Johnny Dee's "The Lounge"

1.) Club 4100
2.) Pappas
3.) G&M
4.) Winterling's
5.) Angelina's

Is Angelina's still Angelina's since it was sold. I know it's still called that, but is it still the same Old Baltimore food?

4100 club in brooklyn was an institution until the owners sold. the new owners have run it into the ground. the place was a favorite of the late johnny u and the old colts. what a shame.

Michael's Steak & Seafood House in Bayview

When did they start calling that neighborhood "Bayview"?

I dunno. I called the restaurant and asked, and that's what they told me. What would you say? EL

I dunno. I called the restaurant and asked, and that's what they told me. What would you say?

It appears that it is called Bayview now (although Michael's is right at the very edge of it), I was just wondering when that started. I had never heard that particular area called by any name before, although apparently it used to be called "Joseph Lee".

Here's a page on it from Live Baltimore.

Eve: not nearly. The only thing about Angelina's that's the same is the crab cake, and that's only because that portion of the business was franchised out to someone else, not the current owner of the restaurant.

Is Frazier's (on 33rd Street, not The Avenue) in Hampden still going? I haven't been there in years, but it always struck me as a great throwback to the 50s.

Fields (ex) Pharmacy in Pikesville. I remember having shakes there with my grandmother and cousins when we were very young. Also, Suburban House - I remember my mom taking me and some of my friends there after a play at Painters Mill Music Theater.

Eve,
The crabcakes might be the same at Angelinas, but from what I understand from others who have visited there, not much else is.

As has been discussed in the Sandbox a bunch of times before, if you want great crabcakes on Harford Road, Koco's is the place to go, about 3 miles or so south of Angelinas, same side of the street before you reach Herring Run Park.

4100 club in brooklyn was an institution until the owners sold. the new owners have run it into the ground.

I can't say how sorry I am to hear this. I grew up in Brooklyn and it was the place to go for family celebrations and also during the afternoon and evening viewings at Gonce Funeral Home right on the corner of the Baltimore City/Anne Arundel (Brooklyn/Brooklyn Park) line.

When we would go in, the first thing they did was to bring us all a peach schnapps with the menus. I just loved this tradition. ;-)

The last time I was there was almost two years ago during my mother's funeral and it still seemed the same..

I thought I heard that Angelina's is back to having good crab cakes. I can't speak to it first hand, but apparently the place has new ownership that has brought back the old Angelina's as oppossed to the more recent version that no one seemed to like.

I would imagine this list could also include just about any restaurant in the Lutherville area, such as the Peppermill or the Chared Rib. You could probably also throw in places like the Williamsburg Inn (is it still open) and Steve's restaurant in the Rosedale/White Marsh area.

Among the standbys that were going strong when we moved here more than 15 years ago are Perring Place in Parkville and The Orient in Towson. The surprise winner of City Paper's 'best crab cake' honors, Perring Place also puts out a first-rate prime rib dinner at a remarkably welcome price in these pinchpenny times. The Orient has genial service, a varied Szechuan menu and far and away the best crispy duck we've found in the area. As often as my wife and I have dined at both restaurants, there's never been a time that we pushed away our half-finished plates, looked at each other and said, 'Guess the chef is having an off night.' Which may be why they're still thriving. In a field as capricious and competitive as the restaurant business, consistency is the name of the game.