Sunday, June 6, 2010

The Fisherman's Crab Deck

3032 Kent Narrow Way S
Grasonville, MD 21638
(410) 827-6666
www.crabdeck.com

Visited: June 6, 2010




Do me a favor...

Close your eyes.

Now picture yourself tired and weary after a loooooooong and fun day at the beach. You just spent the day hauling tons of equipment (tent, chairs, beach umbrella and a variety of kids' toys) to the beach, chasing after your twin monkeys, rinsing sand out of the most intimate of crevices (both your own and your kids') and then at the end of the day hauling back all of the stuff back to the family mini van.

Add to this the fact that you drove 3 hours to the beach and almost 3 hours back home. Before crossing over the Bay Bridge you pull off a route 50 exit on Kent's Island in an area called Kent's Narrow with one thing in mind; an ice cold beer and some tasty food. By now your body is tired, your mind is exhausted and your stomach is growling out loud like Sloth from "The Goonies".

"Raaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwrrrrrrrrrrrrr!! Hey you guuuuuuuuys!!"

"Shut up Sloth!!"

As you pull into the parking lot of this place you see groups of cars parked in front of a turquoise blue building sitting at the edge of the water. The time between pulling into the parking lot and being seated at the table are all a blur as hunger has now taken over. It's okay...you look around and know you're in a safe place that'll take care of you. You're now at the Fisherman's Crab Deck.

Picture yourself tired...not anymore. You feel some energy come into you as you're seated at a table overlooking the bay and boats parked at a pier.

Picture yourself thirsty...not anymore. Any thirst is soon quenched as your first beer quickly goes down. The beer so cold that large drops of condensation form on the outside of your plastic cup.

Picture yourself hungry...not anymore. From freshly steamed crabs to shrimp to soft shell clams. There is such a variety of delicious seafood that the best within will soon be satisfied with sacrificial offerings of Maryland's finest seafood offerings.

Picture yourself...satisfied. What a wonderful way to break up the long drive home. With smiling wait staff who are always happy to see you no matter how stinky you may be (smelling of sweat, sea water and sunscreen lotion), they'll happily seat you to a table, bring you a cold drink and bring anything from their menu.

On this last visit the boss lady and I shared a Steamed Variety Pot which was made up of two blue crabs, snow crab legs, clams, steamed shrimp and soft shell clams. Everything was delicious but not enough to feed two hungry adults and two starving little monkeys. We ended up ordering another pound of steamed shrimp which I washed down with my frosty plastic cup of Blue Moon beer. Ummm...tasty seafood satisfying meal with beeeeeeeeeeer. Yummers...

So we all love coming here on our way back from the beach and a stop at the Fisherman's Crab Deck has now become sort of a family tradition. Just so you know, I must give my Dad full credit for telling us about this place. My Dad was the one who discovered this little restaurant which has become a "must visit" for any member of our family whenever we come back from the beach. Thanks Pops!

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