2010 Winners

Critics' Choice

1st Place - McCormick & Schmick's

2nd Place - Passion the Restaurant

3rd Place - Lucky Oyster

Peoples' Choice

1st Place - G.F. Keagan's

2nd Place - Rockafeller's

3rd Place - Freemason Abbey

The East Coast She Crab Soup Classic is an open competition among restaurants.  This event focuses on seafood, which is the most identifiable cuisine in Virginia Beach and a staple of area menus for decades. 

Noon-4:00pm

Tickets: $7 in advance through Ticketmaster (plus service charges) and $10 at the gate (if available).

This event is limited to 1,500 paying guests.

Come sample She Crab Soup from 16 competitors:
• Cavalier Hotel
• Charlie's Seafood
• Courthouse Cafe
• Deuce McGee's Grille
• Freemason Abbey
• G.F. Keagan's The Blue Turtle
• Lucky Oyster Seafood Grill
• Mahi Mah's Seafood
• McCormick & Schmicks
• O’ Sullivan’s Wharf
• Passion The Restaurant
• Rockafeller’s
• Salty C's
• Tautogs
• Tradewinds
• Waterman's Surfside Grille

Each paying guest receives a sheet that is stamped at each restaurant’s station, allowing the opportunity to sample each offering!

Sponsors:
City of VB, Pepsi, Oceanfront Inn, Farm Fresh, IMG and Mr. Rogers Windows

Based on tastings, there are two categories for best recipe winners, with three places in each.  One category is decided by a panel of Hampton Roads food critics and the other – “The Peoples’ Choice” – by the general public.  The event is open to up to 20 competitors.  The public is charged a nominal fee to enter the event.  Each paying guest receives a sheet that is stamped at each restaurant’s station, allowing everyone to sample each offering.  Judges evaluate all soups and select First, Second, and Third Place winners.  Their collective decision is final and based solely on specific criteria.  Winners are announced at the end of the event.  Plaques for all winners are awarded to be displayed in restaurants, where chefs enjoy “bragging rights” for a full year.

Host Hotel: