A downtown Five Guys restaurant was tagged by members of the Occupy D.C. group last night. more ›

For about as long as we can remember, the District has been run by Congress. Sure, we were granted Home Rule in 1973, but even that move forward came with a glaring caveat -- Congress can always overrule what local officials want to do or just force them to do things they wouldn't otherwise want to. more ›

Take that, California! Zagat released the results of its 2010 fast food survey and Five Guys actually beat the much-vaunted In-N-Out to win the Best Burger category. It's a big win for the chain, even though they did finish fourth behind the first-placed Animal Stylers in the Top Food Among Large Chains category. There plenty of things to debate out the full list -- like Starbucks having better coffee than Dunkin' Donuts. (Heresy!) more ›

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Inside Edition's "Rat Patrol" returned to the District this week, taking aim, perhaps predictably, at the various D.C. fast food joints recently frequented by the Obamas. The television program confirmed that two of the eateries featured in the upcoming episode were Five Guys restaurants, including the Dupont Circle location where Michelle Obama took members of her staff for lunch back in February. Indeed, the Five Guys located at 1645 Connecticut Ave NW is shuttered this morning, with a sign on the door explaining that the fast food restaurant is "closed until further notice." more ›

Via Ezra Klein's twitterfeed, this list of America's top 10 healthiest fast food restaurants indeed does not seem so much the healthiest list that could be assembled. By my count, the D.C. area features four of these heart-healthy-in-a-hurry options: Au Bon Pain, the Corner Bakery, and, ahem, Chipotle and McDonald's. more ›

Today Eater reported on a rumor about a possible lawsuit brought against Spike Mendelsohn-owned Good Stuff Eatery in Capitol Hill by D.C. area-based burger chain Five Guys, as discussed on the blog Amuse-Biatch. Here's what they wrote:

Spike’s dad stands at the door and loves to make conversation... He likes to talk to everyone and told me and my friends that the restaurant is being sued by DC chain Five Guys since the burger “Spike’s Five Napkin Burger” sounds too much like something they have. Spike’s dad didn’t go into details, but he said that he was delighted to be sued and hoped it would bring in publicity.

In Arlington, Michael Landrum continues to build on his bovine consumption empire (Ray's the Steaks, Ray's the Classics) with tonight's opening of Ray's Hell-Burgers. Although the shop's official name is Ray's Butcher Burgers, the "hell" is more appropriate with their 10 oz., char-grilled, prime beef burger. A bevy of toppings are available, too, including: sauteed mushrooms, grilled red onions, sauteed peppers, charred jalapenos, beefsteak tomatoes, roasted garlic, and dill or bread and butter pickle chips. Specialty cheeses will also be available. (Stinky epoisse!) more ›

We missed this when it happened a couple of weeks ago, but is it really ever too late to point and laugh at New Yorkers? We didn't think so. So, people are probably aware that Five Guys franchises are proliferating across the Eastern U.S. like nuclear weapons in central Asia. The greasy, peanut-laden fingers of our locally born burger stand have spread as far as Delafield, Wisconsin; Nashville, Tennessee; and Miami, Florida. They've even broken... more ›

LAist is experimenting with blogging dates from J-Date, but finds the best men are found offline. Some date vicariously online and that is one reason why porn is big -- really freaking big -- so they ask if they should cover XXX since the heart of it lays in the city's San Fernando Valley. A writer grapples with her food porn photography obsession, another gets censored on Flickr, one gets scooped by the LA... more ›

In honor of National Burger Heritage Awareness Month, our favorite Internet travel buddy Gridskipper opted to run a post lauding the awesomeness of Washington's hamburgers. We have no quarrel there; they are awesome, and we feel it completely appropriate to exalt their bovinity. Hmm. Bovinity. Where have we heard that word before? Bovinity, bovinity, bovinity, bovinity... But Gridskipper's list is certainly respectable — incorporating true burger all-stars like Colorado Kitchen and Tallula — even if... more ›

Episode IV: The Burger Comes Home… more ›

Episode II: Bovinity Begins more ›

Ever tried D.C.-area lunch joint Perfect Pita? If not, that could change in the near future. The inexpensive takeout restaurant enjoys brisk lunchtime sales of its Greek-influenced sandwiches, pitas, and pizzas (most for under $5) at two Alexandria and one downtown D.C. location, but that could soon become many more. more ›

DCist is a big fan of Five Guys burgers. We're sure there are healthier things out there for you, but damn they're good. (Feel free to chime with your favorite burgers in town.) But the historian in us makes us feel sort of sad with the arrival of Five Guys in Georgetown for a piece of Cold War history has been lost: The Vitaly Yurchenko Memorial Bathroom. It was at the old Au Pied du... more ›

When DCist was in Georgetown this past weekend strangers on three occasions came up and asked where they could find the "new burger joint" or "Five Brothers." What they were looking for was Five Guys, the Arlington-based burger chain that is in an aggressive expansion right now, pushing into North Carolina, Delaware and now the District. Five Guys' spot in Chinatown opened earlier this year, and office workers downtown have been making lunchtime runs for their tasty burgers and fries. (A word of warning, their regular-size burgers have two patties, a small burger is regular size.) more ›