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| - I was SO hungry and SO excited to try the infamous Oyster Bar located in Palace Station. The wait was extremely long because this place literally IS a bar. There were only around 16-18 seats. I think we waited 45 minutes to be seated.
There was only one chef and one waitress. The place only had six steam kettles, so you can pretty much know when you're going to get your order. We ordered a dozen oysters, a dozen clams, and the combo pan roast which has different kinds of seafood in it. The oysters took forever because there was only one chef.... so basically he handles the chucking of oysters and clams, as well as cook your entree. The waitress seems really busy as well because she handles the clean up, drinks, checks, and appetizers coming out of the back kitchen.
The oysters were plump and juicy which was a plus. They have oysters for $1 from 1 AM to 9 AM as well. The clams I didn't like so much. They tasted old and had that strong ocean taste; I've had better clams elsewhere. The pan roast took forever but when it was finally ready I wasn't that hungry anymore. The sauce has more of a tomato flavor and was bright orange compared to Ritter's Steam Kettle Cooking in Costa Mesa, California. I did like the fact that Oyster Bar has more crab meat in their pan roast.
I would definitely come back to try the Alaskan Clam Chowder though. I can't help but compare this place to Ritter's, but I like how Ritter's pan roast isn't as tomato flavored, has more lobster pieces, and there is no wait. My BF likes Oyster Bar better though, so it really depends on your taste and experience.
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