#63 (101 Tastiest Places to Chowdown); opened in 1987; local favorite; City Paper awarded "Baltimore's Best" from 1991-2005; "when I roll back into Baltimore, there's one joint I gotta check out...Chaps Pit Beef"-Guy Fieri (his second showcasing of Chaps)
[CLOSED]; local favorite; beer and bacon happy hour; bacon night has new local chefs creating dishes and drinks make with bacon; celebrity sightings: Tyra Banks, Manny Ramirez, Green Day, Gwen Stefani, John Lithgow have visited
Captain Crunch French Toast french toast coated w/ crushed captain crunch; topped w/ whipped cream, fresh fruit and more captain crunch; looks good
Savory Meat Roll cross between a cinnamon roll and a Stromboli; sausage, cheese, homemade pesto rolled in biscuit dough; topped w/ sauteed veggies and hash browns on side; looks good
Sweet Baby Jesus w/ Scrapple hash browns, crab, tomatoes, cheese, eggs, Hollandaise sauce; w/ side of scrapple; looks good
#7 (101 More Amazing Places to Chowdown); since 1886; "Baltimore's Best Crab Cake" (from its website); family run restaurant specializing in fresh, local seafood; parts of movie "Sleepless in Seattle" & TV program "Homicide" were filmed here
opened in 2008; cozy Italian joint serving homemade pasta where you can sit at bar & watch chef make food in front of you; Other Recipes: Linguine Spiaggia
"Get Your Grits On" jumbo blackened shrimp or blackened salmon (Guy got shrimp) on fried green tomatoes, stone ground grits w/ diced bacon, tomato & chives & roasted corn emulsion, dusted w/ cajun spice
Chicken 'n Cheddar Green Onion Waffles fried buttermilk boneless chicken breast pieces w/ honey mustard aioli drizzle & white cheddar green onion waffles w/ Peppadew jalapeño butter, dusted w/ Cajun Spice 22
Coconut Cream Stuffed French Toast Challah bread dipped in an almond scented egg mix, stuffed w/ coconut cream cheese & flaked coconut, garnished w/ diced strawberries & bruleed bananas, dusted w/ cinnamon & powdered sugar; looks good
Crab Cake Po' Boy jumbo lump crab cake, tabasco bacon onion jam, bibb lettuce, red & yellow tomatoes on ciabatta, dusted w/ Old Bay; "this is outrageous! The way you compose this sandwich is so next-level" -Guy Fieri; looks good
est. 2005; local landmark serving Southern fundamentals using fresh ingredients from the Chesapeake Bay region of Maryland; multiple locations including in Baltimore's Inner Harbor; long lines
on the waterfront in Historic Fell's Point offering an eclectic gourmet menu; "where soccer is religion" (from its website); Other Recipes: Lamb Sliders
Broadway Festival (Seafood Pasta) sauteed shrimp, scallops, lobster tail, mussels, clams & calamari in a marinara sauce w/ parmesan cheese over linguini; looks good
Hungarian Goulash chopped boneless shortribs in tomato-based sauce; served over pasta; "it's gou-licious"-Guy Fieri
Bacon-Wrapped Meatloaf meatloaf wrapped in house-cured smoked bacon; served w/ Yukon gold mashed potatoes, "greens" (kale), mushroom-rye gravy; "meatloaf is up there in the best meatloafs I've had"-Guy Fieri; looks good
Baltimore Bomb Pie loaded with Berger Cookies (a local specialty) that melt down and swirl into a sweet vanilla chess filling
Mobtown Brown pecan pie with a bunch of Swiss chocolate and caramel
Cowboy Quiche "a little bit of everything. Whatever we feel like putting in a quiche that day makes it into the cowboy quiche. Potatoes, onions, bacon, ham, cheeses, you've got it." (from its website); for Throwdown, it had bacon, ham, potatoes, mushrooms, peppers, Gruyere & cheddar cheeses; looks good
