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Update: Washington City Paper’s Tim Carman followed up with Ray’s Owner Michael Landrum, who told Carman that there are no plans to open a Hell Burger in Adams Morgan. He chalks up the chatter to his business relationship with property owner Wilma Roumel, who he is assisting with modernizing the space. However, he is not ruling out a location there in the future.

So Ray’s Hell Burger is going to open in Adams Morgan. If the emailed tips in my inbox are any indication, a lot of folks are pretty psyched about this news. You know, because 18th Street isn’t already sufficiently stuffed to the gills with too many people waiting in lines.

In all earnestness: yum! Not having to trek out to Arlington to get one of these famous burgers will be awesome. We just wish Michael Landrum had considered moving in to a neighborhood that’s maybe slightly less conducive to chaos. It’s been tough enough to get a seat in the original location since President Obama and Vice President Biden ate there. To that end, we’re also intrigued by this little scooplet from the WashBizJo: Landrum is also planning a new Ray’s the Steaks in Northeast D.C. Hell yes.