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South Baltimore Peninsula / SOBO / South Bmore

South Baltimore, the Peninsula from Federal Hill, Riverside and Port Covington to Locust Point and Fort McHenry

Things to do:

Baltimore  Learn how to “pick” and eat Steamed Crabs.

Baltimore City Panorama.

Baltimore Go sightseeing – Visit the Inner Harbor
Visit a museum, attraction or one of our parks – see a photo tour of the Inner Harbor

Baltimore Find a place to stay
(Lodging): Hotels – Availability, rates, reservations on-line.

Baltimore Buy, sell or lease a home
REAL ESTATE – Find a local Realtor – residential or commercial – photos of houses for sale.

Baltimore Wine and Dine
Restaurants, Bars and Carry-Outs – Get to the POINT – Locust Point

cross street market facade
Entrance to the Cross Street Market on Light Street

Baltimore Cross Street Market – Go shopping in our community.

Baltimore See what’s happenin’ – news & events
Calendar, weather, maps, photos…

Baltimore Go to school – schools on the South Baltimore peninsula.

Baltimore Learn about South Baltimore – A brief history of the South Baltimore Peninsula

Baltimore Go boating
Nautical info marinas and more from the Inner harbor to Port Covington Marina – a “peninsula” is surrounded by water .

Baltimore Port Covington
What’s going on with all the new development in Port Covington on the southern shore of our South Baltimore peninsula?

Do you have a dog? Of course you do.
Need to Reorder Checks? Visit DogAndCatChecks.com

Cat and Dog Checks

Baltimore A few pictures of Federal Hill and the Inner Harbor.

Baltimore Search SouthBaltimore.com
Easily find what’s here…

Baltimore Solve the Parking Problem in a SMART way.
Choice of car may help with crowded parking on our Federal Hill and Locust Point streets.

Baltimore Fireworks over Baltimore’s Harbor

Baltimore Find professional services
Medical, dental, vision, legal, banking, B&B, insurance, more…

Baltimore Have your hair cut or styled
Look great, get a tan, have your nails done

Fort Ave Photos Fort Avenue pictures coming soon.

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A Typical Crab House Menu

…includes related seafood items, cold beer or other beverages, crab cakes, fries and a burger or two…

Other than steamed crabs – of course – we also like good fresh made crab cakes (or crabcakes) and some steamed shrimp and some corn on the cob. We like the steamed shrimp with steamed onions all done in Old Bay (or similar) seasoning. All of this needs to be washed down by an ice cold beer or a fountain coke in a tall cup filled with ice.

Steamed Crab Claw - Maryland Cream of Crab Soup

Here are some “typical” menu items that seem popular in various crab house establishments.

The Steamed Crabs, of course.

  • Medium, Large, Extra Large and Jumbo
    (or variations of these sizes)
  • By the Dozen or 1/2 Dozen
    (or possible individual sales)
  • Steamed crabs are always “market priced.” Please note that the prices can change without notice.

Crab Cakes

Crab Cake with Fork
Lump Crab Meat in a Crabcake
  • Broiled or Fried
  • Always get the broiled.

Crab Soup

  • Maryland Crab – tomato/vegetable based
  • Cream of Crab
  • Crab Bisque

More Seafood

  • Lobster and/or Lobster Tails
  • Steamed Shrimp – always ask if you can get these with onions
  • Seafood Platter or Sampler
  • Scallops
  • Hand Breaded Calamari
  • Snow/King Crab Legs
  • Steamed Clams
  • Steamed Mussels
Maryland Crab Soup
Bowl of Maryland Crab Soup

Sides

  • Fries – Straight Cut and/or Curly
  • Corn on the cob
  • Pizza – usually personal size and pre-made – crab houses are not pizzerias

Alternatives

  • Hamburger and/or Cheeseburger
  • Chicken Fingers
  • Grilled Cheese Sandwich
  • Tuna Salad

Drinks

  • Sodas
  • Iced Tea
  • Draft Beer
  • Bottled Beer
  • Wine (at some crab houses)
  • Mixed Drinks (at some crab houses)

Many of the seafood items – lobster, shrimp, crabs, scallops and even clams and mussels – are available for “mail order” home delivery. Places like Lobster Anywhere or The Crab Place (Link: www.CrabPlace.com) can have fresh, delicious seafood products delivered directly to your door.

Baltimore Summer means Steamed Crabs and Cold Beer
Baltimore Summer means Steamed Crabs and Cold Beer and Corn on the Cob

For the non-seafood lover (who may be) in the group, there are usually an assortment of “other” foods. These usually include french fries and onion rings to go with the seafood. You will also find a hamburger or cheeseburger and maybe even a steak sub.

What else comes out of the crab steamers? All sorts of good eats – for one example – steamed shrimp…and more…of course…

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Crab Sex

How to tell the boy crabs from the girl crabs…

STEAMING and EATING CRABS: Live and Steamed Crabs are usually “priced” according to their sex and their size. The large males bring the highest prices because they (usually) contain a larger quantity of crab meat. Females are usually priced lower than males and are not (usually) as readily available as are the males.

Female Crabs: A mature (adult) female blue crab, known as a “Sook,” is identified with an inverted “U” or bell-shaped apron and red-tipped claws. The red tips, of course, blend in with the overall color of the crab once it has been cooked, or steamed.

More simply, the bottom of a female crab has a shape like the U.S. Capitol building.

Male Crabs: A male blue crab, known as a “Jimmy,” has a long, narrow, inverted “T” shaped apron and blue-tipped claws. Of course the color of the claw tips on steamed crabs are not the same as on live crabs.

More simply, the bottom of a male crab has a shape like the Washington Monument.

More “Crab Facts”

Crab Fact #1
Crab Fact #3