Weekly reviews of crab cakes around the MD and DC area
Shucker's is located off of Thames St right on the water at Broadway Pier (where you can catch the water taxi). They offer both indoor and outdoor seating, and have quite a large bar area. They even have a yappy hour where they encourage you to bring your dog (outdoor seating only). But you didn't come here to bring your dog. You came here for crab cakes. What did we think? Read on to find out!
Claddagh Pub is an Irish pub located in Canton Square, known for their Chesapeake Bay cuisine by day and dance club at night. This place seems to have it all: neighborhood bar downstairs with a wide range of sports showing on the televisions, outside seating on both the sidewalk and an inner courtyard, and the upstairs area where DJs play and pool tables are to be found. Claddagh's is probably more well known for being a bar than a restaurant. And an Irish pub typically won't be foremost on your list of places to find crab cakes. So how were they? Read on!
[Part 1 of 2] Pierpoint Restaurant opened to rave reviews back in 1989, and continues to receive recognition from various publications. Their concept is Modern Maryland cuisine with a more healthy approach. Their signature dish is their smoked crab cake, although they also offer a regular one as well. How do they fare in this town known for their crab cakes? Let's find out!
[Part 2 of 2] Pierpoint Restaurant opened to rave reviews back in 1989, and continues to receive recognition from various publications. Their concept is Modern Maryland cuisine with a more healthy approach. Their signature dish is their smoked crab cake, although they also offer a regular one as well. How do they fare in this town known for their crab cakes? Let's find out!
"It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of ANNABEL LEE;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me."
-- Edgar Allan Poe, excerpt from Annabel Lee
In a town famous for the life and death of Edgar Allan Poe, it is here in Baltimore where he got married, lived out the rest of his days and was laid to rest. It is only fitting that in this town you would also find a restaurant dedicated to the celebration of Poe, Baltimore and Maryland, named after his last complete poem, Annabel Lee. But is their crab cake enough to make you fall in love, just as Poe did many years ago (although hopefully not as tragically)? Read on to find out!
One of the great summertime pastimes is going to a baseball game. Traditionally, stadium fare consists of peanuts, hot dogs and Cracker Jack. Those times are in the past, and stadiums are providing more gourmet options. So it should be no surprise that Oriole Park at Camden Yards would offer Baltimore's most famous treat: crab cakes. New for the 2011 season, the Orioles teamed up with a new food, beverage and retail partner to deliver locally-inspired cuisine. The crab cakes were inspired by sampling more than 50 restaurants in the region. How did they turn out? Read on to find out!