MarkS Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 It will be surely missed. Wondering if this was caused by following a flawed business formula. All of the Ray's permutations are popular, who doesn't like a great piece of meat. But they all seem to suffer from business issues. I once owned a software company and had a similar problem. We had 100+ staff, sales were growing and I could never figure out if we were making a profit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saf Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 We ate at the bar last night. So going to miss this place. I have a thing for movies, so the ability to go to the Silver and then have a good, affordable dinner has been great. Love the food, love the staff and will miss Nick and Elliot so very much. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapy Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 I went last night, it was absolutely mobbed and even with reservations we had a 30 minute wait for a seat. Food was delicious. I will miss the crab bisque, and all the other good food! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 We went on Sunday night to sit at the bar for one last bisque and hanger steak. Even at 5:30p, there was already a wait for tables. Tonight is the last night - we had thought about going, but I think there will be a line at the door when they open at 5p. So we said our farewells to Nick and Elliott on Sunday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveO Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 On 2/26/2018 at 1:18 AM, soapy said: 44 minutes ago, DanielK said: one last bisque and hanger steak. Food was delicious. I will miss the crab bisque, and all the other good food! The Classics and Rays do/did a great bisque. Rays still does it. No solace for the MD folks but it is still out there in the region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pras Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 The Washington Post says goodbye and looks at grieving over when your local haunt closes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveO Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 11 minutes ago, pras said: The Washington Post says goodbye and looks at grieving over when your local haunt closes. Rich story. True in my case. Interesting sociology. Restaurants close for many reasons as the story reminds us. Sometimes its because of property issues as was the case in the Philadelphia example. Trends change. Sometimes the business volume dims, as the owners themselves stated with regard to The Classics. For many folks those closures feel an emotional hole. Happy to have read the story. Now I don't feel so alone with that perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 21 hours ago, pras said: The Washington Post says goodbye and looks at grieving over when your local haunt closes. He hasn't logged on here in years (since he moved to MI, probably), but the Amit interviewed in Tim's article is our own @xcanuck. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPW Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 On 3/13/2018 at 10:07 AM, DanielK said: He hasn't logged on here in years (since he moved to MI, probably), but the Amit interviewed in Tim's article is our own @xcanuck. And you'll see Peanut if you look closely at the top photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Both The Classics and Ray's The Classics are the only two restaurants in Downtown Silver Spring ever to be retired in Italic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElGuapo Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Jerry Hollinger (The Daily Dish, The Dish & Dram) will open J. Hollinger's at the former location of The Classics. Charlie Palmer Steak alum Mike Ellis will be at the helm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtureck Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 45 minutes ago, ElGuapo said: Jerry Hollinger (The Daily Dish, The Dish & Dram) will open J. Hollinger's at the former location of The Classics. Charlie Palmer Steak alum Mike Ellis will be at the helm. Just out of curiosity, do we have any idea what Michael Landrum is doing these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saf Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 11 hours ago, mtureck said: Just out of curiosity, do we have any idea what Michael Landrum is doing these days? I don't know about Michael. Nick is still around - or was before the pandemic. We ran into him at Quarry House. I wonder about Elliot. We still miss them. 11 hours ago, ElGuapo said: Jerry Hollinger (The Daily Dish, The Dish & Dram) will open J. Hollinger's at the former location of The Classics. Charlie Palmer Steak alum Mike Ellis will be at the helm. Hm.... the website says opening early spring 2021. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElGuapo Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 On 10/25/2021 at 8:19 PM, saf said: I don't know about Michael. Nick is still around - or was before the pandemic. We ran into him at Quarry House. I wonder about Elliot. We still miss them. Hm.... the website says opening early spring 2021. AFAIK that was the plan until the pandemic happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElGuapo Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 J. Hollinger's is aiming for an early spring opening: https://www.sourceofthespring.com/silver-spring-news/j-hollingers-aiming-for-early-spring-opening/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElGuapo Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 J. Hollinger’s chef Mike Ellis is preparing and serving meals to residents displaced by the March 3 explosion and fire at the Friendly Gardens Apartments in Silver Spring: https://www.sourceofthespring.com/silver-spring-news/2789845/j-hollingers-chef-feeding-displaced-silver-spring-residents/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElGuapo Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 J. Hollinger’s Waterman’s Chophouse will be adding an all-you-can-eat brunch buffet beginning Sunday: https://www.sourceofthespring.com/silver-spring-news/2808335/j-hollingers-adding-all-you-can-eat-brunch-buffet/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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