Raw Oysters

[crosby_p]

Went to Belvedere Square Saturday, Ikan seafood. They were selling VA oysters for 62 cents each. I sat at the sushi bar and ordered a dozen on the half shell. They were plump and delicious...only problem was they were served with a red cocktail sauce that had no heat...no horseradish or anything. However they had lemon slices which were enough for me. Also, they charged more for shucking...seemed they were about a buck each...still, very good price and yummy oysters IMO.

[hon]

they served them with ketchup?

[crosby_p]

Well if it wasn't, it sure looked and tasted like it,,,but it was in a little container such as cocktail sauce would come in. I'm sure they would have given me horseradish, but I didn't ask!

[tartuffe]

Crosby p, you scared me for a second. When I first read this, I thought you had asked for horseradish. I like your posts so I was glad to read more carefully!

[Pappy]

Sorry, I'm not from Baltimore so I have to ask... $00.62 each "on the half shell. $1.00 each "for shucked." How can you manage to have it "on the half shell" if it has not been "shucked"?

[crosby_p]

duh..sorry... I meant 62 cents cash and carry and shuck em yourself....a buck if they're shucked....

[Pappy]

Thanks. That's a steal either way.

[JonParker]

My favorite oyster deal is still the happy hour at Ryleigh's in Federal Hill -- $1 each, and they usually have a half dozen or so varieties, which gives me a chance to play the flavors off each other.

Nick's in Cross Street market is around $7 a half dozen, also not a bad deal, but not as good as Ryleigh's.

I had a half dozen at Faidley's last weekend. No origin, just small or large. I had a half dozen of the large. I think the price including tax was around $8.50, although my memory may be faulty. They were the biggest oysters I've seen in a while though -- I mean they were huge. It was a good deal for the size.

I will try Ikan when I get a chance, but at this point Ryleigh's wins the oyster contest for me.

[hon]

Mamas has Chincoteagues for happy hour, 6 for $6.

[fam0913]

Blue sea grill offers .75 cents each for happy hour and each day they got something different but if you ask they can give a taste of all the oyster's they have for that price...........try the moonstones to die for

[locustpointgirl]

I'll second Ryleigh's. The rest of their menu is pretty good as well, but their happy hour oysters are the best deal we've found. Their happy hour goes til 7.

[crosby_p]

OK l bow to Jon Parker, the Oyster King...went to Ryleigh's for lunch yesterday...I was the first one there and sat at a beautiful sun filled table by the window. Ordered 6 Chincoteagues ($9) and they were possibly the best oysters I've ever had. Swimming in liquor, served with a little red wine vinegar, lemon, cocktail sauce with horseradish (no Tartuffe...didn't eat it, just lemon) and that's it. Ordered 6 more along with a Caesar salad which was good, and a Savignon Blanc that the menu said was the 2nd prize winner in pairing with Oysters...it too was delicious. Now for the "I can't believe I did it" part of the meal. The oysters were so good, that I noticed that two of em were doubles...the shells on the bottom had not been removed PAYDIRT! TWO FREE OYSTERS!!! I took that little oyster fork and started hacking away, and stuck it right into my thumb knuckle...no paydirt after all...next time I'm bringing my own knife!!!!

[hon]

Look what Slainte in Fells Point has for friday Happy Hour:

>Friday FREE Oyster Bar 5 til 7 Happy Hour

You can't beat that deal and pints are $2.95!

[hon]

I stopped by Belvedere Square on saturday and Ikan still has the VA oysters for $.62 carryout, they looked kind of small to me. Later Saturday I stopped by Conrads Crabs near Towson (www.conradscrabs.com) they had some really nice looking Maryland Chesapeakes for $5.99 a dozen, great price.

[monavano]

Both locations of Hank's Oyster Bar are having oyster happy hour from 5:30-6:30, Sun-Thurs. Oysters are $1.

www.houndstoothgourmet.com