For Tim Carman’s latest edition of $20 Diner in the The Washington Post, he heads to Melt Gourmet Cheeseburgers in Leesburg, Va.

Its modest location — 30 miles outside of Washington in a shopping mall — doesn’t help its case. But all his cynicism “melted away the moment I walked into the place,” which Carman says is always packed and smells of grilled beef and charred onions. As for the e... read more...