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Following a fun week in San Antonio, TX, we moved onto Las Vegas. I had mentioned to our traveling companion our casual dining plans which included a trip to the Oyster Bar (we usually go to the one at Palace Station) on The Strip. We're fans of these salt water bi-valve molluscs both raw or cooked as well as the Oyster Bar's famed jacketed steam kettles in which the chefs cook your shellfish pan roast in front of your eyes.
The Oyster Bar has 3 very popular locations in Las Vegas (Palace Station, Sunset Station and Harrah's Casino on The Strip). Because we didn't rent a car and was too lazy to call a ride share, we chose this location.
Fortunately, when we arrived, the Oyster Bar wasn't crowded at all and has a larger seating area than the other 2 locations. There wasn't even a line as we just walked in and seated ourselves. Our server quickly came by with beverage and dinner menus. He gave us a few minutes to browse both menus as he made his way back with tall glasses of iced water. During our decision making, I noticed their condiment rack of 6 different hot chile sauces which we could use to spice up our food to our liking.
We ordered Fat Tire beers and a red wine (for our companion) then placed our order for a dozen oysters on the half shell ($30), a basket of flash fried calamari ($14) and the famous O.B.'s Pan Roast ($34). The menu only offered one type of shellfish pan roast whereas at Palace Station or Sunset Station, you're given more selections. The cost of food at this site is higher than at PS or SS but for convenience sake, it was worth it.
What can I say about the food flavors and portions? It was as delicious as we remembered at their sister sites. Our appetizers that we shared were oysters which were plump, lightly briny and fresh tasting and the "flash fried" calamari was lightly breaded and had a crisp exterior over tender calamari rings and tentacles. We must've been hungry because by the time our main meal (O.B.'s Pan Roast) arrived, which wasn't that long of a wait, we "wiped" the two appetizer plates clean! The O.B.'s Pan roast was filled with mussels, lobster, clams, shrimp and crab claws in a luscious smoked tomato cream sauce with a hint of brandy. A scoop of jasmine rice was plopped atop all of the shellfish goodness.
By the end of the meal, we were raring to go out and make our "obligatory deposits" into those slot machines with hopes of hitting the MegaBucks.
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