Pick a crab, any crab

L.P. Steamers' stuffed soft shell crab

$14.95

L.P. Steamers is classic Baltimore. Wood-paneled walls, cramped quarters and some of the nicest waitresses you will find anywhere. It also has one of the best soft crab sandwiches you will ever have in this city. Soft crabs are tricky to cook. If they're undercooked, they're leathery like a football; overcooked, and they're tasteless. The regular soft crab sandwich is great at L.P. Steamers, but the stuffed soft crab is beyond words (we'll try anyway). A regular soft crab is stuffed with a mini crab cake that has been cut in two. The crab itself is crunchy like bacon from being cooked in butter until golden. The addition of the crab cake lends a softness and creaminess that is decadent. You can have it by itself, with bread or on a bun. L.P. Steamers also sells steamed crabs and seafood of all kinds, and we're sure that they are good as well, but the stuffed soft shell crabs keep us coming back.