The Saratoga restaurant at 856 East High Street was a Chevy Chase landmark and was known for its characters: bookies, college professors, socialites and city hall types. Totsie Rose opened it in 1953 and named it after the famous Saratoga Race Course in New York. This photograph is from April 10, 1978. Ted Mims owned it from 1977 to 1989. He bought it from Ed Whitlock, who had bought it from Rose. Rob Ramsey and Joe Reilly, co-owners of Ramsey’s Diner, also owned it for a short time. A Toga menu, served from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Monday through Saturday, featured Mrs. McKinney’s snappy beer cheese ($2.95), fried bologna ($2.50), cold meatloaf on white ($4.95) and a fried egg sandwich ($2.50). The hot plate special for a Kentucky Derby weekend was chicken and dumplings for $6.95. Click here to see an interior view of the restaurant. Photo by John C. Wyatt | Staff