After opening The Precinct in 1981 he followed with The Waterfront in 1986, Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse in 1999, Carlo & Johnny in 2001, Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse, Louisville in 2006, Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse, Nashville in 2016, Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse, Columbus in 2017 and Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse, Lexington in 2019. Consistency and quality are hallmarks of a Ruby restaurant – a fact supported by the 3 decades of success at The Precinct, Cincinnati’s longest continually-running fine dining restaurant.