Crab Cake Review: Fager's Island- Ocean City Maryland

[@biffjohnson2076]

Got married in OCMD back in '08. Honeymooned there too. We did it all on the cheap, saved up cash and paid for everything. No debt. It was also my birthday week, so we went to Fager's for my birthday dinner. The Crab gazpacho was awesome!

[@ReelJayB]

That must have been a fun wedding bash in OC! My wife and I got married in 09, did a "mini moon" in Atlantic City NJ to gamble HAHA

[@spanzek]

The bun that ate the crab cake!! 😂😂😂 never ate at There. Glad you reviewed it. Thanks for another interesting video. Now let’s get some fishing in! Take care buddy!

[@ReelJayB]

I can't wait to get out there and fish! Soon enough it will be here.

[@ABoyd9509]

🤣🤣🤣

[@BriPhi39]

Enjoy all the reviews! Just wondering if you might consider showing a complete list of the locations with their rankings occasionally to see where they fall in the big picture as you do more? Thanks for all you do with these and the 'around town' updates!

[@ReelJayB]

Thanks Brian! I'm waiting on a few more places and then we'll be doing a "recap" video with all the scores and run downs on each one. I actually just finished the intro to it yesterday.

[@fishbowl7098]

Hard to beat Woodys in Dewey for crabcakes. Best lunch at Fagers is a crock of french onion soup and a char-broiled burger. Both mainstays on their menu since opening in mid 70s!

[@ReelJayB]

My father in law just told us the French onion soup was the best he's ever had. I just put Woodys on the list, can't wait to try it.

[@ABoyd9509]

My parents just ate at Fagers and told me the French onion soup was the best they ever had

[@posterlin]

You should do follow ups in the summer and see if the quality goes up with crabs actually being in season at that time

[@unionbetty]

Thanks guys: that was a good honest review, I liked it, next time though I’m trying those fries. Not sure about the crab cake?? Thanks again, your a nice looking couple. Franklin

[@ReelJayB]

Thanks Frank! If you like seasoned fries, these were great!

[@offduty170]

Great review - they’ve been there so long surprised they weren’t better - but the fries looked amazing - such a change compared to everyone else’s version of Thrashers / Boardwalk fries !!!

[@TravB1988]

Give Crabs to go a try! Have you done the drawing for the shells yet? Thanks!

[@ReelJayB]

We've done crabs to go a lot, when friends and family come in they always want to go there. But here's something odd- I found that if you buy the crab cakes and cook them yourself, they are way better than if the restaurant cooks it. Absolutely no idea why, but that's now what I do. Doing the shell drawing this afternoon, I'll announce the winner on my facebook page and on the shell video.

[@michaeldavenport5034]

Hotels, oceanfront definitely The Hilton and the large Holiday Inn. Bayside Aloft. Crazy furniture like an IKEA. They have a game room and outside games. Staff was very friendly. Stayed there Dec of 2021 and did the Christmas light show at Northside Park.

[@ReelJayB]

Aloft is awesome! We did a Hotel video last year and Aloft was in it. Didn't get to see the rooms though, how were they?

[@michaeldavenport5034]

@@ReelJayB definitely different. No microwaves in the rooms at that time, centrally located on each floor. Staff said they were working on rooms getting microwaves. Was not a show stopper for us. Furniture reminded us of IKEA. Game room was nice and they had the large games outback. Since it was December not many people there, so it was quiet. You get a good view of the bay. Mirror light over sink was unusual. Was a circle button that kind of blended in with the mirror. I believe I have pictures I can send to you. The staff was a big plus.

[@michaeldavenport5034]

Just reviewed our pictures. Unfortunately we did not get any room pictures. Sorry. Most hotels will let you view their rooms if you ask. We've never been turned down on this request.

[@anthonycaniano9892]

Thanks for the review. Fager's crab cakes are good but there are better. I have to say I love their fries and the Monday night deck party is a must every year for us going back 20 years.

[@ReelJayB]

Their fries were awesome!!

[@Chris-lk8vb]

Well who would have thunk that crab cake came from Fager's Island? Those fries though looked awesome, would love to spread some chili and cheese on them, Mmmmm....Mmmmm Good 🙃. I give the utensils a 9.9, going to have to stop there and grab some on my way to uptown eats!! 😂Thanks for the review guy's nice work! See Ya next video.

[@ReelJayB]

Chili and cheese on those fries would have been a clear 10!

[@ABoyd9509]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Oceanlove888]

We don’t watch your reviews for the crab cakes anymore, we are only interested in whether or not you get utensils. 😂😂😂

[@ReelJayB]

Hahahahaha that's hilarious!

[@Liminals_of_the_past]

Keep UP THE GOOD WORK AMAZING BEST CHANNEL real and clean cut

[@Liminals_of_the_past]

Just out of curiosity did y’all pick the winners yet

[@ReelJayB]

@@Liminals_of_the_past yup! Just announced it on my Facebook page earlier today. I had quite a few people enter, so I think we'll do another in the future.

[@MoviemaniaNick]

I agree what you paid for the crab cake looked kind of small.

[@darlenelipuma7769]

It's FAGERS! I would expect no less than "silver"ware. LOL. But they should be ashamed of the size of that crab cake compared to the bun. I'd be pissed. I'm curious though.....do you want to taste SEASONING or do you want to taste CRAB? This one sounds like a pass to me. I have yet to find an exceptional crab cake, but I haven't tried OC Eats. Those potatoes look delicious....but I need ketchup. Too dry for me. We used to get the best fries here. Hand cut fries, seasoned with Old Bay and ranch seasonings, and melted Cheez Whiz over top. Fantastic. Sadly, that restaurant went under post Covid. Ever stayed at Fagers? Nope.....beyond my budget. Another good review Jay.

[@ReelJayB]

Thanks Darlene! The "silver"ware threw me off! I Wasn't expecting that! To me there has to be a balance of good seasoning and crab taste. Waterman's did a great job with it, so did Captains Galley and OC Uptown Eats. I'm allllllll about putting ketchup on fries....but there's one problem. I get an allergic reaction to vinegar and I sweat, so I don't think people want to see me sweating on camera eating fries with ketchup HAHAHA.

[@plumcrazyrt5741]

Enjoy these reviews. if Coins is open can you review theirs. Thinking of eating there next time we are in OC.

[@ReelJayB]

We have Coins lined up for next week, so the video will be out on the 9th. I'm excited for it, lots of people recommended it to us.

[@bobwright1453]

Had my honeymoon at the lighthouse club at Fagers. In November, in a hurricane that came after snow. Awesome views though.

[@ReelJayB]

Wow that would have been crazy!

[@scottchaney768]

Fager's Island is pretty much one of our traditional places to visit. However, I do not think that I have ever gotten the crab cakes. Good to know it is average.

[@JohnThomas-lq5qp]

Have two time shares at the Coconut Malorie right in front of Fagers Island so always go there three or four times during weekly vacations. Love the guess it's now $15 hamburger for lunch and the Sunday to Tuesday night halve price prime rib ( from end of October to early spring ). Have the gout bad so no longer eat crabs and very little red meats. Fagers has gone downhill last few years. Used to have great Island Fries but they changed them to garbage fries. Lemon lust desert is great. First 4 or 5 Thanksgiving meals we ate there were great but not the last one. Fagers owner old guy John something used to own the Coconut Malorie hotel but heard his wife got it during divorce years ago.

[@ReelJayB]

I think the prime rib is still the same. My father in law just went there for the half price prime rib, he said it's one of the better ones he's had. John's still there too, we saw him when we were picking up our food.

[@JohnThomas-lq5qp]

@@ReelJayB I like to walk around the.little island that has the three foot bridges. Fagers always has somebody outside hosing down or cleaning something. They do a great job maintaining thier property. Crabbing used to be great on foot bridges until they built the hotel on the little island maybe 15 years ago. Heard the scum bag contractor thumbed his nose when they gave him the max $50,000 fine for something he was trying to get away with. Before the hotel 3 if us would catch one crab after another with a lot of legal crabs. We never kept them Now nobody ever crabs there and lucky to get 3 crabs a hour and maybe 1 in 25 legal size. Two years ago I grabbed there 4 times and only got 1 legal size crab.

[@ReelJayB]

@@JohnThomas-lq5qp crabbing here over the years had changed a lot. Not nearly as many keepers. I've heard of a few places with big crabs, I'll be doing a video this summer so hopefully I can find thr areas!

[@JohnThomas-lq5qp]

@@ReelJayB Thanks. In my old age find crabbing more relaxing then fishing. Amazing how when I release crabs on the foot bridges 9 out of 10 times they somehow know the shortest distance to travel to jump.off to the water. Tried slowly rotating the traps a few times to confuse them but they still travel the shortest route. Tried crabbing at first red light after crossing over the Route 90 bridge. Make a left turn them walk down to dock and did not have much luck there. Years ago while working at a large slaughterhouse we took some cow tongues to the roof and poured blood on them for a few days. Stunk so bad but first time we tried it caught a lot of crabs. Second time we tried them only caught a few crabs. Another thing that amazes me is when done crabbing I throw sea gulls chicken necks and somehow they shallow the whole thing.

[@johnnada5041]

Fager's has one of the best Crab cakes in OC. Never had a crab cake off season, though.

[@batgirl9745]

I would have loved to have seen a video from Saturday showing the flooding that occurred on Coastal Highway and Montego Bay Area. If the crab cake is good you don't need tartar sauce.

[@ReelJayB]

From Saturday? I can't remember if we had any heavy rains...it always floods here though.

[@mega8664]

If you don't mind could you tell me which places you thought the rating was higher then it shoud've been. the original crab cake factory you suggested was very good i was wondering if that was one of them.

[@ReelJayB]

Yeah I think my review of the Crabcake Factory was a bit low, I wish I had scored it higher. I guess in my mind I was expecting so much more? Of all the places we've done, they still have the best tarter sauce.

[@ABoyd9509]

For me it was Captain's galley. It was good crabcake with great flavoring but I think a little too wet for my liking. However, my rate wouldn't go down that far only into the 7's. I over analyze everything 💁‍♀

[@williamcrandall3128]

what is the best way to get from rt. 50 bridge to rt. 90 bridge in a boat.

[@ReelJayB]

It's really only 2 ways. Just follow the channel markers because it can get shallow in areas. You can either go by the thorofare or along the OC side by Seacrets, Bahia Marina, etc.

[@williamcrandall3128]

@@ReelJayB thanks

[@BLH93519]

Hi! Love your content. I have a question. Do you remember the Chinese/Asian buffet that was where alley oops is now? We absolutely loved that restaurant. Do you have any idea why they went out of business?

[@barbararoehl6515]

Was JR’s before it was the buffet. Not many people went there.

[@ReelJayB]

I can't remember when it was the chinese buffet, I remember when it was JR's. If I hear anything I'll let you know. Thanks for watching my videos!

[@sararobison1896]

Try the island fries with tartar sauce

[@ReelJayB]

Genius idea!

[@garbo8962]

We stayed at the Coconut Malorie just in front of Fagers Island a week in the summer and Thanksgiving week. We always go there at least once for lunch and then for supper. Stopped getto the tourist trap overpriced Island d fries since they changed them from long cuts to present style. Off season they have a nice halve price prime rib finer on Sunday to Tuesday nights. I have the gout and love crab cakes but too many times after eating carbs got a bad gout attach that lasts two days so rarely get them. Still I look forward to you great food videos.

[@ReelJayB]

Thanks for watching!! We haven't had the half price prime rib yet, my father in law loves it.

[@alwayssme]

good lord that was more like a crab ball !!! won't be getting them from there

[@thomasbean7704]

I live on the Western Shore of Maryland & am a huge crab cake fan. I am really disappointed in the price of that crab cake based off the size! OC or not, that was a little crazy.

[@ReelJayB]

Crab prices have been high here for the last few years. 2 summers ago it was almost $60 a pound!!

[@BradRains]

How many ounces would you say was that crab cake? From the video it didn't look like a $23 crab cake.

[@ReelJayB]

I'd say probably 4oz. is a real good guess.

[@TheManhattanProjectWhiskey]

Nothing worse than spending a lot on a mediocre crab cake. Thanks for the review. Will NOT be ordering that at Fager's.

[@ReelJayB]

I'm a crab cake snob, so I'm hard on my reviews. This one was average, not one to stay away from, but not one to go out of my way to get. If that makes any sense...

[@TheManhattanProjectWhiskey]

@@ReelJayB It totally makes sense and I'm a snob too. Ever try any near Baltimore? My favorites are Jimmy's Famous and G&M.

[@ReelJayB]

@@TheManhattanProjectWhiskey I had G&M many years ago, from what I remember it was excellent!

[@fishbowl7098]

@@TheManhattanProjectWhiskey In Baltimore area, a must try is Michaels in Timonium across from fairgrounds- they even do a lobster crabcake, which is a combo of jumbo lump crab And lobster meat, incredible!

[@TheManhattanProjectWhiskey]

@@fishbowl7098 cool. Will check that out. Thanks!

[@georgeb6079]

We're they shooting behind you

[@ReelJayB]

No, but it was a lot of construction workers. The parking lot cars belonged to the workers. They were redoing the bar.

[@ABoyd9509]

paparazzi

[@barbararoehl6515]

That’s a tiny crabcake.

[@boogasauce2083]

You say the crab cake was average but you gave it a 7.1? In the 7's is pretty good you say. I'm confused...

[@ReelJayB]

Yup. Only reason I didn't go lower was because it had the lumps of meat in it. Usually in the 6's they don't have lump.

[@GB-rv8im]

Those look more like crab balls lol

[@ReelJayB]

Yeah really!! Compared to the bread they looked a lot smaller than balls...

[@jasonwalker927]

The crab cake looks small then the bun bread and think for the update

[@ReelJayB]

That bread was HUGE!

[@jasonwalker927]

@@ReelJayB that's what I say

[@consumerprotection4549]

That's a crab ball.

[@ReelJayB]

Agreed. It was one of the smaller ones, but still pretty good.