Oyster Bar is bomb!! If you like any sort of seafood or Cajun-style food you MUST try this place out.
The line's usually long during peak hours (hour+ wait anyone??) but it's worth it! The bar is very small, only 18 seats so you have to wait for everyone to finish before you can get seated and that's why the wait is so long. It's open 24/7 so I would suggest coming at random times - like at 2am - if you want to avoid the line LOL. But keep in mind that you need to be 21+ to sit at the bar! There are no tables or other seating so basically, you have to be 21+ to even eat here. Unless you get to-go.
FOOD
The fresh raw oysters here are HUGE!! I've never seen oysters that big and they're fresh too! Their pan roasts and gumbo have spiciness levels 1-10. Level 10 will make you sweat balls and it's the only level that includes habaneros. I love spicy foods and level 10 is a bit too much for me. It will definitely set your butthole on fire afterwards, I guarantee that!
Portions are pretty large too, so I always have leftovers to take home. They actually charge you an extra $5 if you choose to share a bowl with another person, so I would just get your own and then take it to-go later.
The prices are a bit high for the amount you get, but the food is so delicious you will have no qualms about spending $30 on a bowl of food! My suggestions:
- shrimp and lobster diablo
- palace pan roast
- fresh oysters
- gumbo
SERVICE
Dolores is so funny! She's an awesome server and we tipped 20% (even though we are usually stingy with tips) because of her! The staff are all great and wear many hats. The cooks also clean and the servers also prep food just because there are only a couple people working. They are very personable and love talking to their guests!
OVERALL
Love Oyster Bar! The whole process is quite long - from first standing in line to signing our check, it took 2.5 hours. But the food is sooo worth it!!