tkevans@fallst.UUCP (Tim Evans) (05/03/89)
A recent posting under the subject of "things to do at USENIX in Baltimore"
mentioned Baltimore's Lexington Market, but more detail is needed.
The market, about 3 blocks from the Conference site, is an old-time urban
produce/meat/seafood market, combined with the best in stand-up lunchtime
eateries. When you walk in, your first impulse is to say "give me one of
everything."
The thing to do is "graze" for your lunch, picking up something here, some-
thing there. Possibles (among many) include:
o Faidley's Seafood. Try bellying up to the Raw Bar for oysters and
clams.
o Polock Johnny's polish sausage. Be sure to ask for one with "the
works." NOTE: Polock Johnny's "factory" is located in the West
Market--watch them made! (This may be considered both a feature
and a bug.)
o Pancho's, also in the West Market. Pancho's burritos are definitely
_not_ authentically Mexican, but they're still definitely good.
o Konstant's Nuts. Fresh roasted nuts. If you're going to the
Orioles game, pick up your peanuts here. They're real, they're
fresh, and they cost about half what they charge at the ballpark.
o Numerous bakeries for dessert (try Berger's cookies),
produce stands for fruit, and delicatessans for sandwiches.
o Numerous (too new for me to remember their names) Oriental
eateries.
The Lexington Market is located at 400 West Lexington Street, just a
few blocks North of the Conference site. Be sure to cross over to
the ugly sister West Market by passing all the way through the Main
Market and crossing the street.
WARNING: You can only fit so much Lexington Market food under your
airline seat!
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Tim Evans 2201 Brookhaven Court, Fallston, MD 21047 (301) 965-3286adamm@necis.UUCP (Adam Moskowitz) (05/06/89)
In article <548@fallst.UUCP>, tkevans@fallst.UUCP (Tim Evans) wrote: > A recent posting under the subject of "things to do at USENIX in Baltimore" > mentioned Baltimore's Lexington Market, but more detail is needed. Hey Tim - you left out the pickle place! I forget the name, but it's down in the Southwest corner of the East Market. It has some of the best pickles I've ever eaten! Good "Old Fashioned" bread & butter chips (big ones, with onions!), dills, you name it. I'll also second your suggestion for Faidley's Seafood & the raw bar therein. If you're into "people watching", check out the old black guys doing the shucking. The 2 that I remember are (were) 2 of the friendliest people I've ever met. They could shuck clams & oysters, keep 6 or 8 orders straight, keep that many people eating non-stop, jockey beer orders, remember who ate how much and what it costs, and still hold a friendly conversation with several of the patrons (usually a different conversation with each person). It's a real treat to watch those guys work. (For those of you that don't like raw seafood, well, I guess you're s.o.l. unless you wanna watch your friends eat :-)). -- Adam S. Moskowitz ...!(backbone)!{necntc,encore}!necis!adamm "The morning blues, they make me feel so bad; it's the worst damn feeling I ever had."