The Burger Joint

Location: 1514 Connecticut Ave, NW Washington, DC
Date: February 9, 2010
Website: http://www.bgrtheburgerjoint.com/

Today J and I decided to brave Snowpocalypse 2010 and head out to the Burger Joint in Dupont Circle. We were very excited and the thought of a juicy cheeseburger was the only thing that motivated us to put on layers upon layers of clothes and trudge through 17 '' of snow.

Our excitement soon fizzled though when we walked in and found the restaurant full of smoke. J had to leave the restaurant for a few minutes to get some air. We ordered our burgers; both of us got the classic cheeseburger and we eagerly waited. Our buzzer went off and I jumped up and ran to the counter and brought our burgers back to the table and it all went down hill from there. Both of our burgers were burnt and they had switched our orders around. I was starving and almost ate a small child on my way to the restaurant so I greedily just started to eat my burger while J went to see if he could get an un-burnt burger. They made him a new burger but they cook staff had burnt it again! James then turned into the Incredible Hulk (or maybe the Cheeseburger Hulk?) and demanded a burger he could eat. A refund was given and a non-burnt burger was brought to the table. It was aight. Nothing to go home and brag to Mom about.


Of interesting note though: There is a nine pound burger on the menu that is $79.99 that is supposed to feed approx. 10 -15 people.

Yes, that's correct... a 9 lb. burger for only $79.99!

The Good: The Thin Mint Milkshake, the Buttered Buns, the Onion Rings, the Cherry Coke in the Fountain Drink Dispenser

The Meh: The Fries
The Bad: Not enough seating for the large crowd
The Ugly: The Smoke, the burnt burger (s)

Consensus: We'll go back. But only if we're invited (and by that, I mean if we get our meal paid for).