Tony & Joe's Seafood Place

Soft Crab Sandwich and Soft Crab Folk lore

admin — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:55:54 +0000

Soft shell crabs are a tradition and a right. Whether you’ve been living in the Chesapeake region your whole life, a recent transplant or a visitor soft shell crabs are a unique and delicious food that is very special to the area, and speak to our regional character. Soft shells are fried up and taste meaty, salty, and succulent whether plain or on a sandwich.

Soft crabs are crabs that have outgrown their shell and go through a three stage process. (1) A new shell forms, (2) the crab wiggles out of the too tight original shell, and then (3) chills out it the water while they harden up again. The three stages are informally called peeler, busting, and soft shell. Don’t be intimidated: these crabs are cleaned out (lungs and insides removed), completely edible, and begging to be fried!!

Some watermen claim that the soft crab harvest always increases with the full moon – check out http://www.bluecrab.info/fullmoon.htm to read about the Chesapeake soft crab folklore! After you’ve become a soft crab expert, come see us at Tony and Joe’s and indulge in a soft crab sandwich or sautéed the right way!!

Enjoy!!

Why Mango Pineapple Salsa is SO Good

admin — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 14:48:13 +0000

Something about the combo of sweet and salty is absolutely DIVINE. One food that appeals to more a wider taste bud range equates to more yum factor. This is why nothing is as light and delicious a summer meal as Mahi Mahi with Hawaiian inspired Mango Pineapple salsa.

Holidays on the Harbour

admin — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:34:23 +0000

Come celebrate the holidays at the harbor with Tony & Joe’s! With space available for parties as small as 20 and as large as 250, we’ve got the perfect venue for your friends, family, and coworkers to get together and spread holiday cheer. Reservations are going quickly, so call or visit our website today to make sure you don’t miss out!

Escovitch Mahn

admin — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:50:24 +0000

When you think Escovitch you think Jamaica and rightly so! Jamaica is an island that has been peopled by diverse and numerous cultures throughout time and its food reflects the nation’s rich background.

Jamaican Escovitch is essentially fish marinated and cooked in vinegar. That much you know for sure. But what makes this typical Jamaican breakfast (yes, breakfast!) so special is its antiquity. Spaniards brought the vinegar marinade technique to Jamaica, which was (and is) called Escabeche in Spain, in the late XV century. Think that’s old? This preparation entered Spain via Moorish conquests which took place between the years 711-1492 AD!! The word Escabeche comes from the Persian word, al-sikbaj, which is a sweet and sour dish.

Any dish that has been around for at least 13 centuries has to be good!!! Come try this historical temptation at Tony and Joe’s – we use tilapia and since we care about your health, it’s broiled!! Ya mahn!

Hail to the Redskins at Tony and Joe’s!

admin — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 13:18:56 +0000

Buy your tickets now for Wednesday, November 10th’s Washington Redskins Alumni Dinner!

The Washington Redskins Alumni along with the Washington DC Retired Pro Football Players Alliance will celebrate the halfway point of the 2010 NFL season with the Inaugural Return To Glory 2010 NFL Mid-Season Benefit Dinner on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 from 6pm – 10pm at Tony and Joe’s Restaurant. Proceeds from the event will be donated to the Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation, Brig Owens’ Super Leaders, Washington Legal Defense Fund for the Homeless and the Langston in the 21st Century Foundation.

Click Here for more information!

Among the alumni players scheduled to attend:

John Booty
Reggie Branch
JB Brown
Larry Brown
Andre Collins
Gary Clark
Phil DuBois
Kevin Glover
Darryl Grant
Roy Jefferson

Kenny Jenkins
Mitch Johnson
Charles Mann
Raleigh McKenzie
Brian Mitchell
Mark Moseley
Mike Nelms
Spain Musgrove
Brig Owens
Darryl Pounds

Lonnie Sanders
Ron Saul
Ray Schoenke
Ed Simmons
Calvin Snowden
George Starke
Charlie Taylor
Ted Vactor
Rick “Doc” Walker
Mark Washington

Picture Perfect

admin — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:02:59 +0000

Party with us! We host events to the nines and are booking now!

The Holidays are a mere 11 weeks away!

Holiday Parties

admin — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 20:13:38 +0000

Spend this holiday season on the waterfront with Tony and Joe’s! To kick off your holiday fine dining experience, we offer a Thanksgiving buffet, which gives the traditional Thanksgiving meal a great seafood twist for only $40 a person. We also have nine dining rooms available that are perfect for your corporate or family Christmas party. This holiday season, leave the cooking to us and enjoy the time with your family and friends with us in Georgetown. Reservations are going fast, so call today!

Halloween on the Harbour

admin — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 20:13:01 +0000

Trick or treat this Halloween on the waterfront with Tony and Joe’s! Start out the day with our delectable Sunday brunch menu and stay for our Halloween bash—we’ll have unbeatable drink specials and a costume contest with cash prizes for the winner! And of course, we’ll still have all of your seafood favorites. We’ll see you in your costume this Sunday in Georgetown!

Post March Yellow Ribbon Event

admin — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:13:28 +0000

After you keep fear alive on the National Mall this Saturday, October 30, with Stephen Colbert, help us keep hope alive for our troops. Tony and Joe’s is hosting a charity event for the Yellow Ribbon Fund, a charity that provides assistance for injured military service members and their families. When you buy a drink at the bar on Saturday, a percentage of your tab goes to the Yellow Ribbon Fund. While you’re here, enjoy our delicious seafood specialties in our fine dining atmosphere. It’s a great way to help a great cause, and what better way is there to show your solidarity with Stephen Colbert than to help a charity that he supports? We’ll see you this Saturday at the D.C. waterfront after the rally!

Thanksgiving at Tony and Joe’s!

admin — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:37:10 +0000

This Thanksgiving, bring your family to Tony and Joe’s and leave the cooking to us! At our Thanksgiving buffet, we offer a delicious twist on traditional Thanksgiving fare that ranges from the holiday classics like roast turkey and pumpkin pie to seafood specialties like spiced shrimp and seafood pasta, all for only $40 per person. We are now accepting reservations, so call today—you’ll be thankful you did!

View our full Thanksgiving Menu Here.