Cracked Crabs, Anyone?

I know it's Spring for two reasons, I keep being attacked by Girl Scouts selling cookies at every shopping mall and grocery store and the fact that I am dying to crack some crabs.  Yes, even the Lounge Lizards feel the need to leave the velvet jacket in the closet and get elbow deep in some Old Bay as the weather gets better.


So, it is time I shared my thoughts on where the best places in DC are to feed the need for iodine and small cuts on your hands covered in salty seasoning.  If you are grabbing a bushel to take home, because you love to clean up chips of crab shell and you adore the smell of boiled crabs, the Waterfront on H Street still has crabs at the market.  It is old school and I still like the memories of having done that for years.  However, do not expect to find a great selection or price down there.  For the best selection and price for a bushel of crabs, hit up one of the Cameron's Seafood locations.  I would call ahead, but I have never gotten a bad bushel from Cameron's.  


Enjoying the finer things in life, as I do, I prefer to eat my crabs out - okay laugh, it was meant to sound dirty.  There really is only one place worth cracking crabs in DC:  The Dancing Crab, the quality is always good and the price is reasonable for dining out.  In Bethesda, I like Steamer's, eating outside just feels like it should but the quality isn't always reliable.  In Virginia I like Quarterdeck in Arlington, again great quality.


By the way, Old Bay comes out of velvet with baby wipes, but it takes away from the crush of the fabric, just leave the jacket at home.