For quite some time now, Lillia had been hyping Five Guys, a burger joint that recently opened in Southpoint. I think one of the dangers in any movie or food hype is that you'll build it up TOO much in your mind; the product may end up being a huge letdown.

So, to be quite honest, I didn't try to believe the hype. I mean, how good could a restaurant in a food court be? But yesterday I woke up at the crack of noon to pick up Alice and Lillia so we could *finally* go to Five Guys [Being quite busy people, we've been planning this "trip" for weeks!].

Walking into the food court at Southpoint [aptly named "Fork in the Road" for its wide variety of similar eating establishments ... there is the Japanese Ichiban with its teriyaki chicken, Chao Cajun with its bourbon chicken, and Max Orient with its ?? chicken, _all_which_are_the_same; what's up with that?], I immediately noticed a long line at Five Guys.

As we all know, long lines are indicative of a pleasurable experience, so this was definitely a favorable omen. I patiently stood in line while the worker from the next door Chao Cajun peddled her "Bourbon" chicken. While waiting in line, I decided that a Bacon Cheeseburger was the perfect breakfast to start the day....

... ten minutes later, I'm sitting down with Alice and Lillia. The great thing about Five Guys is you get to see them grill your burger and make it. And unlike other estabilshments, the meats they use are *really* *frickin* *good*. The "hamburger" comes with two patties, while their "little hamburgers" comes with only one pattie.

Let me just say ... this burger lived up to its hype. And more. It was amazingly good. So good, I have devoted an entire entry just to this glorious little hamburger. I woke up today craving some more Five Guys .... but I can't go today.

If you live in the RDU area, you *must* try out Five Guys. I can no longer eat burgers from Wendy's because my standards for burgers have been raised so much higher. I do believe I will be making plenty of trips out to Southpoint in the upcoming weeks ... damn these high gas prices.