Comments on: One IKEA with a Side of Five Guys Burgers

By: JC

JC — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:10:35 +0000

IKEA meatballs aren’t bad. The $1.99 breakfast…well, it’s worth what you pay for it, I suppose. Decent Swedish pancakes, terrible eggs. Although I think they lowered it to $.99 a few years back.

But if I were shopping at the Carson IKEA, I’d much rather drive up the 405 a few minutes to Gardena/Torrance and get great Japanese food.

By: marshall

marshall — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:52:44 +0000

I’m totally into the Carson Five Guys. They’re like the “Evil Twin with Goatee” version of In-N-Out. Their fries are frighteningly good and addictive. The only problem is that if I go to IKEA as well I have to choose between junk food hot dog and delicious burger, and sometimes it’s hard.

The Habit also has a location in Torrance now, and I’ve been there a few times. Pretty decent if you’re in need of fast chow.

By: gdub

gdub — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:16:48 +0000

Weiner Factory is/was damn good it sucks they closed.

Habit is good, but doesn’t replace IN N OUT and nothing ever will.

Five guys is tasty – always something I hit up at IAD.

By: Matt Mason

Matt Mason — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:08:40 +0000

@iluvhatemail — I haven’t tried the food at IKEA, other than the espresso (to help alleviate the IKEA Stare) and chocolates. Some IKEA customer carnivores swear by the Swedish meatballs there. However, they looked a bit dry to me.

By: iluvhatemail

iluvhatemail — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:52:57 +0000

I dont see how a burger joint (which are everywhere) could compare with very inexpensive swedish food (only available inside IKEA). I guess if you really need to eat another burger…

By: Oneiromancer

Oneiromancer — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:02:30 +0000

I’ve been living in the DC area for almost 4 years now. When I first moved out, I liked Five Guys a lot, but since then the spark has faded.

However, every time I come home to L.A. to visit, I make a point of always going to a certain burger place. Not In N Out…The Habit. There are a few in the Valley, one out in Simi, and several in Ventura and Santa Barbara County. Not sure how much farther south they’ve gotten. But I think they’re the best fast food burger place out there.

I also always try to get some Tito’s Tacos when I’m in L.A., and I used to head for Weiner Factory as well, before it closed down…

By: Sinosoul.com

Sinosoul.com — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:05:19 +0000

This is within the realm of my “luncheon area”. But really, why would anyone even think this combo warrant the bytes of this blog? Shitastic crumbling furniture and a shitastier soggy burger.