
The barbecue vendor Blue Smoke sells pulled pork, ribs, chicken wings, and barbecued beef bologna. Photograph by Joshua Yospyn

Box Frites sells great fries, but they’re expensive. Photograph by Joshua Yospyn

DC’s second Shake Shack opened less than a month after the first one. Photograph by Joshua Yospyn

El Verano Taqueria sells three kinds of tacos, corn on the cob, and chips and salsa. Photograph by Joshua Yospyn

The Shake Shack burger that we’ve come to know and love from the shop in Dupont Circle. Photograph by Joshua Yospyn

Chicken tacos from El Verano Taqueria. Photograph by Joshua Yospyn

A side of elote from the taqueria: corn on the cob with mayo, cojita cheese, and cayenne. Delicious! Photograph by Joshua Yospyn

Fries from Box Frites; a small is $7.25, a large is $8. Photograph by Joshua Yospyn

The garlic-parmesan fries from Box Frites; they go for $9.75. Photograph by Joshua Yospyn

Some media-preview customers get their Shake Shack goods: burgers and crinkle-cut fries. Photograph by Joshua Yospyn

Employees behind the counter. Photograph by Joshua Yospyn

Kansas City spare ribs with Blue Smoke’s Magic Dust and sweet KC sauce. Photograph by Joshua Yospyn

Shake Shack burgers ready to go out to some hungry media. Photograph by Joshua Yospyn