The Dogcatcher: Roasted bone marrow, persillade (parsley sauce), lettuce and tomato.

#85 Ray’s to the Third– 1650 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22209*

My first reaction to Ray’s to the Third was to wonder why this restaurant isn’t higher up on the Washingtonian Top 100 Restaurants. I’ve lived in the DMV area for about 10 years now and I’ve heard of all the hype about the Ray’s Hell Burger but never ventured out to try Ray’s To The Third.

My excuse? I’m not much of a burger connoisseur. But when I learned that Ray’s to the Third has the option to be served with a side of bone marrow, I couldn’t jump fast enough at the opportunity.

The hype is well deserved for this little delectable piece of heaven and it baffles me that it’s not within at least the top 50 restaurants. Perhaps it’s because it’s a bargain restaurant, and not as upscale as some other restaurants. Nonetheless, this restaurant deserves to be up there.

I feasted on the Dog Catcher and it was perfectly seasoned, and the side of bone marrow was just the icing on the cake. I might even go as far as to say that I wouldn’t mind eating the burger without the bone marrow! Service was a little lacking  as our server was not around much. Once you get your burger there’s really not much that you’ll need from the servers anyways as you’ll be starstruck by plate in front of you.

-ADT (Angie)

Editor’s Note: Kudos to Ray’s for making me look up Persillade. (See the photo caption.)

* Restaurants are tiered by Washingtonian rating.