The Hideaway

The Hideaway is quite rich in history! From 1934 to 1965, a bar/restaurant was started on the location by Duke and Ida Atlas, who raised two sons there, Herbert and Charles. At the beginning of WW2, Herb and Charles sold oversized ham sandwiches on Saturdays, downat the train station, to the newly-inducted soldiers. When Duke passed away, the restaurant was sold to Abey Chaney. We know every little about the following decades. Fast forward to the mid-to-late 70s, when the location was purchased by Jim Keeney and his wife. Jims Hideaway became the go to location for crabs and beer in the Baltimore-Washington-Annapolis corridor. Jim was a gregarious, hugely-likeable man and his restaurant became an Odenton institution, with Jim contributing a great deal to the local community. Locals grew-up at Jims Hideaway, got engaged there, celebrated family and community events there…and Jims dream became a much-loved placed to hang-out with old friends (and meet new ones)! Jim became ill in the 90s, and there was a succession of owners who slowly allowed Jims Hideaway to deteriorate. Even in its neglected state, the Odenton faithful kept coming (and having fun). In early 2014, Bob Krohn and Danny & Diane Reugg, of Annapolis, visited the restaurant and saw its great character, wondering why such a potentially cool place had deteriorated so much. The rest is history. After a year of renovation, the new Hideaway was born…and we are dedicated to conserving and bringing back the Hideaway as the great local institution it was.