Clyde's Prime Rib is a castle-themedsteakhouse with a dark dining room, located on Sandy Boulevard innortheast Portland'sRose City Park neighborhood.[1][2] The interior features chandeliers, red banquettes, and wood paneling.[3] The menu includes prime rib, country-friend steak, steak bites,Cobb salad,[4]French onion soup,[5] and prime rib soup. Sides include potato, jus, and seasonal vegetables.[6] As of 2016, Clyde's offered a half-pound prime rib plate for $15 on Sundays.[7] In 2018, the restaurant's most expensive steak was a 16 oz. ribeye for $36.[8] The restaurant hosts live jazz.[9][10]
Established in 1954,[3] Clyde's is among Portland's oldest restaurants.[11] The business wasBlack-owned, as of 2015.[12] Alex Bond purchased the restaurant from Clyde Jenkins in 2015.[13][1]
Erin DeJesus included the restaurant's prime rib inEater Portland's 2014 list of "18 of Portland's Iconic Meat Dishes", in which she described Clyde's as "hilariously old-school".[6] Michael Russell included Clyde's inThe Oregonian's 2017 list of Portland's ten best steakhouses.[14] He also included Clyde's in the newspaper's 2018 list of "Northeast and North Portland's 40 best restaurants".[15] Daniel Barnett and Krista Garcia included the Lounge Burger inEater Portland's list of "17 Mind-Blowing Burgers in Portland and Beyond".[16]
