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Shake Shack will open at The Wharf this Thursday at 11am, First 100 Get a Free Super Fry Frickle Burger

By Prince Of Petworth


courtesy Shake Shack

Speaking of long lines

From a press release:

“What’s shakin’ D.C.?! Shake Shack® is thrilled to announce it will open on Thursday, October 12th at 11 A.M. at The Wharf, the mixed-use housing, dining, shopping and entertainment developement along the District’s Southwest Waterfront. The Wharf Shack will be located at 975 Wharf St. SW, Washington, D.C.

In addition to the Shack classics, The Wharf Shack will be spinning up a selection of local frozen custard concretes: Chocolate & Chip (chocolate custard, peanut butter sauce, chocolate toffee and Route 11 potato chips), Strawberry Banana Crunchcake (vanilla custard, strawberry puree, Pollystyle shortbread and banana) and Pie Oh My (vanilla custard and slice of Livin’ The Pie Life featured pie).

What’s sweeter? The Wharf Shack will open with a one-day only burger collaboration with local favorite Gordy’s Pickle Jar. The Super Fry Frickle Burger will feature a cheeseburger topped with crispy marinated shallots, Gordy’s Thai basil pickled jalapeños, and ShackSauce – complimentary for the first 100 guests in line on opening day when doors open at 11 A.M. (more…)

What the… Red Apron Burger Bar Closing Dupont Location Sunday

By Prince Of Petworth

Well this is bonkers. The Washington Post reports:

“Red Apron Burger Bar, the fast-casual spot that introduced local sourcing to the traditionally opaque world of hamburger patties, will shut down its storefront off Dupont Circle on Sunday, less than nine months after it debuted to much fanfare. Neighborhood Restaurant Group and Red Apron Butcher, partners in the venture, will relaunch the concept Tuesday at EatBar on Barracks Row for both delivery and dine-in.”


415 8th Street, SE

ALERT: FREE burgers + fries from CaliBurger at Wunder Garten Tonight 5-7pm

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo courtesy CaliBurger by @thisisjamesj

From a press release:

“WHAT: CaliBurger, the California-style burger concept celebrates its Wunder Garten pop-up with FREE burgers and fresh cut fries on Wednesday, May 31. This is open to everyone and limited to one per attendee.

WHEN: Wednesday, May 31

5:00pm – 7:00pm FREE BURGERS & FRIES
7:00pm – 10:00pm OPEN FOR BUSINESS

WHERE: Wunder Garten – 2 blocks from Union Station
1101 First Street NE

About CaliBurger (more…)

The Eight Best Burgers in DC according to Thrillist. Accurate?

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user Harry

“Dear PoPville,

Thrillist has a food critic that traveled across the country for the past year in search of the best burger in America.

It turns out, despite his initial pessimism about the DC burger scene, DC has some damn good burger joints! He ranked his top 8 of the city, calling it one of the most underrated cities of his trip. And then at the release of his top 100, 4 of those 8 were selected, with Duke’s Grocery’s Proper Burger coming in at #5 overall! Pretty cool if you ask me.

What does PoPville think of his rankings?”

DC’s top 8 are: (more…)

Check Out Tasty Burger’s New Menu

By Prince Of Petworth


2108 8th Street, NW

From a press release:

“What do you call an all-natural cheeseburger topped with fried pickles, roasted jalapeños, fried onions, and smoky BBQ sauce? The Mama Burger; just one of the delicious new items added to Tasty Burger’s menu today. Several new items announced today join the neighborhood burger joint’s menu full-time at its first D.C. location in Atlantic Plumbing in Shaw.

Known for its use of all-natural beef, eco-friendly packaging, gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan options, and slew of condiments available on Lazy Susans throughout the restaurant, Tasty Burger heads into summer with several new-to-D.C. menu items that have big followings in Boston, where the growing East Coast burger chain was founded in 2010.

New menu items and combos include: (more…)

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