A burger praised as one of the D.C. area’s best has come to miXt Food Hall in Brentwood.

In 2023, then-Washington Post critic Tim Carman highlighted chef-owner Ismael Montero’s prime Angus burger from his Eat Well MD food truck as a runner-up on a list of the area’s “10 best burgers.”

Now, Montero has built on the success of his burger food truck and recently opened The Burger Shop at miXt, located at 3809 Rhode Island Ave.

Montero told the Hyattsville Wire he decided to start making burgers because so many food trucks feature tacos.

“I wanted to do something different,” he said.

The most popular items at The Burger Shop are its acclaimed Angus burger and lamb and chicken sandwiches, with vegetarian options such as the Impossible burger and portobello mushroom sandwich.

Montero told the Wire he likes the miXt Food Hall because it provides an “opportunity to grow,” especially given “the progress that has been happening” on the Route 1 corridor.

Meanwhile, the burger food truck is still in operation, regularly parked at Streetcar 82 Brewing Co. in Hyattsville and Atlas Brew Works and Lost Generation in D.C. Montero said the truck is also available for private parties and catering community events.

Throughout his career, Ismael Montero has worked with many notable chefs, such as José Andrés, Scott Drewno, Michael Herr, and Andrea Skala. He opened La Michoacán with his brother Lucio Montero and has worked as a sous chef at Little Miner Taco. The Burger Shop is his newest culinary endeavor.

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