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The presidential family must be on some kind of odyssey for the best burger in the D.C. area. President Obama showed up at the Five Guys in Navy Yard today for a couple of patties with cheese, jalapenos, tomato, and mustard, for those of you keeping Obama burger diaries. NBC4 has the video clip of the President mingling with the lunchgoers.
Now we know that burgers represent all-American food, but couldn't he go for some other options? For instance, pizza from 2 Amys, tacos from Taqueria Nacionale or fried chicken from Oohhs and Aahhs. Not that we want his groupies overcrowding our favorite joints, but how about a little variety?
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Hundred bucks says some staffer said "Mr. President, if you go to one burger joint, you have to go to them all in order to give the appearance of fairness." Ah, politics.
Well, they're trying. The First Lady started that by taking her staff to Five Guys near the WH, then came Ray's, then the FL got Good Stuff Eatery, now a different Five Guys.
I say it's a noble quest, that I, too, am on. I've also been Bethesda's The Burger Joint and am going to Founding Farmers tomorrow to try theirs, on the recommendation of a friend.
Where else do I have to go?
It's not a cheap, casual burger spot - but Palena's version is incredibly good.
Unheralded great burger... Royal Mile Pub in Wheaton. Just straight up fresh, juicy and delicious.
if he goes to Lauriol Plaza for margaritas, I think the LP will explode!
Considering how much time he's downing burgers, he needs to appoint a "Burger Czar" to tell him where the burgers are. HA!
Seriously, one jumbo cheddar Hawkburger from Hawk & Dover will cure him of his little burger fetish. Those things go through you like a Ferrari.
The Ferrari analogy caused a spit up on the computer screen. Damn you!
He's got guts of steel. It's safe to say any dude who rocks jalapenos on his Five Guys is up to the task of the Hawk.
I know it's getting played - I know people complain about security and crowds - I know we're supposed to snark everything to death...
But I still think it's pretty cool to see our President chatting to everyday Washingtonians while grabbing a burger.
And it makes me think of this
Amen, my brutha...after eight years of "We didn't come to Washington to make friends," it's really nice to see the POTUS out and about and actually enjoying the city...
And that clip made me both laugh and get a lil misty...gonna pour a little out tonight for the incomparable Phil Hartman.
Well yeah, considering this Five Guys is the one I frequent because it's so close to my house, I can safely say that there are (probably) no rats at this one. It's too bad for me that he comes to my neighborhood while I'm at work.
He probably wanted to duck out and away from the Tamils Against Genocide protest behind the gates of the North Lawn this afternoon to grab a bite and talk to people that actually like him (not Tamils).
I hope there was plenty of presidential-quality TP in there, cause if I know Five Guys...
no shit!
Possibly the dude just likes burgers....and 5 guys delivers in mouthwatering spades.
Or he doesn't want his threads smeared with the greasy hands of a spoiled child running around 2 Amys screaming "Mama lookie lookie the President!"
As to fried chicken, you should know better....the man will not be seen eating soul food near a camera, he's more politically savy than that
Mr. President,
Please close your mouth when you chew.
Oh God. The phantom lip-smacking sounds... they hurt.
Double freakies if the Prez shows up at BURGER KING and snaps a photo with that BURGER KING DUDE.
I like that both he and his wife eat out at places of varying price points. I am enjoying that the Obamas are eating at high and low price point places. 5 Guys is not my thing but it is encouraging my co-workers to go there. It gives a person without and expense account the ability to tell their friends and family that they eat where the President and First Lady also eat.
Just don't think for a second that this is not calculated politicking designed to elicit precisely this kind of response. He's the President - he has more important uses of his time. Someone else could be picking up his take out hamburger. But it sure makes good press.
Ahhhhh, now I get it. The President is boycotting JUMBO SLICE PIZZA. Swine President.
He's shaking hands and eating peanuts with them. No hand washing or sanitizers. Man, that's hardcore and risky.
If Joe had been there, he would have brought the sanitizer or handy wipes.
hopefully it'll stop being news after awhile. i guess we're all still getting used to a president who cares about his town, instead of one who openly mocks it and clearly hates it.
Indeed.
Indeed.
If he likes burgers so much why do I always hear him on the radio talking about how good Jerry's is?
Haha, well played.
I can't remember exactly when it happened in this film, but did you see the "retarded monkey" walk by out on the sidewalk?
Hmm, I thought the Phillies fans left the neighborhood weeks ago.
What, no fries?! Well, he wouldn't be able to stay awake if he got a bag of the spicy ones... And what's with the tv crew zooming in on his hands as he Eats Peanuts?
The camera was trying to zoom-in on what was going on behind the Prez. A man-hole cover had popped open and a young hungry hungry CHUD was crawling out.
When is his appearance to Pedro and Vinny's?
Obama needs to go to Tune Inn on Capitol Hill for greasy delishy burgers served up with a snarl in a classic DC neighborhood joint. Go for $10 pitchers and don't mind the stuffed animals hung on the grease-laden paneling. Don't order fancy whatever you do. My friend ordered a chef salad and asked the waitress for oil and vinegar. The waitress brought out huge, dusty bottle of vegetable oil and a jug of white vinegar that looked like it was stored under the grease trap. Dropped them both on the table with a thud and a "Here ya go!" before she hustled away. We were speechless. It was a classic TI moment.
Mmmmm. Tune Inn. That's one tasty burger. You know what they call a Quarter Pounder in France?
I was just going to suggest that! Its my regular hangout. The best is breakfast, where you can have eggs at 8:00AM surrounded by drunk-ass firemen and cops.
Their newest addition to the menu is "Tasty Chicken Balls". Order at your own risk.
Is Oohhs and Aahhs really one of your favorite joints? I mean, plate of fried chicken costs around $18 there, even at lunch time.