SERVER: Hi ladies.

LAUREN: Hi.

LAURITA: How are you?

SERVER: Welcome.

Would you like a table for two?

LAUREN: Yes, and can we sit somewhere we can see the water?

SERVER: Absolutely, follow me.

LAURITA: You know what I'm getting?

LAUREN: What?

LAURITA: Crabs.

With a side of crabs.

And then maybe, an appetizer that has crabs.

LAUREN: Say crabs one more time.

LAURITA: Crabs!

(laughing).

SERVER: Well we have plenty of that.

LAURITA: Oh, good, good, good, good, good.

LAUREN: Thank you.

SERVER: You're welcome.

CARLY: Nick's Fish House has been here in the Baltimore community over 20 years.

Nick was the grandfather of a previous owner.

We are located at the Baltimore Peninsula, so the beautiful water and the scenery in the back is the Patapsco River, and the Hanover Street Bridge.

This is the new, upcoming area.

They are building every day at the Baltimore Peninsula.

We're located right where Under Armour headquarters are.

Coming to Nick's is like you transport to a vacation spot.

You're 10 minutes from downtown, but you feel like you're in your own island oasis, so the vibe's contagious, you're just excited to be here.

LAURITA: So you know the cool thing about this place?

LAUREN: What?

LAURITA: Is that they do crabs in so many different ways.

LAUREN: Mmmm.

LAURITA: You see that crab pretzel?

LAUREN: I know.

LAURITA: We gotta get that.

LAUREN: I totally think we should get the crab pretzel.

LAURITA: We should do that.

LAUREN: And then I think I wanna do the cream of crab soup.

LAURITA: I will take crabs any way they give them to us.

LAUREN: I will say, you can never have too many crabs.

LAURITA: Mmm-hmm.

LAUREN: It's the Marylander in me.

CARLY: Busy season we go through about 2,500 crabs a day.

Typically we get our crabs locally.

We serve live steamed beautiful blue crabs.

We have crab cakes, fresh fish, raw oysters, steamed shrimp, homemade soups, we have something to offer everyone.

SERVER: Cream of crab soup.

LAUREN: Delicious, wow.

SERVER: And the crab pretzel.

LAURITA: This pretzel looks like a face!

And that's the face.

Let's stop playing with the food, it's time to eat.

LAUREN: Time to eat.

Let's do it.

What do you think, is it good?

LAURITA: I was expecting it to be really cheesy, but it's not, it just like, mostly crab, which is what you want in a crab pretzel, right?

LAUREN: Very nice.

Yeah, mm-hmm.

CARLY: The next dish Lauren and Laurita will have will be our amazing steamed crabs.

SERVER: I got a half dozen jumbo crabs.

LAURITA: Yes!

SERVER: I'm just gonna throw these down, is that alright?

LAURITA: Do it, do it.

LAUREN: Throw 'em.

SERVER: Alright.

LAUREN: Oh yeah!

They're huge.

LAURITA: Yes.

LAUREN: And I feel like you don't usually see big jumbo crabs like this.

LAURITA: Look at this guy.

LAUREN: Right, like... LAURITA: Hello!

CARLY: Need some bibs!

LAUREN: We do.

LAURITA: I always need a bib.

CARLY: I think crabs bring people together, it's the great equalizer.

It's a bonding experience with family and friends.

Nick's represents the community, the gathering space for people, the inclusion of everybody.

Nick's is Baltimore.

LAURITA: This is a great start to the day.

LAUREN: Mm-hm.

LAURITA: Crabs and.... LAUREN: A beautiful scenery.

LAURITA: We're gonna head to the Canopy.

BOTH: Cheers!

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