How it's cooked
Blackened
Fourteen of the kitchens we read blacken something, 33 plates in all. The three ingredients most often blackened are mahi, tomato and beef.
From 40 menus · blackened is on 33 plates · How we read them
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Some of these were read by a script, not a person — those chips have a hollow dot. About the method →
Where on the menu
The menu sections the dishes sit under, most first.
Dishes
Our reading of the menu turns up roll, pickle and butter.
Our reading of the menu turns up diced, cabbage and flounder.
Our reading of the menu turns up steamed, soft crab and crab.
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Our reading of the menu lists: patty, chip, pickle.
Our reading of the menu turns up cracker, fruit and cod.
Known for: tempura, corn, crema.
Known for: jus, Beurre Blanc Sauce, duck.
The menu leans on country-fried, kaiser and tartar.
Pepperjack, bison and burger come up more here than elsewhere on our list.
Our reading of the menu lists jerk, sliced and jerk chicken.
Our reading of the menu lists broiled, crumbled and crab.
Our reading of the menu turns up braised, linguine and evoo.
The menu leans on broth, baguette and succotash.
Brisket, Ipa Steak Sauce and roll come up more here than elsewhere on our list.
Where on the island
The 14 kitchens above, by district. Counted off the menus we read, in order up the island — not a ranking of neighbourhoods.
| District | Kitchens | Side of the island |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Midtown | 2 | inland |
| Midtown | 3 | inland · oceanfront |
| Uptown | 2 | bayside · inland |
| North OC | 1 | inland |
| West Ocean City | 5 | harbor |
| Day-trips ring | 1 | inland |