THE 25 BEST BURGERS IN WASHINGTON

The 25 Best Burgers in the DC Met- Picture Courtesy of Washingtonian Magazine

People often ask me, "Where do you find these places?", with regards to restaurants.  I use many sources.  Word of Mouth, foodie sites such as Eater (DC).Com or A Hamburger Today, restaurant critics such as Tom Sietsema (Food Critic for the Washington Post), consumer referral site Yelp, television shows on the Cooking Channel, Food Network, and the Travel Channel.  I also get information from magazine publications such as Northern Virginia Magazine and the Washingtonian Magazine.  

Being the burger fanatic that I am, when I saw the Annual "Cheap Eats" issue of the Washingtonian Magazine, with the feature article being the "25 Best Burgers" in the DC Met Area, I was immediately interested.  I checked out the article, and I was happy to see some of the places I have been to, I found out some places that I want to go to, and I was disappointed at some of the restaurants they chose to be on the list and some that I felt they left off the list.  However, this is not so much an opinion post, as it is an informative post.  I am going to post the list here, you can go to some of these places, and argue amongst yourselves.  The ratings, I believe, are not in an order of importance or value.  Anyways, HAPPY EATING.  This is the Marc-Up...MEETING adjourned!!!

(*) Asterisk indicates restaurants that I have gone to (May have or may not have ordered the burgers listed).

(1) The Shackburger at Shake Shack (Location(s):  NW and SE Washington, D.C.)
Website:  http://www.shakeshack.com 

(2) The Bacon Cheeseburger at the Green Pig Bistro (Location(s):  Arlington, Virginia)
Website:  http://greenpigbistro.com/

(3) The Mack at Ray's to The Third (Location(s):  Arlington, Virginia) *
Website:  http://www.raystothethird.com/

(4) Bison Burger with Pesto at Silver Diner (Location(s):  Numerous locations in the DC Met Area) *

Website:  http://www.silverdiner.com
(5) Mini Burgers at the Source (Location(s):  NW Washington, D.C.)
Website:  http://www.wolfgangpuck.com/restaurants/fine-dining/3941

(6) Prime Angus Truffle Burger at Food Wine and Company (Location(s):  Bethesda, Maryland)
Website:  http://foodwineandco.com/

Prime Angus Truffle Burger at Food and Wine Company-Picture Courtesy of Marvic "The General" L-Yelp

(7) Sacre' Bleu at Holy Cow (Location(s):  Alexandria, Virginia)
Website:  http://www.holycowdelray.com/
(8) Burger Americain at Le Diplomate (Location(s):  NW Washington, D.C.)
Website:  http://lediplomatedc.com/
(9) Bacon Cheeseburger at Mintwood Place (Locations(s):  NW Washington, D.C.)
Website:  http://www.mintwoodplace.com/

(10) Cheeseburger at Five Guys (Locations(s): Numerous locations in the DC Met Area) *
Website:  http://www.fiveguys.com/
(11) Baja Turkey Burger at The Counter (Location(s):  Reston, Virginia) *
Website:  http://www.thecounterburger.com/
(12) Lamb Burger at Bourbon Steak (Location(s):  NW Washington, D.C.)
Website:  http://www.bourbonsteakdc.com/
(13) Prez Obama Burger at Good Stuff Eatery (Locations(s):  NW and SE Washington, D.C. and Arlington, Virginia) *
Website:  http://www.goodstuffeatery.com/

(14) Onion-Soup Burger at Poste (Location(s):  NW Washington, D.C.)
Website:  http://www.postebrasserie.com/

(15) Fish Burger at Westend Bistro (Location(s):  NW Washington, D.C.)
Website:  http://westendbistrodc.com/
(16) Lobster Burger at Central (Locations(s):  NW Washington, D.C.) *
Website:  http://www.centralmichelrichard.com/

The Lobster Burger at Central-Picture Courtesy of Kimberly K-Yelp

(17) Patty Melt at Bidwell (Location(s):  NE Washington, D.C.)
Website:  http://bidwelldc.com/
(18) Veggie Burger at Woodmont Grill (Location(s):  Bethesda, Maryland)
Website:  http://www.hillstone.com/#/restaurants/woodmontGrill/
(19) The Original at Red Apron Butcher (Location(s):  NW and NE Washington, D.C. and Fairfax, Virginia)
Website:  http://www.redapronbutchery.com/

"The Original" at Red Apron Burger-Picture Courtesy of Marc Johnson

(20) The Daffy at 2491 (Location(s):  Falls Church, Virginia)
Website:  http://www.2941.com/
(21) Proper Burger at Duke's Grocery (Location(s):  NW Washington, D.C.)
Website:  http://dukesgrocery.com/
(22) Mini-Hamburguesas at Jaleo (Locations(s):  NW Washington, D.C.)
Website:  http://www.jaleo.com/dc
(23) Shrimp Burger at Proof (Locations(s):  NW Washington, D.C.)
Website:  http://proofdc.com/
(24) Wellington at BGR The Burger Joint (Location(s):  Numerous locations in the DC Met Area) *
Website:  http://www.bgrtheburgerjoint.com/
(25) New Mexico Burger at Bobby's Burger Palace (Location(s):  NW Washington, D.C., College Park, Maryland, Bethesda, Maryland, and Woodbridge, Virginia)
Website:  http://www.bobbysburgerpalace.com/