This food was phenomenal but a huge part of what made the overall experience great was my server…read moreCJ. She gave the best recommendations: blue crab mac, French onion oysters, and a million more dishes throughout the night. She was attentive, kind and made our drinks PERFECT. Couldn't have had the best first meal experience in Maryland!!!!!!

My husband made surprise reservations to celebrate Valentine's Day and we came to True Chesapeake…read morefor the first time. I absolutely loved it, from the prompt service to the ambience to the local, delicious food, we had such a lovely dinner. I came for oysters and I got them. First we had a dozen raw oysters from the True Chesapeake farm, which were so fresh and flavorful. My favorite hands down was the Chunky Dunker oyster, gigantic and meaty. Then we had broiled oysters, you know, for some variety! They were fantastic. Dinner was fabulous, I had the scallops and my husband had the fish. We ate every single bite, and all but licked the plates clean. To finish, we had dessert cocktails - the Grasshopper tastes like an Andes mint - and we happily headed home with full bellies. I can't wait to come back and try more of the local seafood on offer!

this is a cozy little place weather is good music a warm atmosphere great and great customer…read moreservice. I love their lamb bowl and the seafood boil the crab legs are out of this world. I will be coming back.

The food was great the service was quick I ordered online and when I go to the restaurant the…read moreambiance was cute and spacious. They have plenty of parking if you choose to eat inside. I found this place on IG and I'm glad I did.

Thames Street Oyster House repeatedly came up as a must-visit for Baltimore restaurants and I can…read moretotally see why! The ambience is very cute - there are multiple floors to the restaurant so one given area doesn't feel overly crowded. The cocktail menu has some fun and unique options and the food menu has something for everyone! We got the mussels to start, and honestly I was so hungry I forgot to take a picture. But the sauce was delicious and I loved the potatoes that came with it. The mussels themselves were very large too! For my main I got the hake, which was so tender and flavorful. It was a generous portion and I was stuffed, but we kept seeing other people order the coffee cake and couldn't help ourselves. I'm so glad we got it, because I'm not normally huge into coffee cake, but this was so delicious that we finished it all! Our server had great recommendations and was patient as we took a long time deciding what to order. I can't wait to come back!

Oh man. The lobster roll. SHEEEEEESH. Unreal! Amazingly fresh seafood--oysters and shrimp from the…read moreraw bar were amazing and their house made hot sauce... I want to put it on everything. Despite the food and drinks being actually *amazing*, I felt that service wasn't overly friendly or welcoming. It was also a bit disappointing they did nothing to help us celebrate/acknowledge our anniversary. We had been saving this spot for a truly special occasion, and felt like it was just a regular dinner to them. Would definitely come back, but would maybe save the special occasions for somewhere else.

GREAT crabs. I use to drive past this place all the time and it wasn't until I saw that they had…read moregreat reviews that I decided to stop in. I called to find out their largest crabs and placed my order and they were ready when I arrived 10-15 min later. Crab shack 2 is carry-out only so you can only get crabs to go. The crabs were cooked perfectly, heavy and meaty I also enjoyed the seasoning. I will be back!

Very disappointed! Since Covid, the crabs are running very light as a feather, I don't even see how…read morethey can sell those crabs for that price, as light as they are, ridiculous! very expensive. I keep hoping they would get better, but they've been bad for a long time. The taste is good, but the weight, they have no weight at all. Not worth the money.

Visited Yardkoo for the first time last week with no real expectations since there are so many…read moreseafood boil restaurants now but I must say I was impressed. The quality of the seafood for the price point was great! The restaurant is pretty small but they have a nice flow to service and seemed to manage it well. We didn't have a long wait when we arrived and the food came out quick but the small waiting area was packed by the time we were leaving so I would suggest trying it earlier rather than later. Now let's get into the food. We started with the Banging Salmon Bites and they were very delicious. Seasoned to perfection. I'm not the biggest fan of bang bang sauce and I was expecting the bites to come tossed in sauce but it was drizzled on top which I actually appreciated so I could control the amount of sauce on my bite. Next time I will ask for it on the side but I did really like it. The salmon was juicy and flavorful. For my entree I did the build your own combo with a pound of snow crab legs and 1/2 pound of headless shrimp. The combo comes with 1 corn and two potatoes and I added additional corn which was two more pieces. I had the yard mix sauce which is a combination of all of the sauces together and it was delicious. Not overly salty but actually flavorful. I did medium spice level I think next time I'll try the hot. The medium was not spicy enough for me. The seafood comes out on a hot sizzling plate which is a nice touch and actually helps keep the seafood warm longer. The drinks were also a really good price and pretty strong. Overall I really enjoyed the food will def be back to try some more menu options and maybe happy hour. Only deducted one star because our server was lacking a bit but not terrible. He just seemed to need some more training but he may have just been new.

This was my first time coming to Yardkoo. We stopped in for lunch and were greeted upon entry. Our…read morewaiter sat us down with the menus and so it began! I ordered the crab redgoon as an appetizer, they were cooked with the perfect amount of crisp! I chose General Tso's chicken as my entree. It was also great, all ingredients tasted fresh! We also tried the grilled salmon salad, it was delish! As well as the 1lb of Snow Crab legs. I loved the presentation of all the food. The crab legs came on this mobile grill that kept your food hot!!! Definitely get two thumbs up for that extra detail! Looking forward to returning!

I originally ordered food to go on valentines. There was an extreme delay therefore, the manager…read moreoffered a gift certificate. A few months went by and I finally decided to redeem it. Upon entry the bar was packed, so I sat at a seat behind the bar. There was initially a delay in service but, once it started, all went well. I enjoyed my seafood boil, drinks and music. I am looking forward to returning.

Called in a carry out order here because the item I wanted (lobster party seafood boil) wasn't on…read morethe online menu. The hostess who answered was friendly and took my order without issue over the phone. Prices on the online menu were outdated - my total was about $10 higher than what was listed online. No problem. The food was ready in about 15 mins. For $110, we got 2 lobster tails, 2 clusters of snow crab, and 2 lbs of headless shrimp, plus corn and potatoes. Potatoes were kinda large, would have preferred smaller ones, but they were cooked through. Only got 2 pieces of corn, but was well cooked. Shrimp and crab were good - lobster was overcooked and stringy. The sauce was lacking in flavor - and we got the hook and reel blend - we did get it mild, but I still expected the sauce to have flavor. Overall, it wasn't bad, but there are better places to get seafood boils from!

Food was underwhelming, especially the fish bites and chargrilled oysters. Fish was not fresh…read more Server was friendly and attentive, but forgot certain items and did not clear all dinner dishes prior to serving dessert. Nice ambiance.

Excellent dinner, date, happy hour spot. I loved the atmosphere and ambiance of the Urban Oyster…read more The walls are painted a calming cerulean blue and it just feels like a chill spot. Food was excellent and everything I was expecting. Seafood tasted fresh and well seasoned. We tried a variety of the menu and it kept getting better. Drinks were bold which I love. The Bodega Kitty got the job done. Food we tried: - Moules Frites - Hot Honey Old Bay Wings - Lamb Chops - Volcano Charbroiled Oysters The food was great but my favorite part of the visit were the people. We sat at the bar on a Friday night and the service was excellent. Servers were attentive, asked and answered questions about the menu, gave recommendations of things to do in the city. Felt like I was talking to cousins. Polite and kind.