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Libationslow at the Cheers-likewatersidebar.Picturedare localsL-R)Jack ZimmetMarthaNelson,SidneyWoodruff, and CharlieCastle.
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,!warm day of.ia.- pring andfor once,ownerEric Rosen,owner ofSt.Michael's Crab& SteakHouse,is wrong aboutthe businessehas ownedfor16 years."'We ustopenedfor theseason ndI ex-pectedthingstobe slow today,but we've beenslammed."For themostpart, ownerEric RosenisSt.Michael'sCrab& SteakHouse andisinvolvedin all the day-to-dayresponsibilities ofrun-ning the restaurant.-W'henmeet him,he isstandinginthe door'wayof thekitchen wearingan apron.Heapologizesor beingtoo busyto talk at themomentbutencouragesme to makemyself athome.The outside deckis dottedwith coiofulumbrellasand thereisustenoughbreeze offofthe dockstokeep customerscoolas he seasoneatsup.Tablesofcustomersinger overlate lunches ofsteamedcrabs.Therestaurant spopular withpatrons foritssteaksand crab cakes,as well aswhat arereferred to asthebestCaesars"-saladsthat areservedwith a variery oftop-pings, includingfresh crabmeat, steamedshrimp,searedtuna, andfried oysters.'Whilethe craband steakhouseiswellknownfor itsquality seafoodwithin theundeniably competitivemar-ket of the Chesapeakeegion, it is servicerather thanseafoodthat trulydistinguishesthis waterfrontestablish-ment. No soonerhaveIsteppedout ontothe sunnydeckthenI get a tasteof whatseparateshis seafoodrestaurant fromothers in StMichaelis.
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drink,"saysPotomactransplantandself-described"rookieregu-lar,"CharlieCastle.Castlehasoinedlong-timereg-ulars, Sidney-WoodruffandMartha Nel-son, ontheirstools o enjoythe beginningof anothersummer ofafternoon drinksandfoodontherestauranttwatersidedeck.Theyenthusi-asticallynsist that Ijointhemwhen thcyseenle takingpic-tures, andwhen theyfindoutthat I anr visitingo write anarticle, they aremore thanh"ppy to actas ambassadorsfor theirfavorite restaurant."Thisistheclosest hing toaCheersbar youcan get,"Ne1-sontells me.It isareferencewill hearfromseveraldifferent
The bloody marysare one ofthe mostpopulardrinks.
peoplewhocome and go overthe nexthour. Patronsalso are demonstrativein their appreciationfor bar-tendersLesley and Diane,who are well-lovedfor usingfresh,generous ingredientsand a creativepresentation oftheirmixed drinks.Andwhile everyoneagreeshat thesebartendersservehe best drinksin St. Michael's,here isdebateover whetherthe bloodymarys, thefruit crushes,orthe cosmopolitansare the best."-Weare wellknownforourdrinks but they arealsomorereasonablyricedthanmany otherplacesbecause,"Rosensaysaughing,"I appreciatea good drink."
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