#jumbolump. Excellent broiled crab cakes
Chocolate eclair to go largest in the world
Currently renovating. Friendly waitress
Guests from NY impressed
Very delicious crab cake combo. With bread and salad very filling. Friendly staff and comfortable laid back environment. Will definitely bring my out of town guests here.
Cream crab soup on Friday and crab cakes are wicked good.
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Best Crab Cakes in Maryland. Box Hill Pizzeria looks like a typical pizzeria, but upon walking in you see it's packed with customers. Sure, there's a takeout counter on one side and a separate dining room on the other side. Like many pizzerias, if you want a drink refill, you take you cup up to the machine and refill it. What's not typical about this pizzeria is that I don't think anyone goes there for the pizza. Their specialty is crab cakes. In eastern Maryland, a crab cake place isn't especially uncommon, but I've yet to find one that has crab cakes as good as Box Hill. They give you a good sized portion served either baked or fried with almost no filler and huge pieces of lump crabmeat. They also have uncooked crab cakes available for takeout along with instructions to cook them at home and will even ship frozen ones.
To put into perspective how good their crab cakes are, I live 90 minutes away and I've done the 3 hour round trip to get them. I'm sure their other menu items that are more typical for a pizza place are good too, but I've never tried them. I heard about the crab cakes, tried them and haven't looked at the rest of the menu since!
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Good pizza, disappointing crab cakes. Update Sep 21, 2014
Grade: B-/C+
On our last visit we had the pizza and enjoyed it. After reading about their legendary crab cakes, we wanted to try them this time. Sadly, we were very disappointed with them.
The waitress said that the broiled crab cakes were better than the fried so we tried those. Large, at 8 oz. and full of jumbo lump meat, that was the best part of them. The peak of mine had gotten charred while the inside was only just warm. The mix of the crab and mayo was a little too runny and it was lacking in flavor, with little or no Old Bay or other spice mixture. For that matter, the tartar sauce was pretty runny and the cole slaw was plain, too.
Next time, we're going for the pizza.
Grade: B
Box Hill is an odd marriage of pizza, Italian standards, gyros and Greek specialties, and crab cakes that locals eagerly endorse.
The overwhelming aroma of crab meat greets you as you come through the door, entering on a path that is separated from the kitchen by partial glass. The dining rooms lay beyond, one featuring two booths flanked by the restrooms (which provides the aroma of air freshener with that of your food).
Box Hill's menu is involved, but we'd heard that they had good pizza so we went in that direction. I'm pretty glad that we did. We ordered a small with pepperoni and onions...and several minutes later, our waitress returned to see if we were ready to order. Fortunately, she quickly reoriented and remembered that she'd taken and submitted our choice.
Keeping in mind our frequent encounters with substandard pizza in Northern Virginia, this was pretty good. Its crust had interest, crispy without being overly dry or chewy and with good flavor. There was a hint of sweetness in the sauce that worked well, and the strings of raw onion were sweet and flavorful. The pepperoni was lackluster, however, almost flavorless against the other ingredients. In all, this is much better than any pizzeria that delivers to us.
Maybe we'll try the crab cakes next time.
Excellent service from Kelly. The house salad dressing is awesome and you can get a bottle to take home. I ordered the crab cake which was good but I believe I would have to give an edge to the crab cake from Fortunato Bros. in Edgewood (haven't tried the one in Abingdon). The place was packed on a Thursday evening which tells me the rest of the menu must be pretty good too.
Many good food choices, good staff, good prices. Its hard to pick a favorite menu item, but a few are the Lasagna w/ meat sauce. The pizza, and of course the best crabcake I have found so far in any state.
The staff is one of the best and they work together very well. I have yet to have a bad experience here.
Prices are reasonable. Would like to see a frequent diner card tho, since I eat here so often.
Mary
Great Food. Most people come here for the crab cakes, but I like the Pasta. Service is typically very good, but it can get busy if you are eating at a peak time.
Quaint little place. I've eaten here several times, but mostly get carryout. You seat yourself and help yourself to drinks. The bad news with this set up is that twice I never got waited on after 15 minutes, so I left. The crabcakes are fantastic, and the carryout service is fast and they are very polite.
...according to Box Hill Pizzaria, the best crab cake anywhere. That's right, anywhere. Pretty amazing, huh? Yes, of course, I mean the crab cake
I did not partake in their crab cakes, but my sister did and said they were delicious. Everything our table had (there was 6 of us) was so good. You have to try their crabby waffle fries (chef's kiss)!!!
The restaurant was clean, the staff was friendly and the atmosphere was nice.
Food was decent but the stuffed shrimp is overpriced for what you get and is just ok. My wife enjoyed the crab bread bowl. She loved it. That's why I give this 4 stars. Daughter had the pizza and said it was okay.
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*** Best. Crab. Cake. Ever. ***
My husband and I are native New Yorker’s and while on the last leg of our vacation road trip, I reached out to my brother in law who is a native to Maryland and always brought me and my family these amazing crab cakes, but I could not remember where they were from, he told us the location and we made it the final pit stop of our trip! Well, let me tell you, this was the perfect final dinner for our little summer vacation and road trip ! The best note to end on! My husband was in absolute heaven trying their crab cakes! He is a foodie and grew up with an Executive Greek Chef for a Father, and has extremely high standards for food in general and especially for seafood. In his exact words after the second bite.. “omg, I would pay $100 for this crab cake!”
Thank you to the Kanaras family for keeping it real, authentic, fresh, and the quality the same as I remember it from years ago!
The owner / son came out and spoke with us and was absolutely so gracious and genuine, a really authentic and wonderful person, thank you!
Our server Janice was absolutely wonderful, very kind and attentive, thank you!
Next time we are in Maryland or driving through, we will be back for another crab cake!
P.S. ~ We even purchased two frozen crab cakes for My husband’s parents to try - we know they will be so impressed!
Always my GO-TO when it comes to crabcakes. Worth every penny. Big, filling and hefty and the best words to describe it. I've been going here for years but this was the first time I had their carrot cake and lemon berry cake. Now, I'm not a big fan of "whole fruits" in my desserts but even with me taking out the berries the flavor was still infused from just being in it. You should really try it. A friend of mine gets their Canoli's and raves about it. They have really good pizza, big slices, food is fresh, the dining room is clean and the staff is wonderful. Always 💯...I provided a picture, but if you thought you were getting one without me digging in it first, you can forget it lol. Try them.
Absolutely divine!!! The best 8 oz. crab cakes ever!! Box Hill Pizzeria definitely got it going on!! The desserts are to die for! Especially the lemon berry cake, carrot cake and cheesecake; I bought all three (3)!😁 The staff is very courteous and professional; all of our food came out hot and in a timely manner. Special shout to one of the owners who presented me with a $25 gift card because of an issue that my wife had with her salad.🥗 Thank you for your expedient resolution. You helped me from not having to hear about the issue all the home to Elkton.🤝😩😂😂😂 Will definitely be back to redeem it.👍🏾 I highly recommend Box Hill Pizzeria if you’re a “foodie” like us!
Might be the friendliest service I have ever experienced. They were fantastic throughout and made us all feel welcome. Serving such a large group (12) can be hard but they were up to the task. Wife got the crab cake...and it was impressive. Wholesome, family owned business. Definitely would go back.
My Son and I joined My Brother and his Girlfriend on Sunday for Dinner here. It was our first time eating there. Our Server was Great. He was very attentive, friendly and kind. The Pizza is the Best I've had in a long time. The Crab Cakes are PERFECT! Just like Home Made. My Brother ordered a Bacon Cheese Burger and said that was the Best Burger he's ever had! We Love this Place, and will definitely be back. I only wish I had notified the management of the excellent service and Food. Next time we're there I will.
We were seated and quickly greeted by Kacie. Pleasant greeting, quick order taking, quick delivery of one of the best crab cakes I've ever had! One in our party started with a slice of delicious pepperoni pizza, and wanted a medium sized cup that weren't present at the drink station. Kacie was able to dig one up!
I enjoyed my crab cake with a side of fries w/gravy, while the 3rd in our party enjoyed the draft beer/crab cake meal deal. Kacie also told us about the 1/2 off dessert deal, OF COURSE we ALL ordered a decadent dessert!
All in all- a great dining experience, great wait staff, clean restaurant & awesome food at reasonable prices. Will bring more friends here to enjoy the great experience! Chris H. visit on 01-22-22
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