Left Behind, cuts from the Target's notebook.

The winterization effect. Empty back bay canals signal the start of off-season.
Assawoman/St. Martins, 11/9/2017. 

    The crash of the breaking waves has been left behind. Too far in the distance to be heard. No matter, the cold nights have been taking their toll on ye olde Atlantic. Water temps now into the low 60's. Days end winds hyperventilating as if fatigued by the incoming chill...tend to chop up late in the day. We turn to face the cold of the coming winter, preparing for the long dark days that lay ahead. With this in mind we headed to the Coolest Small Town in America to begin the Revival's Berlin Tour for this week's review. 
   Our choice for the evening's destination was stationed on the outskirts of the town proper. I found myself driving all the way through downtown and out the other side. Just as I was about to meet old Route 113 there was the Crush N Crab. The place was an old converted Tastee Freez that had seen several iterations up to it's current as a small seafood/crab joint. With only a couple of cars in the parking lot I wondered what the Watt had gotten us into tonight. As we enter the five seat bar was filled with real locals so we knifed our way into a booth and settled in to reggae music playing on the sound system. The place was staffed by one barkeep, one wait staff and one cook so the service was not the quickest we had seen. With a limited but sanguine selection of beer we were happy to report it was cold and in a large glass. LWatt's Orange Crush was a tad on the weak side, perhaps due to conservatively measured ingredients. 

The happy hour specials were still available so we went with the Crabby Pretzel, Steamed Shrimp, CnC Old Bay Wings, and the Fish Tacos. The pretzel was doughy but the topping had a nice crab favor with rich crab imperial. The steamed shrimp was well prepared and was nice sized; the highlight of the meal. The wings had little or no old bay seasoning, were lightly breaded, and their small size left me very disappointed. The fish tacos, a last moment addition by Wattman had mixed reviews. A large piece of fried fish with lots of fixings on the taco that I thought was good however the Watt wasn't a fan, finding them "fishy" tasting. This place may be hopping during the summer months, but in the cold of winter it is a down home local dive. Worth another look next season. The Berlin Tour rolls on.

THE RATINGS-

Crabby Pretzel: B-

Old Bay Wings: C-

Steamed Shrimp: B

Fish Tacos: C+

Beer: B-

Atmosphere: C+

Value: B

Overall Score = 2.54