"River Twice thrives on details. Every table has built-in utensil drawers. Each menu is stamped with the date. Every dish in the $75 four-course tasting incorporates a delicate little sauce or an infused oil that someone probably lost sleep over. These facts would normally point to a boring restaurant. But between the inventive food—often made with East Coast seafood and produce, Japanese and French techniques, and some Texas flair—and the handful of cooks scurrying around the open kitchen, you'll be pleasantly locked into your meal. Come for a big-deal dinner and, unless you hate yourself and/or don't eat meat, add on the Mother Rucker burger (our favorite in the city)." - candis mclean, alison kessler
