The Brief
- Maryland-based restaurant The Greene Turtle brings Maryland-style comfort food with a coastal connection.
- Crab cakes are a building block of much of the menu, but land-lubbers will be happy to find typical pub fare available there too.
- For the health conscious, the salads bring a mixture of fresh greens, vegetables and berries with the option of seafood proteins to boost each dish.
TAMPA, Fla. – For signature crab cakes made in Maryland style, not Tampa style, The Greene Turtle hopes to let customers know they are the place to get those iconic flavors that help Marylanders feel like they’re back home.
Maryland Crab Cakes in Tampa
The Maryland mainstay opened in the south of Gandy area of Tampa this past September.
They’ve brought all the familiar flavors of the franchise from the Chesapeake Bay area to Tampa Bay.
What they’re saying:
“So, Greene Turtle’s a concept (that) started in 1976,” said Charles Locke, the General Manager. “Crab is our main piece that we just feature. We have an amazing crab cake. We have an amazing crab dip. And it brings back the seaside, the oceanside.”
The crab dip comes as an appetizer or a main meal. The crab cakes come as an entrée or in a sandwich or as a melt, but that’s not all they serve at The Greene Turtle.…