OT- Crabcakes in O.C

[Mr.Boh]

I need a little help. I have not been down the shore since I was about 10 years old, but I'm off to O.C this summer for a few days. I want to take my wife out for a really great crabcake for our anniversary but dont know where. Even though its an anniversary, the atmosphere is not as important as the quality of the crabcake. In fact, lowkey would be better because our evening will be mini golf and then dinner.
As a point of reference, we consider koco's on harford road the best crabcake we've found in Baltimore.
Any suggestions for O.C?

[Drkraven]

Crabcake Factory of course!
http://www.crabcakefactoryusa.com/

[Mr OC]

Lots of really good restaurants here and most all have good crabcakes. If I were to recommend one I'd say the Captain's Galley in West OC--you really can't go wrong there. Family atmosphere; reminds me of the old Middleborough Inn, if you remember that place.

[Losac]

Crabcake Factory is supposed to be really good.

And as for best in Baltimore - you have to go to G&M in Linthicum.

[flraven]

Lots of really good restaurants here and most all have good crabcakes. If I were to recommend one I'd say the Captain's Galley in West OC--you really can't go wrong there. Family atmosphere; reminds me of the old Middleborough Inn, if you remember that place.

Yes, I'd say Captain's Galley has the best crabcakes in OC. All lump, no filler.

sheesh, I miss them! :(

[Hooper]

Crab Cake Factory.

I went there 3 times during my stay this summer, I missed Johnny every time but met his Dad. Happy hour shrimp for $3.99 or close to that :thumbup:

[crazyraven]

Any place that puts a crab cake on a hamburger bun is good for me. Little fish sauce and a steak fries and I'm good to go. There is a great place in Bethany I go to that rocks but your asking about OC.

[SykesvilleRavensFan]

I beg to differ. The best in Baltimore is at a biker bar called Brewster's in Glen Burnie. They blow G&M out of the water.

[flraven]

Angelina's on Harford Road in Parkville/Hamilton had damn good crabcakes, but I believe they've changed ownership and they aren't as good anymore.

[Greg]

I beg to differ. The best in Baltimore is at a biker bar called Brewster's in Glen Burnie. They blow G&M out of the water.
I have had the Brewster's crab cake a number of times, though it has been a while. It was very, very good, but I was drinking a lot of Killian's most times so hard to say.

I like G & M's a lot as well, though now that SRF has mentioned Brewster's I am recalling a lot of delicious crab cakes there.

[Mista T]

Crab Cake Factory.

I went there 3 times during my stay this summer, I missed Johnny every time but met his Dad.

:iagree:

And not just because he is 24x7 sponsor and drives a busload of Ravens fans from Ocean City into Lot J each game, tailgating nearby us.

Crabcake Factory USA has the best crabcake I've tasted in Ocean City, and it certainly could compete with G&M. Although not as big as G&M's, the Crabcake Factory's crabcake is more thoroughly cooked and better seasoned -- the way that traditional Eastern Shore crabcakes are done.:thumbup:


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[Big Meaty]

Of course I'm gonna throw the Blue Ox Steakhouse hat into the ring. 127th St.

Get either the "Best of the Beach" Cream of Crab soup or the jumbo lump crab dip to start. Then a steak and cake for dinner.

By the way, what's up with a crabcake sandwich? We don't want filler in our crabcake, so why put the crabcake in between two pieces of filler. My wife only wants the best crabcakes and then puts it in a roll. I don't get it.

Anyway, no better complement to a crabcake than a nice steak. A petite filet is all you need, but the bone-in ribeye is unbelievable.

A little bit of bernaise sauce on the side and put the crabcake on the steak, top with a touch of bernaise and you've got the best crabcake dinner there is.

[jonboy79]

I can't really participate in the discussion at hand.. allergic to shellfish.
But....

A bone in steak? pass... gimme a nice Filet Med-Rare... Bone in cooks it all the way through. I like to taste the blood, and not have to put steak sauce on a dry steak.

[Real Fan Dan]

Angelina's on Harford Road in Parkville/Hamilton had damn good crabcakes, but I believe they've changed ownership and they aren't as good anymore.

That's too bad. 2 years ago I had four of them airfreighted from Angelina's to a Ravens fan stranded in Texas. He was just an anonymous internet poster who happened to be a graphic designer. At no charge he recreated the font for the famous letters on old Memorial stadium and we used it for our award winning float that year at the Roost convention. He said he missed Baltimore badly and he was stuck in Texas for his work, so i sent him some crabcakes. He and his wife said they loved 'em.

[Mr.Boh]

That's too bad. 2 years ago I had four of them airfreighted from Angelina's to a Ravens fan stranded in Texas. He was just an anonymous internet poster who happened to be a graphic designer. At no charge he recreated the font for the famous letters on old Memorial stadium and we used it for our award winning float that year at the Roost convention. He said he missed Baltimore badly and he was stuck in Texas for his work, so i sent him some crabcakes. He and his wife said they loved 'em.

Apparently the mailorders have maintained original ownership and are still good. The actual resturant has gone downhill though. I live right down the street from them and about 4 weeks ago it went up for public auction as a turnkey operation. Wonder if things will go up. Anyone ever try the place I mentioned, Koco's? Really good. I cant recomend them enough.

[crazyraven]

By the way, what's up with a crabcake sandwich? We don't want filler in our crabcake, so why put the crabcake in between two pieces of filler. My wife only wants the best crabcakes and then puts it in a roll. I don't get it.

I don't know what the proper or popular edicate is with eating a crabcake but putting it on a hamburger roll (perferably a potato roll) with some fish sauce and maybe just a touch of ketchup mixed with hot sauce is good eating. I love cracking open crabs too. That is like a new passion of mine, never did it till I came down here.

[Greg]

I love cracking open crabs too.
If you are "cracking" them open you got trained by a rube. Somebody who knows what they are doing never picks up a mallet and never has to beat the crabs to get at the meat. If you are using more than a butter knife, leverage and a bit of wisdom you are doing it wrong.

[crazyraven]

I dont know --theres a little lip on the back of the crab and i flip it and the whole body comes. WTF am I doing wrong?

[Greg]

Nothing, that's where you start. It's if and when you pick up something to "hammer" the crab open that you show yourself to be a non-crabeater.

[camdenyard]

Not sure you're doing anything wrong..."cracking open" can be construed a couple of ways. Greg is correct that if you know what you are doing it is a simple matter to get at the meat without using a mallet but opening some claws could require more than the sharp end of a knife.

As an aside, I was in the eastern Carribean the last couple of weeks and caught a crab with my bare hands while wading...it was a blue crab. I had no idea they could live in that water.

[crazyraven]

there is a little cracking sound when you pull that lever up or am I fucking nuts.

[festivus]

I used to use the knife & not the mallet until I stabbed myself in the finger. Kind of made picking hard the rest of the night.

Forgive me lord for having picked a bajillion crabs since with a mallet and not a knife, and teaching my children the same terrible habit. :grbac:

[purplepoe]

there is a little cracking sound when you pull that lever up or am I fucking nuts.

It it does make a cracking sound.

I think Greg equated a big crack as when an amateur smashes the shit out of a beautiful crab and probably gets about 30% of the meat out of it.

I do sometimes use a mallet when getting the claw meat (which is about 1/10 as good as the backfin) because you can't always get all of the meat out by just separating and pulling.

On a side note. Anyone ever sat down with a person who is trying to eat a crab for the 1st time? It's pretty damn funny.

PP

[festivus]

I think Greg equated a big crack as when an amateur smashes the shit out of a beautiful crab and probably gets about 30% of the meat out of it.

I do sometimes use a mallet when getting the claw meat (which is about 1/10 as good as the backfin) because you can't always get all of the meat out by just separating and pulling.
Ah, good. That's what I need the mallet for. The backfin meat I get barehanded & go home with the scratches to prove it.
Dangerous business, picking crabs. The :toast: doesn't make it any safer, either.

[Greg]

If you use a butter knife you can't stab yourself. For claws, if a good back-bending and pull of the claw doesn't bring home the meat, or in the case of the claw part closer to the body bending back the joint, then simply place the serrated edge of your butter knife on the portion of the claw, hit it with the palm of your other hand and get a small notch in the area. Then simply bend/break open that section to get to the meat. If you are swinging a mallet you are beating shell pieces into the meat.

[jonboy79]

I most commonly see the mallet used between a butter knife and a palm, to allow body weight to focus on a single small area.... but again this from non-eater of all things crab...

[crazyraven]

If the hammer is served as a utilise and if someone feels like whacking at it you really shouldn't have a problem with it. Some of you guys make it sounds like when someone uses a hammer its like they are using a fork to eat consume, in the end you are going to get itty bitty clumps of crab meat either way you do it. I'll tell ya though eating crabs are fun. I will say that much.

[flraven]

That's too bad. 2 years ago I had four of them airfreighted from Angelina's to a Ravens fan stranded in Texas. He was just an anonymous internet poster who happened to be a graphic designer. At no charge he recreated the font for the famous letters on old Memorial stadium and we used it for our award winning float that year at the Roost convention. He said he missed Baltimore badly and he was stuck in Texas for his work, so i sent him some crabcakes. He and his wife said they loved 'em.

I remember you telling me when you did that. The letters were spot-on, too. Feel free to airfreight some to me down here in Florida whenever you wish! :laugh:

[Ravenfanmike]

They may not have the best crabcake in the world but the Harborside Inn located in West Ocean City has the best sandwich I've ever eaten. It is called the Crab Club. It is just like a regular club sandwich, but instead of meat, one half of the sandwich is a crabcake. The other half is a softshell crab, piled on top of each other. Oh my god my mouth is watering now.

And then washing it down with several Orange Crush drinks and call for a cab to take me home.:crazy:

[camdenyard]

And then washing it down with several Orange Crush drinks

Blasphemy! Black Label, Mabel!

[Admin Steve]

Crabcake factory. Always our home base when we're in OC. Food is great, they have their own 'Orange Crush', barstaff is good to look at, good selection of beer, Johnny's Dad is a hoot and a good time is always had by all.

[Rex Thunder]

Man I gotta get to O.C.! I live in Los angeles, and I buy Phillips jumbo lump crabmeat from Costco all the time to make my own crabcakes, because there is just nowhere to go for the real deal. I went to Salisbury University though and grew up goingt o Ocean City- and never recall hearing about the Crabcake factory. Is that a new place? I need to get back- cause I am having a serious hometown crabcake itch right now! The cream of crab soup sounds amazing too!

[Rex Thunder]

REX: Here you go man, The CC Factory will ship them to your door and you don't have to make them yourself. You can order on-line or by phone. I've had them and they're great. Click on link.


http://www.crabcakefactoryusa.com/

Wow- thanks man! My fiancee is salivating. :) I'm jumping on there to order right now! That is awesome!

[Real Fan Dan]

Ah, good. That's what I need the mallet for. The backfin meat I get barehanded & go home with the scratches to prove it.
Dangerous business, picking crabs. The :toast: doesn't make it any safer, either.

Although I love crab cakes and crab meat in general this is why I hate picking crabs. Even if you're good at it it takes too long to get sufficient quantities of meat to fill you up. Therefore, I'll let somebody more qualified do it. ;)

You see there are these wonderful, big fat black ladies down Crisfield way that are world champions at picking crabs and i wish to keep them in a job. :happy: Every year they have a crab pickin' competition and it is AMAZING how fast and efficient they are. In the interest of supporting our local economy and a truly terrific Maryland tradition, I'll leave the picking to them and buy pre-picked crabmeat. :laugh:

[birdbrain]

Butter knife and the old palm of your hand is all you need to clean a crab. You know you are a true Baltimorean crab lover when you are a proud papa cause your 5 yr old can clean a crab...haha

[flraven]

REX: Here you go man, The CC Factory will ship them to your door and you don't have to make them yourself. You can order on-line or by phone. I've had them and they're great. Click on link.


http://www.crabcakefactoryusa.com/


Trap, You Da Man! thanks for the link! I'm going to OC in September but maybe I'll get some now.