Crab cakes at Old Maryland Grill. [2017 Fall Dining Guide]The debut of Old Maryland Grill, which welcomes the home team with a copper terrapin shell in its foyer, means locals don’t have to trek to the District, Bethesda or Annapolis when they want finer than pub grub. Let me state from the start: Old Maryland Grill won’t be mistaken for Woodberry Kitchen or the Dabney, two of the Mid-Atlantic’s most passionate ingredient hunters. Old Maryland Grill sports a new-car smell and a look to match. Old Maryland Grill has some work to do, mostly on the service front, but ordering local tendsto fulfill the promise of its initials.

Source: Washington Post November 01, 2017 13:52 UTC