It’s in the name – Five Guys Burgers and Fries is a favorite for well…burgers and fries! Because the menu at Five Guys is mostly limited to burgers and other meat-based menu items, there aren’t many vegan options – even for dessert.
We scoured the menu and scraped up several vegan items, but they aren’t likely enough to make a true meal out of it. (The good news is that you can eat the fries!)
For the complete list of vegan food and drink options at Five Guys, see our detailed guide below!
A quick refresher on a vegan diet
Quickly before we dive into the menu, let’s summarize what a vegan diet entails:
A vegan diet avoids eating any animal byproducts, including:
- Meat (beef, chicken, etc.)
- Fish
- Eggs
- Cow’s milk products (including cheese)
- Honey
Five Guys Burgers and Fries: Vegan Food & Drink Menu Items
Burgers
Vegan burger options: None
There aren’t any vegan burger options at Five Guys. Their only burger options are all made with beef patties (no veggie burger option) and include:
| Item | NON-vegan ingredients |
| Hamburger | Beef |
| Cheeseburger | Beef, cheese |
| Bacon burger | Beef, bacon |
| Little hamburger | Beef, cheese |
| Little cheeseburger | Beef, cheese |
| Little bacon burger | Beef, bacon |
| Little bacon cheeseburger | Beef, bacon, cheese |
Hot dogs
Vegan hot dog options: None
There aren’t any vegan hot dog options at Five Guys. Like burgers, the hot dogs are only made of beef – no veggie options.
| Item | NON-vegan ingredients |
| Hot dog | Beef |
| Cheese dog | Beef, cheese |
| Bacon dog | Beef, bacon |
| Bacon cheese dog | Beef, bacon, cheese |
Drinks
Vegan drink options: All soft drink options
According to Five Guys Coca-Cola products are served “at participating locations” – there wasn’t a list of beverages on their menu. Coca-Cola products are generally vegan, so it’s safe to assume that all soft drink options are vegan-friendly at Five Guys. (When in doubt, check the ingredients of the specific drink!)
Fries
According to the Five Guys menu, their french fries are cooked in 100% peanut oil, so the fries are a vegan-friendly menu item. YAY!
| Item | Vegan-friendly? |
| Five Guys Style French Fries | YES |
| Cajun Style Fries | YES |
Milkshakes/mix-ins
Vegan milkshake options: None
The milkshakes at Five Guys are made with cow’s milk, so they aren’t vegan-friendly. (Wouldn’t it be nice if they had a coconut milkshake option?! One can dream…)
While it might not make a lot of sense to order milkshake mix-ins without the milkshake, we’ll list the vegan milkshake mix-ins just for kicks!
| Mix-in item | Vegan-friendly? |
| Banana | YES |
| Cherry | YES |
| Chocolate | YES |
| Dark vanilla syrup | YES |
| Strawberry | YES |
Note – according to the allergen tables from Five Guys, the salted caramel topping contains eggs and the peanut butter contains honey, so these aren’t vegan–friendly.
Sandwiches
Vegan sandwich options: none (womp, womp -sorry vegan dieters!)
The buns at Five Guys contain milk and eggs, so none of the sandwiches are vegan-friendly. Plus, the toppings on the sandwiches aren’t vegan-friendly as the main protein is cheese or bacon, so to make it vegan-friendly you’d be eating just vegetables. (If you want to do that, see the ‘Toppings’ section coming up!)
Toppings & sides
| Item | Vegan-friendly? |
| A1 Original Steak Sauce | YES |
| BBQ Sauce | YES |
| Green peppers | YES |
| Grilled mushrooms | YES |
| Hot sauce | YES |
| Jalapeno peppers | YES |
| Ketchup | YES |
| Lettuce | YES |
| Mustard | YES |
| Onions/grilled onions | YES |
| Pickles | YES |
| Relish | YES |
| Tomatoes | YES |
| Bulk peanuts | YES |
| Malt vinegar | YES |
Note – the fry sauce contains eggs, so it’s not vegan.
FAQs:
Five Guys doesn’t have any veggie burgers on their menu. Their veggie sandwich is suitable for most vegetarians, but not vegans (the bun contains animal ingredients and the veggie sandwich comes with cheese).
The buns at Five Guys contain both milk and egg, so they aren’t suitable for vegan diets.
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