The food is really good. I've tried a lot of different things on the menu and enjoyed all of them…read more The staff is very friendly and welcoming. Unfortunately after you get seated, it becomes very hard to get the attention of anyone to even place an order. The atmosphere is relaxed, and sometimes they even have live performers, which is a nice touch. It can get pretty crowded though, so calling ahead is probably a good idea because there have been times I've gone and they were completely packed. Carryout can also be a little slow at times since the hostesses are usually busy running around, so even when the food is ready there can still be a wait.

Easy to give 5 stars!…read more Wonderful service, complimentary miso soup, crab appetizer, and cake! Delicious sushi rolls Lion & Hollywood, Chicken & Shrimp Hibachi, and Crispy Tuna Rice. Beautiful bathroom and easy parking

Delicious food, good portions, and friendly service. They went out of their way to make sure my…read moreyoung daughter was happy. I had the pad thai, which again, was delicious and a large portion. I can't wait to go back and try their other food.

Lu & Joe's Restaurant!!! It is my pleasure and my privilege to review this wonderful little…read morerestaurant. Lu & Joe's looks like it has been there forever! It is old, unique, not cookie-cutter and certainly not a hint of pretense anywhere around. Is it maybe run down a little, a bit old? Maybe but who cares? Lu & Joe's is one of the most charming roadside diners I have ever been to. This one building has a dining room on one side and a bar on the other. Above the door to the bar hangs a sign that reads "Please no profanity in the dining room. Thank you. Budweiser." LOLOLOL Lu & Joe know that their restaurant is a dive and they lean into it heavily. The naugahyde upholstery is clean, in good shape and colorful - but it's still naugahyde. The floor is probably asbestos tile squares from the 1950's (I say probably because I actually do NOT know if there is asbestos in the floor tile - but it sure looks like there should be). And you know what? That tile floor is spotless like the rest of the dining room. The menus do not have one drop of tomato sauce or grease or dirt on them. Someone clearly is taking great care of this restaurant. The menu is huge! So much to pick from. Oh, and did I mention that either Lu or Joe must be from Thailand???? One or both of them must be because the menu includes a full Thai menu, not one Thai dish, not only Larb Gai, not just Drunken Noodles - A FULL THAI MENU!!! And the dining room has genuine Thai decorations like a painting of a Thai palace with real flashing lights, Siamese touches like archways here and there, a memorial to some Buddhist god or goddess (at least I assume it's Buddhist) - and all of this thrown in with 1950's Americana. Lu & Joe's is truly a slice of the American Dream mixed in with an old roadside dive bar in Mt. Airy! Okay so now let's get to the food. I had tofu basil which was outstanding. The tofu was perfectly fried (not greasy) and there was LOTS of it. The veggies were crisp and fresh. There was a great amount of basil. And the sauce was excellent!!! Easily as good as - and mostly better than - the same dish I have had anywhere in downtown DC and at a fraction of the price!!! Bravo to Lu or Joe or both of them! My spouse had a bleu cheeseburger and it was a game changer. Easily a half pound of the juiciest ground beef I have ever seen! The plentiful bleu cheese and sauteed onions were a great addition. The fries were beautifully cooked as well! I do not have one bad thing to say about this place. We each ate every bite on our plates - huge helpings all around - and, all at once, we realized that we had found a real gem of a restaurant!!! Our server was likewise great. She was friendly and charming and easy to talk to! Not friendly as in "I better be nice to get a good tip" nice - but genuinely nice and friendly. She was fast, she paid the perfect amount of attention to us. I only wish I had gotten her name so I could sing her praises here. But - to Lu & Joe - we ate at your restaurant on Friday, April 10, around 3:30 pm. Whoever was serving then is a great addition to your wonderful restaurant. I certainly will eat at Lu & Joe's again. There is no pretense - only good food in impressive quantities and at great prices - in a clean casual/dive-y dining room where the server treats me well. Is there really anything else you need from a dining experience? I think not. I highly recommend Lu & Joe's to one and all!!!

I wanted crabs this past Saturday and all the places I called only had small and medium crabs…read more Found this gem on google and sure glad I did. Bought xl crabs for $95 what a steal and they were full of meat. Sweet and filling! The people that own this are the sweetest!! They even placed the crabs in my car for me! Who does that these days? I will definitely be going back!

I ordered a dozen any a half large crabs. They were great! I ordered ahead of time and they texted…read moreto let me know when they were ready. I paid and they assisted me with carrying them to my car. They have very good customer service. I would definitely order from them again!

My regular road side stand is only open on weekends, so tried J&T for the first time. And very…read moreimpressed...and I have high standards for crabs! I got Lg and XL both good size and heavy, even picked and saved some for a crab cake(first time). Will become a repeat customer for sure. Be prepared to spend but those who know don't have a problem with that.

Went to get crabs and ended up with additional menu items because it looked so good. They weren't…read moretaking phone orders so I got there at opening on Saturday Father's Day weekend. Ordered a half bushel and they were ready in just under an hour. They were mixed medium and large and they were great! Down to the bottom of the box they were excellent. I also got some of their deviled eggs which were a little sweet but tasty and a pint of their shrimp salad which was good. Spiced shrimp came in 3 different size shrimp for you to choose and they were also great. I sat in the parking area while waiting for it to all be ready as the shop is big enough to accommodate folks ordering but if you stay you'll be in the way. If I want to get crabs this is where I'm going.

I've been a happy customer of both the retail store and the wholesale ops in the back since they…read moreopened. (Anyone want to know how to cold smoke 24 filleted salmon in a cardboard refrigerator box? Let me know!). I needed to find some Chesapeake Channa to make updated Baltimore Coddies for a tasting event. (IYKYK, hon). The Trouts were able to special order the fish for me - not easy to do because CCs are a by-product catch so not always available. Outstanding service! If you can get them you really, really should. Chesapeake Channa are an invasive species that are wreaking havoc in the Bay. The good news: they are incredibly tasty, with a firm, flakey flesh that's suitable for pan frying, roasting, poaching (and sous viding, my technique of choice for this event). Everybody raved about how great the fish was - even after I told them that Chesapeake Channa is more commonly known as "Snakehead". (Hey, it worked for Chilean Sea Bass, which used to be known as "Patagonian Toothfish"). So, thank you to Lighthouse for helping me introduce an old Baltimore dish to a new audience, and help save the Chesapeake Bay at the same time. Score!

This outer suburban, roadside business has been there for a while. It's part country market, part…read moreseafood and fishmonger and part restaurant seemingly specializing in carrout. On our first visit on a winter Wednesday, we were impressed with everything we saw. Being a self-professed seafood snob with extensive periods of my life living ( and eating) in coastal areas, we bought some fresh fish ("blue catfish" to be specific). We help the Chesapeake Bay by eating this endangered species. We also bought some homemade compound butter - they have several seasoning blends. The verdict was that the freshness was outstanding and the trimming (no bones or other waste) was perfect. And with fish, freshness is everything. The price was fair too for the area and the service was personable and helpful. (Note that the inner lining paper of the wrapper stuck to the skin too much - they should change that but I'm not deducting a star - the fish itself was that great). On return trips, we'll check the other faire (shellfish, prepared-on-premises seafood, dine-in options). For now, we are quite happy and the Lighthouse deserves more business.

Bolder filled by 5:45pm on a dreary Thursday in late winter, deservedly so. Want to come later,…read moreeven on a weeknight, make a reservation or prepare to wait. This was our first time here, as on prior occasions we found the line too daunting. We were surprised when another 4:15pm patron was led to their reserved table, but we learned that their planning and caution was well-founded. We discovered the popularity of Bolder to be well-deserved. Seeking lite fare for an early dinner, calorie conscious, we both navigated the tempation-filled menu with success. We thoroughly enjoyed the bison burger and turkey club, the latter being sufficiently sample for a split lunch the next day too. Service was rock-solid and very efficient. We definitely hope to be back soon. And we will make a reservation. Dress code is casual.

Hidden gem in Mount airy, MD. Went there for dinner on a rainy night and it was a great meal. They…read moreuse a lot of different ingredients and have a diverse menu of flavors. The strawberry salmon risotto was the favorite, not overpowering with the strawberry flavor. The steak salad was super refreshing and the chicken vodka gnocchi was awesome. The gnocchi was stuffed cheese -- so good. The steak sandwich was fine, nothing to write home about. The drinks were also great, lots of fun flavored options!

Instead of spending over $100 for an AYCE seafood boil, I was recommended Lighthouse Seafood and I…read morewas not disappointed. I spent $47 for 2lb of shrimp, 1lb of crab legs and 1lb of mussels which easily fed 3-4 people. We made our own sauce for the seafood but Lighthouse does offer butter and seasoning options. The picture shows only half of everything. I recommend this place for fresh and affordable seafood. I opted to order online and pick up at the location. It was a quick and easy pickup since the staff were great.

The seafood boil is top notch. It was my first time getting a seafood boil here. The whole thing…read morewas steamed perfectly in old bay and garlic butter. I added an extra crab leg cluster as well.

Always amazing food and the hard shelled crabs are delicious!! Great place to meet friends for…read morelunch or dinner.

Your website sucks. It's 2026 get with the program. I mean the food is great and all but dammmm.read more

Got brunch on a Sunday. Service was very good. Food was GREAT! Lemon blueberry French toast was…read moreperfect balance of sweet and was absolutely delicious! Hubs had the egg sandwich on an everything bagel; perfectly cooked fried eggs, excellent bagel and lived that it came with a side of fruit. Not too busy which was nice. AC was a tad bit too cool.

What a lovely place! Casual, no fuss, good food, and Laura our server was delightful. It's going…read moreinto our regular rotation.

Pretty convenient if you have some late night munchies!! The kitchen closes a bit later because…read moreit's also a bar, so this is a good option if you're hungry late at night or just need a late dinner. I'm a little disappointed by the food, though. Don't get me wrong those steak tacos absolutely slapped! The wings and tostones were just okay. The tostones had some parts that were super crunchy, and other bites that weren't. My partner thought they were just okay, but I wasn't a big fan,, I'm probably a bit biased cause I prefer fried plantains and I think have more of that plantain flavor. I did appreciate whatever was in that house sauce tho holy moly Wings were okay!! We got the loco dust; nothing groundbreaking but they were good! The real star of the show was the steak tacos we shared- it hit the spot of our taco craving!! The red onion was over powering sometimes, I love pickled onion so I didn't mind too much but for others I've heard it's hard to taste anything else after you've had so much of it which I understand. In total, it was around $50. I don't know if it was totally worth it but it was okay!

I live in the area and have been to Tony Locos several times, usually with no issues. The food is…read moreconsistently good, which is why I've kept coming back. But my recent experience was really disappointing. I came in for lunch around 12:30 PM on a Tuesday with five of my (teenage) friends. There were only a few other customers, but we weren't greeted when we walked in. Our waitress was nice, but she seemed rushed and overwhelmed for how empty it was. We waited about 20 minutes just to order appetizers, and even longer for the food. No one checked on us during the meal. When we finished, we had to ask for the check. We asked if it could be split six ways, and the waitress just said, "Figure it out," so we paid in cash. The total was $147, and we left $150 because that's what we had. On our way out, the owner stopped us and accused us of being disrespectful, which felt totally out of line considering the service we received. She was aggressive and made us very uncomfortable. I've never had an issue here before, but after that experience, I won't be coming back.