The Burger Shack - Chantilly

Such a little hole in the wall. I have driven past this place multiple times and never even knew it was there. When you walk inside, it doesn't look like anything special, however, my taste buds were enlightened. I got the Ring of Fire burger and the loaded tots for me and I got the three slider cheeseburgers for the kids and everything was amazing. The kids finished all their food and I devoured mine. It was thick and juicy and flavorful. The bun was amazing. Would definitely come back. Plus did I mention it was super affordable.

Wow this place is very tasty, the best burgers I’ve had in the DMV. If you want quality meat, juicy, big, filled with your favorite topping burgers this is the place to be . The reviews led me here, stop by if you are in the area, friendly staff they look happy to work here, clean establishment and small seating area. Fast service food is hot and very filling a-lot of options on the menu even for vegans. Huge portions size, you can share sides with your party. We had burgers, wings, and chilly cheese fries. I will return!

I visited on a less busy Friday evening and easily placed my order with a welcoming staff member. The interior looks relatively clean and has seating for roughly ten tables inside and another couple outside. This place tends to get a fair amount of call-in and online orders from what I could see of foot traffic and time front staffers were taking phone orders. My order consisted of chicken tenders and cole slaw, a Chicago hot dog, and a Philly burger medium rare with regular fries. The total came to $30 with tax and before tip about which I did not feel too bad from a value perspective. The wait time of 25 minutes to get my food surprised me somewhat given the lower level of busyness even if I made allowances for the phone and online orders. I likely would follow others with either calling or placing an order online for any future visits.

The chicken tenders had good texture on the outside. I did wonder whether these tenders may have been more processed than others from what I tasted. The accompanying honey mustard sauce looked and tasted as expected. The cole slaw had good texture and just a little more and sweet dressing for my tastes. The Chicago dog had satisfying flavor from the mustard, relish, onions, and peppers. The hot dog itself was cooked well and had a distinct beefy flavor to me. Toasting the bun would help the roll have some texture and taste inside. Same with the beef burger which otherwise was cooked to the requested temperature and had a pleasing ratio of beef to cheese to toppings to bread. Toasting the bun seemed even more important here to avoid a somewhat soggy bottom bun. The regular fry order had a proper portion of not over seasoned and slightly crispy fries that survived the ride home well. All in all a more than decent meal that could be made better with quicker in-person wait times and toasting bread for the main offerings. I could return in the future to experience a local, non-big brand chain small business burger place.

Oh. My. Goodness. This was a fantastic burger. Seared hard on the outside and a perfect medium on the inside. Juice was dripping down my hand when I was eating it. Fries, curly fries, and onion rings were all on point. Maybe one of the best burgers in the area.