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Kings Seafood House in Lake Forest, and the others around, have great fresh oysters and also make Po' Boys which are very good. They usually have a nice big selection of oysters so you can specify which you want, and they know how to cook 'em. Kings is an all-time consistent fish place. They have a wide selection of beers to go with this.
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There is no such thing as a "Po Boy" using white bread. mp0123 was right. Its equally about the French bread. That cant be found here.
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Although I agree with latindancer in principle, by the time you deep-fry a bunch of oysters in breading and toss them on a sandwich with lettuce, tomatoes and generous amounts of Crystal hot sauce, it may not matter if they came out of a jar. That said, I love the oyster po'boy at the place in the Farmers Market. They add ultra-thin slices of lemon, rind and all, and it makes for such a good sandwich I've figured out how to duplicate it in my own kitchen.
But sadly, not with the fresh local oysters they have in Vancouver...
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I lived in New Orleans for 7 years, and I used to go to Mandina's on a weekly basis for a half and half, dressed - 1/2 fried oysters/1/2 fried shrimp with mayo, shredded lettuce and tomato. The problem isn't the oysters or how they are fried. The problem is you can find the bread here.
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sbritchky
Dec 14, 2008 01:41 PM
rnp0123, I assume you mean the problem is you *can't* find the bread here.
I'll take the fried shrimp, because, as much as I love raw oysters, I can't stand them when they're fried. Have you found a place in Southern California with excellent New Orleans-style fried shrimp or other seafood? (Or black ham?)
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sbritchky
Dec 17, 2008 09:19 PM
No, not Black Forest Ham, a completely different item. Black ham is a top-quality sweet ham baked to luscious juiciness as it develops a thick, dark crust from the glazing sauce. At its best, it's a little sweet, a little salty, and gloriously tender and crunchy all in the same mouthful. Much better on po' boys than fried oysters, IMHO!
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Will Owen
Dec 14, 2008 04:53 PM
rnp023, you probably can't find the bread here because almost any cook in any eating establishment around these parts would rather not admit that such bread exists, much less that it's available around here. I remember the fish sandwiches I used to get at little soul food joints in Nashville that were simply a piece of fried catfish (bones and all!) between two slices of Bunny Bread. I'm thinking that if such as you want exists at all in LA County, it would be someplace similar to those Nashville joints. There are two possible suspects here in Pasadena, both just a few yards east of North Lake: the New Orleans Fishery on Washington, and the one whose name I can never remember on Mountain, between Piero's Pizza and a laundromat. Not promising, but I'll bet they have sliced white bread anyway.
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Will Owen
Dec 19, 2008 08:28 AM
On the corner of 12th Ave S and McGavock. Used to be called the 9th Avenue Pie Wagon, even though it had moved more than 40 years before. When I was working a block from there it was a lot more oldfashioned than it is now - they had a big open-flame cooktop where they'd fry thin-cut T-bone steaks and potatoes in big steel skillets, their main dish. Maybe even their only one. A plate of steak, potatoes and a perfunctory salad was $1.25 in '75!
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Something I had to come to grips with several years ago when I moved to LA....there aren't any. Tiny Pacific oysters, fresh out of the jar, fried to perfection and stacked the way you describe.
I ate one at Harold and Belle's on Jefferson once but it really didn't come close to what I remembered.
The truth is S Cal is just not known for great seafood and it's just the way it is :).›11 Replies-
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I think you make an uneducated statement. So Cal has great seafood, dungenesse crabs, dover sole, sand dabs, and oysters from up the coast, santa barbara spotted prawns, etc, etc, etc. It just depends on what you are looking for. If you want fried seafood, yeah, new orleans and the south do it oh so well.
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My statement comes from experience. I was born and raised in an area where seafood is the main attraction. Of course Santa Barbara has spotted prawns and sand dabs. S Cal does not have the oysters, as mentioned, as they must be flown in from the Pacific Northwest. Extra small Pacific Oysters are a delicacy in the Northwest...so is White King Salmon. Most all great seafood must be flown in....and, albeit, it's certainly fresh 'on ice' it's certainly not what it is up the coast.
Great food, of course, is certainly subjective and we all have our opinions as is reflected on these boards.
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re: latindancer
Try some Tamalas Bay Oysters (Nor Cal) or take a trip downtown to the fish district and get some local mussels or some local crab. No LA is not a fish port like New Orleans or Seattle but we have some good stuff local or flown in fresh. Have you gone to 5C's for a Po'Boy. I know they have moved to Covina? but they ysed to do some great ones. Where have you gone for your Po'Boys? Maybe a little exploring of some of L.A. ethnic neighborhoods. Good luck on your quest. You might try Louisianna Seafood on Vernon & Arlington.
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It really depends on where the oysters are harvested from. Atlantic oysters and Pacific oysters have entirely different liquors.
When I travel up north I enjoy what I'm used to....the tiny, sweet oysters from the outskirts of the Olympic National Forest...they're just different....it's just one of those things impossible to describe...on the half shell or fried they're incredible. They smell and taste like the purest 'ocean' on the planet and they're very small unlike the medium to large which, in my opinion, aren't as desirable.
Bottom line is....I'm particular and the worst thing is when I bring any fresh fish home and it smells like fish. I've ventured in to the fish district and I need to find a monger that I trust and can become loyal to. That will be my New Year's resolution. -
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Thanks for the recommendations and I'll surely begin to venture out to some you suggest.
Right now I'm looking for a good Asian fish market. Do you know one? I don't care how far I have to travel and I would like one that also sells all the necessary ingredients for marinades...
Know one?
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