CBD Shop ‘Charm City Hemp’ Opens on Light Street in Federal Hill

CBD shop Charm City Hemp opened this month at 1205 Light St. in Federal Hill. The approximately 2,000 sq. ft. retail space is the former home of Federal Hill Natural Market, which closed last year.

This is the third location for Charm City Hemp, which also has stores in Belvedere Square and Hampden. The business was started by husband and wife Buck DeVan and Melissa Cox along with Randy Shayotovich.

DeVan has worked in the natural products industry for the past 15 years and wanted to open a natural product store that helps people with health conditions. He said it’s a “West coast-style CBD and hemp boutique” and not a head shop or smoke shop.

Charm City Hemp’s products are made for the company from a manufacturer in Colorado, but the team is looking to switch to local suppliers in the future. The shop sells CBD oils and tinctures, gummies, vapes and diffusers, soft gels, bath bombs, soaps, hemp flower, pre-rolled CBD hemp joints, and CBD products for pets.

Charm City Hemp is open Sunday to Thursday from 11am to 7pm and Friday and Saturday from 11am to 9pm. The company has 10 employees.

DeVan said he was interested in expanding to Federal Hill because it’s one of his favorite neighborhoods and it has a lot of younger people.

With more shops that sell CBD starting to open in Federal Hill, DeVan said Charm City Hemp offers a “boutique setting with a nice retail environment” and that patrons “can come in and talk to an educated staff member.” He said many of the other options in Federal Hill are smoke shops that also sell CBD.

A store called Holistic Smoke Depot opened two doors down at 1201 Light St.

DeVan said sales were able to grow during the COVID-19 pandemic and the company is looking at opening additional locations in Timonium and Downtown Frederick.

Photos from the Charm City Facebook page

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Watershed and Atlas Fish Market to Open this Weekend at Cross Street Market

Atlas Restaurant Group’s two new concepts —Watershed and Atlas Fish Market — will open this weekend at Cross Street Market in Federal Hill. This is the first entrance into the Federal Hill dining scene for Alex Smith’s Baltimore-based restaurant company that has more than 20 locations.

Watershed is a Maryland-seafood restaurant that takes over the 5,200 sq. ft. of space on the west side of the market that was once Nick’s Inner Harbor Seafood. Atlas Fish Market will be an adjacent oyster bar and retail seafood market situated across the interior walkway at Cross Street Market from Pizza di Joey.

Watershed has a large, shaded rooftop deck and will seat 125 people indoors and 185 people outdoors. Atlas described Watershed as “both a hip, everyday spot for locals, as well as a destination restaurant for visitors of Baltimore’s historic Federal Hill scene.”

Atlas completely demolished the interior of the space including the floor and roof to make way for construction of Watershed. The interior of the space now has a large bar in the center of the space, concrete floors, tile and exposed brick walls, wood tables and booths, and nautical-themed murals and designs.

The rooftop deck, which Atlas hopes to keep open year-round using its heaters, features a large bar, large wood tables, high-top tables, and a game area with two foosball tables, a ping pong table, a shuffleboard table, and corn hole boards. It features views of the surrounding Cross St. businesses and buildings as well as M&T Bank Stadium.

There will be more than 30 televisions at Watershed, including a large projector screen on the rooftop deck.

Watershed connects to the rest of Cross Street Market with an all-glass wall and doors. The restaurant is several steps down from the rest of the market.

Atlas Fish Market has a two-sided bar with a subway tile base and a concrete bar top made with oyster shells that were served at Atlas’ restaurant The Choptank. There is a display for fresh seafood that patrons can bring home.

The exterior design features a painted Watershed sign with a fish logo on the S. Charles St. brick facade, along with graphics for Watershed, Cross Street Market, and Atlas Fish Market along the north and south facades of the space. The S. Charles St. facade will continue to have signs for Cross Street Market.

The menu at Watershed features hard shell blue crabs, live lobsters, steamed Alaskan king crab legs, steamed shrimp, a raw bar, and a menu full of soups, salads, appetizers, sandwiches, and land and sea entrees. Menu items include crab cakes, soft shell crabs, lobster roll, steak, and fried chicken, and Smith Island Cake for dessert.

The Watershed kitchen is led by Chef Mike Fearson.

Watershed will serve crushes, wine, and mixed drinks, and will have 25 beers on tap that will come in 160z and 32oz pours to keep with the large beer tradition at Cross Street Market.

Atlas Fish Market will serve raw seafood, steamed seafood, and beer, wine, crushes, and mixed drinks from the bar.

Watershed will host live music and DJs.

South Baltimore restaurant industry veteran Jason Albert is the general manager of Watershed. He spent 12 years working at MaGerk’s and four years at Delia Foley’s. He said there will be some familiar faces behind the bar at Watershed and many of the employees live in South Baltimore.

Watershed and Atlas Fish Market currently have 110 employees and it will max out at 150 employees.

Watershed will be open Monday to Friday from 12pm to 2am and Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 2am.

Atlas worked with BCT Design Group on the design of the two concepts. F.M. Harvey is the general contractor on the project.

Atlas hoped to open Watershed and Atlas Fish Market before the 2020 baseball season, but the project was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Joe Sweeney, director of marketing and public relations for Atlas, said he believes “Watershed has a chance to elevate the whole neighborhood.”

Albert added that Watershed will “help the whole market thrive.” He also noted his employees have already been regulars at Pizza di Joey and Southside Burger Bar.

At the groundbreaking in July, Smith said, “as we break ground on Watershed and Atlas Fish Market, we are excited for what the future holds and grateful for the opportunity to expand our footprint to the historic Federal Hill neighborhood. We are proud to be a part of Baltimore’s community and our commitment and investment in this city’s future is unwavering. We will continue to strive to provide new, exciting dining options for its residents.”

Watershed and Atlas Fish Market held a ribbon-cutting event on Wednesday night.

Cross Street Market reopened in 2019 after receiving an $8.5-million renovation by Caves Valley Partners. Watershed and Atlas Fish Market will bring the total number of businesses to 20. There are several spaces currently available for lease at the market.

Read SouthBMore.com’s articles detailing the different aspects of the Cross Street Market redevelopment here.

Photos courtesy of Atlas Restaurant Group

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AVAM Postpones Flicks on the Hill and July 4th Pet Parade

American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM) announced today that its popular summer events Flicks on the Hill and July 4th Pet Parade will not take place this year. This is the second year in a row the events have been cancelled, but AVAM says the events will be back in 2022.

In a press release, AVAM said: “The decision was made out of continuing concern for the optimal wellbeing of our community and staff, due to the large crowds the events attract. The move also supports Baltimore City’s decision to withhold the required permits for outdoor gatherings such as these.”

“We are so sorry to disappoint Flicks summer movie fans and Pet Parade lovers alike,” said AVAM Founder and Director Rebecca Hoffberger in a press release. “All the costumed animals and their adoring pet owners form an interspecies feast for the eye, and our Flicks audience is harmonious Baltimore at its best—joined as one community to watch movies under the stars and pig out on fresh popcorn. We can’t wait to resume both cherished events next summer, 2022.”

Flicks on the Hill is a free movie series that has been a summer tradition in South Baltimore for many years. For each showing, AVAM drops down a large movie screen on one of its buildings that can be viewed from eastern hill of Federal Hill Park.

The July 4th Pet Parade traditionally takes place in an AVAM courtyard on the morning of Independence Day.

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Vegan Restaurants ‘Double Zero’ and ‘Liora’ to Open July 1st at 414 Light Street

Santa Monica, California-based Matthew Kenney Cuisine (MKC) will open vegan restaurants Double Zero and Liora in adjacent retail spaces at 414 Light Street in Otterbein/Inner Harbor on July 1st. This is the fourth location for the Double Zero pizza brand and the first location for Liora, which will be a vegan take on Baltimore cuisine.

MKC is a plant-based lifestyle brand founded by chef, author, and wellness entrepreneur Matthew Kenney. The two restaurants will occupy 4,500 sq. ft. of space on the first floor of the 44-story apartment building.

ouble Zero offers “plant-based pies, creative Italian fare and a selection of organic, sustainable and biodynamic wines.” Double Zero replaces its cheese with ingredients such as macadamia ricotta, cashew cream, cashew mozzarella, and rice mozzarella. It offers a vegan pepperoni as well as a farro-fennel sausage. The pies are made Neapolitan style in a wood-fired oven. The restaurant takes its name from the popular Italian 00 flour.

Liora will serve vegan takes on classics such as crab cakes, BBQ dishes,  burgers, and cacio e pepe.

“Double Zero Pizza offers a healthy, plant-based adaptation of a universally-loved food,” said Kenney in a press release. “Using the best dough, honoring traditional styles – while constantly experimenting with new dishes – is what makes it unique… not just in the plant-based market, but the pizza industry as a whole.”

Double Zero and Liora were first announced in March 2019. 414 Light Street opened its apartments in August 2018.

414 Light Street has a total of 12,300 sq. ft. of retail. Utsuke Ramen is also at the building and additional spaces are currently available for lease.

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Shareef’s Grill Coming to Light Street in Federal Hill

Shareef’s Grill is opening next month at 1538 Light St. in Federal Hill. Shareef’s Grill is taking over a retail space that was home to Pizza Palace before it closed in recent weeks.

Shareef’s Grill is owned by Ronnie Faulcon, who also goes by Shareef which is the Muslim name he was given. Faulcon owns three food trucks, two Shareef’s House of Wraps locations, and The Grille by Shareef. He also owns a barber shop, and is under construction on a bed and breakfast in Southwest Baltimore.

Faulcon’s food businesses, which got started in 2010, specialize in wraps and rotisserie chicken. His wraps include fresh-cut broccoli, green peppers, yellow rice, and Shareef’s Specials Sauce. Fillings include steak, grilled chicken, teriyaki chicken, ground turkey, grilled lamb, salmon, jumbo shrimp, jumbo lump crabmeat, and a shrimp and jumbo lump crabmeat combination.

Rotisserie chicken comes in quarter, half, and whole portions and includes sides such as vegetable rice pilaf, vegetables, mac-n-cheese, and maple Old Bay French fries.

All the food at Faulcon’s businesses is Halal.

Faulcon purchased the business from the former owners of Pizza Palace. As the carryout space has served pizza for many years under many different owners, Faulcon plans to keep this tradition going by offering a few pies. The Pizza Palace team taught him how to make pizzas and use the pizza oven.

When Faulcon saw Pizza Palace was for sale, he saw it as an opportunity to bring his brand to South Baltimore as he already has locations in East Baltimore, West Baltimore, and Randallstown. He said that he loves that the new location is in a historical neighborhood. He has also seen the success his cousin Derrick Faulcon, who owns Home Main, has had in running a Black-owned business in Federal Hill.

Faulcon is undertaking a renovation of the interior and exterior of the restaurant space. There will be some interior seating, but Shareef’s Grill will rely mostly on carryout.

Shareef’s Grill will be open most days from 11am to 9pm, but Faulcon may add later hours on the weekends.

 

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Pizza Palace Closes in South Baltimore

Pizza Palace has closed at 1538 Light St. in South Baltimore. There is currently construction paper in the windows and renovations are taking place inside the carry-out restaurant space.

Pizza Palace opened in April 2019 and was one of many pizza and sub concepts in the space over the years. Former concepts at 1538 Light St. include Fornicolli’s, Federal Hill Carryout, Uncle Pete’s Grille, and J&P Carryout.

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Today is the Last Day for Pop Tacos in Federal Hill

After 13 years in Federal Hill, toady is the last day of operation for Pop Tacos. Pop Tacos, which is located at at 17 E. Cross St., will be open until 630pm today serving its Mexican/Korean-fusion dishes.

Owners and husband and wife couple Jai and Jung Song will be retiring. Jai Song told SouthBMore.com the decision to retire was made in part due to COVID-19 and other matters.

A ‘for lease’ sign has been hanging on the storefront in recent months.

Pop Tacos got its start in Cross Street Market before moving across the street in 2016.

Pop Tacos serves Mexican favorites like tacos, burritos, quesadillas, and bowls with a Korean twist. It uses Korean marinades on the meats, and also offers Korean rice and Korean dishes, such bibimbap and soups.

Pop Tacos was a runner-up in the ‘Best Tacos’ category of SouthBMore’s Best both years the online contest took place.

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Stalking Horse Under New Ownership, “Upscale Tavern” with Detroit-Style Pizza Planned

Andrew Carter and Jesse Selke from the Delia Foley’s Group, as well as industry veteran Jason Zink, are the new owners of Stalking Horse at 26 E. Cross St. in Federal Hill. The trio recently started renovations on the top two floors of the approximately 10,000 sq. ft. building, while the first floor remains open for bar business from Thursday to Sunday. A new “upscale tavern” with a yet-to-be finalized name will launch this summer with a focus on Detroit-style and thin-crust bar pizza, craft beer, and games.

Carter and Selke are the owners of Delia Foley’s Pub and AJ’s on Hanover St. in Federal Hill and Smaltimore in Canton. Carter was the manager of Stalking Horse from 2008 to 2014. Zink is the former owner of No Idea Tavern, Don’t Know Tavern, and Smaltimore, and is now a partner in the Abbey Burger Bistro locations in Fells Point, Mount Washington, and Havre de Grace.

Zink has spent the past year working on his pizza recipes and traveled to Detroit to learn from the late Shawn Randazzo of Detroit Style Pizza Company. Randazzo, who passed away in December after a battle with brain cancer, was a two-time World Champion Pizza Maker of the Year.

Zink also hosted a Detroit-style pizza pop-up at SoBo Market in December.

Detroit-style pizza is a deep dish, focaccia pizza cooked in blue steel pans. This style is known for its burnt cheese edges and sauce drizzled across the top. The Stalking Horse concept will offer half and full pan pizzas.

It will also sell thin-crust bar pizzas that are a staple of the Boston area.

Carter, Selke, and Zink will use the pizza oven to also bake paninis, wings, and items in bread bowls.

The new concept will serve brunch on Saturdays and Sundays.

The team is working with Chef Frank Campanella to put together a menu.

Carter said the goal of the new concept is to “change the nightclub atmosphere.” They are taking out one of the bars on the first floor and one of the bars on the second floor, as well as removing the slushy machines and DJ booth. They are refacing all the bars, redoing all the floors, and adding garage doors across the front of the first and second floors. They are also adding different arcade games, skee-ball, foosball, and more TVs.

The new owners will look to add a parklet dining space to the new pedestrian-only north side of the unit block of E. Cross St.

“I could still see it filling up at night, but there will be less dancing and people smooshed up in a corner,” said Carter. He noted they will play house music from the the late 2000s and early 2010s along with some country music.

There will be 20 draft beer lines with a focus on Baltimore City and Baltimore area craft beers.

Carter said he and Selke’s businesses have done “really well” during the pandemic outside of the dining shutdown in late 2020 and early 2021. He was interested in the opportunity at Stalking Horse because he saw its potential when he worked there.

Carter said they are also looking forward to the new activity on Cross St. with the opening of Atlas Restaurant Group’s Watershed, and a new concept coming soon at the former Ryleigh’s next door to Stalking Horse.

“The more the merrier,” he said. “It has been quiet on this street for a while.”

Photos from the pop-up at SoBo Market 

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South Baltimore Crime Updates

According to the Baltimore Police Department (BPD)  Crime Map, the following crimes were reported in the last 30 days.

Ridgely’s Delight

LARCENY, 600 WASHINGTON BLVD, THURSDAY, 4/7/2021, 12:00

LARENY FROM AUTO, 600 MELVIN DR, SUNDAY, 4/10/21, 20:00

LARCENY FROM AUTO, 500 S FREMONT AVE, WEDNESDAY, 4/20/21, 22:00

LARCENY FROM AUTO, 600 WASHINGTON BLVD, THURSDAY, 4/17/2021, 12:00

Stadium Area

NONE

Barre Circle

NONE

Otterbein

LARCENY FROM AUTO, 100 W LEE ST, FRIDAY, 4/22/2021, 15:00

AUTO THEFT, 500 S CHARLES ST, SATURDAY, 4/23/2021, 3:00

Sharp-Leadenhall

LARCENY, 1000 S HANOVER ST, SUNDAY, 4/10/2021, 9:00

LARCENY FROM AUTO, 100 W CROSS ST, 4/19/2021, 14:00

LARCENY FROM AUTO, 100 W CROSS ST, 4/19/2021, 16:00

Federal Hill

LARCENY, 1000 S HANOVER ST, SATURDAY, 4/9/2021, 14:00

LARCENY, 1000 PATAPSCO ST, WEDNESDAY, 4/15/2021, 15:00

LARCENY, 1000 PATAPSCO ST, WEDNESDAY, 4/27/2021, 13:00

LARCENY, 1100 S CHARLES ST, WEDNESDAY, 4/27/2021, 22:00

Federal Hill South/Riverside

LARCENY, 100 E WEST ST, FRIDAY, 4/8/2021, 1:00

AUTO THEFT, 1800 JOHNSON, FRIDAY, 4/8/2021, 22:00

LARCENY, 1100 LIGHT ST, MONDAY, 4/18/2021, 20:00

LARCENY, 1400 HENRY ST, TUESDAY, 4/19/2021, 19:00

LARCENY, 300 E RANDALL ST, WEDNESDAY, 4/20/2021, 18:00

ROBBERY – COMMERCIAL, 1100 LIGHT ST, MONDAY, 4/120/2021, 21:00

LARCENY FROM AUTO, 1800 JOHNSON, FRIDAY, 4/22/2021, 17:00

AUTO THEFT, 600 E RANDALL ST, FRIDAY, 4/29/2021, 18:00

South Baltimore Neighborhood

LARCENY, 1400 PATAPSCO, THURDAY, 4/7/2021, 13:00

LARCENY FROM AUTO, SUNDAY, 4/10/2021, 22:00

LARCENY, 1600 CLARKSON ST, SATURDAY, 4/16/2021, 16:00

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, 1700 S. CHARLES, MONDAY, 4/18/2021, 23:00

Key Highway/HarborView

ROBBERY – STREET, 100 HARBORVIEW DR, SATURDAY, 4/23/2021, 2:00

Inner Harbor

LARCENY, 500 E PRATT ST, WEDNESDAY, 4/8/2021, 17:00

LARCENY, 400 E PRATT ST, WEDNESDAY, 4/13/2021, 15:00

ROBBERY – STREET, 100 E PRATT ST, THURSDAY, 4/14/2021, 21:00

LARCENY, 400 E PRATT ST, WEDNESDAY, 4/15/2021, 17:00

LARCENY, 400 E PRATT ST, WEDNESDAY, 4/17/2021, 23:00

Port Covington

ROBBERY – STREET, 2400 HANOVER ST, FRIDAY, 4/8/2021, 4:00

Locust Point

LARCENY, 1100 KEY HWY E, WEDNESDAY, 4/6/2021, 8:00

Pigtown

LARCENY, 1300 GLYNDON AVE, WEDNESDAY, 4/6/2021, 16:00

LARCENY, 1100 W HAMBURG ST, WEDNESDAY, 4/8/2021, 17:00

BURGLARY, 700 WASHINGTON BLVD, SUNDAY, 4/10/2021, 3:00

LARCENY FROM AUTO, 1100 CARROLL ST, SUNDAY, 4/10/2021, 23:00

LARCENY FROM AUTO, 400 SCOTT ST, TUESDAY, 4/12/2021, 0:00

LARCENY FROM AUTO, 1200 GLYNDON AVE, THURSDAY, 4/14/2021, 19:00

LARCENY, 600 SCOTT ST, SUNDAY, 4/17/2021, 18:00

BURGLARY, 1200 GLYNDON AVE, MONDAY, 4/18/2021, 16:00

ROBBERY – CARJACKING, 700 CARROLL ST, MONDAY, 4/18/2021, 22:00

AUTO THEFT, 900 W OSTEND ST, TUESDAY, 4/19/2021, 16:00

LARCENY FROM AUTO, 1100 W HAMBURG ST, WEDNESDAY, 4/20/2021

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, 1300 W OSTEND ST, THURSDAY, 4/21/2021, 13:00

BURGLARY, 800 RYAN ST, FRIDAY, 4/22/2021, 0:00

LARCENY FROM AUTO, 200 ROUNDHOUSE CT, SATURDAY, 4/23/2021, 11:00

Carroll – Camden Industrial Area

LARCENY FROM AUTO, 1300 WESTERN AVE, WEDNESDAY, 4/6/2021, 8:00

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, 1600 WICOMICO ST, FRIDAY, 4/8/2021, 13:00

ROBBERY – COMMERCIAL, 1800 WASHINGTON BLVD, MONDAY, 4/12/2021, 1:00

ROBBERY – STREET, 1500 RUSSELL ST, THURSDAY, 4/14/2021, 6:00

LARCENY, 1500 RUSSELL ST, SUNDAY, 4/17/2021, 10:00

ROBBERY – COMMERCIAL, 1800 WASHINGTON BLVD, TUESDAY, 4/19/2021, 3:00

LARCENY FROM AUTO, 1000 RUSSELL ST, TUESDAY, 4/19/2021, 22:00

ROBBERY – COMMERCIAL, 1700 WASHINGTON BLVD, THURSDAY, 4/21/2021, 3:00

Hollins Market

ROBBERY – STREET, 1100 W PRATT ST, SUNDAY, 4/10/2021, 18:00

ROBBERY – STREET, 1100 W PRATT ST, SUNDAY, 4/10/2021, 18:00

LARCENY, 1100 W PRATT ST, TUESDAY, 4/12/2021, 10:00

ROBBERY – STREET, 800 HOLLIN ST, THURSDAY, 4/14/2021, 12:00

ROBBERY – STREET, 100 SCOTT STREET (REAR), FRIDAY, 4/15/2021, 14:00

LARCENY FROM AUTO, 100 S POPPLETON ST, FRIDAY, 4/15/2021, 14:00

BURGLARY, 0 S ARLINGTON AVE, SATURDAY, 4/16/2021, 12:00

LARCENY, 900 LEMMON ST, TUESDAY, 4/19/2021, 11:00

ROBBERY – STREET, 0 S ARLINGTON AVE, THURSDAY, 4/21/2021, 12:00

BURGLARY, 0 S CARROLLTON AVE, SATURDAY, 4/24/2021, 7:00

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, S MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD & W LOMBARD ST, MONDAY, 4/25/2021, 21:00

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, S MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD & W LOMBARD ST, MONDAY, 4/25/2021, 21:00

Union Square

SHOOTING, 1300 W PRATT ST, WEDNESDAY, 4/13/2021, 18:00

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, 1300 W PRATT ST, WEDNESDAY, 4/13/2021, 18:00

LARCENY FROM AUTO, 1500 HOLLINS ST, SUNDAY, 4/17/2021, 16:00

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, 1300 W PRATT ST, TUESDAY, 4/19/2021, 22:00

Offense definitions from the FBI

South Baltimore Peninsula Neighborhoods Map

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Hard Water Bar & Grill Opening This Week in Federal Hill

Hard Water Bar & Grill will open to the public this Wednesday at 902 S. Charles St. in Federal Hill. Hard Water fills a restaurant space that was most recently occupied by Metropolitan.

The Hard Water team is comprised of Dave Peel, who has been in the restaurant business for 30 years and was recently the general manager of Cheshire Crab in Pasadena, his stepdaughter Taylor Novak and his son-in-law Ray Novak. Taylor Novak was the former daytime manager of Midtown BBQ & Brew in Mount Vernon, and Ray Novak owns a flooring business and grew up in Locust Point.

Peel is childhood friends with the building’s owner, who convinced Peel to take a look at the space. The trio took over the space in February 2020 and have been renovating the space and working through the permitting and licensing process since that time.

Taylor Novak told SouthBMore.com that “everything was delayed besides the bills” when talking about trying to get a restaurant renovated and open during the COVID-19 pandemic,

Hard Water will have an upscale bar food menu with starters, flatbreads, sandwiches, salads, and tacos. There will be nightly entrees that will rotate in as specials.

Starters include a crab pretzel, bourbon apple Brussels sprouts, tuna poke, wings, nachos, and the Shrimp-Cargo, which is shrimp scampi in a toasted bread bowl.

The flatbreads are made on wood-fired crust and include cheese, pepperoni, Margherita, clam and bacon, and BBQ chicken.

Sandwiches include a crab cake, shrimp salad, Cuban, cheesesteak, the Turkey Hot Brown, a salmon BLT, burgers, and buffalo chicken.

Tacos can be ordered with Ahi tuna, pork, shrimp, or grilled mahi mahi.

There will also be a variety of salads topped with seafood and chicken. And, entrees will likely includes steaks, fish, and pasta dishes.

Taylor Novak said she has “truly enjoyed” everything she has tasted on the menu, but mentioned the tuna poke, crab cake, and Turkey Hot Brown as some of her favorites.

The bar menu will have a large selection of local craft beers, a Deep Eddy crush menu, a mule menu, and Malibu rum buckets.

Hard Water will be open every day for lunch and dinner with the kitchen closing at 10pm. It will open Monday to Friday at 11am and on the weekends it will open at 10am with a brunch menu.

The bar is open every night until 2am.

Hard Water will eventually get DJs for weekend nights, including “Sunday in the Country” with country music playing on Sundays.

Hard Water will offer happy hour Monday to Friday from 2pm to 7pm with domestic and rail specials. It will also host trivia on Thursday nights.

With two floors of seating, Taylor Novak believes the current 50 percent seating capacity in Baltimore City can work to get things started. They are also looking to add parklet dining spaces in the near future.

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