I've been to Raymond's a handful of times as Kevin Cronin, John Kernan and my brothers, Andrew and Dennis had owned the property and continue to do so. The management of the restaurant had changed hands several times as the property owners attempted to establish and maintain Jack English's. The underlying premise was to keep the original vision and atmosphere of Jack English's continuing. However, owning the property and managing the restaurant are two separate entities. And while the management of the restaurant got away from Jack's vision that was not anyone's intent. Nevertheless, Gary has done an excellent job of returning English's to a decent place to eat and socialize .
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