THE HAPPY CRAB TO OPEN ON ST. ELMO AVENUE IN BETHESDA (PHOTO)

The former Zelaya Shoes space on St. Elmo Avenue is now going to reopen as a seafood restaurant called The Happy Crab.

Wait a minute, didn't another crab restaurant announce it was opening this fall there?

Yes, but now The Crab Shack will be known as The Happy Crab, serving - surprise! - steamed crabs and other seafood entrées.

Two holdovers from the initial announcement:  they're still saying their crabs and seafood will be the best in Bethesda, and they're still referring to the restaurant as a "shack."

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.