Five Guys: What’s Vegetarian Editorial Review

Five Guys stocks no plant-based patty, so nothing here substitutes for a burger the way it would at a chain with a dedicated veggie option. It’s a fast food burger chain built for meat eaters first, so plan your order around toppings rather than a centerpiece. What you get instead is a thin but workable lineup built around fries, free peanuts, and a loaded Veggie Sandwich.

What to order at Five Guys

The Veggie Sandwich is your main event, a bun loaded with whatever fresh and grilled vegetables you want and no patty at all. Pile on lettuce, tomato, raw onion, pickles, green peppers, and jalapenos, all free, plus grilled onions and mushrooms straight off the shared flat-top. Both regular and Cajun-style French fries are vegan by ingredient list, and the free in-shell peanuts make a solid snack while you wait for your order.

What to watch out for

The bun itself contains both milk and eggs, so the sandwich is vegetarian only unless you switch to a lettuce wrap. The cheese label lists unspecified enzymes, which can mean animal rennet, so strict vegetarians may want to skip it. Grilled onions and mushrooms cook on the same flat-top as the beef, so they carry a cross-contact flag even though the vegetables themselves are plant-based. Skip the mayonnaise if you’re avoiding eggs, since it’s made with egg yolks alongside soybean oil.