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Nothing says welcome to the beach like seafood…
and a sunset!
It’s pretty much a requirement to eat fresh seafood when you’re in such close proximity to the ocean.
On recommendation from the rental agency owner, we headed to Dead End Saloon Fish Factory Grille, a restaurant known for it’s water front views. The road to the restaurant literally dead ends into the sound. The “fish factory” in the name had us wrongly assuming there might be a large choice of fish on the menu.
The restaurant offer outdoor-only seating, which is perfectly ok in my book, especially when this is the view from your table:
The seafood choices were limited to a catch of the day and several crab cake dishes. Being as I don’t paricularly enjoy whole fried flounder, I opted for the crabcake sandwich.
{I really, really don’t care for tails on my plate, thankyouverymuch.}
Unfortunately the crab cake left much to be desired- it was old and fishy tasting. I suppose I should know by now to leave the crab eating to Maryland.
The fries, however, were surprisingly tasty- spicy and crunchy without being overly greasy.
So while our seafood requirements were quite fulfilled, our sunset views were. Not a bad way to start vacation.
What’s your favorite beach meal?
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{And not just because Fitbloggin’11 is over!}
If there’s one thing Maryland is known for, it’s crab. Having grown up outside of Baltimore, I’m not stranger to crab- I can’t tell you how many birthdays were celebrated with a bushel of crabs steamed in the kitchen and smothered in Old Bay, with a live crab or two escaping the steam bath and skittering across the kitchen.
So when in Maryland, it only makes sense to eat crab…Especially crab cakes, where the cake is more crab and less, well, cake {aka filler}.
Within minutes of arriving in Baltimore, I headed straight for the crab cakes.
I had the pleasure of participating in both DC and Baltimore’s oh-so-welcoming rush hours. The extra hours in the car followed by both a shuttle ride and a stint on the Light Rail {not to mention a heck of walk} left me more than a little starving upon arrival.
Luckily I found my roommates for the weekend just as they were heading to dinner at Bo Brooks, a waterside seafood restaurant in Canton, not far from the Inner Harbor.
Instead of traditional crab cakes, I opted for something a little more interesting to mix things up a bit: Chesapeake Toast- mini crabcakes on a baguette with chipotle aioli.
They were nothing less than fabulous, despite being a little mayo-y for my liking.
Of course the Chesapeake toast whet my appetite for crab cakes, and I had to get them again the next night.
Unfortunately this time it wasn’t the same pleasant dining experience. Unless crunching down on shell after shell in your crab balls is your thing.
It’s not mine. Dinner at Mo’s was disappointing, and leaves a tarnish on Maryland’s stellar reputation for above-the-bar cakes of crabby goodness.
Though round 2 of the crab craving failed to satisfy, at least the company did!
{Don’t you love when people capture awkward photos of mostly-unsuspecting victims?}
