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Belle
01-21-2007, 03:38 PM
We spent a week in July with kids and didn't really put forth the effort to find the raw bar in the FQ that we loved a few years back. Any recommendations?
jailbait vagrant
01-21-2007, 03:47 PM
Acme and Felix's are the two most popular ones and right across from each other on bourbon and iberville.
Cooter Brown's is a good one evidently in the uptown area.
I'm curious as to other lesser know ones in the FQ and elsewhere. I've only been to Felix's and we sat at a table but the ersters were damn good
funkkjunkie
01-21-2007, 05:20 PM
Welcome, belle. Don't eat it raw so can't help you. You might want to rethink that avatar. Those disney folks are serious about their copyrights.
Mardigrasbaby35
01-21-2007, 06:08 PM
We spent a week in July with kids and didn't really put forth the effort to find the raw bar in the FQ that we loved a few years back. Any recommendations?
Cooter Browns uptown does awesome oysters and has such a selection of beer on tap its crazy - i prefer oysters and abita....just can't go wrong with that combo (Cooters is at the Riverbend where Carrollton turns into St. Charles.....)
Amy Winette
01-21-2007, 09:50 PM
Welcome, belle. Don't eat it raw so can't help you. You might want to rethink that avatar. Those disney folks are serious about their copyrights.
Aww, I don't think they'd care about someone using an avatar on a website!! You're not using it for any commercial purpose so I wouldn't worry.
Love sushi but more of a NOLA food fan when I'm there so not much to add.
Raw bars include boiled seafood too, like shrimpies and king crab legs, not a sushi bar....
I woullike to know where a good one is now too. Does anyone remember a place from about 20 yrs. ago in Metairie, called the Steam Bucket? Man, they served up a bucket of boiled seafood- shrimps, crab legs, lobster, clams, ersters, with corn and red taters for about $20. mmmmmmmmm!
ibjamn
01-22-2007, 07:28 AM
The very best one I've ever been to is about an hour from NOLA in Bush, LA. It's a giant seafood buffet with every kind of seafood imaginable fixed in every way; raw, boiled, broiled and fried.
wbtiger
01-22-2007, 07:32 AM
Felix is still not open a lot of bars still do not have shuckers
jailbait vagrant
01-22-2007, 07:54 AM
Felix is still not open a lot of bars still do not have shuckers
oh wow, that sucks! (no pun intended.) Jazzfest '05 we ate there cause Acme was closed the thursday night of weekend 2 for a private party. Now I definitely need to know other raw bars to hit up in the Quarter since Felix's is still closed. I sure hope they re-open soon.
Michelino
01-22-2007, 09:13 AM
oh wow, that sucks! (no pun intended.) Jazzfest '05 we ate there cause Acme was closed the thursday night of weekend 2. Now I definitely need to know other raw bars to hit up in the Quarter since Felix's is still closed. I sure hope they re-open soon.
JV....Here's a link to a local food critic's site (http://www.nomenu.com/RestaurantsOpen.html)that keeps regular updates and ratings on what restaurants are opened in New Orleans....including the Quarter. For Oyster Bars other than Acme, at the least in the FQ, you can pick from the Desire Oyster Bar in the Royal Sonesta and, better yet, the Bourbon House (http://www.bourbonhouse.com/)....Also if you are willing to venture out of the Quarter, there are several places uptown including the famous Casamento's (http://www.casamentosrestaurant.com/main/main.html) open for lunch Tues-Sat and dinner Friday and Saturday....
Belle
01-22-2007, 09:30 AM
Thanks Michelino for the link to the restaurants. :cool: That has been printed off and goes with us!!
You guys are all so great. Hope to meet some of ya.
Belle
nyc gal
01-22-2007, 10:17 AM
Also-Pascale's Menale has a great little oyster bar--you pay for the ersters at the bar, get a red chip, bring it over to the shucker and he serves them on the counter--often way more than you paid for. Top it off with their hot bread pudding...whoa
Casamento's is a must see, must taste--one of the last places on earth that still fries its stuff in lard (believe me, it makes a huge diff). Their fried soft shell crab is nirvana.
nyc gal
01-22-2007, 10:18 AM
then after you eat at Casamento's, you walk up two blocks to Tee-Eva's praline/snowball shack and get a few pralines and tiny lil sweet potato-pecan pies. double whoa.
Amy Winette
01-22-2007, 10:55 AM
oh wow, that sucks! (no pun intended.) Jazzfest '05 we ate there cause Acme was closed the thursday night of weekend 2 for a private party. Now I definitely need to know other raw bars to hit up in the Quarter since Felix's is still closed. I sure hope they re-open soon.
That was the threadhead Acme slurge, wasn't it? Or did we do that on a Wednesday? Guess the whole place wasn't closed though, we just watched the huge line from the balcony upstairs.
jailbait vagrant
01-22-2007, 11:03 AM
That was the threadhead Acme slurge, wasn't it? Or did we do that on a Wednesday? Guess the whole place wasn't closed though, we just watched the huge line from the balcony upstairs.
damn you all! now that I'm the know and on here do I get an invite to this or do I have to wait outside with all the schmucks again?
Staxsun
01-22-2007, 11:21 AM
Raw bars include boiled seafood too, like shrimpies and king crab legs, not a sushi bar....
I woullike to know where a good one is now too. Does anyone remember a place from about 20 yrs. ago in Metairie, called the Steam Bucket? Man, they served up a bucket of boiled seafood- shrimps, crab legs, lobster, clams, ersters, with corn and red taters for about $20. mmmmmmmmm!
I remember it, but I never went there. Now if you're a reaaal old-timer, do you remember a place on Toulouse named Lautrec's? They had my favorite oyster bar, a lot of atmosphere, and hopping disco music (hey, it was the times).
Amy Winette
01-22-2007, 11:41 AM
damn you all! now that I'm the know and on here do I get an invite to this or do I have to wait outside with all the schmucks again?
We actually only did it that year. The next year we talked about doing a crawfish boil in the park for Marcia in the park but then Ingrid's BBQ came along. Stay tuned here for any other fun ideas we may come up with for this year :)
I remember it, but I never went there. Now if you're a reaaal old-timer, do you remember a place on Toulouse named Lautrec's? They had my favorite oyster bar, a lot of atmosphere, and hopping disco music (hey, it was the times).
I'm not that old....;)
That was the threadhead Acme slurge, wasn't it? Or did we do that on a Wednesday? Guess the whole place wasn't closed though, we just watched the huge line from the balcony upstairs.
That was on Wed., right after Wed. On The Square.
Staxsun
01-22-2007, 01:18 PM
I'm not that old....;)
I can't help it. I'm a fossil. It's not like I said, "I was at the Dew Drop back in the late forties when this kid named Antoine strolled in to play the piano..."
Michelino
01-22-2007, 01:36 PM
I remember it, but I never went there. Now if you're a reaaal old-timer, do you remember a place on Toulouse named Lautrec's? They had my favorite oyster bar, a lot of atmosphere, and hopping disco music (hey, it was the times).
Was that there until the early eighties? I seem to remember some place near Burgundy...but it would have been a couple years after I hid away my platform shoes and flares. My wife, not a raw bar fan, does remember getting a great dish of trout almandine at a similarly named place around 1976.
Staxsun
01-22-2007, 04:59 PM
Was that there until the early eighties? I seem to remember some place near Burgundy...but it would have been a couple years after I hid away my platform shoes and flares. My wife, not a raw bar fan, does remember getting a great dish of trout almandine at a similarly named place around 1976.
I don't think it made it to the eighties. They did have some good food there, and the mid to late 70s is the right time frame.
PaulC
01-22-2007, 06:36 PM
Before the thing,.. we always favored the stand and slurp at Felix's as they placed them in front of you one at a time (selects only) over the sit and slurp of Acme.. The Acme oyster cam is a must for those friends who take a pass...
The Bourbon House is a great time (despite the high brow aim)... A seat at their raw bar tones it down right nice,.. and the selects always find their way to you,... and the shuckers there have a way of counting that I like..... They have a huge combo platter that they serve up,... easily enough for four (who aren't making it the main meal)...
I always stand or sit at the bar where they shuck.. A word to the wise,.. be close to what you eat raw... I have witnessed many a raw one spend some direct contact time with those nasty prep counters,.. and they always make it onto the platters that go into the dining rooms...
t.o..fester
01-23-2007, 10:30 AM
Desires was where I was first introduced to slurpin' and I still have a couple of meals there each year.
Belle
04-25-2007, 08:25 AM
Bumping this up for the latest posts on Raw Bars. Maybe we forgot?
jailbait vagrant
04-25-2007, 08:26 AM
Bumping this up for the latest posts on Raw Bars. Maybe we forgot?
ahhh, thanks. my bad!
Carolina Beadhead
04-25-2007, 08:29 AM
According to NO Menu, Felix's is now open.
http://www.nomenu.com/RestaurantsOpen.html
dank_bass
04-25-2007, 08:33 AM
JV....Here's a link to a local food critic's site (http://www.nomenu.com/RestaurantsOpen.html)that keeps regular updates and ratings on what restaurants are opened in New Orleans....including the Quarter. For Oyster Bars other than Acme, at the least in the FQ, you can pick from the Desire Oyster Bar in the Royal Sonesta and, better yet, the Bourbon House (http://www.bourbonhouse.com/)....Also if you are willing to venture out of the Quarter, there are several places uptown including the famous Casamento's (http://www.casamentosrestaurant.com/main/main.html) open for lunch Tues-Sat and dinner Friday and Saturday....
Redfish Grille also has a shucker right at their bar too
Michelino
04-25-2007, 08:56 AM
According to NO Menu, Felix's is now open.
http://www.nomenu.com/RestaurantsOpen.html
Yes, I was at Felix's bar during FQF, ten days ago and the oysters were fresh, cold and delicious. The lines were non-existent even as Acme's stretched into a hour and a half wait. Didn't see charbroiled oysters on the menu, which we had enjoyed at Acme (along with a killer soft-shell crab po-boy) earlier in the week end but otherwise Felix's is a tasty alternative.
Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)
04-25-2007, 09:10 AM
Not sure, but I bet this has already been posted.
Fresh oysters at the Fair Grounds. (Inside the Grandstands)
Michelino
04-25-2007, 09:16 AM
Not sure, but I bet this has already been posted.
Fresh oysters at the Fair Grounds. (Inside the Grandstands)
And when there is a line, you got the lagniappe stage right there for entertainment. What a great festival!
bywterbro
04-25-2007, 10:05 AM
well if anyone is on a budget cooter browns are $8 dozen, and excellent,
i just had some a few days ago....most of the fq spots are $12 doz..
the maple leaf, and the carrolton station are within walking distance
of cooter browns....very safe neighborhood, even at nite..
RevDon
04-25-2007, 10:36 AM
Add Remoulade's to the list. They're on Bourbon St. Acme's always our 1st choice in the 1/4.
dank_bass
04-25-2007, 10:40 AM
well if anyone is on a budget cooter browns are $8 dozen, and excellent,
i just had some a few days ago....most of the fq spots are $12 doz..
the maple leaf, and the carrolton station are within walking distance
of cooter browns....very safe neighborhood, even at nite..
Budget Concious Oyster Lovers, may also enjoy a Joe Krown Set with Free Oysters ... Im not saying where, but its in the grids
Budget Concious Oyster Lovers, may also enjoy a Joe Krown Set with Free Oysters ... Im not saying where, but its in the grids
YYR, Dank. They were cold, salty, large and delicious last Friday evening. Oh yeah, and FREE (but be sure to tip your friendly shucker generously!)
Somebody I had not seen before named Nelson (I think - God I'm bad with names) was sittin' in for Joe K. at the piano, but he knew his way up and down the 88's in fine New Orleans style.
bywterbro
04-25-2007, 11:03 AM
yea i was there once, best oyster ever, was last fall..
and some guy on snare drum jammed with joe krown, he also
played the piano bench, poles, and any other surface..he was good.YYR, Dank. They were cold, salty, large and delicious last Friday evening. Oh yeah, and FREE (but be sure to tip your friendly shucker generously!)
Somebody I had not seen before named Nelson (I think - God I'm bad with names) was sittin' in for Joe K. at the piano, but he knew his way up and down the 88's in fine New Orleans style.
mdfest
04-25-2007, 11:09 AM
Please delete this thread- its driving me crazy!
RevDon
04-25-2007, 11:11 AM
YYR, Dank. They were cold, salty, large and delicious last Friday evening. Oh yeah, and FREE (but be sure to tip your friendly shucker generously!)
Somebody I had not seen before named Nelson (I think - God I'm bad with names) was sittin' in for Joe K. at the piano, but he knew his way up and down the 88's in fine New Orleans style.
Nelson Lunding, perhaps?
Mardigrasbaby35
04-25-2007, 11:12 AM
well if anyone is on a budget cooter browns are $8 dozen, and excellent,
i just had some a few days ago....most of the fq spots are $12 doz..
the maple leaf, and the carrolton station are within walking distance
of cooter browns....very safe neighborhood, even at nite..
I LOVE Cooter Browns - Abita and Oysters, not a bad time....
Fishin4it
04-25-2007, 02:43 PM
yea i was there once, best oyster ever, was last fall..
and some guy on snare drum jammed with joe krown, he also
played the piano bench, poles, and any other surface..he was good.
His name is aaron (sp?) and he's the drummer for Juice. for out of towners the place is Les Bon Temps on Magazine. as for the free oysters on fridays the quality has gone down hill since the new kitchen went in early this fall and they moved the oyster bar on to a table in the middle of the floor in front of the kitchen. dirty place with lots of smoke; not condusive to raw oysters.