About
My family started in the seafood business along Maryland’s
Chesapeake Bay around the turn of the century with my
grandfather’s crab processing plant, A.E. Phillips & Son. In 1956
my parents, Brice and Shirley Phillips, along with my brother
Jeffrey and me, moved to Ocean City, Maryland. It was there that
we opened a small carryout restaurant called Phillips Crab House
as a way of selling excess crabs from my grandfather’s plant.
Business grew quickly and the once small carryout grew into a
two-story restaurant seating 1400. No matter how much time
goes by, I can still remember our early days when my brother
and I would help Dad steam crabs, taste Mom’s new recipes or
sit on the front steps proudly calling in that another guest was
coming for dinner.
Over the past 50 years we have grown our company by leaps and
bounds, both within our Mid-Atlantic home base and along the
East Coast by holding fast to these simple principles: serve the
freshest, finest seafood available, provide outstanding service,
and create a memorable dining experience for our guests.
Mom, Dad, Jeff, and I see nothing but continued success in our
future with the help of our devoted management and staff.
Thank you for dining with us.