Fenwick’s Smitty McGee’s closes after three decades
Smitty McGee’s, a three-decade-old restaurant and bar west of Fenwick Island, closed its doors Feb. 5.
“We have poured our last icy beer, downed our last plate of crabby fries, and served our last batch of wings,” announced the restaurant on its Facebook page.
Taking over the space will be Fins Ale House & Raw Bar, which falls under the umbrella of the Rehoboth-based Fins Hospitality Group. The new location will be the company’s third ale house, joining one in Rehoboth and one in Bethany. The company also owns and operates Fins Fish House and Claws Seafood in Rehoboth Beach, and Big Oyster Brewing in Lewes.
Chris Flood has been working for the Cape Gazette since early 2014. He currently covers Rehoboth Beach and Henlopen Acres, but has also covered Dewey Beach and the state government. He covers environmental stories, business stories and random stories on subjects he finds interesting, and he also writes a column called Choppin’ Wood that runs every other week. Additionally, Flood moonlights as the company’s circulation manager, which primarily means fixing boxes that are jammed with coins during daylight hours, but sometimes means delivering papers in the middle of the night. He’s a graduate of the University of Maine and the Landing School of Boat Building & Design.
