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Bird River Inn Crab House

4.4 (52 reviews)
ModerateSeafood
Closed • 11:00 am - 2:00 AM (Next day)
Updated 2 months ago

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Moderate noise
Casual
Good for kids
Good for groups

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steak and side dish
Bmore M.

The bartenders (Emily & Megan) are always so welcoming and the food is great at reasonable prices. Steak night (Thurs) is awesome! -Nick

Blue Crabs
ILyndove H.

We were driving from DC to NJ and wanted crabs in mid-November. We were so lucky to stumble across this hidden gem in a residential neighborhood. My BF ordered a dozen large blue crabs, and old bay spicy wings. I ordered meatloaf and mash potatoes with gravy. Everything was delicious. Crabs were plump, juicy, sweet and meaty. The meatloaf and mash potatoes were to die for! I highly recommend this place.

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11 months ago

Management is horrible...gave us an attitude for no reason. I feel bad for the bartenders that have to deal with her...Never going again.

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Good food and great atmosphere, don't be fooled by the outside appearance. Definitely a hidden gem of a dive

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Great food. We were surprised. The cod cakes were very good. The candied carrots were perfect. Troy was personal and on top of his service.

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7 years ago

Great food at great prices served by great people. The crabs are the bomb! Give them a try and you decide ...

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Stopped on our way to Virginia and wasn't disappointed. The best crab and service I have ever had in Maryland. Don't miss this hidden gem.

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Great crabs. Great staff. Good prices. All shellfish steamed in individual small pots.

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8 years ago

First time here. I'm sure we will be back. Loved the seasoning on the crabs. Scooped ice cream is a nice treat for dessert.

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Delicious food, great service! We had a dozen crabs, and paid a bit extra to have 1lb of shrimp and two ears of corn thrown in. So good!

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8 years ago

My wife and I absolutely love this place awesome food price isn't a killer and the staff is super friendly best crab house in Baltimore area

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13 years ago

This local bar isn't much to look at, but the $1.00 happy hour drafts, $2 bottles and good seafood more than make up for it.

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Well, the excited Southerner is back in the great state of Maryland. I'll be here for a couple…read moremonths helping out while a lady gave birth on my first day on the job , y'all know me , always happy to help. Made my reservation for party of one at By the Docks When I arrived. I was greeted quickly (bless her) and explained I was a little late. While I was waiting for her to see me she received a call and made a comment about "who books a reservation 15 minutes ahead of time". (Well that's actually what I did.) and when I said that's actually what I did. The hostess looked at me and said "well you don't count" smiled and then she then sat me. My server, Leslie greeted me. I ordered my food (crab and lobster egg rolls), and a glass of the house white wine (a yummy Pinot Grigio) to pair perfectly with my seafood egg rolls. The interior was bright and open with bronze and wood accents The wine came out about five minutes later and then I proceeded to wait for roughly 30 minutes for the appetizer that was meant to be my entrée to come out. the appetizer came out hot and fresh, chock full of lump crab and lobster laying on a bed of the Asian slaw.. shoo mercy, everything tasted great, but by then my wine was empty. Parched lil bit. I opted for the strawberry cheesecake. (Shout out to Yia Yia's bakery, y'all know your desserts!) People, It was the size of my head and creamy and light and the tartness of the strawberries was on point. I mean it was so good, it'd make ya push your granny in the creek, good! When Leslie brought out my check she let me know they comped the wine for the delay on the egg rolls.. Well shucks... that, y'all, was great service recovery. Turned my first experience here from meh to well, bless em... Hot tasty food, (even a delay can happen on the best of nights), and a yummy dessert.. By the Docks.... We will be back!

We've been for dinner and HH and the food is pretty good. The HH rolls are huge!…read more Cocktails are great and well balanced and the cream of Crab was delicious.

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El Piquin Restaurant 2

3.9(26 reviews)
2.2 mi

El Piquin is an okay spot for Mexican food at a cheaper price. I tried their tacos which were okay…read morebut the rice and beans left something to be desire. I tried a chicken tamale which was okay.

After a helluva day at sea, sir (Overboard reference. If you get it, bravo! But this has always…read morebeen something my family and I say when we've had a particularly trying day), my mother wanted to stop and have some dinner. She wanted Italian, but her fav place in the Carroll Island shopping center was closed for vacation, so we went next door to get Mexican. Shhh... don't tell her but I wanted to go here all along, but I know that her only experience with "Mexican" food is Taco Bell and how she thought (yes, in the past tense) that she didn't like Mexican food. Yay for changing minds!! As we sat in the restaurant, many people came in claiming that they had come to the shopping center to get Italian, but had ended up at El Piquin and I celebrate this. I hope this place wins over tons of customers and sticks around for a while because THE FOOD IS AMAZING!!!! You should also probably know they have an alcohol permit and have beer and margaritas. We didn't order any because we didn't want to make my mom uncomfortable, considering the boyfriend was driving and we had gotten a flat tire the day before so we were driving around on a donut and she was already kinda nervous about that... but the music is bumping, the food is perfect and I bet a margarita or two after the sun goes down would be just the thing... hashtag futuregoals... Anyway... Chips and salsa come to your table gratis. Delicious. Everything you want. My mom and I both got carnitas street tacos and WOWZERS. The meat is perfectly seasoned and diced. The tacos come with a half grilled jalapeno (I took my mom's cuz they were spicy and I think she would have never recovered - hee), a grilled spring onion, limes, raw radish and cucumber - your choice of flour or corn tortillas. If you need cheese, sour cream and pico de gallo, it's gonna cost you extra - but you've been trained that sour cream costs more. The boyfriend had Bistec Encebollado ($15.50) - Steak & sauteed onions, served with rice, re-fried black beans, cheese & 2 fried eggs. Served with our house salad & 4 corn tortillas. He was pretty thrilled with it, but the chicken wings (appetizer) didn't hit quite right. He doesn't know why. He said it wasn't the sauce. The Boyfriend and I will definitely be ordering from here again. But I think the real victory was that my 70-year-old mother ate just as much of her meal as I did. SHE TOTALLY LOVED IT!!! I count that as a win.

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3.6(55 reviews)
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Sooooo gooood....amazing selection of unique, individual slices, with inspired combinations. Also…read moreserves full dinners with amazing specials, such as lobster ravioli. Many vegetarian options too. The name has changed to "Margherita Pizza"....but the dishes are still as good if not better than before.

I've been eating at Pasta Blitz my entire life - or at least it seems that way. I've definitely…read morebeen eating there since it opened. Remember when there was a Safeway and a Rite Aid and a craft store in that shopping center? Yeah, I'm from the neighborhood, from the way back, before Walmart even! If the fact that I have been eating at Pasta Blitz for this long isn't enough of a recommendation for you - BEHOLD! Here is a proper review. This past week I required eggplant. I feel like you can't go wrong with the EGGPLANT PARMIGIANA - thin slices of breaded eggplant, stacked with cheese, covered with sauce and then more cheese. It comes with spaghetti, but you can request other noodles instead. Personally, I'm a big fan of angelhair, but do you. The EGGPLANT PARM SUB is also quality. The boyfriend started off with MOZZARELLA CAPRESE (fresh Mozzarella cheese, fresh plum tomatoes, garlic, olive oil + fine herb). He always gets this. I don't know why. He never finishes it, and I don't feel like it's worth the price. He also had a MEATBALLS PARMIGIANA SUB and a CHEESESTEAK (extra cheese and onions). I LOVED the meatballs. But once he bit into the cheesesteak, there was no turning back for him. The man simply adores a cheesesteak sub. My mom got the SHRIMP PARMIGIANA (the Friday special) and was over the moon about how tender the breaded shrimp were and lamented that there were only three. She had penne as her pasta. While we didn't order these items this time around, I also recommend: - SPAGHETTI CARBONARA (bacon and finely chopped onions in a rosé creamy egg sauce topped with Parmesan cheese) - SAUSAGE, ONIONS & PEPPERS (green peppers, onions, Italian sausage and homemade marinara sauce) - PENNE ALLA ARRABBIATA (spicy marinara sauce and the finest imported grated Parmesan cheese) Just say "no" to the spaghetti pizza unless you want a laugh, or if it's on your bucketlist to try. I don't know why anyone thinks that's a good idea. This is the kind of establishment where you order and pay at the counter and they bring your food to the table. Prompt and pleasant service. Carryout is a big thing here.

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