The moment you bite into the fried chicken at Tom & Ray’s Restaurant in Damascus, you understand why some secrets are too delicious to keep.
This unassuming spot on Main Street has been quietly serving what might be Maryland’s most perfectly executed fried chicken, and once word gets out, those peaceful morning rushes might become a thing of the past.
Damascus sits at the northern edge of Montgomery County, where suburban sprawl gives way to farmland and the pace of life downshifts into something more manageable.
It’s here, in this small town that most people pass through on their way to somewhere else, that you’ll discover fried chicken worth making the destination…