So I’ve dropped the ball on new dinner interviews the last few months. Try to ignore that and instead focus on the fact there will be new articles up in late April. Good thing I’m not on salary for this site.
Meantime, by way of a site update, let me tell you about a restaurant called Clyde’s in the Gallery Place/Chinatown neighborhood of DC.
Unlike other cities with vibrant Chinatowns, it’s entirely appropriate for DC’s to have the Gallery Place prefix, because our Chinatown is pretty much one short street of Chinese restaurants, shops and signs nestled in among the urban equivalent of a high-end strip mall.
Clyde’s is, like many of the restaurants in the neighborhood, just another bland entry in a restaurant chain’s ensemble. I went there recently with a small group of friends and was disappointed to taste food that seemed like it had been prepared hours ago and just had a quick whirl in the microwave.
I had some miniature empanadas to start with that were as dry as a Nevada water well (zing!) and as tasteless as Courtney Love on a good day (double zing!), followed by a pulled chicken sandwich that was notable only for how unforgettable it was. Alas.
There is one good thing: Clyde’s is open after midnight, which is a rarity in DC.