Obama and Medvedev quick lunch at Ray’s Hell Burger
Friday, June 25th, 2010 86 viewsPresident Obama treated Russian president Dmitry Medvedev to a conventional American lunch in Ray’s Hell Burger (Arlington, VA) Thursday before returning to the White House for any joint news conference.
Obama ate a traditional cheeseburger, whilst Medvedev added jalepenos, mushrooms and onions to his. The pair shared an order of fries, according to the White House. No word on which superpower paid for your meal. (Update, 1:47 p.m.: It was Obama’s treat.)
Both sat, scrunched in in the tiny table in shirtsleeves, whilst the packed-in patrons gawked. There was much cheering when the pair came out.
It may not be the most glamorous location to get a visiting head of state, but Obama clearly has a thing for the burger joint.
In May of last year, Obama and vice president Joe Biden stole away to get a similar mid-day lunch, prompting a similar amount of restaurant chaos and forever creating it even harder to get a table in the Virginia establishment.
Medvedev is in town for one-on-one meetings with Obama before the two head up to Canada for that meeting from the G20 nations.






