Sources, not scores.

A useful starting point for finding crab cakes in Maryland, with the receipts attached.

What menu verified means

We found a crab-cake item on a seller’s official menu or ordering page and recorded the source and check date. It does not mean we tasted the food, confirmed live stock, or verified crab-meat origin. Prices may change. An unknown field means we don’t have the evidence.

A deliberately small pilot

24 Montgomery County sellers are included, in alphabetical order. Maryland’s 23 counties and Baltimore City each have a coverage page; areas without verified sellers are marked not yet covered and excluded from search indexing. Leads stay outside the public finder until verified.

Independence and connections

Bryan and Chef Tony are developing this project. Chef Tony’s restaurant is included using the same source requirements as other sellers and has a relationship disclosure on its page. There are no scores, rankings, tasting reviews, sponsors or paid placements in this version.

Your saved places

The shortlist stays in this browser’s local storage. No account, analytics or tracking code is installed. Clearing your browser data removes it. The finder map requests tiles from OpenStreetMap. The dedicated map page uses Google Maps when configured. These providers receive normal browser network information. Menu and directions links open the named external services.

Map and illustration credits

The finder uses Leaflet and OpenStreetMap contributors’ data; the dedicated map page uses Google Maps when configured. Approximate address coordinates come from the US Census Geocoder. The original vector illustrations are decorative and do not depict a restaurant’s actual dish. Business photos have not been reused.

Growing carefully

Next: verify more sellers and buying options, work with Tony on approved kitchen notes, and collect local stories with permission. Factual inclusion will remain separate from any future sponsorship.