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Article: Waiting Game
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- February 9, 1992
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RIVER CLUB - 3223 K St. NW. 202-333-8118. Open: for dinner
Monday through Thursday 6 to 11 p.m., Friday and Saturday 6 to
midnight. Closed Sunday. All major credit cards. Reservations
suggested. Separate non-smoking section. Prices: appetizers $7 to
$9.25, entrees $12.75 to $22. Full dinner with wine, tax and tip
about $50 to $60 per person.
THE EMPTY NEST SYNDROME IS not limited to parents. Restaurants
too sometimes find their chefs developing, maturing and then leaving
to make their own way in the world. So it has been with the River
Club.
Chef Jeff Tunks was an unknown when the River Club opened 4 1/2
years ago, but he built a solid reputation with his inventive but
sure-handed ...