Tips for Dining, Eating, and Food Shopping in DC/Baltimore and Suburban Virginia
Start New ThreadWe are visiting this coming weekend and are looking for a restaurant that will have soft shells on their menu.
By BRI328
on Jun 9, 2009 07:00 PM
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Blacksalt had them this past weekend (they were awesome!), and since they are both a premium fish market and upscale seafood restaurant, they're as likely to have them as anyone!
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Black Salt Fish Market & Bar
4883 MacArthur Blvd NW, Washington, DC 20007
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You can usually find them at Nam Viet, one of the best preparations in the area, I might add.
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Steve, are they fresh there? I got the impression that they used frozen crabs.
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I have no idea. I've has SS crabs in a lot of places, and these are a very fine preparation. I also love the ones at Bob's 66 Noodles in Rockville, which are done in the typical salt n pepper fashion.
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Second Nam-Viet for softshells. I love the lemon pepper sauce that comes with.
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Kinkead's has softshells. Preparation was described in the Washington Post last week. Not cheap but superb.
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Raku in Bethesda has a nice soft shell bento box.
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Great soft shell dinner at Buck's fishing and camping. Came with cheese grits and watercress and sweet and sour slaw. Only $17.00 and a ton of food.
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Does Buck's take reservations?
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^^Not sure. We just walked in on a Friday night and got a seat. Best to call first I guess and check. Also the SS crab was a nice large fat one, none of those tiny little things.
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Hank's Oyster Bar usually has softshells on their menu this time of the year...
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