Clyde's of Chevy Chase, Chevy Chase, Md.

Sometimes Robert and I go to places a bit nicer, yet order basic food. An example was an evening when we went to some of the nicer stores in the Friendship Heights area, and dined at Clyde's of Chevy Chase. Now, Clyde's is one of those small local chains with some nice food that can be combined to run up quite a bill, especially with their seafood and more substantial beef offerings, but they also offer a plethora of moderately priced sandwich and salad items.

Robert had the steak and cheese sandwich with French fries. The sandwich was served on a long roll, cut in half, and had lots of thinly sliced beef.


I got the tuna melt, ordinarily served there on an English muffin, but I asked the kitchen to substitute something different, and they brought it out on toasted rye. This is definitely the Cadillac of tuna melts, with the mass of warm tuna salad being presented open face as though it were a crab cake sandwich on a large tomato slice, then topped with melted cheddar cheese. I also got fries, plus a dill pickle.



We couldn't resist dessert. Clyde's always does great ones, and this night was no exception. We split a "pavé chocolate cake," a fabulous creation with layers of flourless chocolate cake, chocolate mousse, and chocolate meringue presented on an elaborately chocolate garnished plate with decorative accents of mint sprigs, raspberry sauce, and fresh raspberries. Delicious.