If you’re wondering what giant monstrosity is hanging out at the National Harbor, that would be Jake the Crab, the official mascot of McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants, which sits atop the restaurant group’s newest eatery. The 700 pound inflatable crab is named for Bill McCormick’s first restaurant in Portland, Oregon.
Visible from Wilson Bridge — not to mention to those passengers flying into Reagan National — Jake is 8 feet high, 17 feet wide and 17 feet deep and his legs extend 25 feet out in each direction. You can spot him there until June 23.
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