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Jul 25, 2018

Company That Posted Murdered Journalist Meme On Z-Burger’s Twitter Says It’s ‘Not Some Malicious, Mean ISIS Sympathizer’

“We do really, really, really, really, really good work on social media, outside of this one occurence,” Valor Media’s owner said.

Aug 14, 2015

The Weekly Feed: Summer Camp Edition

Have s’more, with or without a campfire. Also try lambrusco or volunteering for Snallygaster.

Oct 04, 2013

Z-Burger Learns That Government Employees Like Burgers, Stops Giving Them Away For Free

Z-Burger gave away 15,840 burgers over three days. That’s more than $88,000 worth of food.

Nov 06, 2012

Free Tacos and Hamburgers on Election Day? Not So Fast

California Tortilla and Z-Burger want to give out free food on Election Day to people who say they voted. Here’s why they probably can’t.

Jul 05, 2012

Black Widow, Furious Pete Again Dominate Fourth of July Eating Competitions

Alexandria native Sonya “Black Widow” Thomas again cleaned up against the competition at yesterday’s Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island.

Jun 20, 2012

Z-Burger Wants You to Eat More Than 17 Burgers in 10 Minutes—All for America

Z-Burger’s Fourth Annual Independence Day Burger Eating Contest is on, and it’s up to you to wolf down as many burgers as possible for America.

Sep 11, 2011

The Sunday Morning Post

Good morning, Washington. Ten years ago today, the unfathomable happened. Iconic towers crumbled to dust, and the structure of a great military institution suffered partial collapse. Nearly 3,000 people died in merciless terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. If not for the remarkable bravery of 40 heroes, it’s presumed many more would have perished in Washington.

Aug 11, 2011

I’ll Gladly Lose All My Assets Today For A Hamburger Tomorrow

J. Wellington Wimpy would be proud: word is that Z-Burger will be handing out free hamburgers to customers on days after the Dow Jones Industrial Average loses 500 points or more.

Mar 17, 2011

Z-Burger Offering 99-Cent St. Paddy’s Milkshakes

St. Patrick’s Day doesn’t offer much for teetotalers, aside from lots of drunk people and corned beef and cabbage. But today from 3-6 p.m., Z-Burger in Tenleytown will be offering their mint chocolate milkshakes for 99 cents.

Sep 17, 2010

$1 Cheeseburgers at Z-Burger Tenleytown Today

Tomorrow is National Cheeseburger Day. But Z-Burger is celebrating today by selling cheeseburgers with all the fixings for $1 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m at their Tenleytown location (4321 Wisconsin Avenue NW). Just say to the cashier, “Cheeseburger, Freeburger” even though…yeah…it’s not technically free.

 
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