Best American Restaurants in Baileys Crossroads

All the meals were thoroughly enjoyed by everyone in our party of four. Larger pizza was very generous; took home half for another meal. Wine prices are quite reasonable for the DC area. Service very good, despite the Brunch crowd. Only real issue was the noise level: it was very busy, though, and people might have been really enjoying their bottomless (or very inexpensive) cocktail/beverage choices. One of our party uses a hearing aid, and the ambient volume made conversation with him nearly impossible. Not the fault of the restaurant, just basic acoustics and energetic patrons.

It was great to see Clyde’s so busy, having suffered through the pandemic when I feared for the employees and company running the Mark Center location. One of the staff said they had served almost 700 patrons by 10 and fully expected to serve 800 by midnight. This kind of success is a symptom of all kinds of things going right: Food, service, ambiance, atmosphere, as usual, were outstanding.

My friend had the brisket and loved it.. cocktails were great too! We stopped in for a late lunch and definitely want to go back for dinner. Also loved the hushpuppies and potato salad. He was talking about going back for more before we hit the driveway on the way home ~

At first I was not impressed with the limited offerings for Restaurant Week. However, it turned out this was a great choice. The clam chowder was very light but wonderful and a full bowl. The spicy shrimp sandwich which was excellent came with a huge amount of home made fries. The dessert was a big bowl of chocolate mousse with nuts and small marshmallows on top and brownie underneath! I would have ordered any one of these by itself but for the special $35 restaurant week price it was great!

We brought a friend who had never had Ethiopian food before! Our server helped with selections of meat and vegetables! Our friend was blown away and my husband and I, who have had it often, loved it! Hope to go back soon!