Mo's Seafood Factory best crabcake?

[Luke_Cage]

A group of us are walking around Fel's Point/inner harbor. We ask a valet driver to recommend a place for crabcakes. He recommended Mo's Seafood Factory. I thought the food was awful. THe vegatable tasted like they were just boiled in water. The crabcakes had plenty of crab but were huge globs of crab and mayo. The people I was with swore these were great crabcakes. Is this the best in Baltimore?

[domino]

G & M's and Crisfield back when I was in college did have some good crabcakes, but now CoCo's Irish Pub on Harford Road has the best crabcake. You'll pay dearly, though.

[Mister Big]

Chrisfield's crabcakes were never that good. In the old days (pre-1980), the best crabcake in Silver Spring was a semi-dive, The Wachapreague, on Bonifant St.

I'm guessing that currently, the best crabcake in downtown SS would be found at Cameron's on 16th St. Carry-out only.

[BarbHelm]

I see that one or some of us should drop by and give it a try. I'll see if I can manage it over the next two weeks or so.

[BarbHelm]

Crisfield's used to have a crab imperial "to die for." Not any more, Mark?

[MarkF]

I guess to be fair I haven't had the crab imperial there for a long time, so maybe someone else can comment. I just remember the last time I had a meal there my wife and I were sorely disappointed by the quality of the food and the high price, and the crab cake was pretty bad.

[hon]

I take it Crisfield's is a DC thing?

[MarkF]

It's in Silver Spring, MD.

[MarkF]

Crisfield's crab cakes aren't very good. It's an old place and I think the food is overpriced. Reminds me of Kushner's, a seafood restaurant on Piney Branch Road that's no longer with us.

[BarbHelm]

This is an interesting article regarding Crisfield's:

http://www.takoma.com/archives/copy/2...

[BarbHelm]

I have checked back on earlier posts regarding crab cakes and no one seems to mention Crisfield's off Georgia Avenue any more. Any comments?

[Mister Big]

Crisfield's never had great crabcakes. Their other selections were always good, with the best being baked stuffed shrimp and stuffed flounder. Haven't eaten there in years, so no current comments.

[hon]

Run, run like the wind!
What Lowbar said and even pubs like Dudas have good crab cakes but Mo's, no way!

[Lowbar]

Good God man...absolutely, positively NOT. Go to this thread for advice for starters. http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/...

I recommend the lump crabcakes at Faidley's in Lexington Market. I no longer recommend G&M's. A lot of folks here have other favorites. Not once have I seen Mo's among them.

Faidley's and Mama's on the Half Shell are favorites. I believe I have seen Henninger's mentioned quite favorably in crabcake discussion as well.