tp://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/crooks-corner-shrimp-grits-10000000608400/
In North Carolina, Crooks Corner restaurant in Chapel Hill is famous for its shrimp and grits. The link is to their version, which is fantastic. For some reason, a lot of restaurants in DC attempting to do shrimp & grits leave the shells on the shrimp---leaving you to try to either peel by hand (and get grits all over your finger) or attempt to peel using a knife and fork---with a strong likelihood that a projectile shrimp will fly across the table.
With that said, the upscale affiliate restaurant to Ben's Chili Bowl on U Street used to serve a decent version at their brunch.