Thursday, October 8, 2009

G&M Restaurant and Lounge (Linthicum Heights, MD)

I had struggled with whether to list this post under "Eating out in Washington DC" since G&M Restaurant and Lounge is actually a bit out of the way and definitely closer to Baltimore than DC. However, it is only a couple miles from the Baltimore Washington International Airport, and the fact that it has been voted by listeners of WTOP (an all-news radio station in the Greater Washington area) as serving best crab cakes in the area means that my claiming it as being in DC is absolutely justified. :)

I was introduced to G&M two years ago by a friend, who had sworn they had the best crab cakes. Located in a not-particularly-affluent neighborhood (as far as I can tell), G&M looks unassuming enough on the outside, and the inside atmosphere is relatively casual though very comfortable and cozy, but ay, never judge a book by its cover! Their crab cakes are huge, reasonably priced, and most importantly, TASTY. These golden brown beauties are full of lumps of crab meat and the crab-to-filler proportion is just right in my opinion and does a great job of bringing out the crab taste. The restaurant is fairly large, with a main restaurant area as well as a bar area, but my favorite tables are the ones on the "balcony" looking down onto the bar. I have visited G&M several times now, usually with R. when he is flying in/out of BWI, and the crab cakes have been perfect every time. We both love this place! It is really no coincidence that in addition to being a favorite among Washingtonians, G&M has also been deemed Baltimore's best crab cakes by Baltimore Magazine five years in a row! If you love crab cakes, I highly recommend G&M. What, you don't live in the Baltimore-Washington area? Not a problem - they ship!


Photo of crab cake sandwich. You may also order a crab cake platter with one or two crab cakes, though unless you're a big eater, you might just wanna get one. Those babies are huge!

Pertinent info:
Address: 804 Hammonds Ferry Road, Linthicum Heights, MD
Phone: 410-636-1777 877 5543723

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