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A while back, I asked for recommendations for Baltimore restaurants.
(I wanted to take my grandmother out for a nice, but not too 
expensive dinner.) I don't think I ever posted the summary, 
so since I'm in summary posting mode, here it is:

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Brass Elephant -- on Charles Street, N of monument on left hand side.
         before 6:30 or 7:00 there's a prix fix (a bit expensive)
         Try desserts, pasta, salmon with dill sauce. 

Pizza APeel - pizza place on 33rd Street.  Walk down steps.  Down Charles to 
         33rd.  Make a right, it's a block or two on the right.
         Really, really good pizza.

2 fun pizza places in Fell's point, Bop Brick Oven Pizza & Al Pacino's Cafe.  
         wood burning pizza ovens.

Ikaros - on Eastern Avenue.  pretty far east Baltimore.  Greek.

         To get to the Greek Village in Highland Town, head towards 
         little Italy on Pratt street past the Inner Harbour.  Take 
         a right right before Little Italy. Take a left on Eastern and 
         travel a few miles until you see lots of greek type stuf.


The museum cafe at the Baltimore Museum of Art is good. Take MLK blvd to
         North Howard St.


Friends Seafood - in Fells Point. To get to Fells Point head out 
         Eastern Ave and take a right on Broadway.

Fisherman's Wharf - on York Road in Towson (not the one downtown)
         if you just want traditional seafood.

Bertha's Mussels.

Chart House - expensive, but I've heard very good.

Rusty Scupper - fun, probably over priced but nice location.


L'Auberge - in Fells Point (a bit fancy).  For very good French food 
         at relatively good prices.

The Orchid -  419 N.  Charles St.  It's attractive but not pretentious 
         and the food is VERY good (a mix of French and Asian, 
         mostly French).  While not dirt cheap, it offers good 
         value for the money.  I might add that I've seen
         it cited on lists of Baltimore's best restaurants and 
         best values.


Cafe Troia - in Townson on Allegheny St -- hard to find, and very 
         small, but worth it when you find it (family run, northern 
         Italian).  For authentic Italian. 

Capriccio's  - in Little Italy.  
         If you go down Pratt st. just past the Inner Harbor, you'll 
         hit little italy, you can't miss it.  That restaurant is 
         expensive by Balmer standards ($20 - $25 / person) and I 
         haven't eaten there in a couple of years but it's one 
         of those old fashioned restaurants that doens't have big
         swings in quality.

Ikaros - blue and white restaurant in the Greek Village.  I really
         recommend it!!  The portions are huge so I wouldn't recommend 
         getting very many entrees.  Another thing I recommend is that 
         when you get your bread, ask them to bring you the egg plant 
         salad (even if  you don't like egg plant!!) to use as a spread 
         on the bread.  It's really superb.  What we often do is get a 
         greek salad each and then order some aptizers.  It's plenty of 
         food and you'll spend less than $10/person.


The South Baltimore Brewing Company (Sisson's brew pub) -  next to the
         Cross Street Market at Cross and Light Streets.
         The restaurant is Cajun, with by far the best gumbo I've 
         had in the area!!! The beer (brewed on premises) isn't bad either!!

Sunset Restaurant - 2 Blocks North of Harundale Mall, 625 Greenway.
         This is a "homestyle" type of place, and I remember 
         everyone raving about their crabcakes and crab soup.  It's 
         also pretty close to grannies I think.

O'Toole's -  at the intersection of 295 and Dorsey Road, There's also one
         in Glen Burnie Town Center.  Yuppie place, high prices, good food.


Haussner's Restaurant - Masterpieces in Art and Dining Entertainment in 
         Downstairs Lounge 327-8365.  German food.

         Definitely an experience in Baltimore Dining you must do if 
         you've never been here before.  

         If you've never been to Haussner's restaurant in Baltimore, 
         it's an experience you should have at least once.  
         They have German meals (worst, schnitzel, etc.).
         The food is okay, but it's famous for its desserts, so you should
         save room for one (you can see all the desserts on display when
         you enter).  It's most well known for all its paintings, which
         are hung on every available wall space of the restaurant.  It has
         more paintings than many museums, and there are even more upstairs.

AREAS:
Little Italy - the "heart" of little italy is around the 300 block 
         of S High st.  Try Trattoria Petrucci or  Chiapparelli's.

         There is one retaraunt in Little Italy that is much cheaper
         than the others around.  Do not eat there the food is bad.

Ethnic restaurants on Charles St. - Try the Afgani, and Vietnamese ones. 
         They are farily cheap and good.


Greek food in Highland town.  

Timbuk 2 is actually in Glen Burnie.  The crabcakes are fantastic (and
I am REAL picky when it comes to crabcakes) and they also have a great
deal on lobster, tho I think that's on Monday nights.

If you want steamed crabs, go to Obrycki's on Pratt Street.  Simply 
the best in town.  I have never had anything else there, so I couldn't
tell you what the rest of their menu is.  Come to think of it, I don't
think I have ever seen anyone else eating anything else there.

The Chart House, at the Harbor, is part of a chain.  But the Baltimore
entry is pretty good.  Even if you don't eat there, it is worth the
trek there to get mud pie for dessert.  (Call first -- they often 
run out.)