Good story by Jill.

We never went to the Blue Sea Grill. It has been years and years since we went to the Inner Harbor for any reason at all. I guess we are not alone.

Went there several years ago, but wasn't impressed. Can't say that I will miss it.

BSG was a great place for seafood in Baltimore. RIP

Blue Sea Grill has posted a brief announcement about the closing on its web site: http://www.blueseagrill.com.

I'm sorry to see it go. I left a review on tripadvisor after my wife and I ate there, and I always meant to go back to use the complimentary drink coupons they mailed us after our visit. I didn't realize it wasn't a chain, though, considering it was owned by the Ruth's Chris people.

Amanda Karfakis, the same Blue Sea Grill link that you've just posted twice was the exact same link that is at the very start of EL's topic, above. I had no problem clicking that link and seeing the announcement well before you made your posts. Are you just trying to lure traffic to your own marketing firm's website?

renfield1969, the Blue Sea Grill was part of Steve de Castro's restaurant group, which operates several Ruth's Chris franchises in Maryland, North Carolina, and New Jersey. However, several de Castro restaurants were never part of a chain, including the Blue Sea Grill, Babalu Grill, and Havana Club.

Maybe they needed to advertise more. I have never heard of the place.

I'm sad to see places like this close but I saw this coming, Baltimore is still a "Blue Collar" town. In the middle of a recession these fine dinning restaurants just don't have the clientel to stay afloat.

BSG's location is cursed. It's like the 3rd or 4th restaurant to go down at that location.

did we do a cursed restaurant location top ten?

I'm not sure about the "blue collar" designation, j, I suspect maybe unemployed or furloughed without pay is a big portion of the non-spending right now.

i'm sorry to see it go, too. ate there a few times and was always pleased with the service and the food. but b/c it was pricey and inconvenient (the harbor is always ridiculous for reasonable parking/valet) i never went as often as i would like. my fiance will be super bummed to hear they closed.

nestee, this Top Ten topic, and other pages linked within that topic, covered "success challenged" restaurant locations. Since that topic was posted in April 2008, it would probably be necessary to update the list with additional problem sites, as well as additional restaurants that may have since come and/or gone from the sites originally mentioned by EL and others.

Before I left the Baltimore area I avoided going downtown, especially the inner harbor area. After numerous incidents with panhandlers and parking issues I decided to only patronize restaurants with open, free and well lit parking lots Additionally the fact two or three glasses of wine could put one at risk of a DWI charge i'm more comforatble staying in the burbs close to where i live. Its obvious that there are many who think like me. The powers that be have got to clean up this city or its only going to get worse.

maryann- the parking/valet is hardly inconvenient, as valet was free (minus tip) if you ate at the restaurant.

Really sad to see it go. Had my rehearsal dinner there 18 months ago and it was fantastic. Staff took great care. Wife and I have been there 6 or 7 times since and will miss the food and vibe

No surprise that Blue Sea Grill didn't make it. There's a lot of competition in and around Power Plant Live, largely aimed at twentysomethings. Hardly the perfect location for an upscale seafood restaurant.

I ate there once. really unimpressed, and a co-worker became physically ill.

They were hosting a meeting that I attended, and the level of service, the quantity and quality of the food was poor.

I always had good experiences there. It's tough to see the shakeout caused by the economic downturn. Baltimore had become saturated with high end dining with the arrival of all the steak chains and seafood chains. There just isn't room for all those expensive restaurants, especially in difficult times. And, as Mr. Ed notes, the fact that violence at the Harbor is in the news so frequently doesn't help entice people from the burbs down town. Unless I am going to a game, I almost never go down there and I was someone who lived in the city for fifteen years after college. If I've set foot in Harborplace in five years I'd be surprised.

I'm actually surprised by the number of positive comments people have made about Blue Sea Grill. I went once and was seriously disappointed in the food. And most other people I've spoken with had similar negative comments. Not surprised it didn't make it.