Forty-one years on the road to Assateague
The VanFossen family has steamed crabs on Route 611 since 1985, a mile short of the ponies. The all-you-can-eat crabs run small before July and earn five stars in August.
Assateague Crab House
Assateague Crab House is the last real crab stop before the ponies. The VanFossen family has run it on Route 611 since 1985. The building sits about a mile north of the Assateague state park entrance. Steamed crabs run medium through jumbo by the dozen at market price. The all-you-can-eat special pairs crabs and fried chicken with corn and coleslaw. No sharing. The crab cakes are billed as Mom's, from a family recipe the house dates back sixty years. Doors open daily at 11 a.m. Google reviewers put it at 4.4 across about 1,300 reviews. That is the best rating of any full crab house in this patch. Early in the season, reviewers complain the all-you-can-eat crabs run small.
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The all-you-can-eat ledger: what a crab feast costs from 23rd Street to Route 611
Five houses run the all-you-can-eat crab table in and around Ocean City this summer. Only one of them will print the price. Here is the ledger as of August 1.
