St. Michaels Crab and Steak House

     Today Olivia and I really took advantage of the Columbus Day holiday.  We woke up early and drove over to the Eastern Shore of Maryland.  By 9:45 or so we were rolling on lovely back roads.  The route took us from Easton down to Oxford, across the Oxford-Bellevue Ferry, up the neck to St. Michaels, and back to Easton.  Honestly, we couldn't have asked for a better day.  Temperatures were in the upper-70s and a light breeze whipped around just enough to let you know the the seasons are changing.
     We arrived in St. Michaels at about the 25 mile mark of what would be a 36 mile ride.  We asked a nice lady working on her boat where the best waterfront restaurant is.  She pointed us to St. Michaels Crab and Steak House.
     The plan was to meet Roger and John for lunch there.  We arrived a little early and Olivia was in one of those pregnancy-induced hunger crazes which hath no mercy on a poor soon-to-be father.  So, we went ahead and ordered.  To start, we had the crab balls.  It is essentially their crab cake broken into four balls.  This is crab country, so we had to order a crab cake.  It was wonderful.  There may have been a bit of breading on the outside which is against my paleo diet, but if it was there it was so light that it was unnoticeable.  In the meantime, I downed a local beer which was fine but unmemorable and then I ordered their veggie-infused margarita.  I'm not actually sure what that means, but it was delicious.  However, I am convinced that you could serve motor oil in an Old Bay Seasoning rimmed glass and it would still be good.
     For lunch, we both had the tomato stuffed with crab salad.  The crab salad was excellent and the serving was big enough that I barely touched the tomato.  The cole slaw was fantastic as well.  Olivia then finished off with a completely un-paleo serving of key lime pie.
     Roger and John made it in part of the way through our meal.  They split 1.5 lbs of jumbo shrimp (more Old Bay) and a slice of key lime pie.  All in all, I think everyone was very pleased.  We had a blast hanging out with Roger and John and hope to have them over for dinner soon.
     On a side note, if you ever have a chance to visit any of these quaint towns on the Eastern Shore, I highly recommend them.  They have an idyllic, Americana feel which makes you sure that no matter what, everything will turn out just fine!