Best Maryland Restaurants (Baltimore, Columbia, Ellicott City: house, live, prices)

[jessy0780]

I would love to get opinions on the best restaurants to go in Md that are NOT big chains. I know everyone has their favorites- pass them on, with location and a simple description. Here's a few of mine-
Rips, Bowie -A great place for families, with a huge variety of food- fried chicken and ribs to crab cakes and prime rib. Reasonably priced, and the have the best muffins that they serve when you sit down.
Crab Shanty, Ellicott City- Awesome seafood- love their salmon, lots of fish, crab and shrip dishes, but they also have fried chicken and steak.
El Azteca, Clarksville- The best Mexican I've ever had- recently written up in the Howard County section in the Washington Post. Great Prices.

[westsideboy]

Liberty Road Seafood, Frederick --- All you can eat seafood served at your table. The crabs are served hot and just dumped on your table (which of course is covered with a long sheet of brown paper) Great little crabcakes, seafood salad, hushpuppies, steamed shrimp. Actually everything is good there. The place is always packed with locals, which is great sign


Curtis' Weiners - Cumberland. An old style lunch diner in downtown Cumberland. Basic fare, dogs with Coney Island sauce, mustard and onions. Real Vanilla Cokes, Chocolate Rickies. Simple, but fast cheap and authentic.

[carebear1970]

I would say Mays in Frederick. and Westpoint Crab House for take out crabs

[foursonsdad]

Bare Bones in Ellicott city has some of the best ribs and prime rib Thursday is to die for

[carebear1970]

MMMMMMMMMMmm Bare bones grilled chicken salad yummy

[Tom Lennox 70]

Houston's in Rockville and Bethesda is really good.

Also Philip's which has locations in Baltimore and elsewhere in the state.

[Gabrielle]

I have to second the post about Bare Bones in Ellicott City. Thursdays is all you can eat Prime Rib!! I also liked Salsa Grill in the Security Boulevard area, but I haven't been there in a while, so I hope it still exists. Their Caribbean Paella is great!!

[Zippy7fo]

Asean Bistro....Columbia....the owner was rated by USA today as one of the top Asian cuisine in all of maryland...He owns another location thats just marvelous.....

[Rmx Christina]

mmm Bare Bones
mmm Asean Bistro - at dinner, they have a live pianist =)
mmm La Fiesta -Mexican, also in EC and Eldersburg
mmm Forbidden City - Chinese, Westminster
mmm Hunan Rose - Odenton, Chinese
mmm Noodles Corner - especially the pine nut shrimp in Columbia
mmm Belissimos - Finksburg, Eldersburg and Westminster...best pizza

[foursonsdad]

House of Hunan in Columbia always top rated