6 Unexpected Spins on the Cheeseburger in the DC Area

Taco

Taco Bamba

The Small Biggie Burger taco at Taco Bamba—an homage to the Golden Arches—features a patty-melt burger, cheese, tangy “pickle de gallo,” and Thousand Island, all cradled in a soft flour tortilla.

Pizza

Boogy & Peel

The “Harambe Loved Big Macs” pizza at Boogy & Peel is slathered with special sauce; dotted with American cheese, well-seasoned ground beef, shredded iceberg lettuce, white onions, and dill pickles; and finished with a zigzag of more special sauce.

Burrito

Hi/Fi Taco

Chef Nate Anda’s longtime love for fast food shines in his plancha-crisped burrito at the Del Ray location of Hi/Fi Taco. It’s plump with two smash burgers chopped together with American cheese, Thousand Island dressing, pickles, and more.

Mac and Cheese

Matt & Tony’s

Taking inspiration from In-N-Out’s Double Double “Animal Style” burger, the five-cheese mac at Matt & Tony’s is piled with burger bits, caramelized onion, tomatoes, pickles, shredduce, and secret sauce. A toasted slider bun is served on the side.

Tater Tots

Union Pub

Built on a mound of golden fried tots, the “McTotchos” served at Union Pub come decked out with ground beef, pickles, lettuce, tomato, diced red onion, and a ladleful of melted cheese. Napoleon Dynamite would surely approve.

Fries

7th Street Burger

The ultra-spicy cheeseburger riff at 7th Street Burger takes a bed of crispy fries and crowns it with a diced burger, American cheese, grilled onions, a barrage of jalapeños, and tongue-torching ghost-pepper sauce.