Sip & Bite
Baltimore, MD 21231-3200
Phone: (410) 675-7077
- Price:
- $
- Hours:
- Daily 24 hours
Editorial Review for Sip & Bite – by Steve Lichtenstein
The Scene
The Sip & Bite opened in the late 1940s, and not much has changed here since then. The classic diner feel, complete with bar stools and booths, is still intact, and it seems that some of the waitstaff and patrons might have been around at the outset, too. If you're here, it's for decent, quick, cheap food and not for elaborate ambience.
The Food
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are all served around the clock. Don't expect miracles: The quality is well worth the price, but not exactly gourmet. Omelets, salads and sandwiches are basic but tasty and the crab cakes are pretty good. The wide variety of stunningly inexpensive entrees really steal the show, with chicken Parmagiana or baked ham, complete with sides, ringing in at under $6. For dessert, the lemon meringue pie is a creamy, foamy, two-layered treat on a golden crust.
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Insider Tips
After HoursIf you stop in late-night, expect to be tolerant with the post-bar clientele.
Word to the WiseTry to avoid the bathrooms at all cost, unless it's an absolute emergency.
User Reviews for Sip & Bite
11/28/2008 Posted by ThomasBenner
I've been eating at Sip +bite since 1980.I love the service here.Its nice to be treated good and the food is just like home cooking.From the Roast Beef to the Crab Cakes.
Pros: Service,Cost,Variety,Great tastem,Cold beer,Close walk from Water Taxi
Cons: Parking,Large Group Seating.
11/24/2007 Posted by lovemypuppy
I started coming to this place when I was thirteen, back in 1995, and I have been coming ever since. I've since moved away from Baltimore, having lived in Los Angeles and Raleigh, NC, and I have to say that this is still my favorite greasy spoon. I mean, it's a diner that serves beer, first of all. And the crowning jewel is the crabcake. I grew up in Baltimore. I grew up eating delicious crabcakes at street fairs, carnivals, slapped off a spatula onto a plate in my grandmother's kitchen, and all over the city. Since leaving B-more, I've ordered crabcakes in various establishments in all levels of restaurants across the nation, which have never equaled the quality of the humble Baltimore crabcake. And Sip & Bite's version is by far and away the best of the bunch. Lots of crabmeat, tender and unobtrusive breading, a delicate flavor and fork-tender consistency make this crabcake the staple of my visits to the old hometown. The fries are crispy and not too salty, the pickled beets are tangy and just right, and the waitstaff is competent and not annoying. One can smoke in this restaurant, the bathrooms are small, but seem clean, and it is open all night. I can't think of a bad thing to say about this place -- I am a devout foodie, and I still prefer the grimy-diner ambiance and delicious greasy food of Sip & Bite to pretty much anywhere in the city. Go, and enjoy!
Pros: cheap food, crab cakes, 24-hours, offers beer, smoking establishment, consistent service, coat racks.
Cons: parking during lunch can be difficult.
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