The Sunset Restaurant, a longtime landmark in Glen Burnie, was sold to the owners of Mike’s Crab House for $1.5 million, Hyatt Commercial announced Wednesday.
The Sunset, at 625 Greenway Road, opened in 1957 as a nightclub with live music, dancing and nickel slot machines. It morphed into a local dining staple and was owned by the Fratantuono, or Fratt, family. Eventually, the space transformed into a restaurant known for its cream of crab soup and shrimp salad.
The restaurant shut its doors seemingly for good in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic only to partially reopen in 2021…