Grew up down the street in LR Village and this place was a staple. New owners completely renovated it and sadly took out all the charm of our "neighborhood bar." At first I thought the renovations were good but realized it now felt cold and sterile. Very generic. All the wall hangings like the "veterans wall" were thrown out. The wall between the bar and restaurant gone. Now the bar area doesn't feel cozy anymore. No mirror backdrop to the bar just one dimensional drywall and bottles. We ordered calamari one night and it was just literally crumbs. Can't believe they served this! Read a recent March 2024 article business is bad and im not surprised. Crackpot lost its soul. Now they advertise they want "ticktokers" and college kids? Come onnnn. This did well as a blue collar neighborhood bar. College kids will go into Towson not next to the Giant lol. New marketing won't work because they don't understand who their customers are. Locals! They need to bring back that local vibe and offer good specials and happy hours. Sports theme decor to go with all those TVs.
Curtis P.
My wife and I, along with another couple visited on 3/23/24 at 6:15PM. Appetizers included cream of crab soup and calamari, and spicy cauliflower. They were just "OK". The soup had a bit of a fishy taste. Our entrees included (1) fried shrimp dinner, (2) crab cakes dinners, and (1) fried catfish dinner. The (2) crab cake dinners were terrible with very little crab and tasting fishy with some kind of fillers, not edible. The fried catfish was not cooked/raw inside. The crab cakes and the catfish were sent back. I felt bad for the sever, she seemed embarrassed. For a Saturday evening, the restaurant was virtually empty. The ambiance was bright and open, but not appealing. The bathrooms had combination locks, probably an indication of the local clientele. Overall, a terrible experience walking out never planning to return. However, read an article in the Baltimore Sun about the new owner plans to revitalize the restaurant, so may try again in six months?
Tonya M.
No longer a seafood restaurant. Prices are high.. it used to be a classy place but the new owners turned it into a dump.
Derek C.
Very small selection for beer. Also people like to hangout out of the front of the store, it’s not a good look for the business. On the plus side, they are open on Sundays
Justin Nowlin
Much better now
syeeda holly
So sorry that one star was a mistake I think you have a lovely store with nice workers
Mike Kahl
It's. There when I need them
April S
One of the few places open on a sunday
soumava mandal
Pathetic service, the owner is great but the manager and chef want money before you drink from their liquor shop... They threaten false accusations and want cash ... But the owner is really good and I hope he is able to fire the spoilt apples from the bunch
Eric Baum
It's open on Sundays, so that's enough to give it 4 stars. Additionally, they do have a good selection of beers.
Crackpot used to serve our favorite buffalo wings, and we also enjoyed their seafood. I don't know what's happened to this restaurant (or the strip mall it's located in), but this is not the place we've recommended for years. Where to start? There's always a regular presence right outside the doorway for anyone looking to purchase bags of "something" via handshake. That's the atmosphere, now. The seafood menu has been mostly replaced with Indian food. That could be a fine choice - except each of the Indian dishes we ordered tasted more like ketchup than curry. All the flavors were "off". Worse, the meat was diced into cubes of gristle-like kibble. Even in the spaghetti, cubed kibble!! They also offer Indian pizza, which we have loved from other Indian restaurants. It arrives and don't you know it... we find more cubed meat kibble on top, frozen pizza crust on the bottom, and it was garnished with (???) dandelion leaves? Their online menu is wrong, but so is the in-house menu. They'll deny knowing anything about items on their printed menu while it's still in your hands. Again, we used to come here all the time for the seafood and wings. Trust me, they were the best wings! And we'd be willing to come here for Indian food if everything wasn't just so BAD. At this point it seems to us that they are only selling pre-packaged food, possibly assembled and mixed just before or after cooking? I don't know. The cubed meat kibble was the last straw, though. Yuck! It was so disappointing ... and expensive... and more than a little disgusting. I can't imagine we'll be back.
Arjan T.
amazing experience!!! The drinks are very good and affordable. staff were really helpful and nice as well.
Mikeruns 3
Cool selection but definitely over priced. Won’t be returning.
Kristin K.
Perfectly awful! One bite of the seafood Alfredo - hot fishy glue - the salad was limp and gritty. The beat on the loud "music" was relentless.
Mattie Sullivan
No manager on site. Not the same Crackpot Restaurant and Liquors. Time doesn't make everything better, unfortunately.
Grew up down the street in LR Village and this place was a staple. New owners completely renovated it and sadly took out all the charm of our "neighborhood bar." At first I thought the renovations were good but realized it now felt cold and sterile. Very generic. All the wall hangings like the "veterans wall" were thrown out. The wall between the bar and restaurant gone. Now the bar area doesn't feel cozy anymore. No mirror backdrop to the bar just one dimensional drywall and bottles. We ordered calamari one night and it was just literally crumbs. Can't believe they served this! Read a recent March 2024 article business is bad and im not surprised. Crackpot lost its soul. Now they advertise they want "ticktokers" and college kids? Come onnnn. This did well as a blue collar neighborhood bar. College kids will go into Towson not next to the Giant lol. New marketing won't work because they don't understand who their customers are. Locals! They need to bring back that local vibe and offer good specials and happy hours. Sports theme decor to go with all those TVs.
My wife and I, along with another couple visited on 3/23/24 at 6:15PM. Appetizers included cream of crab soup and calamari, and spicy cauliflower. They were just "OK". The soup had a bit of a fishy taste. Our entrees included (1) fried shrimp dinner, (2) crab cakes dinners, and (1) fried catfish dinner. The (2) crab cake dinners were terrible with very little crab and tasting fishy with some kind of fillers, not edible. The fried catfish was not cooked/raw inside. The crab cakes and the catfish were sent back. I felt bad for the sever, she seemed embarrassed. For a Saturday evening, the restaurant was virtually empty. The ambiance was bright and open, but not appealing. The bathrooms had combination locks, probably an indication of the local clientele. Overall, a terrible experience walking out never planning to return. However, read an article in the Baltimore Sun about the new owner plans to revitalize the restaurant, so may try again in six months?
No longer a seafood restaurant. Prices are high.. it used to be a classy place but the new owners turned it into a dump.
Very small selection for beer. Also people like to hangout out of the front of the store, it’s not a good look for the business. On the plus side, they are open on Sundays
Much better now
So sorry that one star was a mistake I think you have a lovely store with nice workers
It's. There when I need them
One of the few places open on a sunday
Pathetic service, the owner is great but the manager and chef want money before you drink from their liquor shop... They threaten false accusations and want cash ... But the owner is really good and I hope he is able to fire the spoilt apples from the bunch
It's open on Sundays, so that's enough to give it 4 stars. Additionally, they do have a good selection of beers.
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Crackpot used to serve our favorite buffalo wings, and we also enjoyed their seafood. I don't know what's happened to this restaurant (or the strip mall it's located in), but this is not the place we've recommended for years. Where to start? There's always a regular presence right outside the doorway for anyone looking to purchase bags of "something" via handshake. That's the atmosphere, now. The seafood menu has been mostly replaced with Indian food. That could be a fine choice - except each of the Indian dishes we ordered tasted more like ketchup than curry. All the flavors were "off". Worse, the meat was diced into cubes of gristle-like kibble. Even in the spaghetti, cubed kibble!! They also offer Indian pizza, which we have loved from other Indian restaurants. It arrives and don't you know it... we find more cubed meat kibble on top, frozen pizza crust on the bottom, and it was garnished with (???) dandelion leaves? Their online menu is wrong, but so is the in-house menu. They'll deny knowing anything about items on their printed menu while it's still in your hands. Again, we used to come here all the time for the seafood and wings. Trust me, they were the best wings! And we'd be willing to come here for Indian food if everything wasn't just so BAD. At this point it seems to us that they are only selling pre-packaged food, possibly assembled and mixed just before or after cooking? I don't know. The cubed meat kibble was the last straw, though. Yuck! It was so disappointing ... and expensive... and more than a little disgusting. I can't imagine we'll be back.
amazing experience!!! The drinks are very good and affordable. staff were really helpful and nice as well.
Cool selection but definitely over priced. Won’t be returning.
Perfectly awful! One bite of the seafood Alfredo - hot fishy glue - the salad was limp and gritty. The beat on the loud "music" was relentless.
No manager on site. Not the same Crackpot Restaurant and Liquors. Time doesn't make everything better, unfortunately.