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Five Guys - no more combo meals?

April 03, 2026 10:17PM
It looks like Five Guys is no longer offering the combo meal, at least in our area (Columbus, OH). The ones in the Toledo area never offered it, but their prices were a little lower to make up for it. However, the prices are still the same around here. $5.59 for Little Fries and $3.49 for a regular drink. Thankfully the reimbursement covers you for a Little Hamburger, and you're only paying around 50 cents out of pocket if you order a Little Cheeseburger or Patty Melt.

What have others experienced? Maybe they are expanding the promo to some markets and removing it from others.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/04/2026 12:13AM by jp43209.
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April 03, 2026 10:49PM
never had the option here. and I was always crabby about the price of the burger til I did a mcdonalds shop and the big mac with the skinniest patties ever was about $8? at least the 5 guys you can see the burger!!
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April 03, 2026 11:23PM
The 5g burger is not as overpriced as people claim. Certainly, when you are comparing to In N Out $20 vs $10 for combo, you think it's a rip, but its a much larger burger and it is more fries too.

I'm not saying I'm comfortable paying $20...I'm just saying people are not being scientific in their comparisons and only looking at cost.
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April 04, 2026 12:05AM
Still available for me.
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April 04, 2026 04:48AM
Still available in SoCal, 13.99 for a lil cheeseburger, little fry and regular drink. Come outs under the reimbursement after tax. On the app there's up option to upgrade to a different sandwich or get the bacon lil cheeseburger that comes out to 17.23 after tax.
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April 04, 2026 06:22AM
I see that and "Make it a meal" around DC
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April 04, 2026 03:53PM
Make it a Meal disappeared in South Florida a few weeks ago. Now I go over the reimbursement even with a little hamburger. The only way to stay under is a hot dog or grilled cheese.
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April 04, 2026 04:41PM
@FrugalCat wrote:

Make it a Meal disappeared in South Florida a few weeks ago. Now I go over the reimbursement even with a little hamburger. The only way to stay under is a hot dog or grilled cheese.
I guess somebody has to shop those items! I suppose it's time for me to try out one of their hot dogs. All these shops I've done and I've never ordered one.
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April 04, 2026 05:43PM
Still available in Sonoma County California
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April 05, 2026 11:57AM
I did one last night in Illinois, and the cashier rang up my order as a classic combo.
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April 05, 2026 02:15PM
They are still available in Southeast Michigan.

A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men.
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April 08, 2026 05:39PM
They took down the signage but are still able to ring it up as a combo meal here in greater DC area. They did raise the price of the combo. I think it was 14.99 yesterday making it $16.79 with tax yesterday.
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April 13, 2026 02:29PM
The hot dogs are actually really good! I am not a “hotdog” person, but I enjoy one from Five Guys from time to time with tomatoes, jalapeños and their yummy mayonnaise.
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April 14, 2026 12:24AM
The cashier asked me if I wanted a combo meal today. $6.99 for small fries and regular drink. With a small burger, I was about a dollar under budget.

Shopping South Jersey, Southeast Pennsylvania, and Delaware above the canal since 2008
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April 16, 2026 03:17AM
So I went to do a shop in my area today, and they had the "Classic Combo" for $14.99 this time. You get a Little Burger, a Little Fry, and a regular drink. So that saves around $2-3 compared to the regular price. It's around 60 cents or $1.60 more expensive than the previous $6 combo upgrade for a Little Hamburger or Little Cheeseburger respectively. Hopefully it'll stick around for a while.
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April 21, 2026 06:06AM
My fries came in a small bag brown today, no more white cups?? I guess they're cutting back on expenses. It does feel like it's less fries, which I don't mind because I normally can't finish them anyways.
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April 21, 2026 07:08AM
@Tiffie1122 wrote:

My fries came in a small bag brown today, no more white cups?? I guess they're cutting back on expenses. It does feel like it's less fries, which I don't mind because I normally can't finish them anyways.

Since new years. I haven't noticed any change in quantity.
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April 21, 2026 09:06AM
I ate there last week. I could be wrong of course, but it almost seems like the beef patty was smaller/thinner than in the past.

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April 21, 2026 03:07PM
I think it depends on each franchisee. Those who can get business w/o offering combo won't.
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April 21, 2026 06:46PM
I did one in WI on Sunday. Combo was available. Signage was posted.
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April 24, 2026 06:06AM
I did one today - combo still avail. I hope it doesn't go away anytime soon in my area. I used to always give the burgers to my sons -- they are both away now, so I have been enjoying them for myself!
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April 26, 2026 06:00PM
Yeah, they seem to be gone in my area as well. I'm sure it was resulting in lower revenues. If they're going to have a combo, they need to advertise it better to bring in new customers, not just the ones that were already going there and buying everything separately for the higher price.
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