Ollie’s Trolley is an anomaly in a bustling neighborhood better known for fine dining, shopping, and trophy office buildings. (via Eater_DC)
Boris Galitzin, the owner of Ollie’s D.C. outpost, says the prospective buyer for the property gave Ollie’s the okay to stay up to a year after the deal closes. Galitzin says he’s open to looking for another location for Ollie’s when that time comes.its famously grouchy, cigar-puffing founder, Ollie Gleichenhaus
Former Kentucky Gov. John Y. Brown, who catapulted “Colonel” Harlan Sanders into stardom with his Kentucky Fried Chicken, tried to do the same with the eccentric founder of Ollie’s. Brown crossed paths with Gleichenhaus when he was running Ollie’s Sandwich Shop in Miami Beach, and after a brief courtship, he hired the proprietor to train the staff at the governor’s hot dog-and-beer chain, Lum’s, in the ways of the Ollie burger.
Lieberman took over the online business in 2019 and continues to ship all the original burger and fry seasonings to the remaining Ollie’s restaurants. But the company’s primary stream of revenue comes from a growing consumer fan base — not its nearly extinct brick-and-mortar portfolio. “You can do it the way Ollie did years ago, but it’s up to interpretation,” says Lieberman. “People use them for everything.”
Galitzin switched up the beef recipe when he took over, opting for 100 percent Angus chuck roll and beef brisket aged 14 days from Maryland’s Roseda Farm, which gets ground in-house a few times a day. He also installed a sleek steel charbroiler that imparts a flame-grilled effect to burgers, dogs, and steak-and-cheese orders.
“The pandemic destroyed us,” he says. “We’re not even close to being recovered. Tourists aren’t like they used to be, and a lot of locals who used to work downtown are now home at their computer.” Still, Ollie’s has endured, where others have not. Downtown D.C. has lost 43 fast-casual restaurants since April 2020, per stats from the Downtown BID, including Bolt Burger, Leon, West Wing Cafe, Red Velvet Cupcake, and multiple Pret a Mangers and Cosis.
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