text: This was my first experience with Ernies Inn but I have heard about them for years I am currently a Residential Real Estate Agent that works in the East Valley and the team I am on is a family team who are originally from Baltimore They talk about this restaurant all the time and go as often as they can They love it because during crab season Ernies flys in live Marylandstyle blue crabs They are kept alive in what I assume is an aquarium and are only cooked when you order them They are as fresh as you can get in land locked Arizona and they are delicious I recommend going with someone who knows what they are doing or studying up on how to eat Maryland blue crab because they are messy and complicated but totally worth it This would not be a first date kind of place The crabs were fresh the french fries were crispy and the beer was cold It was a perfect evening