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This blog is the story of two little students hungry for food. Together these students have found some special treats in the Maryland, DC, New York and Montreal areas. As students, they are also poor. So to allow frequent visits to their favorate kitchens, they have found creative ways to order. This blog would like to share these experiences with you.

Saturday, February 16, 2008

The Best Clydes Restaurant

There are numerous restaurants of the Clydes Restaurant Group. However, we have only been to the Clydes of Georgetown and the Clydes of Gallery Place in the DC area. The Clydes of Georgetown is the better of the two. Our favorite dishes include: calamari with olives, tomatoes, and capers; artichoke dip; a salad with candied nuts, dried cherries, poached pears, blue cheese, and duck (ask to substitute duck with scallops!); and finally crème brûlée. Most restaurants usually serve crème brûlée as an egg custard and do not get the cracked top right but this is not the case for the Clydes of Georgetown.

The Clydes of Gallery Place is terrible. The atmosphere is overwelming and the food is not as good. More of the menu is fried and oily, for example the calamari is fried. And lastly we have not been as lucky with our waiters in that they are not as friendly; this is probably because of the much busier atmosphere.

Anyway. If you choose to check Clydes out go to Georgetown. The food and service is excellent. Also if you are a night owl, you can go check out their late night menu (Sunday/Thursday until 12:00 am and Friday/Saturday until 1:00 am).