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In article <CsKs0n.B11@melpar.esys.com> lbc@h4snap (Lee Conner) writes:
>My wife and I are new to the NoVa area and I want her to try some Blue Crab.
>I was driving down Lee Hwy west of Gallows and I saw a building that
>was almost a shack. The sign on the building said Captain Pell's Crab House.
>There was a line in front that extended almost out to the road... in the
>rain! Does any know anything about this place? Is it mostly a bar? Would
>it be appropriate for me to bring my well-behaved 2 year old son? Are they    
>any good? Let me know what you know! Thanks!
>

We just got crabs from Captain Pell's a few weeks ago.  There were 6
of us, on a Friday evening, so my husband called ahead, ordered some
crabs & shrimp, and picked 'em up.  We ate them in our kitchen (would've
eaten them outside, but there were awesome T-storms that night). 

But my husband said that inside, Captain Pell's is just what you'd
expect a crab house to be -- not fancy, just people eating crabs. I
would imagine there's a bar there (crabs without beer? unthinkable!),
and don't know if they have high chairs (if you need one), but my husband
reports that it's a small place inside, and you'd be hard-pressed to
seat a large group together.  The thing about eating crabs is that it's 
kind of a social thing, you just sit around and crack and pick and eat 
for a long time, so I don't know how well a 2-year-old would tolerate sitting 
there.  I don't know for sure, but the menu is probably kind of limited -- 
call ahead and ask -- there might not be much for your son to eat if he 
doesn't like shrimp/crabs/beer.

The crabs we had were really good, though.  We're glad we brought them
back home, so I'd recommend doing that (avoid the line & crowd, have
other food available for people like me who get hungry eating crabs, save
$$$ on beer).  

We enjoyed it and will be going back. 

Chris