THE CRAB SHACK OPENING IN BETHESDA THIS FALL (PHOTOS)

A new restaurant called The Crab Shack will open in the former Zelaya Shoes storefront at 4940 St. Elmo Avenue this fall.

All the ownership is saying publicly, as of this morning, is that they'll be serving the "best crabs in town." That could be a shot across the bow of the Bethesda Crab House on Bethesda Avenue.

What I want to know is, will they be serving Maryland blue crabs? There is no substitute!

By the way, wasn't there a Crab Shack in downtown Bethesda some years ago? I'm almost positive there was.

BETHESDA ROW FIRE

A small fire broke out on a roof in the Bethesda Lane section of Bethesda Row Thursday evening.

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue units responded immediately, and the fire was quickly extinguished.  Amanda Earley of the restaurant Redwood, which is a tenant of the affected building, said only a fan was lost, there was no damage to the restaurant, and no injuries.

In fact, Redwood was fully open Friday, and serving stupendous meals like Crab Cakes with real Maryland jumbo lumb crabmeat (which makes all the difference in the world, for the true crab aficionado! Like me!) and a refreshing Caprese Salad.

So stop by - it's a cooler weekend than the last one, and a great time to try the summer menu at Redwood, where they've beaten the heat this week - literally!