Like fairies, hamburgers are famously difficult to photograph because they can take thousands of forms and wear a variety of sauces. Catch a fleeting glimpse before devouring this fabled sandwich with today’s Groupon: for $7, you get $15 worth of burgers, milkshakes, and more at Z-Burger.

Z-Burger’s menu boasts a bevy of high-quality burgers, hot dogs, and cheesesteaks, as well as 75 varieties of shakes and malts. Sink enameled nuggets into one of the restaurant’s hand-formed hamburgers served on buns made from a secret recipe, then layered with optional toppings including sauerkraut, hot sauce, relish, banana peppers, and the restaurant’s special Z-sauce ($3.39 single, $4.49 double). Pair a burger with fresh-cut french fries ($2.59 regular, $4.19 large), onion rings ($2.89 regular, $4.39 large), or another burger so it doesn’t feel so alone. The astonishing array of shake and malt incarnations will please any palate, with flavors running the gamut from blackberry cobbler to maple walnut, and from frozen hot chocolate to peanut butter and jelly ($3.39 regular, $4.59 large). While feasting, surf the restaurant’s free WiFi waves or spend time peering around the room to start sizing up the competition for next July’s Independence Burger Eating Championship.

Reviews

Z-Burger was featured in The Washington Post. It was also named a 2009 Dirt Cheap Eat in the Washingtonian. More than 100 Yelpers give it a 3.5-star average.