Sometimes it's what you crave, sometimes you just want to have it your way and other times you're just lovin' it. Whatever the scenario, a fast food hamburger can be pretty tempting at times, regardless of if it's healthy or not.

While some students might prefer to head down to the more well-known McDonald's, 442 E. College Ave., others would rather going to Five Guys Famous Burgers and Fries, 226 W. College Ave., to satisfy burger cravings.

Although the outside of Five Guys may look like an empty laundromat, upon walking inside, your mouth will water with the immediate smell of the grill. Max Chien (senior-architectural engineering) goes to the eatery about twice a month to fulfill his cheeseburger needs.

"When I want something greasy and quick, I come here for my cravings," he said.

Chien's usual order is a "little" cheeseburger with fried onions and mushrooms."Sometimes I get fries," he said. "Sometimes I don't because it can be too much at times so I just stick with a burger."

Five Guys "little burgers" are a burger with just one beef patty, while their regular burgers have two patties.

"We are constantly serving burgers," employee Zoe Lyristis (freshman-anthropology) said. "The guys usually order regular burgers, and the girls usually order little ones."

Their burgers are made with 100 percent fresh lean American beef that is never frozen and has no fillers or preservatives, and all toppings are free of charge, according to management. A little hamburger runs for $2.79, while a regular bacon cheeseburger runs for $4.79.

Manager Robert Imler said besides the burgers being tasty, fast service is another reason for the restaurant's popularity. "We're in a convenient location and we're pretty fast to get you your food," he said. "We have a target cooking time of seven minutes and to get your food cooked and served under this target."

Imler said their busiest time of day, discounting football game weekends, is during lunchtime.

"The line is out the door lunchtime on weekdays," he said. "Almost half of our business for the whole entire day is from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. during the week."

And if you have to wait in line for a few minutes to get served, Five Guys keeps boxes of peanuts out to hold you over. "It gives students something to snack on while they're waiting, especially if it's a long line," Imler said.

Five Guys knows burgers aren't for everyone so they also serve kosher-style hot dogs and bacon cheese dogs.

"Although we probably sell 10 times more burgers than hot dogs, we have a group of guys that come in every Wednesday morning when we open up at 11 a.m., and they will get two hot dogs each," Imler said.

Although Lyristis said she isn't much of a "burger person" herself, working at Five Guys does fulfill her fast food hunger.

"The fries are really good," she said. "I try hard not to eat them but I do sneak some every now and then."

Imler said the fries, which are fresh-cut potatoes cooked in 100 percent pure peanut oil, are just as popular as their burgers.

"We go through them just as fast as anything else," he said. "On a Saturday, we probably go through 400 to 500 pounds of potatoes."

Imler said the fries are cut fresh everyday, and it is a Five Guys rule to shake them 15 times out of the fryer.

"It gets off any excess grease so they don't get soggy and stay crisp longer," he said.

David Jacobs (senior-biology) agreed that the fries and cheeseburgers are good enough to make the trip across campus to get.

"You get a craving for it sometimes," he said. "You just need to have it."