Ingredient
Imperial
Five of the kitchens we read put imperial on the menu, on eight plates. Five of them turn up under entree, and six of them are stuffed.
In the neighbourhood: Crab, the Maryland way
From 40 menus · imperial is on 8 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.
How it's cooked
How the kitchens cook it, counting the word on the component as well as the plate.
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The journey of imperial
The same 8 plates read outward from the middle: how the kitchens cook it, how it then arrives, and which part of the menu it arrives in. A wedge too narrow for its word carries it in the table underneath.
| Ring | Commonest | Plates |
|---|---|---|
| How it's cooked | stuffed | 6 |
| Where on the menu | entree | 4 |
| Other | 10 other steps, added up | 15 |
| Not stated | the menu never printed that detail | 17 |
Every wedge, as a table
| Cooked | Arrives as | Course | Plates |
|---|---|---|---|
| stuffed | — | — | 6 |
| stuffed | not stated | — | 6 |
| stuffed | not stated | entree | 4 |
| stuffed | not stated | appetizer | 1 |
| stuffed | not stated | not stated | 1 |
| baked | — | — | 2 |
| baked | not stated | — | 2 |
| baked | not stated | entree | 1 |
| baked | not stated | not stated | 1 |
| broiled | — | — | 2 |
| broiled | not stated | — | 2 |
| broiled | not stated | entree | 2 |
| grilled | — | — | 2 |
| grilled | not stated | — | 2 |
| grilled | not stated | entree | 2 |
| blackened | — | — | 1 |
| blackened | not stated | — | 1 |
| blackened | not stated | not stated | 1 |
| cured | — | — | 1 |
| cured | not stated | — | 1 |
| cured | not stated | entree | 1 |
Travels with
What shares a plate with it, counted inside a course and never across one. A partner marked distinctive turns up together far more often than chance.
Dishes
Our reading of the menu turns up diced, cabbage and flounder.
Our reading of the menu lists broiled, crumbled and crab.
Our reading of the menu turns up steamed, soft crab and crab.
Show all 5 kitchens
Our reading of the menu lists: patty, chip, pickle.
Known for: jus, Beurre Blanc Sauce, duck.
Where on the island
The 5 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 |
| Uptown | 1 | bayside |
| North OC | 1 | inland |
| West Ocean City | 1 | harbor |