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| - Is it really worth all the effort? Do you really want to wait 2+ hours for some freaking expensive & slightly above average Cajun food?
No seriously, I would not recommend anyone to come here with an empty stomach at 12 AM because you will probably die from starvation while waiting in line. Okay it's an exaggeration but even tortoises move faster than this late night waiting line. Sure this Oyster Bar stay open 24/7, but the bar can only hold approximate 18 customers at a time. I left after 30 minutes of waiting because I figured that I will just come back here again in the morning. There's a "Moonlight Specials" from 1 AM to 9 AM and you pay $10 (reg $13.99) for 1/2 dozen of raw oysters.
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So after a good night sleep, I came back to Palace Station Casino at 9 AM and guess what - no line at all! Unfortunately, there was only one server taking everyone's orders and my food took more than 45 minutes to arrive. I noticed that almost everyone ordered pan roast and I was the only person ordered gumbo ...
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Cold Seafood Combination (shrimp cocktail, clams, oysters - $19.99): Good oysters, but I didn't like red oysters that much. High quality shrimps & cocktail sauce contained horseradish [3.75/5]
House Gumbo (creole soup made with a variety of seafood, okra, and andouille sausage served w/ steamed rice, shrimp + crab + lobster $23.99): I got level 5 spiciness level and it was just right. Good broth, but not worth the trouble & wait for 1+ hour. [3.75/5]
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3-star mainly due to lack of staff, long wait, and high price point. My recommendation?
1) Come here in the morning to avoid the dreadful waiting line.
2) Consider getting pan roast instead of gumbo.
P.S. - $5 fee if you want to share a plate
P.P.S. - There's another Oyster Bar at Harrah's Hotel and Casino, but it is not open 24/7.
P.P.P.S - Pike Place Chowder was ranked 80th on the Yelp's Top 100 Places to Eat for 2016.
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