I have lived in Maryland for 5 months now and FINALLY tried my first crab cake this past Friday. I know, I know... BLASPHEMY! Anyway, all of the locals think they know where the best one is but one restaurant that was repeatedly brought up as having the BEST crab cake in the area was G&M Restaurant and Lounge so obviously, that's the one we decided on. Before we even sat down for dinner, things got interesting. We arrived a little before one of our fave couples that would be joining us, so C. and I propped ourselves up at the bar while we waited. There was an old man being helped to a seat and we assumed he was just elderly and needed help but not at all. He was just totally whiskey bent! So drunk he couldn't even stand and was still trying to drive home. Luckily the staff wouldn't let him leave and finally called him a ride home, which I thought was super responsible of them. Most restaurants and bars just let people walk out the door without giving it a second thought, so I was happy with that! Z. and S. arrived, so we were on our way to crab cake bliss at last but not before another bump in the road! Clumsy ol' Z. knocked S.'s beer right out of her hand when we were sitting down and her beer splattered all over a gentleman at the table next to us. He looked very unhappy to say the least, but the staff came over and we all threw in our napkins and got it all squared away. Totally Z.'s fault. And luckily, the guy was leaving so we didn't have to sit beside him all dinner making it totally awkward with him and his dinner companions glaring at us.
OKOKOK... I keep being side tracked from the real star of this post: THE CRAB CAKE.
We barely skimmed the menu because, well, crab cakes. We were told the crab cakes here were HUGE so we decided on the single platter because you can make it a double serving of Maryland crab if you want. The dish comes with a salad, a vegetable and a starch. I also ordered a cup of the cream of crab soup, because, well, crab. I'm sure you're sensing the theme by now. I've probably said crab more times in this blog post than in my entire life.
Anyway, the food arrived. Soup was pretty delish. Salad was a pretty standard issue salad with lettuce and the carrot, tomato bits. Then the waiter returned with our entrees and HOLY CRAB CAKE. It was seriously the biggest one I have ever seen. And the best part was, it wasn't breaded very much. Because sometimes when you order a crab cake, it's more breading and seasoning than it is crab. That is simply not the case at G&M. It was almost ALL giant lumps of crab and no breading. I was very pleased! The sides were pretty standard issue... I had a baked potato and coleslaw but I couldn't eat hardly any of it. I could only manage to eat HALF of my crab cake so maybe next time I'll skip the soup? The waiter was super friendly so the service there was pretty exceptional as well. We enjoyed the entire experience, including the drunk man at the bar and the sad, wet man we poured beer on. It was a really fun night!
Here's a pic of their double platter.
Here's a pic of my single platter with a baked tater.
In an attempt to jokingly burn the receipt, Z. actually burned the receipt so the waiter probably thinks we are hooligans. I'm OK with that because... we are.
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Don't worry, the men paid!
Anyway, I highly recommend this place to anyone visiting the area. I will continue to keep trying crab cakes throughout Charm City just to compare but in the words of C.:
"STARTED FROM THE TOP, NOW I'M HERE!"
