The Bagdasian family opened Adam's - the Place for Ribs in 1981. The original location in Edgewater, Maryland, has been owned and operated by the family as a neighborhood restaurant since 1965. Since then, Adam's has opened five more locations in Severna Park, Annapolis/Eastport, Prince Frederick, Fruitland/Salisbury and Kent Island, and sells over 200,000 pounds of ribs per year.