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Nacho Mama's may just be the only place in Canton that is completely dedicated to Elvis, Natty Boh and great Mexican food.

The first thing you'll notice when approaching the place is the life-size statue of Elvis located at the door to Nacho Mama's. Not only hilarious, it also makes for a great picture.

Once inside, you'll notice strange and funny Elvis, Natty Boh and Baltimore memorabilia hanging from the ceiling and walls.

Nacho Mama's has a very substantial menu too, nothing is left out. Also, if you read the menu close enough, you might just find some funny inside jokes that you'll want to figure out.

There is one MUST do when your at this place... that is to order a hubcap! What is that you ask? Something that goes on my car? Oh NO... actually if you ask for a "hubcap" at Nacho Mama's, your going to get a huge hubcap shaped bowl filled with tequila and margarita mix. Completely delicious...

Helen's Garden, most prominently known for it's amazing wine selections and superb cuisine is typically a quiet change from the traditional bar atmosphere of most of Canton Square.

The "Garden" has a strange entrance which is almost like a tunnel, but once inside you are greeted by a wine bar and a restaurant area on the other side. The menu often changes, offering seasonal fare that is always exquisite and tasty.

The servers are pretty good at leaving you alone to enjoy an intimate dinner with whomever you choose, unless of course you require constant attention.

Either way, Helen's Garden is a nice change from the normality of typical Baltimore bars.

Cosmo's as we call it... is one of the restaurants on the square that is always filled with happy people even happier to be selecting a delicious martini followed by even more delicious food.

Cosmo's is hard to miss, with it's new bright yellow and red sign that adorns the front of the building.

In the summertime, people literally are swarming out of the large windows that make the place so welcoming.

Comso's is the only restaurant on the square which offers you an over sized menu of solely martini's when you first walk in, exactly what everyone needs to unwind.

Flip over that huge menu and you'll find some of the most scrumptious food the square has to offer. Their menu ranges from seafood, to traditional Italian dishes all with a touch of flair.

If your not interested in sitting at the bar sipping your martini, you have 2 options: you can be seated downstairs or upstairs-which is typically more quite and intimate.

No matter where you sit, your always going to get a large portion of food and an even larger martini that the staff are quick to refill.

Canton, as we know it today was not always as "hip" and "fun" as we know it today.

According to an old legend, it was John O'Donnell, an Irish sea caption who first acquired Canton in 1785. The name Canton comes from "Canton, China" which was where Captain O'Donnell got tea, silk and satin and brought it to Baltimore. That cargo was what Captain O'Donnell used to pay for the waterfront area that we now know as Canton.

Around 1800, Captain O'Donnell had built a 1,981-acre plantation which included his main home on Boston Street between Clinton and Highland Avenue.

However, after a few decades there was so much commercial and industrial growth which basically transformed the O'Donnell plantation into a huge real estate company which held all the land between Fells Point and Lazaretto Point.

Later, under Canton Company management the basis was formed for Baltimore's commercial development. Then around 1846, Canton had a cotton mill, distillery and Cary's Chesapeake Furnace not to mention the two new shipyards who specialized in building American clipper ships.

By the century's midpoint, Canton was booming with industrialization. Even the slowdown of the economy after World War I and the crash of 1929 did not affect the industrial growth of the Canton-area and it's residents.

Many immigrants such as Welsh, German, Polish and Irish workers had made Canton their home because of this industrial boom. Because of this Canton had become a close-knit social and residential community.

To this day, there are many things still remaining of Canton's original heritage. Canton has been called a "true melting pot," and much of the original homes and churches still remain.

Canton has changed from being the industrial hot spot to a hip place where locals and other people from all over the city and the country come to eat, drink and mingle. No matter where you go on the infamous "Canton Square", your sure to be met with good food, good people and lots of great drinks.