Spikeburgers

does the kids’ meal come with a goofy hat?

finally the frozen scallops deal make sense….

I just went- it’s delicious. This is EXACTLY the “style” DC needs right now. I applaud Spike. I heard he has a cool/gorgeous girlfriend now- which is somewhat heartbreaking but I”m happy for him!

I’m still mourning the loss of the Hill’s Sherrill’s Restaurant and Bakery but I do look forward to checking this place out next time I’m back in my hometown. A burger for under six bucks? In DC? Amazing. How big was it?

But… yes, what did it all taste like, Scott?

So how was the burger? Juicy? Well-seasoned? How were the fries? Crispy, soggy, neither? Glad something else opened on CapHill but while the interior seems nice enough, I don’t see where you get “upscale” Looks kinda like Johnny Rockets

is that a cowbell hanging from the ceiling?

um, definitely the hottest contestant on top chef…

Hi, everybody. Point taken about my lack of opinion on the food. I’m not a food critic. I covered this because I’m a fan of Top Chef. Someone I know had a very trenchant observation about Top Chef that is also applicable here: Unlike with Project Runway, ANTM, etc., where you can judge with your own eyes how successful the fashions, photos, etc. are, on Top Chef you have to take the judges’ word for how things taste. All you know are the ingredients and the descriptors the judges use, but maybe you have a different palate and you wouldn’t agree — they never agree among themselves! What’s the old saying, there’s no accounting for taste?

Same principle goes for my article above. I told you the ingredients (and told you Spike assured us it was all local and all top quality), and I recommended the place and its food, because it tasted good to me overall.

If I were sitting in Tom Colicchio’s chair maybe I’d say: The burger was too rare for me (which Spike apologized for later), the fries were not as crispy as I like (but were deliciously seasoned), the toasted marshmallow milkshake didn’t taste enough like marshmallow for me (but maybe I’ve got cloddish tastebuds, I don’t know), though it was as thick and rich as any milkshake I’ve ever had. I tasted all the infused mayos and they were deliciously unusual, and very creative (like the Sriracha one). The blondie was as toothsome as any I’ve tasted.

Anyway, thank you all for reading and for keeping your criticisms constructive. I appreciate.

I heard the line to get in to GSE was around the block today, so I’m sure plenty of you have opinions to share. The ones above are all positive so far!

SS

I’m normally a carnivore, but wasn’t in the mood tonight, so I had the mushroom burger — really really tasty. Really nice family run joint, and Spike wasn’t all “ooh, look at me, I’m from the tee-vee” — he was very polite and working his butt off.

tell us how you can make a better burger cheaper and in less time. Then maybe write another ghey article about shaving or write about tugging it to motor scooters…i can’t wait!

I had Ray’s Hell Burger last night.

Seriously it was 10 oz of hamburger bliss. Cooked ‘recommended’ which is a little rarer than medium rare and with the diablo seasoning, I had it topped with the aged Vermont chedder and sauteed mushrooms and peppers, dill pickle slices and Ray’s Hell Sauce, which is like a chipotle mayo concoction. It came with a side of corn on the cob and a slice of watermelon. Everything was the right amount and cooked perfectly. They even have Old Dominion root beer on tap (in addition to a variety of bottled drinks like Moxie, Nehi, Cheerwine and Boyle’s).

My boy had his burger with Brie and he was super pleased. The other couple we went with had bacon/swiss burgers and were equally happy. The other friend had his burger cooked their version of well-done - which isn’t crispy - but I couldn’t imagine getting one of these burgers (or any burger) cooked well.

I went expecting it to be busy and I was right, we stood in the corner for a while waiting for a table to open up and we pounced. The decor is minimal and food and service were great and quick and adequately priced. Between the boy and I we spent $22 and had a healthy food coma to boot.

They don’t have fries, but if you’re a potato freak you can get chips. The corn and watermelon are good though and you don’t miss the fries at all. At least, I didn’t. Also, it’s cash only… which tripped me up a bit - had to run to the ATM around the corner.

Overall, it was awesome and I can’t wait to try Spike’s. I want a fried egg burger like yesterday.

OK, why in God of Hellfire’s name would you send a metrosexual, non-redmeat eating ninny to review a hamburger joint? This is the very essence of BYT’s problem. GET OUT OF THE CLUBS. SMELL THE AIR.

Went two days ago for lunch, and the burger was good. The wait to order was long, a half an hour just to order, and we waited until after a normal lunch rush to go in. The wait for food was absurd. From the time I order to the time I got my burger was 40 minutes! This place needs to seriously work out some kinks. I was not a fan of their bit sized fries, too hard.

Five Guys is way better.