Michael R. wrote: >In the movie "The Distinguished Gentleman," freshman Congressman Jeff >Johnson (Eddie Murphy) has dinner with Rev. Elijah Hawkins (Charles S. >Dutton), in a D.C. crab house where they wear bibs and eat with their >hands, using large wooden mallets to smash the crabs on the table. I've >been to D.C. many times over the years but never seen such a place. Do >they really exist and if so, where are they? Are they good? > >Mike The Dancing Crab on Wisconsin Ave (around Tenley metro) fits this description. And it is good.
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Crabs in D.C. ?!
Michael R. wrote: > >In the movie "The Distinguished Gentleman," freshman Congressman Jeff >Johnson (Eddie Murphy) has dinner with Rev. Elijah Hawkins (Charles S. >Dutton), in a D.C. crab house where they wear bibs and eat with their >hands, using large wooden mallets to smash the crabs on the table. I've >been to D.C. many times over the years but never seen such a place. Do >they really exist and if so, where are they? Are they good? > Most of these places are actually in Annapolis, but you can find the real thing in DC too. Try the Dancing Crab just off Wisconsin Avenue on Chesapeake St. near the Tenley Circle metro stop.
Elisa E. wrote: >Michael R. wrote: >>In the movie "The Distinguished Gentleman," freshman Congressman Jeff >>Johnson (Eddie Murphy) has dinner with Rev. Elijah Hawkins (Charles S. >>Dutton), in a D.C. crab house where they wear bibs and eat with their >>hands, using large wooden mallets to smash the crabs on the table. I've >>been to D.C. many times over the years but never seen such a place. Do >>they really exist and if so, where are they? Are they good? >> And for this kind of fun but in a country atmosphere, drive 45 miles SE out of D.C. on Branch Avenue (Maryland Rte 5), connecting to 301. Exit at about 5 miles before you hit the Potomac River and head WSW on Pope's Creek Road for about 4 miles. This winds through tobacco farms toward the river. At the end of the road, you'll find Robertson's and Captain Billy's, two reliable riverside restaurants where crabs are served just as you described in the movie. Get a window table and you can watch the sun set in the river, which is more than 2 miles across there. --Janet Wintermute Adelphi, MD