Crisfield Seafood will give its customers and fans a chance to own a piece of the restaurant during an estate sale this weekend.
The event will be held on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will showcase memorabilia, collectibles, and small items from the downtown Silver Spring institution’s nearly 80-year history.
Sales will be held on a first-come, first-served basis, and select items will be sold to the highest bidder.
Crisfield Seafood opened in 1945 and drew local and national attention over the years, including visits from Jimmy Buffett whenever he performed in the area while on tour.
Last August, the restaurant was highlighted in a New York Times article, “The 25 Best Restaurants in Washington, D.C. Right Now,” where writer Korsha Wilson praised the restaurant as a master class in no-frills Mid-Atlantic dishes, mentioning its seafood bisque, broiled fish platters, and filler-free crab cakes:
Open since 1945 on Georgia Avenue, Crisfield is a master class in no-frills Mid Atlantic dishes like seafood bisque, broiled fish platters and crab cakes with no filler. The interior of the restaurant hasn’t changed much over the years, but the neighborhood around it has, making a visit feel like stepping back in time, where this style of dining was the norm for the area. It’s a perfect destination for a platter of fried seafood with juicy, lightly battered shrimp, scallops and perch.
In 2021, Washingtonian Magazine recognized the restaurant as one of the “61 Neighborhood Restaurants That Make the DC Area a Better Place to Eat—and Live.”
The Landis family closed the restaurant last month after 79 years of operation, stemming from a dispute over the lease renewal.
“The Landis Family would like to express our thanks and gratitude to all of our customers, fellow teammates, and friends,” the restaurant said on Facebook ahead of its December 22 closure. “A special thanks to the myriad of sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, and cousins, of our extended family who helped us build a DMV legacy. We have always felt that the restaurant was just another room in our house. We have been proud to welcome you [into] our home for nearly 80 years.”
Crisfield Seafood is at 8012 Georgia Ave. in downtown Silver Spring and online at crisfieldseafood.com.
Photo: “Crisfield Seafood – Silver Spring, Maryland” by Farragutful is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.