If you claim to have some sort of knowledge of Baltimore with your snide comment and then send people to the Hard Rock Cafe or to eat at the stadium, it doesn't strengthen your argument. It's like saying when in Times Square in NYC go to TGIFridays or get the sushi at Yankees Stadium. Also if we're going to "call a spade a spade" outside the sterile National Mall with its blocks of boring monstrous federal buildings, and the MD/VA suburbs DC there is very much like Baltimore in terms of shit neighborhoods and cool spots tourists don't know about. Also the area outside Nats Park is about as dry as it gets. When I go to games down there I usually Metro a nice distance away to even find a decent pub.

The Inner Harbor is a tourist trap with mediocre franchise restaurants. Your best bet is getting off the beaten path a bit. Get the Yelp app for your phone and look at what the locals rate as the best. In Fed Hill there is Cross Street Market with decent food and fantastic beer specials. The surrounding bars have some fantastic food. You can Water Taxi to Fells with more bars and good food to mention. Also if you want to take a cheap cab ride to Canton JD Smokehouse and Nacho Mammas are two of the locals favorite bars. Within walking distance is Little Italy if you want a really good meal.

The Inner Harbor is great if you're short on time, but if you want to explore get out of there.