hell burger barack obama and dmitry medvedev at ray s hell burger in june 2010 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 hamburger restaurant in arlington virginia united states . hamburgers served in a few variations including gourmet toppings are its only main dish offering . 2 3 4 ray s hell burger is the third eatery established by washington d.c. restaurateur michael landrum who also owns the steakhouse ray s the steaks in arlington . 2 5 ray is a nickname given to landrum by a former girlfriend . 6 it opened on july 1 2008 and while there was no public relations blitz for the opening popularity of the restaurant s following grew quickly . 2 it had undergone various permutations of its name . as of january 16 2013 two of the ray s hell burger restaurant locations closed 7 and a new larger ray s location opened . burger toppings include seared foie gras roasted bone marrow and double cream brie . 8 of the bottled drink offerings ray s hell burger serves 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 included bell s beer lucifer a belgium blonde ale and mondavi wines . 2 united states president barack obama took russian president dmitry medvedev to ray s hell burger in june 2010 . 9 president obama also ate at the restaurant with vice president joe biden in may 2009 . 10 11 12 that first visit caused such an increase in business that it forced landrum to expand the restaurant at an adjacent location . 13 see also edit ben s chili bowl references edit 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 . a b c d levine sara july 7 2008 . an early look at ray s hell burger . washingtonian . kliman todd august 14 2008 . word of mouth ray s hell burger . washingtonian . siestema tom july 23 2008 . more bright ray s shine in arlington . the washington post . 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 . 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 . ray incidentally is a nickname given to the chef by a former girlfriend landmark ray s hell burger closed . united press international . february 17 2013 . retrieved may 31 2013 . john metcalfe forget politics just have fun december 31 2009 the national abu dhabi shear michael 24 june 2010 . obama medvedev chow down at ray s hell burger . the washington post . retrieved 24 june 2010 . abraham zennie june 24 2010 . ray s hell burger gets obama and medvedev . san francisco chronicle . jackson david & hall mimi may 6 2009 . obama goes to hell and back all for a burger . usa today . barakat matthew associated press july 11 2010 . appetite for better burgers shows no satiety . belleville news democrat . 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 . the story got play in media outlets half way across the globe including saudi arabia landrum notes . external links edit official website coordinates 38 53 39 n 77 04 40 w 38.894057 n 77.077678 w 38.894057 ; 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