Located in the heart of Maryland is the unincorporated community of Pikesville. Pikesville may not be known for its multi-national cuisine and fantastic locales but Pikesville has a rich culinary history and boasts of offering truly multi-national cuisine. From Italian caf??s to Asian restaurants Pikesville has a fantastic blend of cuisines from all over the world. If you are looking for a place to eat in Pikesville, here are a few places you should visit the next time you are in Pikesville:

Ruth's Chris Steak House

Located on Reisterstown road, Ruth's Chris Steak house offers a variety of American cuisine. From its famous Louisiana Seafood Gumbo to Filet, Ruth's Chris Steak House has become popular with people that love sea food and authentic American beef and steak. Ruth's Chris Steak house has a comprehensive selection of salads, vegetables, desserts, soups, entrees and appetizers.

Backfin Restaurant

Another popular restaurant located on Reisterstown road is the Backfin restaurant. The Backfin restaurant is popular for its seafood menu. Its nautical touches and the sea going d'cor compliments its seafood menu excellently. The Backfin restaurant is popular with locals for its crab cakes and Maryland crab soup. With two basic crab-cake dinners available, one can choose from the 6-ounce jumbo lump cake or the 4-ounce Backfin cake. Other options include crab or seafood imperial, scallops, shrimp in several guises, assorted fish, and oysters in season. In a nutshell, the Backfin restaurant is ideal for sea food lovers and in particular crab lovers. Popular desserts include ice cream and apple cobbler.

Jumbo Seafood Chinese Restaurant

The Jumbo Seafood Chinese restaurant is one of the most popular Chinese restaurants in Pikesville, know for its prompt seating and unparalleled service. The Jumbo Seafood Chinese restaurant is popular for its lamb, lo mein and string beans dish. Unlike other Chinese restaurants, the Jumbo Seafood Chinese restaurant comes with ample parking space, spacious seating and prompt service. People that love Chinese seafood love visiting The Jumbo Seafood Chinese restaurant.

San Marco Restaurant

The San Marco restaurant is a part of the Hilton group and offers authentic Mediterranean cuisine. The San Marco restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner and is popular with people that enjoy some peace and quiet while they dine. Located on Reisterstown Road the restaurant is open from 6.30 in the morning to 10 in the night.

Jilly's

Jilly's is a sprawling bar and restaurant that is filled with memorabilia--unframed photos of sports legends and movie stars. Apart from the immensely popular shrimp salad and baby back ribs, Jilly's offers sandwiches, chicken- and steak-based platters, a few Italian entr'es, and a few more Southwestern entr'es. Popular appetizers include potato pancakes with applesauce and sour cream and Jilly's popular hot wings. Jilly's full rack dinner features baby back ribs and comes with coleslaw and either french fries or baked beans. People that love the hustle and bustle of a typical bar/restaurant will love Jilly's bar and restaurant.

Mr Chan Szechuan Restaurant

Mr Chan Szechuan restaurant is one of the few Chinese restaurants offering authentic vegetarian food. Vegetarians will love the variety that Mr Chan Szechuan restaurant has to offer. The restaurant offers Tofu, tempeh, and yuba (a delicately textured skin formed from soybean juice) and a variety of protein rich dishes. Apart from the main course there are a variety of soups and appetizers to choose from. The gingerly spinach soup is extremely popular and appetizers include shiitake maki and nasu ten maki (a combination of sun-dried tomatoes and eggplant tempura). In a nutshell, people that want to taste Chinese vegetarian cuisine other than the boring friend rice and Manchurian will love the cuisine that Mr Chan Szechuan restaurant has to offer.

For more information on restaurants and places to eat in Pikesville visit www.pikesvillerestaurants.com