If the perfect crab cake exists, you can probably find it here.

After all, Linthicum is home to G&M Restaurant, where the signature dish is a golden, 8-ounce mound of crab meat that's drawn squeals of praise from national and regional publications such as The Washington Post and the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times.

"It's certainly gotten the most attention for being a meal in itself," said state Sen. Ed DeGrange, a longtime patron and crab cake lover. "It's absolutely huge."

But as it turns out, the magic behind G&M's crab cake isn't quite exclusive to the unassuming brick building on Hammonds Ferry Road.

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