Chick and Ruth’s Under New Ownership — Baltimore Fishbowl

September 19, 2017 Ethan McLeod

Chick and Ruth’s (Photo courtesy Earl, Flickr)

Annapolis’ most famous deli is under new management, though its outgoing longtime owner promises everything there will remain as is.

Ted Levitt, whose family has run Chick and Ruth’s Delly on Main Street in Annapolis for 52 years, announced on his personal Facebook page on Sept. 18 that he’s officially sold his eatery. He’s worked there since its inception, he wrote, but he and his wife, Beth, figured it was finally time for a change in their lifestyle.

“It has truly been living the American Dream running our family business and meeting all our friends over the years,” his post read. “We have enjoyed watching over 5 generations of families grow up.”

Now they’ll be retiring to spend some more time with their four children. Fortunately, he says his old-school hangout will remain unchanged. New owner and longtime customer Keith Jones plans to leave the sprawling menu untouched and keep “all the traditions and service the same,” Levitt wrote.

“He is a very talented man [and] has been a good customer of Chick and Ruth’s for years,” he said of Jones. “He wants to keep everything the same. If it works don’t fix it.”

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Top photo: Chick and Ruth’s (Photo courtesy Earl, Flickr)