Clyde's is a Columbia mainstay. I've been coming h...

Clyde's is a Columbia mainstay. I've been coming here for a little over a decade with my family and have always enjoyed our meals here.

However, this time, my first time back in over a year, was not up to par. I have to preface this with the fact that our waitress was AMAZING. She was so patient and accommodating.

The food was another matter. For our appetizers we ordered the tuna ceviche and shrimp tare tare (or the tuna tare tare and shrimp ceviche)... doesn't matter. They were both too salty. The shrimp dish's sauce was sweet and sour chicken level thick and overpowering. The calamari was chewy and overdone on the inside.

I ordered the ribs as my entree and it came out overcooked. Burnt, dry, and chewy. I don't know how any chef would allow that to be served. On the bright side, my Swiss chard was delicious.

Whoever's in charge, maybe it was a bad night, I get that. However, I sincerely hope that this doesn't happen again. Just because you're by the (man-made) lake doesn't mean you can get away with serving this kind of stuff.

I have to reiterate that the service was GREAT. Everyone who helped us was friendly and took everything in stride.