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Burger Brackets: Elevation Burger vs. Palena Cafe

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Published Tuesday, March 17, 2009

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Elevation, Elevation, Elevation.....freshly ground, organic, free-range beef. Their burgers are the kind that you can feel good about feeding your kids. Everything there is so fresh.

Posted by: Mama H., Mar 27, 2009 12:47:13 PM

I live close to Elevation Burger, and it would be great for me if they were good. Unfortunatly, they’re not. I don’t like my burgers extra well done, and that’s the only way they come at Elevation Burger. They cook the piss out out of those skinny little burgers. On top of that, their special sauce is just like McDonald’s but without the zip. It’s a great concept gone bad.

Posted by: Bubba, Mar 25, 2009 08:54:07 AM

I had a five guys burger and fries with just lettuce and tomato ,diet coke..not bad ,,,oh i had some peanuts of course.The problem was I tasted the luch until the next day.I did try a what is called a half guilty burger at Elevation Burger,(very Tasty)Fries and a damn good milkshake.Felt good all day!

Posted by: vinnie, Mar 24, 2009 01:22:32 PM

I cant wait to visit Virgina again so I can stop off at Elevation Burger. I grew up in Brooklyn and I made the BEST malteds, but I must admit I have compition with Elevation burger. GREAT burgers and love the fries

Posted by: jeffrey feinstein, Mar 23, 2009 05:04:45 PM

I agree with Jason. If you’re looking for a fast food burger, Elevation is great - better than anything else. But now I know this "competition" is truly a joke because anyone who’s ever actually had the burger at Palena would NEVER eat anything else ever again.

Posted by: Pam, Mar 18, 2009 05:08:18 PM

I can see where someone might take an Elevation Burger over one from Five Guys, if the greasy, fast food style burger that Five Guys has perfected isn’t what you’re looking for. Unfortunately, if you’re judging apples against apples and you put Elevation Burger up against any other burger place that is genuinely trying to create a quality, well balanced product, Elevation is bound to disappoint. I was dragged along on an hour long car ride by a huge fan of theirs, and I could not for the life of me see what the big deal was. The fries aren’t that great, nor are the burgers, whether beef or veggie. If the warm fuzzies that you get from their ecologically sound practices really make the burger set THAT much better in your stomach, then by all means, give them your burger dollar. It seems to me, though, that what this is about is the BEST TASTING BURGER. On those grounds, Elevation just can’t compete against some of the truly great meals in this competition, and I hope that the brackets bear this out.

Posted by: Jason, Mar 17, 2009 11:49:40 PM

Elevation burger rocks...all these negative people are just jealous. Elevation Burger is doing a good thing using humanly raised beef. Better than using hormone and antibiotic pumped cr*p (for lack of a better term). Elevation Burger uses grass feed cattle not grain feed fattened up cows. You are what you eat. May be cliche, but true.

Posted by: Sarah Hillenbrand, Mar 17, 2009 08:22:34 PM

the best thing about elevation burger is..... leaving!

Posted by: hm212, Mar 17, 2009 06:40:03 PM

Elevation has more posts then they have customers! This entire bracket thing has turned into a joke.........watch a five star world renowned chef, who has crapped better burgers then Rays, will loose in this round because of a cult pr machine.

Posted by: alb, Mar 17, 2009 06:30:47 PM

Elevation rocks! They have this one big bench in the middle of the restaurant that is way cool. No other Burger Joint can compare to the atmosphere of Elevation! Except for one thing - the parking sucks.

Posted by: Chris, Mar 17, 2009 05:35:52 PM

There’s something seriously fishy about Elevation Burger here... They’re getting way more comments than any other match up and by extremely enthusiastic boosters. Is there an Elevation message board?

The burgers there are simply not that good. Not by a long shot.

I’m concerned for the delicious Ray’s in the next round...

Posted by: Concerned Burger Eater, Mar 17, 2009 01:06:44 PM

Overrated.......Overrated! who cares about a burger place in Falls Church!

Posted by: Malcolm Merlot, Mar 17, 2009 12:28:17 PM

Elevation All The Way

Best Burger, Fries and Coke in the area. Wrong side of the river, but other then that, Elevation is heaven

Posted by: cjd, Mar 17, 2009 11:55:03 AM

Elevation Burger is simply the best! Great food at a great price. To add Five Guys burgers are simply disqusting!

Posted by: Vito, Mar 17, 2009 11:14:22 AM

Elevation Burger has a vertigo burger (all the patties you can stack up!!!) and you don’t have to feel guilty about eating them for a change! Doesn’t get any better than that!

Posted by: Orange Element, Mar 17, 2009 11:07:20 AM

Elevation burger, hands down!

Posted by: burger_connoisseur, Mar 17, 2009 10:49:19 AM

Elevation is Awesome! Had a double and fries and left there actually feeling good instead of feeling like I ate a softball.

Posted by: Mark, Mar 17, 2009 10:42:12 AM

Wow! Elevation burgers are the bomb! I took my family there this past Saturday and we loved every bite.The burgers and fries were soooo good,that we were tempted to do seconds.What a great family atmosphere and great customer service.We look forward to coming back very soon!

Posted by: sondra Gilbert, Mar 17, 2009 10:15:31 AM

Elevation Burger is going to take down greasy gross Five Guys...you can actually eat an Elevation Burger and go back to work without worrying about being stuck in the bathroom the rest of the afternoon!

Posted by: Curious George, Mar 17, 2009 10:01:09 AM

Organic beef, it’s what’s for dinner...

Posted by: Elva_Fan, Mar 17, 2009 08:26:37 AM

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