Restaurants worth their salt

When it comes to eating, we are often creatures of habit. Oh, we like the hot new spot, the trendy ingredient, the expensive sauce; but we also go back to the beach with a craving for Thrasher's fries or Phillips' crab imperial or, in our case, a drink and a surprising misty eye as the sun goes down to the clamorous climax of Tchaikovsky's "1812" Overture, courtesy of Fager's Island (60th Street and the Bay in Ocean City; 410-524-5500). Here's where the regulars head first:

By Eve Zibart

May 25, 2004