Clyde's of Georgetown

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• Clyde's has been a favorite watering hole for an eclectic mix of Washingtonians since 1963. You'll see university students, Capitol Hill types, affluent professionals, Washington Redskins, romantic duos, and well-heeled ladies who lunch. Theme park-ish in decor, its dining areas include a cherry-paneled front room with oil paintings of sport scenes, as well as an atrium with vintage model planes dangling from the glass ceiling and a 16th-century French limestone chimney piece in the large fireplace.

  Clyde's is known for its burgers, chili, and crab cake sandwiches. Appetizers are a safe bet, and Clyde's take on the classic Niçoise (chilled grilled salmon with greens, oven-roasted roma tomatoes, green beans, and grilled new potatoes in a tasty vinaigrette) is also recommended. Sunday brunch is a tradition, so popular that the brunch is offered on Saturday as well. The menu is reassuringly familiar -- steak and eggs, omelets, waffles -- with an assortment of sandwiches, burgers, and salads thrown in. Among bar selections are about 10 draft beers. Wines are half-price on Sundays until 10:30pm.

  Clyde's inaugurated its second D.C. location (the restaurant has suburban locations, too) in late summer 2006, Clyde's of Gallery Place, at 707 7th St. NW (tel. 202/349-3700) in the Gallery Place complex across from the Verizon Center, Penn Quarter neighborhood.

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