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Travis Weiss vowed never to repeat an Epic Burger. Though, for a guy who is called upon to create a new beefy masterpiece every Wednesday, that's easier said than done. "I wanted to bring back the ReuBurgerChanga," the Mad Fox Brewing Company executive chef says, referring to the crowd favorite chimichanga-Reuben mashup he rolled out back in January. "But I have to keep my vow: no repeats." So, rather than break his promise to himself, Weiss went to work in his Burger Lab and came up with a new creation for National Hamburger Week. "It's the BanhMiBurgerChanga," Weiss announces. "And it's freakin' awesome." Ditching the corned beef and kraut but keeping that deep-fried tortilla, this new hybrid wraps the flavors of a Vietnamese sandwich with Weiss' signature beef blend and then tosses them all in the fryer. Weiss calls it "the big dirty uncle" of the banh mi. It all starts with a three-cut grind of rib eye, sirloin and chuck mixed with fresh jalapeno and cilantro. The half-pound patty is topped with a pile of carnitas braised in Mad Fox's Broad Street IPA and then Weiss adds pickled ramps and onions, more cilantro, smoked gouda and a slathering of carrot mayo. The whole thing gets wrapped up in a chipotle tortilla and tossed in the fryer for about four minutes until – BOOM – the southwestern-Vietnamese-burger combo AKA the BanhMiBurgerChanga emerges in all its Epic, Burger Week glory. At its weigh-in, this bonafide gut bomb tips the scales at a staggering 1 pound 2 ounces and is officially the heaviest National Hamburger Week option. Somebody call Guinness. Mad Fox Brewing Company | 444 West Broad Street | Falls Church | madfoxbrewing.com FULL NATIONAL HAMBURGER WEEK BURGER LIST BURGER WEEK PHOTO CONTEST: Snap a photo while taking any of the Burger Days National Hamburger Week burgers to the face this week and you could find yourself looking fly and well-fed for the foreseeable future.

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Whoever snaps the sexiest, meatiest Burger Week photos from B Side, Burger Tap & Shake, DCity Smokehouse, Holy Cow, Mad Fox, The Pig or Right Proper will get a chance to win up to $100 in gift cards from the D.C. area’s best burger makers PLUS an opportunity to dress like the Burger Days Crew with an official Burger Days National Hamburger Week t-shirt. For a chance to take home the greasy goods, share your Burger Week photos on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter using the hashtag #7days7burgers, tag us @burgerdays and wait for the pay off. Eat burgers. Win stuff. How cool is that?