The Crab Shanty restaurant is a family-owned & operated business. The King family has been satisfying the cravings of Maryland seafood lovers for over fifty-five years with fresh, delicious seafood.

In 1963, husband and wife team, Bill and Rolande King, purchased a Catonsville gas station and transformed the property into Sea King Seafood Market, a thriving seafood carryout. This was the first of several carryouts to open during the next 12 years. The King family joined together forming a strong love of the restaurant business to establish Sea King carryouts - the finest in raw, cooked and prepared seafood in the Baltimore area. All spices, rubs and recipes are developed in-house and created to bring out the best of Maryland’s seafood.