One by one, they’re dying off – great places to eat. Anna’s Pizza, Chandler’s Bakery, Flaming Wok, Lord Hardwick’s, and now – Digg’s Seafood.
For those unfamiliar, Digg’s Seafood was a little hole-in-the-wall seafood eatery in West Point. They sold and made the best Crab Muffins and Deviled Crabs you’ve ever tasted, by far. In our travels to fish or vacation on the middle Peninsula, we would often pull into the small shopping center to pick up a few goodies for our travels.
Nancy and I were headed to the Oyster Festival in Urbanna last week and stopped by where Diggs used to be. But they weren’t there. A “For Rent” sign was hanging in their old window.
Damn.
Digg’s was a one-man, family operation and these businesses are now biting the dust as the next generation moves on to new and better things, and less work.
Digg’s bought local crabs from fishermen on the Mattaponi River and cooked them daily. They sold wholesale and retail and assembled their goodies fresh each day. I never even liked Deviled Crabs until I ate one from Digg’s. I then became a huge fan.
Boy, I hate to see these old places go because they will never be replaced.
