So happy to see these guys in Wilmington, NC for the Azalea Festival this weekend - I grew up in the DC area and have had more than my fair share of Cheasapeake Bay seafood, but it has been awhile. Bought a crab cake sandwich, a rock fish sandwich and crab hush puppies, brought them home and taste tested, all 3 are excellent!! The Rock fish is my favorite - big thick and juicy! For me a great taste of "Home" RIch - formerly of Annapolis, Md. read more

$15 something for a corn dog and two waters at Strawberry Festival in Floral City, FL... Corn dog comes up and doesn't look like a corn dog ‍ I ask for mustard which it what makes corn dogs so wonderfully magical. No mustard - "there might be Dijon on that table.". That wasn't corn meal... I don't know what the breading was, I was very thin and far too crispy. Didn't taste like a corn dog. What a flipping waste of calories. I wish I would have taken a photo before chucking this thing in the trash - it would have unanimously made the corn dog wall of shame. read more

Horrible! Overcooked over salted. I had the fish and chips. I am not one to mind salty food, but WOW, even a basic cook knows how bad too much salt is. My daughter had the clam strips 8 tiny strips for $17 also overcooked. We paid $11 for 5 crab stuffed hush puppies that we didn't eat. They may have had crab in them somewhere, but they sure had PLENTY of crab seasoning read more

I was totally disappointed in the She-Crab soup that I purchased this afternoon at the Chattanooga Seafood Bash. It was basically a thin broth with some frozen mixed vegetables - no taste or pieces of crab. Portion size was perhaps 4 ounces. I know She-Crab soup and have enjoyed in Savannah, Charleston and New Orleans among other places. My suggestion is to avoid this food truck. read more

The food truck drove down to Virginia Beach for the annual Neptune Festival. It was perfect weather to walk the Boardwalk. We went down after Mass, so it was lunch time. We got the seafood platter which had 2 pieces of fish, 2 fried shrimp, popcorn shrimp, crab hush puppies and chips. We also got the clamstrips and fries. The chips were paper thin and crunchy with a hint of old bay seasoning. We started with the clams strips, then popcorn shrimp, the big shrimp, fish, hush puppy then crab slider. The hush puppies had real crab meat, not lota but it was in there. The fish was good, batter was crunchy. Overall, I'm glad the seasoning was jot too heavy or too salty. read more

$37 for a burnt crabcake sandwich, a palm-sized amount of aligator meat, and an ok rockfish sandwich. Over salted, overpriced, and overcooked. This is the first review i have ever done on the first visit.... not happy with the product.... How is this "Award Winning"? I AM SO UPSET Rockfish sandwich was good read more

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So we're at an arts and crafts festival down here in Florida, and I see a food truck selling crab cakes and Maryland crab soup. I don't see that too often, and I love that soup, so I stop by and get some stuff. The truck itself looks visually appealing and the employee is nice enough. I order the number one, the Crab Cake Sandwich "Our Crab Cakes are the Best and we have the Awards to Prove It!" I also get the Maryland Crab Soup, "Made from Scratch with out Traditional Eastern Shore Recipe." The sandwich. It was ok. The amount of crab in the crab cake was a little disappointing considering the company is from Maryland. I've gotten more crab in a crab cake from St. Pete, FL for about the same amount of money. Odd. The sandwich was topping-less, but I would have been ok with that, let the crab cake shine, if it wasn't for the ok crab cake. It wasn't all breadcrumbs or anything, just not enough of what you wanted for the price. The soup. It certainly tasted like the traditional recipe. I've had this soup made for me in my childhood by a real New Englander. So the flavor was there, spot on. But the crab, again, was lacking. I can understand lacking crab, but not from a spot that has them plastered everywhere in their marketing. Overall, if you see this truck, stop by and consider them. If your options are truly limited at the festival or fair you're at, and this is the only thing catching your eye, I'd say go for it. If you have a plethora of options, maybe pass it up. read more

Laughing Crab Catering - Crab cake sandwich and Maryland crab soup - Food Trucks Near Me - Havre de Grace, Maryland

I had a Maryland style crab cake with saltines at their food truck while it was at an art fair in Altamonte Springs, FL. $13. Cake was deep fried and not broiled. So not too authentic. All stringy meat, no lump at all. Greasy and carnival style. They said it was award winning. Not sure who gave the award. Award was not on display so I'm skeptical. Maybe the award was for "best deep fried crab cake off a truck in a remote location ". Also, the damn tire on the truck was shredded. See pic. Safety first Laughing Crab. Update...after posing my accurate review I received a private message from the owner of this company, Lori J Hahn Maslin. She tried to defend her product explaining "that's how they do it at the Eastern Shore" and "we use lump meat, not super lump meat." I did remind her there are 18 "1-star" reviews, all very similar to mine. She then went on to say that people just can't write untrue things online. And then asked me how I would like to "proceed from here." Not sure what that means. Perhaps some sort of liable threat from this lawyer/food truck operator. read more

Laughing Crab Catering - Shredded tire. - Food Trucks Near Me - Havre de Grace, Maryland

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Normally, I read reviews before trying new places but I didn't this time... I wished I did. We have food trucks come to our town every 1st Friday of the month. We don't go very often because it's not really a money saver so we do it for fun every once in a while. There were about 10-15 food trucks and this Laughing Crab food truck looked pretty flashy and I figured if they can spend the extra money to make the truck so fancy, they must be making good money=good business. Anyway, we ordered 2 crab cake sandwiches, 1 crab won ton, 1 fish and chips, 1 side of fries, 2 waters, 1 Gatorade, and 2 cans of Coke. Then there's tax and THEN 8% surcharge for using your credit card. As mentioned previously, food trucks are not money savers these days. Fine. If the food was worth it, I'm good. Crab cake sandwich: served on a cold sesame bun. That's it. I think it's just visually lacking. I like some color in my food. At least toast the bun. For $14, it just seemed disappointing. It was seasoned and not bad on the fillers but I've had crab cakes with more meat for same amount of money. The crab wonton was mostly dough. They used a small scooper to put the crab mixture in, about the size of a hush puppy and the dough is 6 inches in diameter. Any seasoning was in the crab mixture. The rest of the dough was just dough...very oily dough. There was a small pocket of oil in the corner that popped open while my son bit into it...rather unpleasant. Is Chinese duck sauce a normal condiment that goes with the crab wonton? But at least it gave some extra taste to the dough. I was told that the fish and chips were good. The side of fries was still in the shape of the fryer basket...super oily. Nothing great. Overall, we were not impressed and won't be returning to that food truck. I'd rather go to our local seafood restaurant and get more seafood for our hard earned money. Oh, here's a tip about food service: Don't bicker in front of your customers; it's unprofessional and sends a bad impression. read more

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I should have looked up a review before I ordered something from here. I ordered the coconut shrimp. Nothing out of this world at all. My frozen coconut shrimp from Aldi is better than this and way cheaper. They even give u some cheap packet of Chinese sweet chili sauce. This is not good. Nope. Bbye! read more

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While attending Fort Ligonier days and seeing the long lines this food truck had my husband and I decided to grab a quick bite here. They claim to have award winning crab cakes. They post an extensive menu outside the truck on a flip stand as well as on the truck itself. While my husband waited in line I went to look at the front of the truck where they have "replicas" of most of the menu items. I was debating between the traditional crab cake sandwich with the replica appearing slightly burnt, the alligator sandwich, or the full crab sandwich that had a fried topping to it. My mistake was that I should have gone with the full crab because at least that was sticking out from under the bun. As most of the reviewers have noted the crab cake sandwich is somewhat smaller than your sesame seed bun but I thought if it's award winning then I'd give it a shot. When we finally reached the truck I saw off to the side a seafood bag containing the alligator meat which looked like it came from a grocery store. To make it easier we both ordered a crab cake sandwich and I asked for a bottle of water to go with it. They took my credit card which asks you the usual questions about tipping and receipt and then was given a number for them to call us when ready. I was glad I looked at my receipt because they put an 8% surcharge on your card just for using it. Thanks for not telling us! Please be aware of this should you use a card. My number was called fairly quickly and I was given the two sandwiches. I asked about my water bottle and was told to "pull it" from the cooler off to my right. Needless to say the ice had mostly melted and it was drenched. Upon request they gave me napkins and tartar sauce which happened to be missing from their condiment table. We finally found a place to eat our sandwiches. Needless to say it really was pretty good. Was it worth the $13.00 I spent for it? Probably not. If I ever see this truck again I'd order the whole crab for $16.00. The business is based in Havre De Grace, MD but they usually will have food trucks at special events throughout the country. Often times when I'm attending festivals I'm usually at the mercy of the food vendors there and expect to pay higher prices. Nevertheless the sandwich wasn't overly filling which enabled me to get dessert from a different vendor. Just remember if you decide to try this place then be prepared to wait in a long line for service. read more

Only because you have to give them a star to write a rating did they get a star. The truck is parked at the Annapolis Wine Festival and the 2 guys on the truck need to seek employment away from the public. The guy on the register yelled at my friend saying "I told you we don't have any. We just had a whole conversation about this." Ahhhh.... my friend has never been to his truck or seen this guy. The guy continues to snap and yell and people and when people started to comment about it he just said that when you deal with 175 people in an hour this is what you get.... Uhh Ok... Good food, bad service. read more

Laughing Crab Catering - Crab cake and curly fries - Food Trucks Near Me - Havre de Grace, Maryland

I encountered the Laughing Crab food truck at the tiny homes festival in Orlando today. I was sucked in by the idea of proper East Coast seafood. I am on the keto diet. So, even though I would have like to have crab cakes they were in an option for me, as they usually are not. I ordered steamed shrimp because I was assured by the guys in the kitchen that it was just steamed shrimp with seasoning. The menu says I was ordering a 1/2 pound of large steamed shrimp with seasoning on it. I got a quarter pound of medium shrimp, mostly raw with seasonings dumped on it. The shrimp was completely in shell, and totally gray. I ended up wrapping it up unm the paper it came on and bringing it home and sauteing it myself. I would have had better if I'd just bought shrimp at the seafood market. What a waste of $12.96 read more

Laughing Crab Catering - Food Trucks Near Me - Havre de Grace, Maryland

I can honestly say Laughing Crab was one of the worst crab cakes I've ever had. Originally hailing from Maryland, I was excited walking around the Uptown Arts Festival in Altamonte Springs to see a food trailer advertising authentic Maryland crab cakes based out of Havre de Grace. The stand, going by the name of Laughing Crab, claimed their crab cake was "award winning," and had received over 24 awards. I would really like to know who gave the stand these awards if they were even real, and what crab cake they tried. With no one in line, I approached the register to place my order. I didn't receive a greeting or a "what would you like to eat," but as service isn't generally a staple of fair food carts, I shrugged it off as being par for the course. I ordered the crab cake sandwich, was told my total of $12, and given back my change. Around 8 minutes later my order was called and I returned to retrieve my food. At first glance the crab cake looked okay, and well fried, although the topping-less sesame bun didn't do anything to wow me over, but after the first bite, that initial impression quickly changed. The crab cake was practically all filler. Full of breadcrumbs and diced pepper (first crab cake I've ever had from Maryland with peppers inside), you could barely taste the little crab there was in the cake. In addition, the crab you could taste didn't taste the least bit fresh, and instead, tasted like it was spoiling. Finally, the crab cake was missing the taste of the most essential ingredient to a Maryland style crab cake, the Old Bay. While it may have been present in the dish, it was overwhelmed and washed out by the excess of pepper. Shortly after eating the crab cake, I began to feel slightly nauseous, and was burping it up for an hour or so later. Needless to say, I will never eat Laughing Crab again if I see it at another fair in the future, and I urge anyone who is considering eating here to think twice, and look at other vendors before placing an order. read more

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I recently ate at this food truck in Philadelphia, PA at the Made in America music festival. I had a crab cake slider and the shrimp and fries - and both were extremely delicious. The fries were cut very thin so I was nervous they would be too crispy, but they were perfect. The shrimp was salty but cooked extremely well. They were juicy and not chewy at all. Loved the food here. The lines were really long for this truck both days of the festival. I would definitely go back to this food truck if I encounter it again! I would also like to add that they handed out pagers that would light up when our orders were ready. Reading past reviews, their organization system was an issue - but in my recent experience, ordering and receiving my food was a seamless process. read more

My new husband and I hired The Laughing Crab to cater the rehearsal dinner for our wedding this past weekend (11/19/2021), and they did not disappoint!! Tommy drove his food truck all the way up to Maryland from Florida, and he definitely brought the warmth with him! His infectious personality and delicious food thrilled our guests, who won't soon forget him (or his cooking!) He was also sweet enough to bring us a potted flower and decorate the front of his truck for added festivity. If you're looking for classic Maryland seafood (but with its own unique twist -- I'm looking at you, Crab Stuffed Hush Puppies), look no further than The Laughing Crab!! Thanks again, Tommy & crew! You made our rehearsal dinner truly special! read more

Laughing Crab Catering - Food Trucks Near Me - Havre de Grace, Maryland

Today April 16th, 2023 at the Azalea Festival in Wilmington, NC we had the pleasure of eating at the Laughing Crab food truck. IT WAS AMAZING!! The food was prepared while we waited - fresh, hot and delicious. It was hard to choose with so much variety offered - so we tried several selections- Coconut Shrimp was fantastic - very well prepared and the taste was amazing and along with the Crab Stuffed Hushpuppies, Crab Wonton and Crab cakes - all 4 were some of the very best we have had. Great Job Tommy- he was our chief today and did a great job preparing the food, very knowledgeable of the preparation, polite and courteous. Everything we ate was amazing and the prices were in line with what we ordered. Great job - it was one of the highlights of the festival. read more

The lengthy menu features many typical seafood entrees like fish and chips, but since they seem emphatic about the crab cakes, I went that route. I also though rockfish was a good locavore-type choice. At the Atlantic City Seafood Festival, I waited around 40 minutes. A Yelp commenter and someone who worked there suggested that lines are usually even longer. I almost always like crab cakes but rarely find them spectacular. Faidley's is at the top of the pack thanks to its unusually high crab percentage. Laughing Crab has a very good one. I liked the rockfish sandwich. It had an appealingly light touch with the batter. This is where I will inevitably disappoint my readers with my dearth of seafood adjectives, but I enjoyed the taste; it wasn't just your run-of-the-mill inoffensive plainish-type fish. It tastes a little like catfish which doesn't make sense scientifically. So I'd welcome constructive criticism from veteran rockfish reviewers. read more

Seen them in Baltimore for the Pigtown festival. Award winning crab cake my ass. Ordered 2 crab cake sandwiches one for me and one for my son. It was straight GARBAGE. Couldn't stand it past the second bite. We both ended up just throwing it out. My buddy was behind me and ordered the same thing. All 3 of us just threw it out. The nastiest "crab" cake we ever had. I didn't even taste anything but filler. My son ripped it open to look at it. Seemed like crab meat was in it but had 0 taste and the filler was absolutely disgusting. Ordered a strawberry tea along with it. No taste of starwberry whatsoever but I'm not mad at that. Who the fuck gave out the "awards" you won? Lemme guess yourself. You should be fucking slapped with your 'crab' cake. read more

I love to support food trucks and their owners but this was probably the rudest encounter ever. I'm from Maryland and a huge seafood fan. I was excited to see a seafood truck at the Annapolis Art and Wine Festival today. I read the reviews before I arrived and was still willing to give them a shot. Well, don't bother. While the food was alright, the guy taking orders ruined everything. He was so rude. He definitely should not be engaging with the public. I witnessed him tell one customer "I called your name 3 times, maybe you should pay attention". First of all, they don't take names, he just yells off your order in a frenzy. Second, I attempted to order tea and he proceeds to tell me they are out of tea. Okay, maybe you should put a sign up saying you are out of tea cause 3 or 4 people later someone asked for tea and he proceeded to say, "didn't we just talk about this, I don't have any tea"?? No jerk, you didn't just talk to her about it, it was me. They shouldn't be invited back. read more

I purchased a crab cake sandwich, curly fries and a can of soda from the Laughing Crab truck at the Tuckerton Seaport Museum. The total was $19. The crab cake was mediocre at best and by the time I got my curly fries it was cold. I couldn't understand why the curly fries were soggy and also cold since I had to wait about 15 minutes while I assumed they were being cooked. Many filthy blue ribbons could be seen on display on the back wall of the trailer. I can only assume they were for bowling. Maryland should be ashamed of you. read more

The food truck was at this summer's Havre de Grace Water Front festival. The generator was out so the staff/owner was in a bad mood, of course. I ordered a crab cake slider and it was served on a too large bun. The crab won ton was deep fried a little too long. The slider was priced at $7 and the crab won ton was $10. But the server insisted on a $2 surcharge because crab meat is expensive, which I know residing in Maryland. However, they had used mask tape to change the prices on some their items but not on the two I had wanted. But he decided to bushwhack customers on this who might go to one of the food trucks adjacent. read more

Ordered a Crab Cake Sandwich (supposed to be their speciality) and Clam Strips at a festival in Baltimore where they had their food truck. Crab cake was dry and and simply mashed between two pieces of bread, nothing else. Clam strips were just ok. But the service, oh my the service...I don't understand how they are operating this food truck because it seemed they had no idea what they were doing. It was an absolute mess, no one working had a clue. Some people ahead of us were having the orders done incorrectly, missing items etc. After ordering just two items we had to wait over a half hour to get them. Those ordering after us were getting their food before us so I asked to confirm they had our orders and was told they did. Only after asking again did they even start on the clam strips! No apologies or anything when we finally got the food. For $13 for that crab cake sandwich which is insanely expensive. The whole experience was terrible and took away lots of time from enjoying the festival. Stay away from this place! read more

Ok for a food truck. At Blackbeard festival in Hampton va. Had crab cake sandwich. It was good nothing amazing. Expect to pay festival prices. My husband has the gator sandwich, it was good. Overall the food was ok. Nothing amazing read more

Got a crab cake sandwich today at this truck, the one thing I wanted to eat today was a crab cake so I thought the 12$ price was justifiable... but not for what they gave. Mush inside the middle, more bread than anything, hardly any crab at all. If it had more crab maybe, but a mushy half assed crab cake and plain bun is all they offer. Ugh. read more

DONT EVER BUY FOOD FROM THIS PLACE . THEY ARE RUDE, UNPROFESSIONAL, AND UNORGANIZED. I waited in line for 30 minutes and finally placed my order . After my order was placed I waited another 30 minutes. Then I realized that customers that placed a order after me was receiving their food first. I asked the gentleman where my food was and he had no idea where my ticket went so my food didn't even hit the grease after another 30 minutes of waiting. These people are a joke . The cashier was very nice and it was his first day and the poor boy was confused and lost . The other two workers I'm assuming that they were the owners were the RUDEST people I have ever met in my life. They don't give you a order number or anything they just yell out the food you got but many people ordered the same exact thing. They got extremely frustrated because they constantly messed up customers order and began to take it out on others . Instead of apologizing like normal business owners they argued with me.. NO "SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE" OR ANYTHING. I could write so much more about this place but I'm gonna end it here . AGAIN DONT EVER BUY FOOD FROM THESE PEOPLE & THEY ALSO HANDLE FOOD WITHOUT GLOVES . SINCERELY, ANGRY CUSTOMER THAT ATTENDED CHESAPEAKE JUBILEE. read more

They must have gotten their name from the fact that you will seriously laugh at their "Maryland" crab cake. It was a tiny fried up 'cake' of some shredded meat with lots of filler, red peppers and onions. The soft crab wasn't terrible, but for the price, it still wasn't justifiable. Seriously though, red peppers in crab cakes?? Have you even been to Maryland??? read more

Utter shite. Ordered an alligator sandwich (no sides) and a water and the total was $14. No ketchup at all, the sandwich was slightly smaller than my fist, and the alligator was bland and constantly fell off the bun due to be fact that it was individual bites of gator and not a single cut. The guy who was working there was elderly and appeared to have something mentally wrong with him. Total ripoff. read more

I'd give them 0 stars if I could. They only have 1 of 3 fryers working. The service is terrible. The signs say they take credit cards when they don't. They didn't have ketchup for the fries. I assumed the long line in front of their truck was because their food was phenomenal but really it's because they suck so hard. Their lemonade is way too sweet. They were screwing up orders left and right. I hope the owner reads this because you need to get your shit together. read more

Went to Florida's seafood festival yesterday where they were set up. They stood out from the crowd w/ all those flags and claims of award winning that it drew me and my family in. After waiting 45 mins in line, we placed a small order which also was a small fortune of $47. $16 soft crab sandwich alone!! It would b one thing if it was good for that price - no big deal. IT WAS HORRIBLE!!! We love seafood. My wife felt she needed to say something. It happened to b the owner and he got snippy w/ my wife. This absolutely ruined the day. Bad bad experience read more

Laughing Crab Catering - Food Trucks Near Me - Havre de Grace, Maryland

Great food truck! All food is freshly cooked to order! The staff is really nice! Highly recommend! Definitely give this a try!!!

I wish I had read the reviews first! I'm from Maryland and saw the Laughing Cow food truck while I was in Florida. So I decided to try it. What a total disappointment. They do not represent what a real Maryland style crab cake is. I'm not sure what that thing was but it sure wasn't a Maryland style crab cake! You should be a shamed of your business and stop representing something you're not! You get a big F - read more

Amazing food!! I tried the crab sandwich and it was totally amazing. I would also recommend the soft shell crab sandwich.

WARNING TO HEALTH DEPARTMENT!!!! Just left the Odenton piney orchard. I will all get into the health issues and will ignore the operation issues. The guy handling cash and credit with no gloves severed unwrapped ice cream cones with bare and very dirty hands/nails. The same guy was wearing a cut of t-shirt and sweating. None of the employees had personal protections such as hair nets or gloves. We ended up throwing the ice cream away that just cost $22. IF YOU LOVE YOUR FAMILY AND/OR YOUR MONEY DONT MAKE MY MISTAKE!!!! read more

Had this food truck while in Florida and it was truly delicious ! Thomas gave us great service and made our decision to eat here easy! Truly amazing!! read more

Thougt it was a risky choice at rhe Fayetteville Dogwood festival and I was right. Horribly inefficient service, high prices the Chesapeake chips were dripping with fryer grease and the grossest thing I've ever been served. read more

Long lines obviously don't mean good food or even decent service. Over an hour in line at a beer festival. bad bad bad. The service, the wait, and the food. Terrible! read more

This place is a joke. They say you will get free food when you give the a 5 star but then say they didnt see the review and no free food. Dont waste your money. Over priced. read more

I went to this food truck at the blueberry festival in Chincotuage and tried their so called Maryland crab cakes. It had red pepper in it and fried brown... Maryland crab cakes do not have red pepper in them! Awful! read more

We have an annual event in Northern Virginia that these guys participate in. The food has always been tops. The prices are also reasonable for the generous portions you receive. read more