Washington, DC

Know of any Mom & Pop seafood restaurants???

2 posts · Apr 21, 1997 to Apr 25, 1997

AnonymousErol's Internet ServicesApr 21, 1997

WardNA wrote:

>No, I don't think we do that here; try Baltimore.

>However, you can get a facsimile of the experience by getting "carryout"
>at the Maine Avenue waterfront markets and eating it out of cardboard in
>the parking lot.  But without beer.

The Chesapeake Crab House on Wilson Blvd. used to be such a place. Several years ago, it was acquired by Mom & Pop Vietnamese who turned it into a  Chesapeake Crab House and Vietnamese restaurant and decorated the exterior as a fishing boat.  Last time I was there, the inside was still Mom & Pop Chesapeake (paper tablecloths) and the crabs were still Cheasapeake style (alongside the Vietnamese menu). This was a couple of years ago, so the inside may have changed. However, the Vietnamese food was also terrific, so you won't lose much by trying.

Peg

JoannaDigital Gateway Systems, Inc.Apr 25, 1997

Someone wrote:
>
>WardNA wrote:
>
>
>>No, I don't think we do that here; try Baltimore.
>
>>However, you can get a facsimile of the experience by getting "carryout"
>>at the Maine Avenue waterfront markets and eating it out of cardboard in
>>the parking lot.  But without beer.
>
>The Chesapeake Crab House on Wilson Blvd. used to be such a place.
>Several years ago, it was acquired by Mom & Pop Vietnamese who turned
>it into a  Chesapeake Crab House and Vietnamese restaurant and
>decorated the exterior as a fishing boat.  Last time I was there, the
>inside was still Mom & Pop Chesapeake (paper tablecloths) and the
>crabs were still Cheasapeake style (alongside the Vietnamese menu).
>This was a couple of years ago, so the inside may have changed.
>However, the Vietnamese food was also terrific, so you won't lose much
>by trying.
>
>Peg
>
>

I was at the Chesapeake Crab House on Wilson a few months back.  The inside and outside still looks like a boat and the food is still very good.

Joanna.