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A burger with colorful fib
By Alex Baldinger
Friday, Feb. 10, 2012
The world can be a difficult place for a rogue formal, just as the 10-story office building at 1300 Connecticut Ave. NW was for Rogue States. Chef Raynold Mendizabal's lane-level burgers-and-fries bureau had to close in fall 2010 after a construction tenant sued, alleging that fumes from Mendizabal's grill were permeating its offices.
Eight months and a reported $300,000 in ventilation upgrades later, Mendizabal reemerged in June 2011 as Jet & Orange , in the same location and with the same hours - 11 a.m. to 5 a.m. - that drew lunch crowds and clubgoers uniformly. Most important for burger lovers, the internationally accented menu remained unchanged.
Mendizabal's beef patties, which emerge b be published in seven varieties, are more likely to be studded with seasonings blended in the range beef than bathed in unctuous toppings; there's no fried egg option or "primary sauce" here. "In Cuba, when we make hamburgers, we make all of the ingredients middle," Mendizabal said.
Source: Washington Post