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HOSPITALITY THAT IS EASILY AMONG THE BEST IN TOWN By G.A. Benton / For The Columbus Dispatch Confronting the wallet-wrenching prices in an expensive new Columbus restaurant, I thought: “Wow, Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse better be very good.” As it turns out, it is. After a few visits, I can attest that the cost of eating at Jeff Ruby’s entitles diners to hospitality that’s easily among the best in town. Most visible in this team effort are personable servers in crisp white jackets who are well-versed in the nuances of the food and drink menus and seem unusually adept at anticipating a table’s needs. That takes a lot of training. And it took a lot of money — about $5 million — to transform the former 89 Fish & Grill into one of the most opulent restaurants in Columbus. The head-turning establishment — the Cincinnati-based restaurate...

JEFF RUBY TO HOST FUNDRAISER FOR FALLEN HEROES Restaurateur To Hold Benefits At Steakhouses To Help Families Of Officers Anthony Morelli & Eric Joering and Firefighter Jason Dickey NASHVILLE, TN – The Founder of Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouses has planned fundraising dinners across 3 states to benefit the families of fallen Westerville, OH Police Officers Anthony Morelli and Eric Joering and also one in Nashville for Lawrenceburg, TN Firefighter Jason Dickey. On Sunday, March 4, 2018 Jeff Ruby (www.jeffruby.com) will open each of his Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouses in Columbus, OH, Cincinnati, OH, Louisville, KY, and Nashville, TN for special evenings where fully 100% of the night’s purchases will go directly to a fund set up in the names of the brave officers’ families. Additionally, in the Nashville location, the Ruby family will match that night&rsq...

Restaurateur Jeff Ruby has planned fundraising dinners across three states to benefit the families of fallen police officers Anthony Morelli and Eric Joering who were killed in the line of duty last weekend in Westerville, Ohio. On Sunday, March 4, 100 percent of the night's purchases at Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouses in Cincinnati; Columbus, Ohio; Louisville, Kentucky; and Nashville, Tennessee, will go directly to a fund set up in the names of the brave officers’ families. “Along with the rest of the nation, we were heartbroken to learn of this tragedy,” Ruby said in a news release. “These heroes made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our community, basically responding to what they thought was a call for help.” Reservations for the special Sunday Dinners are expected to fill quickly and are available by vis...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 13, 2018 JEFF RUBY TO HOST FUNDRAISER FOR FALLEN OFFICERS Restaurateur To Hold Benefits At Steakhouses To Help Families Of Officers Anthony Morelli and Eric Joering COLUMBUS, OH – Jeff Ruby has planned fundraising dinners across 3 states to benefit the families of fallen Westerville, OH Police Officers Anthony Morelli and Eric Joering. On Sunday, March 4, 2018 Ruby (www.jeffruby.com) will open each of his Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouses in Columbus, OH, Cincinnati, OH, Louisville, KY, and Nashville, TN for special evenings where fully 100% of the night’s purchases will go directly to a fund set up in the names of the brave officers’ families. “Along with the rest of the nation, we were heartbroken to learn of this tragedy.” said Ruby. “These heroes made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our communit...

A PIECE OF HISTORY COMES HOME In 1890, R. Rothschild’s Sons Co, a renowned Cincinnati-based manufacturer of furniture, saloon fixtures and billiard tables, manufactured what would become one of the most noteworthy antique bars of the present day. After more than 127 years and multiple owners, Jeff Ruby is now bringing the stunning, one of a kind LaFayette Mirror Bar home to hold forth in his flagship restaurant, Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse. LINEAGE Originally, the bar was designed on spec and then commissioned to be built by the owner of the LaFayette Hotel in Utica, NY. As was the case with this grand piece, manufacturers like Rothschild would often design and then sell the fixture on paper prior to building it as its size, cost and intricacy made it very challenging to inventory and wait for a willing buyer.  After several decades of service in Utica it was sold in...

The Best Steakhouse In Nashville   Dillon Ruby grew up around antiques and design just as much as he grew up around restaurants, thanks to two of his father Jeff Ruby’s most passionate interests. “My dad antique shops all over the country, all year round,” Ruby says. “He’s always purchasing collectibles, even before he has a restaurant to put them in. We have a warehouse in Cincinnati that just holds all kinds of artifacts, all kinds of chandeliers. Just so many antiques.” Dillon Ruby is the executive manager of the Nashville location of Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse, and his father’s love for interiors and attention to special touches certainly finds its way into the expansive downtown space that has waiters scraping crumbs off white linens and escorting ladies to the restroom so there is no awkward searching. “We had a great, fun...

By Andy Brownfield  –  Reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier  Jan 25, 2018, 10:47am EST Updated 56 minutes ago Cincinnati restaurateur Jeff Ruby, who has a history with local horse racing, will sponsor the region's largest racing event. Ruby is sponsoring what has been known at the Spiral Stakes at Turfway Park in Florence, which is prepping for its 47th annual run. The event will now be known as the Jeff Ruby Steaks, a 12-race event.  "We are going to take to a higher level what has already been Greater Cincinnati's most prestigious, most spectacular annual sporting event," Ruby said at a Thursday news conference at the Jack Cincinnati Casino, which had previously sponsored the race. "That’s the end of that story. It’s just going to become that much better.” Ruby will cater the event and party, a...

Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse, Columbus -  Every year, I like to kick off the new year by compiling a list of restaurants that I haven’t yet had the pleasure of sampling, but hope to visit in the coming year. Some on the list are old favorites that I’m ashamed to say I’ve never tried, a few are new kids on the block, and one doesn’t open until later in 2018, but all are spots where I’m eager to eat. Here’s my 2018 Restaurant Bucket List!..... This Cincinnati staple has put down Cbus roots, and I’m ready to devour all the steakhouse dishes next time I need a fancy night out. Classics like filet, Oysters Rockefeller, and crab cakes merging with more non-traditional items like prosciutto-wrapped pears and tempura lobster sushi rolls sounds just about perfect.

Columbus Unwraps Early Christmas Gift With the Opening of Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse by Christina Mancuso Dec. 11, 2017   Christmas came early for Columbus residents as Jeff Ruby unveiled one of his premier restaurants, Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse, offering the finest in steaks and seafood, extensive wine list, exquisite atmosphere, and impeccable service. After nearly a year of renovations and $5 million, Jeff Ruby has put his stake in the ground at 89 E. Nationwide Boulevard, at a prime location near the Arena District between High and Third. Originally founded in 1999 in Cincinnati, Ohio with sister locations in Louisville and Nashville, Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse has won multiple prestigious awards, including Wine Spectator's Best Of Award Of Excellence, OpenTable.com's Top 100 Steakhouses in America list, Food Network's Most Magnificent Side D...

By JD Malone The Columbus Dispatch  Posted Dec 8, 2017 at 10:54 AM Updated Dec 8, 2017 at 2:06 PM Years ago, at one of the many auctions that steakhouse developer Jeff Ruby patrols for flourishes and embellishments, he came across a couple of stained-glass panels featuring buckeyes. “It’s 100 years old,” Ruby said of the glass artwork. “I bought it in case I ever did a place in Columbus.” Now, those stained-glass buckeyes have a home — at Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse Downtown. And some home it is. Ruby spent about $5 million to rehab 89 E. Nationwide Blvd., which was once home to several other restaurants — 89 Fish and Grill and a Damon’s among them. The work included enclosing the former patio space, adding a basement dining room called the Cellar, and decorating the sp...