semiskin Posted May 21, 2005 Share Posted May 21, 2005 Well guys I'm going to be in town on Monday for a few hours and I've been dying for some crabs. I'll be flying into Dulles and will be able to go to most parts of NOVA, DC, and suburban Maryland (Bethesda, Rockville, Gaithersberg). Where do my extremeskins brethren go for these delectable little creatures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenaa Posted May 21, 2005 Share Posted May 21, 2005 My parents house in Solomon's Island!!!! Which is what makes living in Texas hard at times. Man I miss running a troutline for Crabs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard saunders Posted May 21, 2005 Share Posted May 21, 2005 Capt. Pells/Fairfax if your wanting a restaurant... Though I recommend going downtown to the Wharf to buy and pick your own. Cheaper and better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard saunders Posted May 21, 2005 Share Posted May 21, 2005 Originally posted by stevenaa My parents house in Solomon's Island!!!! Which is what makes living in Texas hard at times. Man I miss running a troutline for Crabs. What's a trout line? I've done the silly chicken on a string thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riggins44 Posted May 21, 2005 Share Posted May 21, 2005 Soft crabs are in season now! Think will get some to grill this tonight or tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickalino Posted May 21, 2005 Share Posted May 21, 2005 Whatever happened to Chesapeak Bay Seafood House in the DC area ? Did they close all them down ? I used to love that place for AYCE Snow Crabs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doozinbrah Posted May 21, 2005 Share Posted May 21, 2005 Originally posted by Mickalino Whatever happened to Chesapeak Bay Seafood House in the DC area ? Did they close all them down ? I used to love that place for AYCE Snow Crabs I used to go to the one in Waldorf(I think) like 15 years ago . Man that was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herrmag Posted May 21, 2005 Share Posted May 21, 2005 14th St. Or did they move all the hoes to another part of D.C.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKINtil8tin Posted May 21, 2005 Share Posted May 21, 2005 Originally posted by herrmag 14th St. Or did they move all the hoes to another part of D.C.? :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pez Posted May 21, 2005 Share Posted May 21, 2005 Bethesda crab house has all you can eat blue crabs for $25 bucks, but you have to make an appointment a couple day to a week in advance... If you are in the mood for crabs, that is the place to go, or to baltimore or annapolis where you can find tons of places... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Punani2 Posted May 21, 2005 Share Posted May 21, 2005 Originally posted by herrmag 14th St. Or did they move all the hoes to another part of D.C.? Another part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearrock Posted May 21, 2005 Share Posted May 21, 2005 Bo Brooks in baltimore kinda pricey, but the best crabs in metropolitan area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHUBAKAH Posted May 21, 2005 Share Posted May 21, 2005 Originally posted by Mickalino Whatever happened to Chesapeak Bay Seafood House in the DC area ? Did they close all them down ? I used to love that place for AYCE Snow Crabs I'm wondering the same thing. Rt5 Branch Ave. was a place I went to. My sister moved back about 6 months ago, said she can't find one anywhere? What gives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted May 22, 2005 Share Posted May 22, 2005 I second RS on Capt'n Pells. If you're in NW DC try the Dancing Crab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlobberKnockinFootball Posted May 22, 2005 Share Posted May 22, 2005 You also have the Cracked Claw in Urbana off Rte. 80. They have all you can eat crabs, crab legs and steamed shrimp for $35. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingGibbs Posted May 22, 2005 Share Posted May 22, 2005 Seaside Seafood in Glen Burnie Kaufmann's in Millersville MD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chomerics Posted May 22, 2005 Share Posted May 22, 2005 nm, the joke was posted earlier, but I missed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickalino Posted May 22, 2005 Share Posted May 22, 2005 Originally posted by chomerics I don't know who has the best crabs, but stay from Jill on the corner of 14th & Mass. In that case, I think I'll keep a safe distance from you as well :paranoid: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard saunders Posted May 22, 2005 Share Posted May 22, 2005 Originally posted by Mickalino Whatever happened to Chesapeak Bay Seafood House in the DC area ? Did they close all them down ? I used to love that place for AYCE Snow Crabs That's a blast from the past... I used to eat at the one in Fairfax....don't know when it closed down though. Nothing is better than a steamed w/Old Bay blue crab and corona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufumonk Posted May 22, 2005 Share Posted May 22, 2005 If you are looking to go someplace and sit down to pick them, Harris's Crab House has the best crabs around. They are just on the other side of the Bay Bridge. If you want to pick them at your place, swing by Kent Island Crab co. in Pasadena for the best XL crabs you can get. If you want crabcakes, try out either Hella's, Timbuktu's, or G&M's. Another good place for crabs in the Baltimore area is Gunnings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlitzFiftySix Posted May 23, 2005 Share Posted May 23, 2005 Originally posted by richard saunders Capt. Pells/Fairfax if your wanting a restaurant... Though I recommend going downtown to the Wharf to buy and pick your own. Cheaper and better. I grew up with Mr. Pell's 6 son's. Mr. Pell was a great guy who raised 7 terrific kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Sick Posted May 23, 2005 Share Posted May 23, 2005 Originally posted by richard saunders What's a trout line? I've done the silly chicken on a string thing. I think it's called a trotline. Maybe he was just putting an accent into it. The chicken on a string from the dock is aptly called "chicken neckin'." Don't people in Texas eat their crabs cold? We had some last weekend in Betterton, MD. I don't eat them (vultures of the sea), but everybody said it was so early, they were still light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon2 Posted May 23, 2005 Share Posted May 23, 2005 Old Mill crab house in Salisbury is pretty money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted May 23, 2005 Share Posted May 23, 2005 Cheasapeake Bay Seafood House was great. AYCE King Crab Legs, softshell crabs, scallops, shrimp. Their cod was excellent too. Talk about a FEAST. Best crab cakes I ever ate was at the Robert Morris Inn in Oxford Maryland. They use only lump backfin, and use 30 crabs per cake. To the original question, Captain Pell's in Fairfax is a good place to pick em at a restaurant. but you can go to Maine Avenue waterfront and they'll steam the up for you to take home too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenaa Posted May 23, 2005 Share Posted May 23, 2005 "What's a trout line?" It is actually trotline. You take a long rope, we did 1000', and tie a bait every 3'. We've used chicken wings, bulls lips and eels. The eels work the best. Then you tie each end to cinderblocks and from each cinderblock you attach a line that has a bouy on the other end. We used plastic jugs. Then you throw one end over and motor slowy while letting out the rest of the line. When it's all paid out, drop the last cinderblock over. Now you have 1000' of baited line stretched between two cinderblocks. fAfter it sits on the bottom for a while, you start at one end. Pick up the cinderblock and pull the line up. It is then dropped over a rotating wheel hanging over the side of the boat and the block is dropped back down. You slowly motor along and the line comes up over the wheel and back down again. As the baits come up you net the crabs and drop them into a crab basket. If you get into them good, and a crab is coming up on every bait it gets very hectic. They come up so quick and your trying to net them, drop them in the basket and get the next one. Many crab end up running around the boat. It gets quite exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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