WongFirst: Rogue States

Forced the DC Trojans Social Committee to come to this burger place on Connecticut for our meeting, and I wasn't disappointed! I roll past this place on the bus every day on my way to work and I was sure curious.

I looked at the menu beforehand and it seemed like just another fancy burger joint - but everything was $7! (Fries not included.) Anything that looks that good for $7 is prob worth the trek up the hill into the wilds of Dupont. Check out the menu here.

I got the Rogue States burger ("house spice blend, chipotle, cilantro") recommended to me by the cashier ($7), sweet potato fries ($3.50) and a coke ($2). Cooked perfectly medium, the correct amount of spice (interesting but not mouth-burning), and the sweet potato fries were DELISH. I mixed up a little bit of their chipotle mayo, which tasted like smoky bacon, with ketchup and I had the best french fry sauce ever.

A bold interior design scheme.

Oooh pretty.

So you can get an idea of the sheer size of this thing.

To be fair, my dining companion's burger (ordered "pink") came totally, completely well done. She sent it back, and her second burger was, as she said, "mooing on the plate." I think it may have something to do with the fact that when I arrived first and ordered, there were only two other people in the restaurant, and it had gotten slightly busier once my friend arrived. Overall, worth a shot if you've never been, but I'm not sure I'd go out of my way for it. Except for the sweet potato fries if I had a hankering!