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hoel@umiacs.umd.edu (Erik Hoel) writes:

>Perhaps a detailed study of The Fishmarket cuisine is in order. For purposes
>of analysis (and without loss of generality), let us consider two items;
>clam chowder and beer. 

This analysis immediately comes a cropper: at the FM, how does one 
distinguish between the chowder and the beer?

>     Balcony with tables from which  1.7
>       you can yell at people on 
>       the street 

>     Vegetables on menu              0.02 !!!

Marvelous analysis, except that the vegetables are the people yelling
from the balconies, not anything on the menu. 8') (BTW, be careful what
you yell at passers-by in Old Town - it's a really short trip from King
Street up to the balconies, and some of those Saturday night crowds are
hostile.)

>As I stated previously:
>   "All hail the Fish Market. It certainly deserves its place in Sara's list
>    of fine Old Town establishments."

If you're truly desperate to find redeeming social value in the FM, they:
1) do support a lot of worthwhile local acoustic musicians, and
2) absorb the hordes of rowdy kiddies who would otherwise infest the
really worthwhile places on King Street, like the Wharf, which has both 
good food and excellent live music.