jgalt
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Post by jgalt on May 6, 2009 21:48:17 GMT -5
Fatburger. At least, I thought so back in the days when I ate burgers. Oh you mean before you had your soul removed?
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Post by FLHoya on May 6, 2009 21:57:26 GMT -5
Stupid Obama. I was going there for lunch this weekend. No way I'm going to put up with what I assume will be an insane crowd though. Yup, same here. You know pretty much every weekend game this winter that the Hoyas lost, I'd be all Editeded off and say "Ya know what, F it...I'm going to Hell Burger." So that'll be me at like...IDK...3:15pm or some off peak time at this point on Saturday. Stupid DC area trendhunters/Obama fangirls. BTW...I'm kind of pleased and surprised that of all the topics this thread was inevitably going to be hijacked by...it was the burgers. Matter of fact, I should make that a running entry this summer during Kenner League recaps--every weekend session I go to Ray's Hell Burger and eat one of those things. My other contribution...one of my greatest regrets as a Georgetown fan, and you know this means a lot to me because I spend so much time on non-game observations: So I know YB well enough from his HHC Exec Board days...and on the day of the CD/BD experience, we ran into each other prior to the game in the concourse. So I saw the hat. I saw the Devils jersey. And he even told me--we're [the BD folks] performing at halftime. And I put two and two together. And...decided that was definitely something I wasn't going to want to stick around for. So I was in the concourse. I could hear it...but unless Hoyatalk's ultimate Zapruder film surfaces, all I've got is SuzHoya and her then-unborn child. Less Charlie Daniels. More New Jack Zing.
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Boz
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Post by Boz on May 6, 2009 22:08:48 GMT -5
Here's how you know Five Guys and Ray's both are amazing:
They are basically located within walking distance of each other, (what, like half a mile maybe?) and yet, whenever I feel like a burger, I can never decide until the last minute which one I want.
(plus neither has put the other out of business, and probably won't)
I guess service at Five Guys is a little faster, but Ray's is always worth the wait when I decide to stick it out.
Ray's and Five Guys both in Arlington....and some on this board continue to profess no belief in the existence of God. Go figure.
(EDIT: Stewart just did a pretty funny riff on the media attention to Obama & Biden having lunch at Rays.)
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Post by AustinHoya03 on May 6, 2009 22:40:06 GMT -5
Quality? Quality burritos do not feature white rice, no matter how hard they try to spin it as "cilantro-lime" rice. It's Mexican food for those who don't know what Mexican food is. It's like Sweet and Sour Pork or General Tso's. Since when does authentic = quality? So what if real Mexican restaurants don't use white rice? White rice is cheap and tasty. I suppose you also hate pizza since its not "real" Italian food. Eres un gabacho puro. What angers me is that Chipotle actually survives in parts of the American southwest with good tacos and burritos. What's weird is that in CA burritos are typically delicious (mmm...memories of the Mission District), but in Texas, burritos are usually inauthentic, disgusting wraps that send one searching for the nearest taco stand. Oh yeah, and I know this is sacrilege to many, but In-N-Out is overrated. Not a bad burger, but far from the best. The only genius to be found 'on the menu' is the animal-style fries.
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Post by vcjack on May 6, 2009 23:19:11 GMT -5
Since when does authentic = quality? So what if real Mexican restaurants don't use white rice? White rice is cheap and tasty. I suppose you also hate pizza since its not "real" Italian food. Eres un gabacho puro. Sí, pero no soy un snob de comida como tú I like my food tasty and cheap, and I know what an authentic burrito should taste like. However, there are no taco stands in NW DC so I enjoy a perfectly good substitute.
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Post by SFHoya99 on May 7, 2009 0:50:36 GMT -5
Animal style fries are a must. I'd animal style my coke if they'd let me.
As for burgers, since we're throwing out good places, I must commend Big Dog and the other Milwaukegans (-keeans?) who recommended Sobelmann's on my trip there. Top notch.
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jgalt
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Post by jgalt on May 7, 2009 10:55:57 GMT -5
That Ray's place looks too fussy to me. At Five Guys they just have a burger, thats it. and thats all I need. and NO FRIES!!! what is that?
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Post by HoyasAreHungry on May 7, 2009 11:04:31 GMT -5
hmmm i may have to jump on the Ray's bandwagon and see what all the fuss is about..(no not because of obama...I could care less where he eats ha)........tales of a great burger will always peak my interest......I guess since it's an arlington thing i hadn't heard of it......we marylanders keep to ourselves...must say that crossing the potomac to the other pagan country of hostiles we like to call virginia for such a treat better be worth it!
(on that note can we start a which is better maryland or virginia discussion???)
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Post by hoyatables on May 7, 2009 11:31:47 GMT -5
I used to love me some Five Guys (wow does THAT sound wrong) but these days I steer clear. I heard some rather unsavory stories about their attention to sanitation at more than one branch, which just did it for me.
Even though I'm a diehard East Coaster, I don't think there's any comparison between Five Guys and In N Out. In N Out absolutely rocks, and it is one of the only reasons I'll ever venture out to the Left Coast. On my first trip to Cali I went there three times in one day (goodbye to my late 80s for that but worth it!) with my brother. When I was Vegas I hired a cab to take me to one. It is fantastic. Five Guys is fine, but a little too greasy/dirty for my taste (and that was before I heard the aforementioned stories).
The NoVA knockoff of In N Out is really Elevation Burger, and that place really does rock. Highly recommended if you haven't been there. There are now two in NoVA -- Falls Church and Arlington, one in Baltimore, and more coming to the DC area (as well as apparently more coming to NJ, NY, and even Texas. Fantastic.
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Post by saxamaphone on May 7, 2009 11:36:18 GMT -5
This thread is making me very, very hungry.
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Post by hoyainspirit on May 7, 2009 12:19:11 GMT -5
Great reading through these old classics! One of my all time favorites is the epic Frank Black post about Catholics vs. Methodists, Georgetown vs. Duke. I believe it may reside on a previous incarnation of the board. Anyone (MCI?) have a link to that one?
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Post by PhillyHoya on May 7, 2009 12:24:20 GMT -5
I second the love for Elevation Burger. Super happy they're expanding (including to Philly )
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Post by Boz on May 9, 2009 19:34:02 GMT -5
Five Guys today.
Life is good.
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Post by FLHoya on May 10, 2009 0:34:31 GMT -5
So that'll be me at like...IDK...3:15pm or some off peak time at this point on Saturday. Stupid DC area trendhunters/Obama fangirls. So yeeeeeeeeeeah, about this: Okay, I realize it was the first weekend after Obama ate the gosh darned burger, AND it happened to be a nice day outside in Arlington. But there I was at some off peak time (4:05pm) today, driving down Wilson Blvd aaaaaaaaand...oh for the love of crap, wtf are all those people doing outside the Century 21? Yup, 4:05pm and there's about a 15 person line outside of the door. Kept right on driving to Five Guys, where on my walk from the Courthouse parking lot I passed the Ray's owner walking into the new location of Ray's the Steaks. So sitting in Five Guys eating a cheeseburger and cajun fries listening to Wham!'s "I'm Your Man" on the soundsystem (most surreal experience since Nikita hit the backside of the backboard) I pondered what I should have said if I'd stopped "Ray" (not his name) on the corner: When you gonna finally get a bigger place for Hell Burger and the horror movie posters like you did for The Steaks? OR How bout inviting W. for a Soul Burger Number One? That oughta cancel out the Obama bounce in the line. Might be around the time of Kenner League before I can finally get back into that place. Guess cajun fries and Andrew Ridgeley aren't the worst thing in the world for six weeks (again, Nikita and the backboard).
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Post by Boz on May 10, 2009 22:44:15 GMT -5
Five Guys on Saturday - about $10 (with fries)
Ray's on Sunday - about $10 again
Reducing my life span by about 6 years in one weekend? Priceless.
And, yes, I blame this thread.
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