considering you have Bettie's, Jacks's, and surf rider all within a few blocks..just a Basic burger place with a look that resembles in and out burger except twice as much!! I'm sure the tourist will hit it up only because they don't know any better.. But you won't be seeing me there read more

Literally just had the WORST experience at a five guys or in general with customer service. Boyfriend and I could barely order because the music was SO loudly blaring punk rock? The register guy and I could not hear or understand and I could barely think. They finally turned it down after my boyfriend and one other customer asked them too. I personally had to cover one ear because of the blare of the speakers. My boyfriend was not happy about this as I was suffering a little and we both didn't understand why they had it so loud in a place to eat food.... When they finally called our # up, the employee who was giving out the orders was talking in a very high pitched, childish, cartoonish voice. (Again very annoying when you're sitting down to eat a burger). As my boyfriend walked up to the counter the employee very sarcastically says in the annoying voice "oh there he is" "just look how happy he is" and kept on almost mocking and joking and it was NOT funny, and NOT professional, and definitely not cute. We also watched this same employee silently mock other customers that were unaware. We watched this behavior happen for so long it felt. As we finally got maybe (and I mean maybe) two bites in this same employee "John" he said his name was which was a lie came over and told us we were going to have to leave. I tried talking with the so called "manager" of this store whom also wouldn't give their name. She told me this behavior and "happy, energetic vibe" from employees was actually sought after from "secret shoppers" accused my boyfriend of calling the employee a "faggot" which wasn't true and so on. They called the cops and proceeded to video/picture us to get us to leave. While this whole time we had minded our business at our table. They said we were "banned" but yeah right if we would ever return to a place that hires uneducated, uncaring, people who just need easy money. read more

I have been to many different Five Guys and this is the most poorly run store! Sulky teens, dry food and just plain dirty. There are several good Burger places in Santa Cruz who make real food! No thanks Five Guys, no more read more

Was looking forward to this place opening but a bit disappointed. Burger was good sized but meat looked good but was bland and bun was soggy and fell apart. The counter girl was friendly but took forever to get our order. When downtown its still Surfrider cafe or Jacks. read more

I finally got around to trying the new Five Guys in downtown Santa Cruz. I used their online ordering system, and placed my order. While it was ready when I arrived walking down four blocks away from my office, when I got back to my office I discovered they made a big mistake in my order, so I had to walk back down, wait 10 minutes while they made me a new burger, and walk back to my office. No apologies or coupon, just told to wait and they'll make another. The burger was just ok. I will not return. read more

I have to say we dined here this week and was throughly disappointed in the place. Our hamburgers although looked nice was completely soggy and had absolutely no flavor to them. The kitchen floor was filthy and it seemed like no one was cleaning during their slow times. And to top it allllll off, there was a homeless man pan handling demanding money from customers. Someone in our party offered him a fruit and water, and instead he said get me a milkshake inside. No way Jose. It really left a bad taste in our mouth, lousey service and will stick with the classics when it comes to Santa Cruz dining. read more

Ordered a food order to the wrong 5 guys. The Santa Cruz one was great, remade my food st no charge Great burgers, great food! read more

Great Food and great Hospitality! Every time I come here the staff is always happy and inviting. The place is also very clean and of coarse the food is always fresh and tasty. read more

A good spot. Lauren had good customer service and the fries came out fast. 7$ is expensive for a large fries though but I mean they do everything that morning:o read more

I am so glad that this place exists. Thank you for the easy and quick burger and fries that I can always depend on.

Great burgers and fries and I love the complimentary peanuts that come with it. Service is always great and friendly, but the pricing is a bit much. Great spot! read more

My burger started to tear as I was holding it and they made me a completely knew one and they let me keep the extra and they also make sure we were very satisfied and made sure we knew what we were ordering read more

Too damn loud!!!! Turn the music down! Food is good though. I just wish it wasn't so loud. It's irritating!!

first off its over priced! Burgers are $7-9 dollars! then you have to add fries and a drink that runs you about $15 dollars. For $15-25 i can go to a nice restaurant. The burger was a little pink for my taste buds. The best part was the bacon. In n Out is 100 times better! Even Chilis has better burgers. So if you havent tried 5 guys. Skip it! Cost to much for so-so burger you get. Better to buy McDonalds or Burger King. Pretty close in taste and save you $10 bucks read more

Best burger ever!!! The steak was so tasty, the mushrooms the cheese... everything was great. The fries was fresh. Just run to that place!!! read more

This location makes you never want to enter another Five Guys again. 1/3 as busy as InnOut usually is, yet they take twice as long, screw up your order twice as bad, it costs more than twice as much, and this food was NOT great. My kids had to ask what the cold, stuff American was. They're used to melted cheese in their cheeseburgers. One shake didn't come out. One kid's burger order completely wrong. They're lucky we were late for a show (partly due to coming here) so we just ate and left. The manager of this location should ****really**** be concerned about the damage it's doing to the reputation of the chain. I kept saying while waiting, In nOut wins in every category, and I think tonight and $50 later, my family now agrees..... read more

My rating is based on the food, not the service or ambiance (food was picked up for me). AMAZEBALLS burgers. I'll be back until my jeans don't fit anymore. read more