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Since You Asked: Five Guys won't build on Center Drive Wednesday May 24, 2017 at 12:01 AM I heard over a year ago that we were getting a Five Guys burger restaurant in Medford. No news? — Jim G., Central Point Yes, you heard right, Jim. Five Guys, the popular hamburger chain, was looking at a location in Medford. In February 2016, Medford's Site Plan & Architectural Commission considered plans for a Five Guys Burgers & Fries restaurant on the east side of Center Drive, about 1,000 feet north of Garfield Street, according to plans submitted to the commission. The restaurant was planned for Southgate Center across from the Walmart Superstore, according to the plans. Other nearby businesses include Farmer’s Insurance, Northwest Community Credit Union and The RRRink. The proposed building was designed to be 4,100 square feet, and the site plan called for 25 added parking spaces and two bicycle racks.  City planning staff recommended approval for the site plan. Unfortunately, the location didn't work out. "Five Guys pulled out of Center Drive, but they're looking at other options around town," said Sam Barnum, city building director. So, Jim, it looks like you'll have to be a little more patient before the famous hamburger chain comes to town. Five Guys opened its first location in 1986 in Arlington, Virginia, according to the company’s website. It has since opened more than 1,000 restaurants in 47 U.S. states and six Canadian provinces. Reportedly there are “over 250,000 possible ways to order a burger” at the restaurant, the site says. — Send questions to “Since You Asked,” Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; by fax to 541-776-4376; or by email to [email protected]. To see a collection of columns, go to mailtribune.com/youasked. We’re sorry, but the volume of questions received prevents us from answering all of them.