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| - This is my first Yelp review and it's long - sorry about that. Over the last decade I have used Yelp and its contributors countless times to influence my lunch / dinner choices as much as I've used anything else. My wife and I always promise each other to start writing Yelp reviews to 'give back' as it were. I swear to contribute more from here on out!
So, a little hung over from an oyster and beer binge last night, me and my coffee and my dog are going to have at it. The dog is stoked, trust me.
Muddy Waters Oyster Bar. Interestingly enough, (to me anyway - hey, it's ME time here!) much as this is my first Yelp review, last night was also my first experience with raw oysters. I eat pretty much everything and find delight in essentially all of it. Except goat cheese - a pox on goat cheese - if a smell were a taste, the smell of goats is the exact taste of their gnarly, funky chee.
Excuse me. Kind of went off the rails there.
Anyway, for some reason I never dipped my toes into the oyster scene until last night.
Boy howdy! I'm kicking myself for never trying them before. If you love the clean flavors & fresh smells of high quality sushi, shashimi, nigiri, etc., you'll probably love oysters. I think. Unless you have hang-ups on texture or something. Some folks can't eat certain things if the texture of is not to their liking. In any case, this is some good stuff, and I'm hooked. Don't forget to chew. Maybe do a little reading up before you go.
We started off at the stand up bar in the middle of a very tiny space. Solidly in the Top 5 most cramped restaurants I've ever been in. We kind of like that though when we're in the mood for it, which we were.
We had a 9pm reservation but it was 6 and we were hungry, so we walked in, cancelled our reservation, and posted up to wait for a spot at the real bar. We got lucky and landed a nice spot directly in front of the oyster shuckers and the TV for the Buccos game. I say lucky because we stood at the stand up bar only for about 5 minutes before our server (who stayed with us for the evening) let us know he just cashed someone out at the main bar and we should pounce when they get up. I'm glad we did, because this place being what it is, folks pretty much grew roots where they were. The takeaway here is, if you go (on a Friday anyway), you have 3 routes to take. 1) Get a reservation and get it at least a week in advance 2) prepare to stand at the stand up bar, or 3) prepare to watch the main bar like a hawk if you want to sit.
I'll try to be concise from here on out. Bullet points! Still wordy though...
- The staff was great. If you've never tried raw oysters, they will nursemaid you through the process and explain everything. It's similar to wine.
- It's a bit pricy. Which is fine with us (us = my wife and I). You get what you pay for, folks. These are fresh oysters and I'll pay whatever it takes to facilitate that kind of quality.
- It's slow. Which is fine with us again. Our favorite dining experiences are the long, slow, drawn out ones. Think more French service vs. standard US service. Don't expect the server to be breathing down your neck every 5 minutes. Take your time and enjoy the food and your company. Trust me, it's better that way.
- We never even ordered an entrée. That will definitely happen next time though. Instead, we gnared with a righteous zest for 2 hours on small plates, apps, and oysters. And I regret nothing! Well, almost nothing. The exception to the rule last night was the deviled egg app. They looked amazing but in our opinion, were actually so-so at best. Seemed a little old or something. Maybe they were straight from one of the staff's backyard henhouses or something and we're just used to the swill that Big Egg forces on us dahn Giant Iggle. Whatever.
- It's loud. Again - groovy. If that bugs you though, be warned.
- It's small. I said that earlier but it bears repeating. If this bugs you, maybe skip out or go on a Tuesday or something. You will physically interact with servers and fellow diners, probably knock something over, and possibly make a friend or two.
- It's fresh. I didn't ask, but Shirley they are flying these things in daily.
- Champagne seems to be the drink of choice. They have something like 10 choices of champagne and almost everyone was busting up some bubbly. That said, they have a very, very solid cocktail, wine, and beer list as well. Kind of weird because I don't remember seeing anyone drinking champagne anywhere under any circumstance the one and only time we visited New Orleans. Maybe we were at the wrong places!
Okay that's it. Abrupt ending in 3, 2
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