Once in a while you run across a place that is just right. It's not fancy, it has paper table cloths, it has a bucket on you table for scraps but it does have great shrimp, great crab cakes ... Dave the owner is a trip, friendly, knows his stuff and a great cook too. I'm going back and I live in vermont!!! Lee

My wife and I were recommend to OCM Crabs by her boss, a plus being that the owners are from Harford County like we are. We got the all you can eat steamed crabs, our son got the crab cake (and pit beef sandwich)...all were outstanding!!! The service was friendly, fast, and personable. I have been living in MD all my life, and eaten literally hundreds of crabs, but these were the best by far!!!

Ate here again twice while I was at the beach this year! Still the best crabs I've had. We tried their frozen Mango Margarita and it was delicious. We also loved playing the hook game they have at the bar - its really hard! This has become one of my favorite places in OCMD. Just a chill, no frills place with great food and great people.

We finally had time to stop by the new location on 71st street, it opened about 3 weeks ago. We got the $75 1/2 bushel special and the crabs were great. Everyone there including the cook were very nice and spent time talking with us about the business. I now do not have to call around for crabs anymore.

This is my 2nd crab review today and I can't believe I didn't make a South Park Crab People joke yet! Taste like crab, talk like people: CRAB PEOPLE. Okay...had to get that out of my system. Onward! OCM was recommended to me by a friend that is from Maryland and is a crab expert so I definitely had high expectations going in. OCM did not disappoint! OCM epitomizes "crab shack." It's a small place with maybe 5-6 benches inside - it doesn't mess around with environment or a diverse menu (which is basically a small piece of paper), it focuses on the good stuff: CRAB. If anything, the place is kind of tough! When we first walked in, we definitely got looks from everyone already in there. Tourists stumbling onto a local place perhaps? It also has a cool way of marking off reservations - they just scribble in large print on the long, brown dining paper "RESERVED FOR MIKE" which was a fun way of being introduced to OCM. Simply enough, the crabs are great. They are delivered fresh daily and what distinguishes OCM from other spots is that they are cooked IMMEDIATELY upon order whereas some other places have them precooked so they aren't as hot when they get to your table. At OCM, when your crabs are served they are piping hot and offer maximum flavor and satisfaction! The meat is incredibly soft and flavorful. Furthermore, their "large" crabs are 6 - 6.5 inches and much bigger than the "large" crabs at other locations. There is nothing more satisfying than picking off massive chunks of crab when you split them open. More time eating big hunks of crab and less time picking through shell! The wait staff is also very cool/spunky and have that no nonsense attitude that translates into fast, no nonsense service. They also recommended a great ice cream place nearby for dessert which was a great bonus. It was definitely a unique and TASTY experience and will happily add OCM to my rotation of crab shacks to visit when I go to Ocean City.