This is a place to dine in Baltimore if you don't want to eat crabs Maryland style. From downtown Baltimore, you can take the Light Rail going North, and get off at the Mount Washington stop. The restaurant is about a block away. You'll see it from the Light Rail parking lot.
The restaurant offers an extensive menu, with entrees ranging from soft shell crabs, to ribs, burgers, some Continental cuisine, salads, great deserts, and a nice wine list. Try the veal chop with garlic mashed potatoes! You'll love the Maryland Crab soup, or the Cream of Crab soup (when available).
I didn't say there would be no crabs here, just that you won't be sitting at a table cracking them and picking
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The restaurant offers an extensive menu, with entrees ranging from soft shell crabs, to ribs, burgers, some Continental cuisine, salads, great deserts, and a nice wine list. Try the veal chop with garlic mashed potatoes! You'll love the Maryland Crab soup, or the Cream of Crab soup (when available).
I didn't say there would be no crabs here, just that you won't be sitting at a table cracking them and picking out the crab meat! The soft shell crabs are a specialty and sell out early. The last time I was there, one of the people in my party practically needed grief counseling, when she learned that there were none availble.
The restaurant is a little off the beaten tourist path, so you'll be dining with area residents, who have made the place a neighborhood landmark during the past 30 years.
For the Gen Xers, the bar has Happy Hour from 4 to 7, Monday through Saturday, and is a great place to meet people.
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