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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...

By GARY SEMAN JR.  THISWEEKNEWS.COM  Nov 27, 2017  Don’t ask Jeff Ruby how much he spent on his namesake restaurant in Columbus. “We don’t know,” said the founder of Jeff Ruby Culinary Entertainment, a small but well-known restaurant group based in Cincinnati. “I had an unlimited budget and I exceeded it,” he said. Opulence is the byword for Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse, scheduled to open Friday, Dec. 1, at 89 E. Nationwide Blvd. in downtown Columbus. It seems Ruby spared no expense on the 10,000-square-foot space, which offers numerous ornate -- and expensive, Ruby said -- fixtures, including antique mirrors, a panoply of sparkling chandeliers, stained glass, red-velvet upholstery and old-fashioned, high-end light fixtures. For the serious American omnivore, the urban-steakhouse concept long has been cons...

By Andy Brownfield  –  Reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier  Nov 15, 2017, 12:45pm EST Updated Nov 15, 2017, 1:10pm Jeff Ruby's newest steakhouse is getting ready for its debut. Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse Columbus at 89 E. Nationwide Blvd. – the Cincinnati restaurateur's sixth restaurant – will open on Dec. 1.  "It's a great city with people who have been asking us to open since 1981, when we opened the Precinct," Ruby told me. "People from Columbus have been supporting our restaurants. Half the (Ohio State) football team is from Cincinnati. The back and forth traffic of people who have business in Columbus and live in Cincinnati or vice versa, there's a nexus between these two cities that's quite visible." The Columbus steakhouse occupies 10,000 square feet in a former 89 Fish & Grill. Originally Ruby thought the s...

NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) - A big Thanksgiving feast isn’t easy to prepare, especially for firefighters just getting off a 24-hour shift. Thanks to Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse, one Nashville fire station will have plenty to eat on Thanksgiving Day without paying a dime or having a hassle in the kitchen. Jeff Ruby’s dropped off turkeys on Thursday to the firemen at Station 5-9 in downtown Nashville as a way to thank them for their service. “It’s nice when people just appreciate what you do,” said Nashville Fire Department District Chief Buddy Byers. “You don’t expect to get anything, but it’s nice when people come by and thank you.” “It’s not about steaks. It’s not about turkey. It’s about doing what you can for the community and honoring and giving back to those who help out,” said Dillon Ruby, the gener...

VENUE MAGAZINE JEFF RUBY'S - WHERE YOU CELEBRATE LIFE  Written by Doug Geyer • Photography by Tracy Doyle  Enjoying the hospitality of a sincere and seasoned host leaves us fed and fulfilled. Their warm welcome, the flowers in the vase, the lighting just so. As the aromas waft over the gathering of friends, they mix with the music and conversation. Everything testifies to all their hard work and preparation, creativity and care. When the meal is served, relished, we understand we are participating in something very special.  For a host to deliver this daily is no small feat. When you consider that Jeff Ruby and his growing family of restaurants have created this rarified experience for decades, it’s clear his team must be quite special as well.  Consistently surpassing expectations requires not only brilliant chefs and doting servers, it demands talent...