Crabhouse remains shell of former self

Landmark Phillips property tenant no longer interested following remodeling delay

By Jack Chavez Staff Writer

(July 28, 2023) The sailing has been anything but smooth and the outlook is as clear as mud for the property of the former Phillips Crab House at 2004 Philadelphia Avenue.

Right now, no one seems to know for sure what the plans are for the property, which shuttered as Phillips in late 2021 before it was bought by local franchisee Mike Ramadan, who leased the property to the owners of Fast Eddie’s, a restaurant on 118th Street, in April 2022.

The owners reopened the restaurant as Union Chesapeake Seafood House, with a similar style to Phillips, and operated for one summer.

But a few months later in September, a fire broke out. The fire was likely caused by faulty wiring, accord-