Oysters!
Where are the best oyster houses or bars in Los Angeles? I am have been to the Redondo Pier and while the price was nice I didnt find the quality all that impressive, and on the flip side Watergrill was amazing but the price limits you in the amount you can get in one sitting. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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tatertotsrock
Dec 26, 2007 02:08 PM
HUNGRY CAT
This palce is relxed and wonderful...not only do they have a great selection of oysters, they serve up the BEST cocktails I have had in LA. They also have other great items on the menu and their Bloody Marys are the best garnigh for your oysters...yum!WATER GRILL
Since they have changed chefs, I only now go to the bar for oysters before catching a show...sadly, after 3 tries at dinner since the chef change, I've not been thrilled enough to go back for cooked fish...I now go to BASHAN for that. It's a nice place, very gorwn-up, almost on the serious stuffy side, but the oysters make great company when you find yourself at the bar alone.OCEAN AVE SEAFOOD
Great Oyster selection, great happy hour, and they are KCRW Merchants so you'll get a great discount if you're a member. Very nice wines by the glass selections for the oysters.Enjoy!
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I like going to Ocean Avenue Seafood, myself.
But another good and surprisingly reasonable place for oysters is the Boiling Crab down in Westminster (and I imagine their sister restaurant Alhambra, too). They serve strictly gulf oysters, no West Coast varieties offered. I just went to their menu and the prices aren't posted, but as I recall it's pretty reasonable. Not worth a separate trip, but if you live in the neighborhood or if you're going there anyway, it's worth a try.
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I'm gonna get slammed on this board for saying this... but I love the down and dirty oysters at the Gumbo Pot in the Farmer's Market. About a buck each, and you can drown 'em with hot sauce. With a pitcher of beer from EB's or the 326 bar... that's a great happy hour.
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Oyster House in Studio City has great Oysters and at bargan prices. When I first pulled up to this place I wanted to turn around, thank god my wife made me go inside. It's a hole-in-the-wall kinda place but the quality and freshness of the Oysters were great!
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Debbie W
Dec 22, 2007 03:42 PM
We are regulars at Oyster House (and there are many, many regulars) but anybody contemplating eating raw oysters there should know that it is a dive bar that has had a "B" rating for a long time. While I've ventured the oyster shooters from time to time, I've never done oysters on the half shell there and I don't think I would. The vibe is lots of fun for an, ahem, older crowd. The food is big servings of Italian-ish dishes. The drinks are strong. The owner will stand and bs with you all night. Water Grill it ain't.
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SauceSupreme
Dec 21, 2007 08:32 AM
Tom Colicchio's Craft is located in Century City
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Craft
10100 Constellation Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90067
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mstinawu
Dec 20, 2007 11:42 AM
The best oysters are at Watergrill and they're expensive but worth it! Quality, not quantity. ;-) Though I guess w/ oysters you want the best of both.
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DanaB
Dec 20, 2007 12:34 PM
Google is your friend . . . the Water Grill's menu, with prices, is online.
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re: DanaB
It's interesting ... the Water Grill menu to which Dana links lists 4 types of oysters ranging frm $14.50 to $16.50 per half-dozen. King's Fish House, which is under the same corporate umbrella as the Water Grill, generally has about double that number of types (types vary from day to day), and prices generally range from about $11 to about $13 per half-dozen. I have to assume that both restaurants are getting their oysters from the same places, so the differences in price have to be due to the restaurants' different ambiances.
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creamfinger
Dec 20, 2007 06:59 PM
So this is where all the tourists in Calabasas are going...
I've always found the oysters at King's to be super. The selection is usually varied and the bartender opens each order right there at the bar when it's ordered. If you want snob appeal, Rancherostyl is right, King's isn't for you, but if it's the oysters that are important to you, King's will fill the bill quite nicely.
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trojans
Dec 26, 2007 10:16 AM
I went to King's on Monday because I was craving oysters. I ordered the doz. sampler It was around $25.00. I was sitting at the oyster bar talking to the guy about his favorites and what varieties he gets. He gave me a copy of his 'oyster bible' which lists all the different varities and their descriptions. On the left of the folder was an internal memo from King's procurement dept. talking about a great oyster they were bringing in. It was funny to read because it said "do not serve with the sampler" as these oysters are above our normal .80 per purchase price their purchase price was $1.05 per oyster.
As for the oysters They where great. I did notice a lot of people complaining to mgmt about the service but as the oyster guy said they were not expecting such a large crowd on x-mas eve. I'm thinking about going again today.
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Servorg
Dec 20, 2007 08:04 AM
The Water Grill has a sister restaurant in Santa Monica, Ocean Ave. Seafood that has a nice raw seafood bar that features oysters and has a good happy hour with reduced prices.
Another option is Gulfstream which is owned and operated by the same group that has Houston's and Bandera. They also have a raw bar and oysters make up a big part of what they serve there.
Gulfstream
10250 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90067
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SauceSupreme
Dec 20, 2007 07:35 AM
The Hungry Cat!
(Especially now that they have a raw bar. I believe they serve food until 1am.)
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