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Article: The River Club's Sophisticated Songs
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- November 22, 1987
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THE RIVER CLUB RESTAURANT- 3223 K St. NW. 333-8118. Open: Sunday
through Thursday 5 to 11:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday 5 p.m. to 12:30
a.m. All major credit cards. Reservations suggested. No separate
non-smoking section. Prices: small plates $5 to $11; entree plates
$9 to $24. Full dinner with wine, tax and tip about $50 to $60 per
person.
Goodbye, Charlie; hello, River Club. Much as we miss Charlie
Byrd, it is hard to do less than celebrate the transformation of his
restaurant.
The River Club is a dream of a place. A fantasy, it seems, as
you float through an art deco haze of curved walls and murals. You
probably wouldn't know such swirling etched-glass artistry still
existed unless you ...