This Article is From May 30, 2009

Obama skips White House meal for street burger

Obama skips White House meal for street burger

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Washington DC:

US President Barack Obama made a surprise lunchtime visit on Friday to Five Guys, a local fast-food restaurant in Washington, DC.

The President ordered a cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato, jalapeno peppers, and mustard as well as several other cheeseburgers to go.

He also ordered a cheeseburger for Brian Williams, a news anchor for NBC, which was filming a day-in-the-life programme at the White House.

Obama snacked on peanuts and chatted with surprised customers while he waited for his order.

There are "more problems than we thought," Obama told a man who asked him about his first month in office.

Early this month, Obama and Vice President Joe Biden took a short motorcade ride from the White House to Virginia and ordered lunch at a small independent restaurant called Ray's Hell Burger.

First lady Michelle Obama recently said she snuck out to a Five Guys restaurant without anyone noticing.

Despite their burger runs, the Obamas are big believers in exercise and healthy eating. The first lady has started a vegetable garden at the White House.

Some of the crops will be served to the Obamas and to White House staff and guests, while some will be donated to a local soup kitchen.

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