There are moments when you think HUMANITY gets a bum rap. This is NOT one of those moments. π
A Five Guys employee says a grown man recently flipped out because he ordered a βplainβ cheeseburgerβ¦ and was apparently shocked when the burger had nothing on it.
At Five Guys, you can customize your burger with basically whatever you want. πππ₯ So when the customer ordered a cheeseburger, the employee asked what toppings he wanted.
The guy reportedly said:
βOh, you knowβ¦ just a plain, regular cheeseburger.β
So the employee thought, βOkay. Plain cheeseburger. No toppings.β
Makes sense, right?
They make the burger, hand it overβ¦ and eventually, the guy comes back MAD. π
He complains that they made his burger wrong because there was nothing on it.
The worker says:
βI thought you ordered a plain cheeseburger.β
And the customer apparently responds:
βI did. Do you not know what that means? Like a McDonaldβs burger.β
π€¨ SIR.
The worker explained that a βMcDonaldβs burgerβ isnβt exactly an industry-wide definition of what βplainβ meansβ¦ especially at Five Guys.
But they offered to remake it.
So they asked the guy AGAIN what toppings he wanted.
And this time, he said:
Ketchup, lettuce, and pickles.
So thatβs what he got. π
And hereβs the funny part: according to McDonaldβs website, a standard McDonaldβs cheeseburger actually comes with ketchup, mustard, pickles, onions and cheese. No lettuce.
So even his McDonaldβs defense wasnβt completely accurate. π
The employee said they apologized because thatβs just customer service, but they were still βin aweβ over the misunderstanding.
And apparently the internet agrees.
The post went viral, with tens of thousands of likes and thousands of comments from people who work in fast food saying theyβve dealt with similar situations.
The general consensus seems to be that a plain burger means a bun and a patty, with cheese if you ordered a cheeseburger.
And apparently, some people will even order a βcheeseburger without cheese.β π
Which honestly explains why fast-food workers have to ask approximately 47 follow-up questions every time somebody orders something.
βCan I get a hot coffee, black?β
βSo no cream or sugar?β
βYES.β
βOkay, just making sure.β
Because apparently we can put a man on the moon, but weβre still struggling to make sure βplainβ means plain. ππ








