Grab some Lunch in Fells

My mom visited Baltimore last Friday, I thought where to take her? Immediately I thought of a new hot-dog joint on Broadway called Stuggy's. This place had won acclaim for its all-beef, savory gourmet dogs and I was dying to try it.

Fells, with its colonel style row houses and harbor backdrop make for a picturesque setting for an al-fresco lunch. If you want to impress a visitor in town, I recommend taking them to Fells for lunch, especially on a nice day.

Stuggy's seating is extrmely limited, with about 4 tiny bar stools, that you're better off finding somewhere outside to eat. Even on a hot day, there's usually enough benches in the shade. Stuggy's offers an impressive menu, featuring traditional all-beef dogs, bison sausage dogs and turkey sliders as well.

Go for one of the specialty dogs or sausages - such as the Carolina Slaw Dog, which piles Stuggy's chili and cole slaw inside a dog that's been split open. The chili is excellent, complete with generous portions of beans and meat, and the cole slaw, well, I'm not sure why they choose to call it "Carolina slaw" but that's beside the point. Disregard the bizarre purplish appearance of the cole slaw and just eat it, it's actually pretty tasty. Also try the "Motor City Coney" dog (pictured left), with chili, melted cheddar cheese and diced raw onions (which I could do without but that's no problem). Nothing is better than melted cheese on meat, nothing.

After lunch, you can enjoy ice cream at Maggie Moo's, gelato at Pitango or frozen yogurt at Mr. Yogato - take your pick. I haven't tried Mr. Yogato yet, but the place is popular for its apparently healthy, pro-biotic enriched frozen yogurt. You can also add various toppings to it, such as fresh fruit, granola and other less healthy options, such as peanut butter cups, brownies and even Baltimore's own Berger cookie crumbs!