Put an egg on that burger. You won’t be sorry. (Photo via Pop’s SeaBar’s Facebook page.)
Dish of the Week: A burger with a fried egg on top
Where: Duke’s Grocery, Pop’s Seabar, Goodstuff Eatery, Kangaroo Boxing Club
The phrase, “Everything is better with bacon” has a great ring to it. But now it seems like you can’t even enjoy dessert without encountering bits of cured pork. Enough is enough—donuts tasted great before we stuck meat on them. Fried eggs, on the other hand, do not pair nicely with chocolate or other sweets. They do, however, make a lot of savory dishes taste better, and burgers are no exception.
The magic of a fried egg lies in the runny yolk, which coats everything in rich, eggy deliciousness. On a burger, it functions as another condiment, elevating the sweet ketchup and humble mustard to something a little more decadent. The result is sort of like a breakfast sandwich, but heftier. It also helps that some restaurants treat the fried egg as the piece de resistance atop a laundry list of other absurd burger toppings. For instance, Kangroo Boxing Club’s (3410 11th St NW) most over-the-top burger is dubbed the Chicken Little, in which a fried egg crowns a meat stack of pastrami-angus patty, ham, pulled pork, and bacon.
At Duke’s Grocery (1513 17th St NW), the Proper Burger is a stunner all on it’s own—two beef patties, melt-y gouda cheese, sweet-spicy Thai chili sauce, grilled onions—but things get seriously next level with the optional runny egg. You also won’t regret adding the bacon and avocado—at least until the meat coma sets in.
For a less intense experience, there’s Spike’s Sunnyside burger at Good Stuff Eatery (303 Pennsylvania Ave SE), a classic burger with egg and bacon tucked inside a buttery brioche roll. Pop’s SeaBar (1817 Columbia Road NW) channels a breakfast sandwich experience, pairing their fried egg burger with American cheese (that plasticky texture tastes like childhood!) and a slice of Taylor pork roll. A scattering of tangy pickled peppers help cut through all the fatty flavors.
Do you have a favorite fried egg burger? Let us know in the comments.
Small Bites
Burgers and brewskies
What else goes well with burgers? Beer, of course. Shake Shake in Union Station (50 Massachusetts Ave NE) is hosting a burger and beer pairing dinner with Brooklyn Brewery on Thursday at 7 p.m. Diners will get four beer pairings to accompany their burgers, hot dogs, and frozen custard. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased here.
First came the breweries, then the distilleries, then the cidery …
Filed under Things From New York Now Opening in D.C., Brooklyn Winery has just announced they will be opening a location in Yards Park. The more appropriately named District Winery won’t open until 2017, but oenophiles can look forward to plenty of outdoor drinking space, an in-house restaurant, and no longer having to drive to Virginia for wine tastings. Although D.C.’s urban jungle makes it difficult to actually grow grapes, most wines will be “crafted and aged” on the property.
Prost! Oktoberfest is here!
Get a taste of Munich in D.C. (er, well, Shirlington) at Capitol City’s annual Oktoberfest celebration next Saturday, October 3 from noon to 7 p.m. There will be plenty of beer, brats, soft pretzels, and people sporting dirndls and lederhosen. The outdoor festival will be held The Village at Shirlington (4001 Campbell Avenue, Arlington) and will feature over 65 different beers on tap (peruse the full list here). Tickets are $30 for 10 beer samples and must be purchased at the door. Kids and non-drinkers get in for free.
