Larry Schwartz is hoping Arbutus will become the next Catonsville.
With restaurants like the Catonsville Gourmet, the Baltimore County town has earned a modest reputation as a dining destination for suburbanites. Schwartz is hoping his new 35-seat restaurant at 1332 Sulphur Spring Rd. in Arbutus will lead the way to a similar dining revolution in that town.
With most of his career spent in the catering industry, Schwartz was eager to use his cooking experience to finally open his own restaurant. Larry's 1332 serves lunch and dinner and provides catering.
The restaurant serves homemade soups, salads, sandwiches, yellowfin tuna, crab cakes, and crab hash. His soup selections include a corn-and-crab chowder and a watermelon soup with mint and feta cheese.
Schwartz has renovated the interior of the former corporate lunchbox business to include a lapis lazuli tile floor, bench seating in the bay windows, and black-framed mirrors.
The location will hopefully draw folks working at nearby Saint Agnes Hospital and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Schwartz says.
Writer: Julekha Dash
Source: Larry Schwartz, Larry's 1332