I had made reservations for dinner since it was the Saturday night before Mother's Day. We arrived earlier than expected so we drove around the inner harbor not far from the restaurant. The harbor area located near Fells Point is full of little shops and eateries. It's not far from Camden Yards and luckily there wasn't a baseball game. It was already busy enough. We finally parked and entered Obrycki's (pronounced O-brick-ees). We were still an hour and a half before our reservation time and the hostess said she would put our name down on the list and seat us whichever came first, the waitlist or our reservation. Ughh! We sat at the bar and expected a long wait. We watched the couple next to us order steamed crabs and I was chomping at the bit. We ordered an appetizer and as luck would have it, they called our name. We sat down and waited for the appetizer to arrive. The appetizer was a combination of clams casino, deviled crab balls, fried clam tidbits, and steamed shrimp. The crab balls were to die for. A spicier version than a crab cake, they were delicious and next time we're ordering just an appetizer of those. I ate the clams casino which 
are clams served on the half shell with bacon and breadcrumbs. We both enjoyed the clam tidbits and steamed shrimp. Originally I had planned on eating crab cakes in Maryland but once I saw the steamed crabs, I changed my mind and let Dennis order the crab cake. I almost changed my mind again when the waiter said the large steamed crabs were $62 a dozen and the extra large were 
$79. Whoa! I know I never paid that much in Louisiana for crabs. Oh well, I only turn 50 once. “They better be worth it.” I did opt for the large. They food came out promptly and we set out to see if we could master the mound of crabs that was on our table. The crab cake was large and full of crabmeat, more flaky crab than stuffing. The crabs were seasoned perfectly and full of meat. Upon comparing another table's extra large with ours, they looked the same. We managed to finish off the dozen, although it took some time. At that price, I wasn't leaving anything to waste. Obrycki's does have a location at the airport and the next time we're in the DC area, we'll have to stop in and try the deviled crab balls to see if they are as good.
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are clams served on the half shell with bacon and breadcrumbs. We both enjoyed the clam tidbits and steamed shrimp. Originally I had planned on eating crab cakes in Maryland but once I saw the steamed crabs, I changed my mind and let Dennis order the crab cake. I almost changed my mind again when the waiter said the large steamed crabs were $62 a dozen and the extra large were 
$79. Whoa! I know I never paid that much in Louisiana for crabs. Oh well, I only turn 50 once. “They better be worth it.” I did opt for the large. They food came out promptly and we set out to see if we could master the mound of crabs that was on our table. The crab cake was large and full of crabmeat, more flaky crab than stuffing. The crabs were seasoned perfectly and full of meat. Upon comparing another table's extra large with ours, they looked the same. We managed to finish off the dozen, although it took some time. At that price, I wasn't leaving anything to waste. Obrycki's does have a location at the airport and the next time we're in the DC area, we'll have to stop in and try the deviled crab balls to see if they are as good.http://www.obryckis.com/
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