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The slider/miniburger discussion gets even murkier when restaurants start adding non-beef fillings to the mix. In D.C., there is an abundance of lamb, meatball, crabcake and fish sliders to go with the classic miniburgers. Here are a dozen that stand out from the rest (not including the city's dominant purveyor of beef sliders, Matchbox).
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A Dozen Sliders to Try, From Meatball to Crabcake
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The Gryphon
The new Gryphon has several varieties of sliders on its menu. Give the barbacoa a try, with pico de gallo and served with onion strings.
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Poste Moderne Brasserie
Poste's sliders go beyond beef: they're the Papa Weaver Pork Sausage Burger Sliders.
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Carmine's
Carmine's meatballs are known for their epic size. Get more of a taste with the meatball sliders, discounted at the bar during happy hour.
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Sei
Sei has several varieties of sliders, including Kobe beef and pork belly. A standout are the seabass sliders, topped with apricot chili glaze, yuzu tartar and havarti cheese.
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Columbia Firehouse
Columbia Firehouse has been known to put a piece of bacon on a bun and call it a slider: right now the variety of choice is the Crispy Pork slider, made up of braised pork, whole-grain mustard, coleslaw and mayo.
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Cava Mezze
Cava's addictive lamb sliders are topped with tzatziki sauce and harissa. They're cheap at happy hour.
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Radius Pizza
Radius may be known for its pizzas, but it also has meatball sliders that are discounted during happy hour.
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Pizzeria Orso
An underrated gem at Pizzeria Orso, the lamb sliders are grilled and topped with greek slaw and tomato jam.
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The Source by Wolfgang Puck
The Source is more known for its Asian dishes, but they also offer a stellar slider, using prime beef, smoked onion marmalade and Maryland cheddar, at the bar.
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Bourbon
Bourbon (two locations) serves up salmon sliders (along with veggie, beef and other varieties).
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The Greene Turtle
The Greene Turtle offers classic sliders, but for something a little different, there are the crab cake sliders, served on potato rolls.
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Silver Diner
When Silver Diner switched gears from classic diner food to farm-fresh menu items, bison sliders came with the change. They are topped with barbecue sauce, pepper jack, avocado, ranch and vegan slaw.
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