Clyde's Restaurant Group is a private company that owns and operates 13 restaurants in the Washington Metropolitan Area

Washington Metropolitan Area

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List of restaurants

• Clyde's of Georgetown
• Clyde's of Reston
• Clyde's of Chevy Chase
• Clyde's of Mark Center
• Clyde's of Columbia
• Clyde's of Tysons Corner
• Clyde's of Gallery Place
• 1789 Restaurant
• Old Ebbitt Grill
  Old Ebbitt Grill
  Old Ebbitt Grill is a historic bar and restaurant located at 675 15th Street NW in Washington, D.C., in the United States. It is Washington's oldest bar and restaurant, and as of 2011 was owned by Clyde's Restaurant Group.-History:...
  
  
• Ebbitt Express
• The Tomato Palace
• The Tombs
• F. Scott's
• Tower Oaks Lodge
• Willow Creek Farms

History

In 1963, Stuart Davidson opened Clyde's of Georgetown. Georgetown University

Georgetown University

Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...

 student John Laytham, a busboy at Clyde's, became Davidson's partner. In 1970, Davidson and Laytham purchased the Old Ebbitt Grill

Old Ebbitt Grill

Old Ebbitt Grill is a historic bar and restaurant located at 675 15th Street NW in Washington, D.C., in the United States. It is Washington's oldest bar and restaurant, and as of 2011 was owned by Clyde's Restaurant Group.-History:...

, which originally opened in 1856. The current Old Ebbitt Grill, however, is located in a different building because the original structure was torn down.

The Clyde's locations in Chevy Chase, Maryland

Chevy Chase, Maryland

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, Georgetown

Georgetown, Washington, D.C.

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, and Tysons Corner are three of the older, more upscale Clyde's Restaurants, catering to a more affluent clientele. In particular the three landmark establishments: the Tomb's, 1789, and F. Scott's restaurants that Clyde's purchased from the original founder, owner, and operator, Richard J. McCooey, in December 1985.

Davidson was a member of The St. Andrews Society of Washington, DC.

Company leadership

• John Laytham, CEO
• Tom Meyer, President
• Claude Andersen, Corporate Operations Manager
• John Guattery, Corporate Chef
• Derrick Jackson, Executive Chef, Clyde's of Chevy Chase
• Rebecca Jacks, Executive chef Clyde's at Mark Center
• Brian Stickel, Executive Chef, The Hamilton
• Daniel Giusti, Executive Chef, 1789 Restaurant
• Robert McGowan, Executive Chef, Old Ebbitt Grill
• Kenneth Clay, Executive Chef, Clyde's of Gallery Place
• Jason McIntosh, Executive Chef, Clyde's of Columbia
• Jeff Eng, Executive Chef, Clyde's at Tower Oaks Lodge

Cultural references

• The 1976 song "Afternoon Delight"
  Afternoon Delight (song)
  "Afternoon Delight" is the title of a song recorded by American group, Starland Vocal Band, featuring close harmony and sexually suggestive wordplay. It was written by Bill Danoff, one of the members of the band. It became a number-one U.S. Billboard Hot 100 single on July 10, 1976...
  
  is named after a menu item at Clyde's of Georgetown.