Ray's Hell Burger
| Ray's Hell Burger | |
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 Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev at Ray's Hell Burger in June 2010 |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | July 2008 |
| Current owner(s) | Michael Landrum |
| Food type | American, Fast food |
| Street address | 1725 Wilson Blvd. |
| City | Arlington |
| State | Virginia |
| Postal code/ZIP | 22209 |
| Country | United States |
| Website | www.rayshellburger.com |
Ray's Hell Burger[1] is a renowned hamburger restaurant in Arlington, Virginia, United States. The restaurant serves hamburgers in a few variations as its only main dish offering.[2][3][4] It is the third eatery established by Washington, D.C. restaurateur Michael Landrum, who also owns the steakhouse Ray's the Steaks in Arlington and Ray's the Classics.[2][5] "Ray" is a nickname given to Landrum by a former girlfriend.[6] He opened his burger joint on July 1, 2008, and while there was no public relations blitz for the opening, popularity of the restaurant grew quickly.[2]
United States president Barack Obama took Russian president Dmitry Medvedev to Ray's Hell Burger in June 2010.[7] President Obama also ate at the restaurant with Vice President Joe Biden in May 2009.[8][9][10] That first visit caused such an increase in business that it forced Landrum to expand the restaurant at an adjacent location.[11]
Burger toppings include seared foie gras, roasted bone marrow and double-cream brie.[12] Of the unique bottled drink offerings, Ray's Hell Burger has Old Dominion Brewing Company root beer, Cheerwine soda, Boylan Bottling Company pure cane sugar sodas, and Ale-8-One. Ray's Hell Burger Too also includes Bell's beer, Lucifer (a Belgium blonde ale), and Mondavi wines.[2]
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- ^ The legal name of the restaurant, as of 2008[update], was Butcher Burgers. Source: Levine, Sara (July 7, 2008). "An Early Look at Ray's Hell-Burger". Washingtonian. http://www.washingtonian.com/restaurantreviews/1886.html.
- ^ a b c d Levine, Sara (July 7, 2008). "An Early Look at Ray's Hell-Burger". Washingtonian. http://www.washingtonian.com/restaurantreviews/1886.html.
- ^ Kliman, Todd (August 14, 2008). "Word of Mouth: Ray's Hell-Burger". Washingtonian. http://www.washingtonian.com/restaurantreviews/1906.html.
- ^ Siestema, Tom (July 23, 2008). "More Bright Ray's Shine in Arlington". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/22/AR2008072200537.html.
- ^ Carman, Tim (September 28, 2007). "To Beef or Not to Beef?: Michael Landrum is a guy who likes to turn up the heat. And not just to sear his steaks.". Washington City Paper. http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/8115/to-beef-or-not-to-beef.(profile of Landrum discussing his first two restaurants")
- ^ Siestema, Tom (June 29, 2003). "A Rare Steakhouse; From goofy name to moderate prices, Ray's the Steaks has a personality all its own". The Washington Post. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/352877051.html?dids=352877051:352877051&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+29%2C+2003&author=Tom+Sietsema&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=A+Rare+Steakhouse%3B+From+goofy+name+to+moderate+prices%2C+Ray%27s+the+Steaks+has+a+personality+all+its+own&pqatl=google. ("Ray incidentally is a nickname given to the chef by a former girlfriend")
- ^ Shear, Michael (24 June 2010). "Obama, Medvedev chow down at Ray's Hell Burger". The Washington Post. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/06/obama-medvedev-chow-down-at-ra.html. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
- ^ Abraham, Zennie (June 24, 2010). "Ray's Hell Burger gets Obama and Medvedev". San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/abraham/detail?blogid=95&entry_id=66563.
- ^ Jackson, David & Hall, Mimi (May 6, 2009). "Obama goes to Hell and back, all for a burger". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-05-05-burger_N.htm.
- ^ Barakat, Matthew (Associated Press) (July 11, 2010). "Appetite for "better burgers" shows no satiety". Belleville News-Democrat. http://www.bnd.com/2010/07/11/1325790/appetite-for-better-burgers-shows.html.("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.")")
- ^ Carman, Tim (June 9, 2009). "Landrum Releases ‘The Catch’ to Bring On More Burgers". Washington City Paper. http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/2009/06/09/landrum-releases-the-catch-to-bring-on-more-burgers/.("The story got play in media outlets half way across the globe, including Saudi Arabia, Landrum notes.")
- ^ John Metcalfe Forget politics, just have fun December 31, 2009 The National (Abu Dhabi)
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