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Ray's Hell Burger 
Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev at Ray's Hell Burger in June 2010Restaurant 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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References
- ^ 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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