Sun, 13 Jul 2008

Ray's Hell-Burger has Potential

A friend recently got a job in NYC for DC Comics and she is in the process of living a split life currently. Her fiancee is still in the DC area while she's starting her new job up in NYC. She wanted to get everyone together next weekend, but I'll be out of town then (looking for an apartment in NC). So she set something up for this weekend instead.

Ray's Hell-Burger is an off-shoot of Ray's the Steaks. If you're ever in the DC area and want a good steak, this is apparently the place to go (I've never been, but my friends swear by it). Ray's Hell-Burger has potential, but it's just not there for me. The burgers are big and made with good quality beef. The toppings are superb - seriously, the cheddar and bacon was worth the trip alone. The only downside is that they treat their burgers like their steaks. You ask for a medium burger and it comes out pretty much rare in the center - it was basically warm raw meat. While I'm all for some pink in my burgers, this was enough to make me eventually abandon the burger and just eat the cheese and bacon. I'm not sure how they could possibly cook a burger that is that thick thoroughly enough without completely destroying it.

However, it was great to see Risa and Pat before they start their new life in NYC. Afterwards Michelle and I wandered into DC proper to see the Muppets exhibit at the Smithsonian. The heat was pretty bad, as was all the people so we bailed early on the rest of our plans and came home to a nap.

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Sat, 06 Jan 2007

Procrastination is my middle name (not really)!

I went on a binge today where I updated the ports I maintain which I had been neglecting for a little too long. Some of these updates will fix some of the issues I've heard about from some users.

I just got back from Smokey Bones where Michelle and I went with some friends for dinner. Hot zinger is that an awesome BBQ joint.

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