Ray's Hell Burger
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| Established | July 1, 2008 |
| Owner | Michael Landrum |
| Food type | American |
| Location | 1725 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Virginia, 22209, United States |
Ray's Hell Burger was a hamburger restaurant in Arlington, Virginia, part of a group of restaurants in the Washington metropolitan area under the "Ray's" name owned by restaurateur Michael Landrum.
Michael Landrum and Ray's the Steaks
[edit | edit source]In 2002, Michael Landrum opened the restaurant Ray's the Steaks in Arlington after experience in restaurants in Europe and working various front-of-the-house jobs at Washington, D.C. restaurants, including Restaurant Nora, The Capital Grille, 701 restaurant, and Morton's The Steakhouse.[1] The name "Ray" was a nickname given to Landrum by a former girlfriend, and Ray's the Steaks quickly gained notoriety as a no-frills steakhouse with affordable prices.[1][2] In 2007, Landrum was named Washingtonian magazine's Restaurateur of the Year.[3]
In 2006, Landrum opened Ray's the Classics in Silver Spring, Maryland, serving steaks and an expanded menu from a kitchen led by Chef Michael Hartzer, who came from Georgetown's Michel Richard Citronelle.[4] In 2013, Ray's the Classics was sold to two of its employees.[5] The restaurant closed in 2018.[6]
Landrum opened Ray's the Steaks at East River in Washington, D.C. but it closed in 2012.[7]
Ray's Steaks closed in June 2019 after 17 years in business.[8]
Ray's Hell Burger
[edit | edit source]Landrum opened Ray's Hell Burger in Arlington on July 1, 2008, serving a $7 burger made with prime beef from Ray's the Steaks.[9][10][11] Burger toppings were unique, and included seared foie gras, roasted bone marrow, and double-cream brie.[12][13]
United States president Barack Obama and vice-president Joe Biden ate at Ray's Hell Burger in May 2009.[14][15][16] That first visit caused such an increase in business that it forced Landrum to expand the restaurant at an adjacent location.[17] Obama took Russian president Dmitry Medvedev to Ray's Hell Burger in June 2010.[18]
After a landlord dispute, Ray's Hell-Burger and Hell-Burger Too closed in January 2013.[19] Ray's Hell-Burger reopened in a different location across the street in September 2014.[13] This location closed on May 13, 2017.[20]
A Ray's Hell Burger opened in Mount Vernon Triangle in Washington, D.C., in 2015, but this location, the last remaining "Ray's" restaurant, closed in June 2019.[21]
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- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).[permanent dead link] "Ray's Hell Burger, also in Arlington, is not a chain, but the restaurant run by iconoclastic chef Michael Landrum earned a national profile with President Barack Obama taking Vice President Joe Biden and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev there last month. (Medvedev's review: 'Not quite healthy, but it's very tasty.')"
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