The Old Ebbitt Grill is located in Washington D.C.  These are especially nice crab cakes as they are mostly crab with very few fillers.

Old Ebbitt Grill Crab Cakes

Yield: 4 crab cakes.

1 lb. lump crabmeat
1/3 C. mayonnaise
2 tsp. Old Bay Seafood seasoning — or crab boil seasoning
1 Tbsp. chopped parsley
1 Tbsp.  Dijon mustard
1 Tbsp.  water
4 Saltine crackers

Pick the crabmeat over to remove excess shells and cartilage.

Combine the mayonnaise, crab boil, parsley, mustard, and water and mix until smooth. Add the mayonnaise mixture to the crabmeat and mix, being careful not to break up the lumps of crabmeat.

With your hands, break up the saltines into crumbs and mix into the crab mixture. Form into patties and pan-fry or broil the cakes until golden brown.