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Best restaurants
DeShaun Smith, who has been a server since Full On Craft Eats & Drinks opened in March, waits on Marie Gomba,
left, and her mother, Judy Gomba, both of Annapolis, at lunchtime. PHOTO BY AMY DAVIS
BEST NEW RESTAURANT
FULL ON CRAFT EATS & DRINKS
2478-A Solomons Island Road, Annapolis. 443-949-0203. fulloncraft.com
Two couples worked together to create something they
felt didn’t exist, birthing Full On Craft Eats & Drinks and
opening an Annapolis location this past February.
“We’re not a deli. We’re not just slapping deli meat
together. It’s really creative, thoughtful, high-end sandwiches, hence the name Full On. It’s sandwiches gone to
the extreme,” said Julie Harris, who owns Full On with her
wife Michelle, and friends Bev and Joe Hospital.
When they opened their Rockville location eight years
ago, the owners realized they provided more than good
food and had created something akin to a mind-blowing
experience.
“People just don’t put that much attention into food the
way we do. And it really does translate to the final product
because people are just blown away by what we do,’” Harris
said. “People come to us and say, ‘We get it now.’”
The menu has 23 different sandwiches, more than 100
prep items and everything is fresh.
“Nothing that we do comes out of a bag. We make every
single sauce in-house, our meats are roasted fresh daily…
It’s all real deal cooking,” said Harris, adding that the bread
is delivered fresh daily.
Full On turns out celebrated dishes like The Pilgrim,
a Thanksgiving-inspired sandwich that remains on the
menu year-round due to rave reviews. The restaurant is
also known for its wings and hand-breaded, made-to-order onion rings.
“Our onion rings — for some reason in Annapolis —
that’s what everybody is blown away by the most it seems,’”
Harris said.
The Annapolis location also boasts a full bar to accompany the craft eats and drinks.
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Honorable mentions:
Severn Inn
AnnapolisYacht Club
Bread and Butter Kitchen (tie)
Sake Japanese Steak House (tie)
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