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Interstate 83 North, Timonium / Cockeysville
Eat Special Issue 2000
Drive Through Introduction
Exit 2 Route 10, Severna Park
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Exit 4 Interstate 97, Annapolis
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Exit 21 Park Heights Avenue, Northwest Baltimore
Exit 22 Greenspring Avenue, Pikesville
Exit 23 Interstate 83 South, Baltimore
Exit 24 Interstate 83 North, Timonium / Cockeysville
Exit 25 Charles Street, Towson / Lutherville
Exit 26 York Road, Downtown Towson
Exit 27 Dulaney Valley Road, Towson
Exit 28 Providence Road, Towson
Exit 29 Cromwell Bridge Road, Towson
Exit 30 Perring Parkway, Northeast Baltimore / Parkville
Exit 31 Harford Road, Northeast Baltimore / Parkville
Exit 32 Belair Road, Northeast Baltimore / Perry Hall
Exit 33 Interstate 95, White Marsh and Points North
Exits 34/35 Pulaski Highway / Philadelphia Road, Rosedale
Exit 36 Southeast Boulevard, Essex / Middle River
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Exits 39/40 North Point Boulevard / Merritt Boulevard, Dundalk
Exits 41/42 Cove Road / North Point Boulevard, Dundalk / Edgemere
Eat 2000
Drive Through Introduction
Exit 2 Route 10, Severna Park
Exit 3 Governor Ritchie Highway, Brooklyn / Glen Burnie
Exit 4 Interstate 97, Annapolis
Exit 6 Route 170, Linthicum
Exit 7 Baltimore - Washington Parkway, uh, Baltimore / Washington
Exit 8 Hammonds Ferry Road, Linthicum
Exit 11 Interstate 95, Downtown Baltimore
Exit 12 Wilkens Avenue, Baltimore / Arbutus
Exits 13/14 Frederick Road / Edmondson Avenue, Catonsville / Ellicott City
Exit 15 Baltimore National Pike, Catonsville / Ellicott City
Exit 16 Interstate 70, Columbia
Exit 17 Security Boulevard, Woodlawn
Exit 18 Liberty Road, Lochearn / Randallstown
Exit 19 Northwest Expressway, Reisterstown / Westminster
Exit 20 Reisterstown Road, Northwest Baltimore / Pikesville / Owings Mills
Exit 21 Park Heights Avenue, Northwest Baltimore
Exit 22 Greenspring Avenue, Pikesville
Exit 23 Interstate 83 South, Baltimore
Exit 24 Interstate 83 North, Timonium / Cockeysville
Exit 25 Charles Street, Towson / Lutherville
Exit 26 York Road, Downtown Towson
Exit 27 Dulaney Valley Road, Towson
Exit 28 Providence Road, Towson
Exit 29 Cromwell Bridge Road, Towson
Exit 30 Perring Parkway, Northeast Baltimore / Parkville
Exit 31 Harford Road, Northeast Baltimore / Parkville
Exit 32 Belair Road, Northeast Baltimore / Perry Hall
Exit 33 Interstate 95, White Marsh and Points North
Exits 34/35 Pulaski Highway / Philadelphia Road, Rosedale
Exit 36 Southeast Boulevard, Essex / Middle River
Exit 38 Route 150/Eastern Avenue, Essex / East Baltimore
Exits 39/40 North Point Boulevard / Merritt Boulevard, Dundalk
Exits 41/42 Cove Road / North Point Boulevard, Dundalk / Edgemere
Eat 2000
Posted 2/23/2000
When you just can't decide where to go, go to Harvey's (2360 W. Joppa Road, Timonium, [410] 296-9526). There's something to please everyone, from noshers to big eaters, vegans to carnivores, plain eaters to epicures. Many patrons go for their favorite dish and never venture beyond it; others try something new each time. We like the calorie-conscious dinners, which taste high-cal, and the variety of wines.
One of our favorite haunts along the vast, generally charmless York Road strip is the very charming J.J.'s Everyday Café (2141 York Road, Timonium, [410] 308-2700). The ambiance is ladies' tea room, the food bistro chic, running the gamut from no-frills to some pretty wild pasta and fresh-fish dishes. We're always in the mood for one of J.J.'s soups (especially any of the seafood bisques) or the simple, delectable fried rainbow trout with fries and slaw. We've tried the place out on the pickiest eaters we know and have never seen anyone leave disappointed.
A theme restaurant that doesn't quite live up to its Irish-pub image, An Poitin Stil (2323 York Road, Timonium, [410] 560-7900) does offer some authentic grub amid a largely upscale menu: shepherd's pie, corned beef and cabbage, and a whale of an Irish stew (made with a whole lamb shank). Folks flock here (and we mean flock) for Guinness poured from a state-of-the-art tap system, so come early if you want to get a table and/or have a conversation. If your voice is drowned out by meal's end, put your mouth to good use working through a slice of fine bread pudding.
Wanna eat some Sopranos-style food but don't want to pay through the nose? Fazzini's Italian Kitchen (578 Cranbrook Road [Cranbrook Shopping Center], Cockeysville, [410] 667-6104) has an offer you can't refuse. Several of them, actually: a pound (a pound!) of homemade pasta with your choice of seven different sauces; toothsome parmigiana dishes in a fresh-tasting tomato sauce and generous cheese; terrific soups and salads. City Paper's reigning Best Italian Restaurant also bakes up designer focaccia, and garlic breads that look like you made them at home (but probably taste better). If you have any room left after pounding down all that pasta, cheesecake, cannoli, and other delectables beckon.
Some pretty fancy gourmet dinners are going for pretty plain prices at the Artful Palate (10517 York Road, Cockeysville, [410] 683-3303), a former sub shop by the side of York Road. "Artful" indeed describes the unusual soups and sauces and the creative presentations of dishes such as apricot-teriyaki salmon fillet or pasta with sun-dried tomatoes, olives, snow peas, and artichoke hearts. Desserts measure up to the main meal's promise, making the Palate a prime candidate for a special night out on an everyday budget.
For a special night out on a shoot-your-wad budget, there's the Oregon Grille (1201 Shawan Road, Hunt Valley, [410] 771-0505). A beautifully restored stone structure at the entrance to Oregon Ridge, surrounded by gardens and paths that look bereft without a wedding party, the Grille has a semi-formal dining room (jackets required, gents) and a kitchen to match. Meats and seafood are its forte, combined in inventive ways and served with style. For that big toast, there's an extensive—if, natch, pricey—wine list.
Set amid rolling countryside on land claimed in the 17th century by the third Lord Baltimore, the Manor Tavern (15819 Old York Road, Monkton, [410] 771-8155) reeks of horsy-set elegance; the place was even a stable in olden days, housing the steeds of visitors to the long-gone Slade's Tavern across the street. (George Washington's horse slept here.) The hay's been cleared out to make way for a prettified dining room serving Continental cuisine; there's also a more casual (and casually priced) menu, best enjoyed in the sunroom or terrace garden during the warmer months.
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