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Image: Where dreams come true… Last Updated: October 2025 Overview: Chef Elias Taddesse managed to capture the public’s food imagination twice despite not having a stable home for his food. First, he did it with a great burger spot in Mt. Vernon also called Mélange, but he had the misfortune to open in the middle […]
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Image: OG Last Updated: July 2022 Current Status: Original location open for sit-down service. Delivery and Take-out available through apps. Overview: Lucky Buns starts with fundamentals and a narrow focus. The menu is essentially limited to burgers and fried chicken sandwiches made well employing good ingredients. From that foundational point it then gets a little […]
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Image: Squirrel Kicker burger. Last Updated: June 2021 Current Status: They are open for dine-in – both inside and sidewalk seating – and take-out. The Commodore was a beloved neighborhood bar nestled between Shaw and Logan Circle that closed in November 2019. Little did it know that it might have had the best luck. It […]
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Image: The Classic Last Updated: April 2023 Overview: [NOTE: April 22, 2023, they closed the shop. There are hopes that they will find another spot in the neighborhood.] Mélange serves up burgers, chicken sandwiches and a few other staples of fast food but does so with a focus on quality and a few curveballs thrown […]
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