Five Guys Burgers and Fries

This is by far the best Five Guys I’ve gone to. Super quick service and the food is always great! Workers are super friendly and always busy. Best fast food in State College

The food is both delicious AND good quality, which I’ve found is tough to find. The portion sizes are great — you get what you pay for. While you wait, you can munch on peanuts (yum!) and the wait times are never long. I’ll forever love Five Guys! ¹⁰⁄₁₀

I go here time and time again because it’s always the best burger in State College. The kicker is that I’ve been to Five Guys in other states and this location is still superior to them all.
Fries are great, but they don’t soak the raw potatoes in cold water enough (or at all?) to get out the extra starch. Some people like them that way, but any fry connoisseur will tell you this is the wrong way to make them. Even In-​N-​Out on the west coast knows about this and does a quick soak of all of their potatoes. But hey, they’re still great fries because they’re *real* and fresh.
Burgers are amazing. I don’t know how they keep those patties juicy while still cooking them well done (which is at least the way I like them). No mooing from between my buns, thank you. Wait, that didn’t sound right. I want me meat thoroughly dead before I swallow… err, you know what I mean.
I always get a burger (double) with grilled onions, lettuce, tomato, pickles, ketchup, and mustard. Old fashioned toppings FTW!

5 guys is a chain but a very good one. You know what you’re going to get from this place — greasy burgers, hot dogs, or fries with some complimentary peanuts. The service here is awesome & the place is usually very clean. They also have one of those really cool soda machines that you make any flavor you’d like. Not the worst & not the best but a good spot nonetheless.

Good environment and good service. The burgers and fries are very delicious! And the amount of food is big enough and the price is not high at all. Very good peanuts!

In a town with a lot of variety, if you just want a good quality burger with a large variety of toppings to choose from and really really good fries this is the place to go. Plus it’s a quick in and out.

I can tell you why some folks hate 5 guys after reading reviews then trying them. It’s a chain style burger. Not a fancy restaurant, thick burger you are going to pay ten dollars for. IT IS, however, the best burger in State College! Yep, it’s messy. Yep, it’s a chain, but this is not McD’s or BK. This is a great, quick burger. The guys that work at this location are so NICE. yes, the fries are greasy. If you get them and are not happy, let them know. I’ve had their fries time after time and they are like crack. You can’t eat one or two. Heaven! But one time I did get a bag of fries from a different location and they were not fresh. I asked them for a fresh batch and there it was… perfect, like home made, perfection. Stop in and say Hi to Alvin. He will fix you up!

Five guys has the best burgers in town. It is not cheap, if you want cheap don’t come here. If you want good food, that is probably not so good for you, but great food come here. The burgers are made just right and you can get as many topping as you would like. The small fry is also plenty enough for two people. What they like to do is make you think they put a ton of fries in the cup so it spills over into the bag. In reality they just dump a bunch of fries in the bag. A great marketing technique, I will give them that.

What a freaking gem. Stop what you’re doing right now and make your way down to 5 guys. It’s the best place to get a burger in all of state college, and probably the most reasonably priced. It’s always clean, the service is always friendly, and the food is as fresh as it can be. Gotta go.

I don’t like burgers. In fact, I only eat them once or twice a year. With that said, Five Guys impressed me. My order came out quick and correct. The meat was cooked to perfection. It was done, but still juicy. The topping were good, too. The fries were excellent. They were fresh, boardwalk style fries with a good seasoning on top. One order was enough for 2 people. Lastly, I was totally dazzled by the soda machine. It’s a touch screen that allows you put flavorings in your soda find options according to taste, caffeine content, etc. Oh, and there’s even a small parking lot, if you’re lucky enough to get a spot!

If you are a Vegan with Bad Cholesterol and a peanut allergy… Five Guys is not the place for you…
(full disclosure if you ARE in fact a vegan with bad cholesterol and a peanut allergy I WILL take you out for dinner, we’ll find a place that works)
Any meat loving, peanut cracking man or woman will love Five Guys. Five Guys has mastered the simple things in life– a burger and fries made to near perfection. For $ 10 and some change I had a Cheese Burgher «All the Way» (basically a burger with all the classic toppings) and regular fries. As you may know, Five Guys is famous for their generous servings of fries– they dump a whole scoop in your bag. This place is the real deal and although they could be considered a fast food chain restaurant, the quality and taste of the food surpasses any doubts.
The State College Five Guys has ample seating and a VERY friendly staff. The guys working are really chill and always friendly. I get the feeling that they actually like what their doing. The workers are a burger-​making, fry-​scooping machine. At any given time, even with a long, 8 person deep line, they are dishing out orders made exactly the way you ask.
Next time you are on West College Ave, and looking for a place to grab a meal, walk PAST Starbucks and stop in Five Guys. Who needs a Pumpkin Spice Latte and a bagel when you can have a burger, fries, and peanuts?

My favorite fast food burger in State College. Better than the burger at some «real restaurants». Note that this is NOT a pretty burger. It is a big, greasy, messy pile of deliciousness. Pair that with some fries (regular or Cajun), and you need a nap after lunch. They are pricier than a McDonalds or Burger King, but definitely better.

My first Five Guys experience was in Chesapeake VA. I have eaten Five Guys up and down the East Coast and every single time I have been completely satisfied. The greatest thing about Five Guys is their consistency. The same Five Guys I ate in FL is the same I have eaten in PA. The toppings are all free, and the same from place to place. Heck with Ruby Tuesday or Red Robin, Five Guys is the best burger joint out there now. Can’t talk about Five Guys without mentioning their fantastic french fries!!! Fresh cut, fried in Peanut Oil, then covered in an awesome Cajun (or plain) seasoning… YUM! A small order will serve two people easily!!! Two other things to note. They have free shelled peanuts to munch on, and they have the new Coke machines that give you hundreds of options. I prefer the Peach Mello Yellow Zero myself.
All in all, if you see a Five Guys anywhere, you know exactly what you are getting, and it is an awesome time!

There is no better place for a burger, on this earth. Period.
The soda fountain of infinite options is also pretty cool.

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I went here after hearing all this hype about how great the burgers were, only to be sorely disappointed. I got a regular burger with all the toppings: the ‘fresh’ mushrooms were fresh all right, fresh from a CAN! Everything was mushy!
I ate it because it was going to be the only thing I could eat that day and I wanted something filling. They also give you half the bag’s worth of overly greasy fries, which, for the price you pay for the meal, makes up in volume what the meal lacked in taste. I ended up trashing ¾ of the fries because of the MASSIVE indigestion and heartburn I could feel welling up.
Maybe it was just this location and not all 5 guys are bad, I’m still holding out for that nirvana-​like burger experience I was led to believe existed here.

Getting over a hangover? Or just craving the greasiest and dense meal of your life? Come right here!
I’ve been to Five Guys all over this country and I honestly don’t have anything bad to say about them because the food’s essentially the same, so it comes down to the attitudes of the workers. The one here at State College is pretty laid-​back and welcoming. I love the amount of fries they give you. I always order one meal of regular size and split it with two others and we are always satisfied.

Best fast food burger in State College.
Despite all the college students, and the densely packed downtown area, it’s tough to find a quick burger in State College. It seems like every other restaurant is pizza (case in point with the Sarina’s right next door). Luckily, tucked away near the West side of campus on College Ave, there is Five Guys Burgers and Fries.
Like all good burger places, their menu is brief. They have burgers, they have hotdogs, they have fries. They have plenty of toppings for all of them, and they give you healthy (read: heaping) servings. The fries are some of the best I’ve ever had, very freshly cut (they have a sign that tells you where that day’s potatoes come from). Also, the burgers are a cut above other fast food joints like McDonald’s and Wendy’s.
It’s a well-​known fact that the only difference between a large and a small fry is the size of the cup they throw in the bag after they fill it, so save yourself a few cents by buying the smaller size. Also, the only difference between a regular burger and a little one is that the regular has two patties.
Being a burger chain with a strong reputation, there’s something of a rivalry between Five Guys fans and In-​n-​Out fans. Being a West Coaster, I’m siding with In-n-Out…so I give this place 4 stars.

Disclaimer: This is not healthy food. You will consume more calories and fat than any reasonable person should consume in one sitting. The fries will give you nearly as much saturated fat as the burger (maybe more if they give you lots of fries in the bag). The two combined will give you more saturated fat than you should be consuming over a several day span.
That said, if you are looking for one of the best burgers around, Five Guys has it. We don’t eat here often, but when we do we’re always happy with the food.
The burgers are really good, they always «hit the spot.» The burgers aren’t so greasy that we can’t enjoy them, although sometimes I feel the fries are (If we take them home, by the time we get there the brown bag is literally soaked in grease, which is unappetizing in my opinion).
I can’t suggest Five Guys for a regular meal, because it’s just not good for you, but if you’re looking for a guilty indulgence they have the best burger in State College.

Now, I hate to be the party pooper but I’ll just add that Five Guys isn’t a place where you should go all the time. Here’s their nutritional info:
That’s right.
— one large order of french fries: 1464 calories.
— one bacon cheeseburger (without toppings): 920 calories.
But eh, I’m all for responsibility under full information. If you gain 20 pounds over five guys, at least it’ll be fricking delicious. I love 5 guys.